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Tuning: D A D G B E
This is all tabbed by ear and so it won't be 100 percent correct. So feel free to adjust some notes or add new ones but it is as best as I can do. Standard tunning just with E tuned to D. I used this video to for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf_5G_kCE8c Thanks and I hope you enjoy. Key for tabs is H=Hammer on P=Pull off [Verse 1] Come Irishmen both young and stern with adventure in your soul. There are better ways to spend your days than E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------| [Chorus] in working down a hole. I was tall and true all of 6 foot 2. But they broke me across the back. By a name I'm E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------1-------------------------------------1----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------2-------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------2-------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------0-------------------------------------3---------------------------------0------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5------------| known and it's not my own they call me crooked jack. [Solo 1] E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------2-5-5h7--7-7-7-5-7-9-10-12--10-12-14-12-10-9-5-5-5h7-7-5h7| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-5-5h7--7-7-7-5-7-9-10-12--10-12-14-12-10-9-5-5-5h7-7-5h7------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2] The ganger's blue-eyed boy was I. Big Jack could do no wrong. And the reason simply was because I could work E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------| D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------| [Chorus] hard hours and long. I was tall and true all of 6 foot 2. But they broke me across the back. By a name I'm E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------1-------------------------------------1---------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-------------------------------------2---------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------2-------------------------------------3---------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------0-------------------------------------3---------------------------------0-----------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------| [Verse 3] known and it's not my own they call me crooked jack. I've seen men old before their time. Their faces drawn E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------0--------------------0---------0---------------0---------0---------0--------------0-----------------| D|-------3--------------------5---------0---------------0---------3---------5--------------0-----------------| [Chorus] and grey. But I never thought so soon would mine. Be lined the self-same way. I was tall and true all but 6 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1---------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------| A|--5-----------0--------------0---------0-----------0--------0------------------0---------------------------| D|-0------------0--------------3---------5-----------3--------0----------------------------------------------| foot 2. But they broke me across the back. By a name I'm known and it's not my own. They call me Crooked Jack E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------3--------------------------5------0-------------------0------------0--------0----------0---------| D|-----------------------------------0--------5-------------------3------------5--------3----------0---------| [Verse 4] I curse the day that I went away. To work on the hydro dams. Our sweat and tears, Our hopes and fears. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0--------------0----0-----------0-----------------5--------0---------0---------0--------------0----------| D|--0--------------3----5-----------0---------------0----------0---------3---------5--------------0----------| [Chorus] Bound up in shuttering jams. I was tall and true all but 6 foot 2. But they broke me across the back. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------1-------------------------------------1-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------2-------------------------------------2-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------| A|-0------0-------------0--------0-------------------------------------3------------------------5------------| D|-5------3-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------| By a name I'm known and it's not my own. They call me crooked jack. [Solo 2] E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------10p9-7-5-5h7-7-7--9-10-12-10-12-14-12-10-5-7-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-------------------0---------------0----------0-----------0----------------------------------------------| D|-5-------------------3---------------5----------3-----------0----------------------------------------------| [Verse 5] They say that honest toil is good. For the spirit and the soul. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7--9-10-12-10-12-14-12-10-5-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------0--------------0----0-------------0------------------------5-------------| D|----------------------------------0--------------3----5-------------0----------------------0---------------| [Chorus] But believe me boys it's for sweat and blood. That they want you down the hole. I was tall and true all but 6 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1---------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------| A|-0-----------0----0-----------0------------5-------0---------0---------0-------0---------------------------| D|-0-----------3----5-----------0-----------0--------0---------3---------5-----------------------------------| foot two. But they broke me across the back. By a name I'm known and it's not my own. They call me crookedjack E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------3------------------------------5----0------------------0---------------0-----0-----------0------0-| D|--------------------------------------0------5------------------3---------------5-----3-----------0------3-|