Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Jacques Et Gilles CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro] C F G C Em G C F Em G C G C G C G C G [Verse 1]

^CJacques et ^GGilles work ^Cat the ^Gmill That ^Cstands be^Gside the ^Cwater ^G ^CCould be ^GLowell, ^Ccould be ^GLawrence Or ^FNashua, New ^GHampshire

[Verse 2]

^CJacques et ^GGilles, they ^Chate the ^Gmill But ^Cthey’ve too many ^Gsons and ^Cdaughters ^G The ^Cpay’s no ^Ggood, they ^Cmiss the ^Gwoods So they ^Fgo and cut the ^Glumber in ^CMaine ^G ^C ^G

[Verse 3]

^CJacques et ^GGilles they’ve ^Cleft the ^Gmill To ^Ccut down ^Gtrees in ^Cwinter ^G ^CLittle He^Glene who’s ^Conly ^Gten She ^Fknits and ^Cspins and ^Fsits and ^Cfolds In ^Fdarkness ^Cand in ^Fhunger ^CIn the ^Gcold mill by the frozen ^Cwater

[Verse 4]

And St-Jean-^AmBaptiste says, “^GThat’s okay^Am ^C Come ^Ampray to me^G on ^Dm7Sunday ^C We’ll ^Amcash your ^Gnotes, we’ll ^Amcast your ^Cvotes Just ^Fgive me ^Gsome of that ^Cmoney”^G ^C ^G

[Verse 5]

“^CTell me ^Gmother, ^Csister and ^Gbrother ^CYou who ^Gwork be^Cside me ^G ^CWhen will ^Gwe be ^Cgoing ^Ghome To the ^Fchickens and ^Ccows, the ^Fhorses and ^Csows The ^Fcousins and ^Cfriends and ^Floved-ones Of our ^Cnative country?”^G ^C ^G

[Verse 6]

“Ah, ^Cshut your ^Gmouth my ^Cdaughter ^Gdear Go ^Cfetch the ^Gboss some ^Cwater ^G And ^Cjust pre^Gtend ma ^Cbelle He^Glene That at the ^Fborne-fon^Ctaine You ^Fcan’t compre^Chend That ^GIrish agi^Ctator”^G ^C ^G

[Verse 7]

Now we’re ^Amgoing down^G to La Ma^Amrique ^C To ^Amwork in the ^Gmills of New ^Dm7Hampshire ^C Two ^Amweeks we’ll ^Gmarch like ^Amsavages ^C Down the ^Fbanks of the ^GConnecticut and the ^CMerrimac ^Grivers ^C ^G

[Verse 8]

“^CWhy is ^GPaddy ^Csuch a bad ^Gguy? ^CWhy is ^Ghe so ^Cevil? ^G He ^Cwants more ^Gpay for his^C working ^Gday And he ^Fsays that kids like ^Gme should be in ^Cschool”^G ^C ^G

[Verse 9]

“Ah, ^Cferme ta ^Ggueule ^Cma p’tite ^Gsoeur We’ll ^Cstart for ^Ghome to^Cmorrow ^G But ^CPaddy ^GBoyle and ^CKaty ^GDoyle They’ve ^Fleft their ^Csoil They’ve ^Fsailed a^Cway, they ^Fcan’t go ^Chome And ^Gtherein lies their anger^C and their sorrow”^G ^C ^G

[Verse 10]

And the ^Cold man ^Gsmells of ^Cwhisky-^Gblanc Of to^Cbacco and ^Gfine ^Cleather ^G And ^Call the ^Gboys Ti-^CPit, Ti-^GJean Ti-^FGuy, Ti-^CGus, have ^Fbrand new ^Csuits And ^Fall the ^Cgirls, new ^Fcoats and ^Chats And Ma^Fdame Au^Cbry, a ^Fgorgeous ^Chat of ^GMelton With three fine ^Cfeathers ^G ^C ^G

[Verse 11]

And we’re ^Amgoing ^Ghome to ^AmCana^Cda To La^Am Beauce, our ^Gbeautiful ^Dm7country ^C We’ll ^Amtake the ^Gnew train from ^AmNashua ^C Our ^Fpockets ^Gfilled with ^CAmerican ^Gmoney ^C ^G ^C ^G

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Jacques et gilles