Learn to play "Jim Jones" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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C Come and listen for a moment, lads, F And hear me tell my tale. C G How across the sea from England F G I was condemned to sail. C Now the jury found me guilty, F Then says the judge, says he, C G "Oh, for life, Jim Jones, I'm sending you F C Across the stormy sea. F But take a tip before you ship C To join the iron gang. F Don't get too gay in Botany Bay, C G Or else you'll surely hang. C Or else you'll surely hang," says he. F "And after that, Jim Jones, C G It's high up upon the gallows tree F C The crows will pick your bones." Well our ship was high upon the sea when pirates came along, But the soldiers on our convict ship Were full five hundred strong. For they opened fire and somehow drove That pirate ship away. But I'd rather have joined that pirate ship Than gone to Botany Bay. With the storms ragin' round us, And the winds a-blowin' gales, I'd rather have drowned in misery Than gone to New South Wales. There's no time for mischief there, they say remember that says they oh they'll flog the poaching out of you down there in Botany Bay Now it's day and night and the irons clang, And like poor galley slaves We toil and toil, and when we die Must fill dishonored graves, And it's by and by I'll slip my chains, Well, into the bush I'll go And I'll join the brave bush rangers there, Jack Donohue and co. And some dark night, when everything Is silent in the town I'll shoot those tyrants one and all, I'll gun the flogger down. Oh, I'll give the land a little shock, Remember what I say, And they'll yet regret they've sent Jim Jones In chains to Botany Bay. You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC F G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
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