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Jack Straw Chords

Grateful Dead Beginner Key of G 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · D · Am · C · Em

A classic Grateful Dead song about outlaws on the run, written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

We can share the women, we can share the wine

C G

We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine

D C G

Keep on rollin’, just a mile to go

D C G

Keep on rollin’, my old buddy, you’re movin’ much too slow

Verse 2

G C G

I just jumped the watchman, right outside the fence

C G

Took his ring, four bucks in change, ain’t that heaven sent?

D C G

Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see

D C G

Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon, might as well be me

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Verse 3

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Bridge

D C G

Jack Straw from Wichita, he cut his buddy down

D C G

He dug for him a shallow grave and laid his body down

D C G

Half a mile from Tucumcari, left him there to rest

D C G C

He’s headin’ for the great divide, goin’ where the climate suits his clothes

G

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

C

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

G

’Cause he ain’t got the time

Verse 4 / Outro

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

C G G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Practice tip: The chord progression G-C-G is the backbone of this song; get comfortable switching between these two chords before adding the D and C in the chorus.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · D · Am · C · Em

A classic Grateful Dead song about outlaws on the run, written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

We can share the women, we can share the wine

C G

We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine

D C G

Keep on rollin’, just a mile to go

D C G

Keep on rollin’, my old buddy, you’re movin’ much too slow

Verse 2

G C G

I just jumped the watchman, right outside the fence

C G

Took his ring, four bucks in change, ain’t that heaven sent?

D C G

Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see

D C G

Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon, might as well be me

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Verse 3

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Bridge

D C G

Jack Straw from Wichita, he cut his buddy down

D C G

He dug for him a shallow grave and laid his body down

D C G

Half a mile from Tucumcari, left him there to rest

D C G C

He’s headin’ for the great divide, goin’ where the climate suits his clothes

G

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

C

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

G

’Cause he ain’t got the time

Verse 4 / Outro

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

C G G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Practice tip: The chord progression G-C-G is the backbone of this song; get comfortable switching between these two chords before adding the D and C in the chorus.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · D · Am · C · Em

A classic Grateful Dead song about outlaws on the run, written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

We can share the women, we can share the wine

C G

We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine

D C G

Keep on rollin’, just a mile to go

D C G

Keep on rollin’, my old buddy, you’re movin’ much too slow

Verse 2

G C G

I just jumped the watchman, right outside the fence

C G

Took his ring, four bucks in change, ain’t that heaven sent?

D C G

Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see

D C G

Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon, might as well be me

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Verse 3

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Bridge

D C G

Jack Straw from Wichita, he cut his buddy down

D C G

He dug for him a shallow grave and laid his body down

D C G

Half a mile from Tucumcari, left him there to rest

D C G C

He’s headin’ for the great divide, goin’ where the climate suits his clothes

G

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

C

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

G

’Cause he ain’t got the time

Verse 4 / Outro

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

C G G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Practice tip: The chord progression G-C-G is the backbone of this song; get comfortable switching between these two chords before adding the D and C in the chorus.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · D · Am · C · Em

A classic Grateful Dead song about outlaws on the run, written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

We can share the women, we can share the wine

C G

We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine

D C G

Keep on rollin’, just a mile to go

D C G

Keep on rollin’, my old buddy, you’re movin’ much too slow

Verse 2

G C G

I just jumped the watchman, right outside the fence

C G

Took his ring, four bucks in change, ain’t that heaven sent?

D C G

Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see

D C G

Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon, might as well be me

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Verse 3

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Bridge

D C G

Jack Straw from Wichita, he cut his buddy down

D C G

He dug for him a shallow grave and laid his body down

D C G

Half a mile from Tucumcari, left him there to rest

D C G C

He’s headin’ for the great divide, goin’ where the climate suits his clothes

G

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

C

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

G

’Cause he ain’t got the time

Verse 4 / Outro

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

C G G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Practice tip: The chord progression G-C-G is the backbone of this song; get comfortable switching between these two chords before adding the D and C in the chorus.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · D · Am · C · Em

A classic Grateful Dead song about outlaws on the run, written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

We can share the women, we can share the wine

C G

We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine

D C G

Keep on rollin’, just a mile to go

D C G

Keep on rollin’, my old buddy, you’re movin’ much too slow

Verse 2

G C G

I just jumped the watchman, right outside the fence

C G

Took his ring, four bucks in change, ain’t that heaven sent?

D C G

Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see

D C G

Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon, might as well be me

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Verse 3

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Bridge

D C G

Jack Straw from Wichita, he cut his buddy down

D C G

He dug for him a shallow grave and laid his body down

D C G

Half a mile from Tucumcari, left him there to rest

D C G C

He’s headin’ for the great divide, goin’ where the climate suits his clothes

G

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

C

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

G

’Cause he ain’t got the time

Verse 4 / Outro

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

C G G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Practice tip: The chord progression G-C-G is the backbone of this song; get comfortable switching between these two chords before adding the D and C in the chorus.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Amtap to play

Ctap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · D · Am · C · Em

A classic Grateful Dead song about outlaws on the run, written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

We can share the women, we can share the wine

C G

We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine

D C G

Keep on rollin’, just a mile to go

D C G

Keep on rollin’, my old buddy, you’re movin’ much too slow

Verse 2

G C G

I just jumped the watchman, right outside the fence

C G

Took his ring, four bucks in change, ain’t that heaven sent?

D C G

Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see

D C G

Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon, might as well be me

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Verse 3

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Chorus

C G C

We used to play for silver, now we play for life

G C G

One’s for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife

D C G

Now the die is shaken, now the die must fall

D C G C G

There ain’t a winner in this game, who don’t go home with all, not with all

Bridge

D C G

Jack Straw from Wichita, he cut his buddy down

D C G

He dug for him a shallow grave and laid his body down

D C G

Half a mile from Tucumcari, left him there to rest

D C G C

He’s headin’ for the great divide, goin’ where the climate suits his clothes

G

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

C

He’s goin’ where the water tastes like wine

G

’Cause he ain’t got the time

Verse 4 / Outro

G C G

Leaving Texas, fourth day of July

C G

Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky

D C G

Catch the Detroit lightning out of Santa Fe

D C G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

C G G

Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea

Practice tip: The chord progression G-C-G is the backbone of this song; get comfortable switching between these two chords before adding the D and C in the chorus.