Jack A Lynn Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays890

Jack A Lynn by Jethro Tull is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords Am, F, Dm7, G, C, Bb, Dm, E, B, D, Ab, Fm, Cm and Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro     Am  F  Dm7  G  C  Am  Bb  F  G  
 
          F                     Dm          Am  
Verse 1   Cold aeroplanes, slow boats, warm trains  
          C      G     Am     G  
          Remind me of Jack-A-Lynn  
          F               Dm     Am  
          Lush hotels and pretty girls  
          C               G     Am       G  
          Won't share the misty mood I'm in  
 
          Dm               F  
Chorus    Silly, sad, I've never had  
             G            C  
          To write this before  
                     G  
          Oh, Jack-A-Lynn  
 
          F              Dm     Am  
Verse 2   Funny how long nights alone  
          C            G  Am     G  
          And thoughts of Jack-A-Lynn  
          F                    Dm       Am  
          When phantoms tread around my bed  
          C        G        Am          G  
          To offer restless dreams they bring  
 
          Dm                         F  
Chorus    And it's just the time and place to find  
                G           C  
       -> { A } sad song to play  
                    G  
          For Jack-A-Lynn  
 
Bridge    E  B  G  D  Am  F  Dm7  G  C  Am  Bb  F  G     Ab  
 
          Ab                           Fm         Cm    Eb  
Verse 3-> Magpies that shriek, { old } boots that leak  
                 Bb     Eb     Bb  
       -> { Call me the Jack-A-Lynn }  
          Ab                   Fm         Cm      Eb  
       -> Cold { black cats in policman's hats }  
                  Bb        Eb        Bb  
       -> { Nosing where the mice have been }  
          Fm                      Ab  
       -> And the lonely hours, { forgiving now }  
                     Bb            Eb  
       -> { And } I'm far, far from home  
                      Bb  
       -> { A } Jack-A-Lynn  
                      Cm                Ab  
                            Jack Jack-A-Lynn  
                      Cm                Ab  
          Jack Jack-A-Lynn, Jack Jack-A-Lynn  
                      Cm                Ab  
          Jack Jack-A-Lynn, Jack Jack-A-Lynn 

    	

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