Jelly Man Kelly Chords

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Jelly Man Kelly by James Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, F#7, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
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verse 1 
E     
Here's a song about jellyman kelly, 
                    F#7 
He loves jelly the most. 
         A 
Ah, but most of all, 
B                     E 
Jellyman kelly loves jelly on toast. 


verse 2 
E 
And here's the part about jenny mulhenny, 
                   F#7 
She's a fireman's daughter. 
           A 
Yeah, but most of all, 
B                        E 
Jenny mulhenny loves to boil hot water 


Bridge 
E                        F#7 
Jenny put the kettle on, jellyman kelly, 
        A          B             E 
Can he come home, jenny, can he come? 
E                        F#7 
Jenny put the kettle on, jellyman kelly, 
        A          B             E 
Can he come home, jenny, can he come? 


 
E 
Oh, can he come home, jenny, 
        A                       E 
Can he come home, jenny can he come? 
E 
Oh, can he come home, jenny 
        A          B             E 
Can he come home, jenny, can he come? 


verse 3 
E 
Yada yada yada voo doo papa 
       F#7 
Yodely doo 
         A 
Da voody doo doo doo 
B                   E 
Yaka yaka yaka yaka hum hon no 


 
E 
Oh, can he come home, jenny, 
        A                       E 
Can he come home, jenny can he come? 
E 
Oh, can he come home, jenny 
        A          B             E 
Can he come home, jenny, can he come? 


verse 4 
E                                                    F#7 
That's the story about jellyman kelly-he still loves jelly! 
            A                     B 
And yes and maybe someday you and me, friend, 
            E 
We can have tea with him! 


E 
Oh, can he come home, jenny, 
        A                       E 
Can he come home, jenny can he come? 
E 
Oh, can he come home, jenny 
        A          B             E 
Can he come home, jenny, can he come? 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante