Jack Hall Chords

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Jack Hall by Steeleye Span is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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Intro 
G     D  G    D 
G     D  G    D 

Verse 
       G                                D 
Oh, my name it is Jack Hall, Jack Hall 
       G                                D 
Oh, my name it is Jack Hall, Jack Hall 
   Em              C             G                     D 
My name it is Jack Hall and I've robbed both great and small 
       Em                 C           G           D 
And my neck shall pay for all, when I die, when I die 
       Em                 C           D 
And my neck shall pay for all, when I die 

Verse 
         G                                       D 
Oh, I've twenty pounds in store, that's not all 
         G                                       D 
Oh, I've twenty pounds in store, that's not all 
         Em               C             G               D 
Oh, I've twenty pounds in store and I'd kill for twenty more 
       Em                 C           G           D 
But my neck shall pay for all, when I die, when I die 
       Em                 C           D 
But my neck shall pay for all, when I die 

Instrumental 
G     D  G    D 

Verse 
      G                              D 
Oh, I rode up Tyburn Hill in a cart 
      G                              D 
Oh, I rode up Tyburn Hill in a cart 
      Em             C              G               D 
Oh, I rode up Tyburn Hill and 'twas there I made my will 
             Em                   C            G            D 
Saying, “The best of friends must part, so farewell, so farewell” 
             Em                   C            D 
Saying, “The best of friends must part, so farewell” 

Verse 
       G                                   D 
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke 
       G                                      D 
Up the ladder I did grope and that's no joke 
       Em           C             G                  D 
Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman spread his rope 
    Em             C             G            D 
But never a word I spoke, coming down, coming down 
    Em             C             D 
But never a word I spoke, coming down 

Outro 
G     D  G    D 
G     D  G    D 
G     D  G    D 
G     D  G    D 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante