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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Jacques Et Gilles
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C      F  G    C  Em  G  C  F  Em  G
C G C G C G C G
[Verse 1]
CJacques et GGilles work Cat the Gmill
That Cstands beGside the CwaterG  
CCould be GLowell, Ccould be GLawrence
Or FNashua, New GHampshire
[Verse 2]
CJacques et GGilles, they Chate the Gmill
But Cthey’ve too many Gsons and CdaughtersG  
The Cpay’s no Ggood, they Cmiss the Gwoods
So they Fgo and cut the Glumber in CMaineG  C  G  
[Verse 3]
CJacques et GGilles they’ve Cleft the Gmill
To Ccut down Gtrees in CwinterG  
CLittle HeGlene who’s Conly Gten
She Fknits and Cspins and Fsits and Cfolds
In Fdarkness Cand in Fhunger
CIn the Gcold mill by the frozen Cwater
[Verse 4]
And St-Jean-AmBaptiste says, “GThat’s okayAm  C  
Come Ampray to me Gon Dm7SundayC  
We’ll Amcash your Gnotes, we’ll Amcast your Cvotes
Just Fgive me Gsome of that Cmoney”G  C  G  
[Verse 5]
“CTell me Gmother, Csister and Gbrother
CYou who Gwork beCside meG  
CWhen will Gwe be Cgoing Ghome
To the Fchickens and Ccows, the Fhorses and Csows
The Fcousins and Cfriends and Floved-ones
Of our Cnative country?”G  C  G  
[Verse 6]
“Ah, Cshut your Gmouth my Cdaughter Gdear
Go Cfetch the Gboss some CwaterG  
And Cjust preGtend ma Cbelle HeGlene
That at the Fborne-fonCtaine
You Fcan’t compreChend
That GIrish agiCtator”G  C  G  
[Verse 7]
Now we’re Amgoing down Gto La MaAmriqueC  
To Amwork in the Gmills of New Dm7HampshireC  
Two Amweeks we’ll Gmarch like AmsavagesC  
Down the Fbanks of the GConnecticut and the CMerrimac GriversC  G  
[Verse 8]
“CWhy is GPaddy Csuch a bad Gguy?
CWhy is Ghe so Cevil?G  
He Cwants more Gpay for his Cworking Gday
And he Fsays that kids like Gme should be in Cschool”G  C  G  
[Verse 9]
“Ah, Cferme ta Ggueule Cma p’tite Gsoeur
We’ll Cstart for Ghome toCmorrowG  
But CPaddy GBoyle and CKaty GDoyle
They’ve Fleft their Csoil
They’ve Fsailed aCway, they Fcan’t go Chome
And Gtherein lies their anger Cand their sorrow”G  C  G  
[Verse 10]
And the Cold man Gsmells of Cwhisky-Gblanc
Of toCbacco and Gfine CleatherG  
And Call the Gboys Ti-CPit, Ti-GJean
Ti-FGuy, Ti-CGus, have Fbrand new Csuits
And Fall the Cgirls, new Fcoats and Chats
And MaFdame AuCbry, a Fgorgeous Chat of GMelton
With three fine CfeathersG  C  G  
[Verse 11]
And we’re Amgoing Ghome to AmCanaCda
To La AmBeauce, our Gbeautiful Dm7countryC  
We’ll Amtake the Gnew train from AmNashuaC  
Our Fpockets Gfilled with CAmerican GmoneyC  G  C  G  

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Jacques Et Gilles

by Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Jacques Et Gilles

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

C F G C Em G C F Em G

C G C G C G C G

[Verse 1]

C G C G

Jacques et Gilles work at the mill

C G C G

That stands beside the water

C G C G

Could be Lowell, could be Lawrence

F G

Or Nashua, New Hampshire

[Verse 2]

C G C G

Jacques et Gilles, they hate the mill

C G C G

But they’ve too many sons and daughters

C G C G

The pay’s no good, they miss the woods

F G C G C G

So they go and cut the lumber in Maine

[Verse 3]

C G C G

Jacques et Gilles they’ve left the mill

C G C G

To cut down trees in winter

C G C G

Little Helene who’s only ten

F C F C

She knits and spins and sits and folds

F C F

In darkness and in hunger

C G C

In the cold mill by the frozen water

[Verse 4]

Am G Am C

And St-Jean-Baptiste says, “That’s okay

Am G Dm7 C

Come pray to me on Sunday

Am G Am C

We’ll cash your notes, we’ll cast your votes

F G C G C G

Just give me some of that money”

[Verse 5]

C G C G

“Tell me mother, sister and brother

C G C G

You who work beside me

C G C G

When will we be going home

F C F C

To the chickens and cows, the horses and sows

F C F

The cousins and friends and loved-ones

C G C G

Of our native country?”

[Verse 6]

C G C G

“Ah, shut your mouth my daughter dear

C G C G

Go fetch the boss some water

C G C G

And just pretend ma belle Helene

F C

That at the borne-fontaine

F C

You can’t comprehend

G C G C G

That Irish agitator”

[Verse 7]

Am G Am C

Now we’re going down to La Marique

Am G Dm7 C

To work in the mills of New Hampshire

Am G Am C

Two weeks we’ll march like savages

F G C G C G

Down the banks of the Connecticut and the Merrimac rivers

[Verse 8]

C G C G

“Why is Paddy such a bad guy?

C G C G

Why is he so evil?

C G C G

He wants more pay for his working day

F G C G C G

And he says that kids like me should be in school”

[Verse 9]

C G C G

“Ah, ferme ta gueule ma p’tite soeur

C G C G

We’ll start for home tomorrow

C G C G

But Paddy Boyle and Katy Doyle

F C

They’ve left their soil

F C F C

They’ve sailed away, they can’t go home

G C G C G

And therein lies their anger and their sorrow”

[Verse 10]

C G C G

And the old man smells of whisky-blanc

C G C G

Of tobacco and fine leather

C G C G

And all the boys Ti-Pit, Ti-Jean

F C F C

Ti-Guy, Ti-Gus, have brand new suits

F C F C

And all the girls, new coats and hats

F C F C G

And Madame Aubry, a gorgeous hat of Melton

C G C G

With three fine feathers

[Verse 11]

Am G Am C

And we’re going home to Canada

Am G Dm7 C

To La Beauce, our beautiful country

Am G Am C

We’ll take the new train from Nashua

F G C G C G C G

Our pockets filled with American money

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