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Jumbo

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The Punch Brothers: Jumbo Chords
some basic chords :) :)
E6     7-7-6-6-x-x
Eb6    6-6-5-5-x-x
Eb/G   3-1-1-3-x-x or 3-1-1-3-2-x
E/G#   4-2-2-4-x-x
B7/D#  x-6-4-4-4-x
F#/A#  6-4-4-6-x-x or 6-4-4-6-5-x
Fm2    x-x-3-1-1-3
C6     8-x-7-9-8-x
C6/5-  8-x-7-9-7-x
A/C#   9-7-7-9-x-x or 9-7-7-9-8-x
Eb7    x-6-5-6-4-x
G#7/C  x-3-4-5-4-x
[Intro]
E6  Eb6  E6
E6  Eb6  E6
[Verse 1]
Well, C#mhere comes Jumbo with a Bphone in his hand
Bet it’s E7been a while since you seen a Areal man
F#Grown up strong on the fat Eb/Gof the land E/G#of the freB7e
Sure, I Eguess he got off to a Emajhell of a start
With his E7grandpa’s money and his Amajdaddy’s heart
But you oughta F#know privileged is a Eb/Gpretty hard E6thing to be
E6You know?
E6
[Verse 2]
Whoa! C#mHere comes Jumbo with a Bknife and a tan
And an E7elephant’s tail for his AInstagram
Grown F#up brave on the faEb/Gt of the land E/G#of the freeB7  
See the Etwinkle in his eye like a Emajtorch in the dark
On a E7court-approved stroll through the Amajcity park
Whistling F#which of you purebreds Eb/Ggonna bark at my E/G#theme song goes a little G#7something like:
[Chorus]
Here comes C#mJumbo
American as F#/A#gumbo
Skin white as Bnew corn liquor hair B7/D#black as molasses Erum, thougG#7h
He ain’t C#mdumb, no
You elitist F#/A#bums, goF#  
Get yourBselves off of Capitol HillG#7  
‘Cause we’ve C#mjust about had our fill
Of E7y’all playing CoAmajlumboF#  
[Bridge]
When anyone can FmtellFm2  
That good old C#majJumboBb7  
Was only to trying to C6help
               C6/5-
Only trying to help
N.C.
Oh, help us out with one now Jumbo
[Interlude]
Em  D  G7  C
A  F#/A#  G/B  B7
G  Gmaj  G7  Cmaj
A  F#/A#  G/B  B7
Em  A/C#
D  D/F#  G  B7
Em  A/C#
D  B7  Em  G7
C  A7
G#m  G#7
[Chorus]
Here comes C#mJumbo
American as F#/A#gumbo
Washed in the Bblood of the little man B7/D#singing fee fi fo Efum, broG#7  
‘Til his kingdom C#mcomes so
You elitist F#/A#bums can go
Fuck yourBselves off of Capitol G#7Hill
‘Cause we’ve C#mjust about had our E7fill
Of wondering Awhat is and isn’t Eb7rigged
When there’s all G#these unadopted F7kids
Ready to Bbmswim across the Bering G#7/CSea
To feast on the C#mfat of the land of the E7free
They’re twiddling their Amajthumbs though
While y’all play F#7Columbo
With poor old E6Jumbo
[Outro]
    E6       Eb6    E6Shhh
E6  Eb6  E6

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Jumbo

by Punch Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb6

C#m

Eb/G

E/G#

Emaj

Amaj

G#7

F#/A#

B7/D#

C#maj

Bb7

G/B

The Punch Brothers: Jumbo Chords

some basic chords :) :)

E6 7-7-6-6-x-x

Eb6 6-6-5-5-x-x

Eb/G 3-1-1-3-x-x or 3-1-1-3-2-x

E/G# 4-2-2-4-x-x

B7/D# x-6-4-4-4-x

F#/A# 6-4-4-6-x-x or 6-4-4-6-5-x

Fm2 x-x-3-1-1-3

C6 8-x-7-9-8-x

C6/5- 8-x-7-9-7-x

A/C# 9-7-7-9-x-x or 9-7-7-9-8-x

Eb7 x-6-5-6-4-x

G#7/C x-3-4-5-4-x

[Intro]

E6 Eb6 E6

[Verse 1]

C#m B

Well, here comes Jumbo with a phone in his hand

E7 A

Bet it’s been a while since you seen a real man

F# Eb/G E/G# B7

Grown up strong on the fat of the land of the free

E Emaj

Sure, I guess he got off to a hell of a start

E7 Amaj

With his grandpa’s money and his daddy’s heart

F# Eb/G E6

But you oughta know privileged is a pretty hard thing to be

You know?

[Verse 2]

C#m B

Whoa! Here comes Jumbo with a knife and a tan

E7 A

And an elephant’s tail for his Instagram

F# Eb/G E/G# B7

Grown up brave on the fat of the land of the free

E Emaj

See the twinkle in his eye like a torch in the dark

E7 Amaj

On a court-approved stroll through the city park

F# Eb/G E/G# G#7

Whistling which of you purebreds gonna bark at my theme song goes a little something like:

[Chorus]

C#m

Here comes Jumbo

F#/A#

American as gumbo

B B7/D# E G#7

Skin white as new corn liquor hair black as molasses rum, though

C#m

He ain’t dumb, no

F#/A# F#

You elitist bums, go

B G#7

Get yourselves off of Capitol Hill

C#m

‘Cause we’ve just about had our fill

E7 Amaj F#

Of y’all playing Columbo

[Bridge]

Fm Fm2

When anyone can tell

C#maj Bb7

That good old Jumbo

Was only to trying to help

C6/5-

Only trying to help

N.C.

Oh, help us out with one now Jumbo

[Interlude]

Em D G7 C

A F#/A# G/B B7

G Gmaj G7 Cmaj

A F#/A# G/B B7

Em A/C#

D D/F# G B7

Em A/C#

D B7 Em G7

C A7

G#m G#7

[Chorus]

C#m

Here comes Jumbo

F#/A#

American as gumbo

B B7/D# E G#7

Washed in the blood of the little man singing fee fi fo fum, bro

C#m

‘Til his kingdom comes so

F#/A#

You elitist bums can go

B G#7

Fuck yourselves off of Capitol Hill

C#m E7

‘Cause we’ve just about had our fill

A Eb7

Of wondering what is and isn’t rigged

G# F7

When there’s all these unadopted kids

Bbm G#7/C

Ready to swim across the Bering Sea

C#m E7

To feast on the fat of the land of the free

Amaj

They’re twiddling their thumbs though

F#7

While y’all play Columbo

With poor old Jumbo

[Outro]

E6 Eb6 E6

Shhh

E6 Eb6 E6

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