Jake The Peg Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays447

Jake The Peg by Rolf Harris is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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             C 
I'm Jake the Peg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
              G 
With my extra leg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
           F 
Wherever I go through rain and snow 
           C 
the people always let me know 
        G        C 
There's Jake the peg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
         G     C 
With his extra leg diddle-iddle-iddle 
  
verse 1 
C                                 F 
The day that I was born oh boy my father nearly died 
   G                             C 
He couldn't get my nappies on no matter how he tried 
C                                    F 
'Cos I was born with a extra leg and since that day begun 
  G                                             C 
I had to learn to stand on my own three feet believe me that's no fun 

    G        C 
I'm Jake the Peg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
              G 
With my extra leg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
           F 
Wherever I go through rain and snow 
           C 
the people always let me know 
        G        C 
There's Jake the peg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
         G     C 
With his extra leg diddle-iddle-iddle 
  
verse 2 
C                                   F 
I had a dreadful childhood really I s'pose I shouldn't moan 
     G                                   C 
Each time they had a three legged race I won it on me own 
C                           F 
And also I got popular when came the time for cricket 
     G                               C 
They used to roll my trousers up and use me for the wicket. 
   

    G        C 
I'm Jake the Peg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
              G 
With my extra leg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
           F 
Wherever I go through rain and snow 
           C 
the people always let me know 
        G        C 
There's Jake the peg diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
         G     C 
With his extra leg diddle-iddle-iddle 
    	

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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante