Jacob Green Chords
by Johnny Cash
Jacob Green by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: G
G
1) Jacob Green got busted for possession
D
next morning early he appeared in court
G
But he was sent to jail to wait
Am D
to be trialed at some later date
G D
Next morning early, there came a sad report
G
At the jail they took away his clothes to shame him
D
and to make sure Jacob Green had no pride left
G Am
They cut of all his hair
G D
Today they found him hanging there
G D G
afraid to face the day he killed himself
CHORUS:
C D C G
It happened yesterday, and if you turn your head away
G G D G
Somewhere in some dirty hole the scene will be rerun
C D C G
Not only Jacob Green, but many more you've never seen
G D G
It could be someone that you love gets done
D G
like Jacob Green got done
G D G
It could be someone that you love gets done
D G
like Jacob Green got done
2)Jacobs father hired a team of lawyers
inspections and long inquiries were held
The sheriff then retired
and the papers said two guards were fired
They put a brand new coat of paint on Jacob's cell
But like a tomb that looks so white and shiny
inside you'll find corruption never seen
And somewhere out there tonight
In a dirty cell without a light
There will be locked up another Jacob Green
CHORUS:
C D C G
It happened yesterday, and if you turn your head away
G G D G
Somewhere in some dirty hole the scene will be rerun
C D C G
Not only Jacob Green, but many more you've never seen
G D G
It could be someone that you love gets done
D G
like Jacob Green got done
G D G
It could be someone that you love gets done
D G
like Jacob Green got done
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