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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Black Jack Davey</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Trad. /arr. Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Good As I Been To You</a> (1992) and played live
  18 occasionally in 1993<br />
  19 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  20
  21 <p>Let the 2nd string sound during the Gm strumming &ndash; that's what creates
  22 that delightful clash between the Bb of the melody and the B of the
  23 strumming.</p>
  24
  25 <p>And, of course, there are plenty of variations from one verse to another.</p>
  26
  27 <p>Capo 4th fret (sounding key B minor)</p>
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  29 <hr />
  30
  31 <p>Intro:</p>
  32 <pre class="tab">
  33   Gm                                                Dm
  34   :   .   .   .   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .   :   .   .   .
  35 |---------------------------------|-----------------1---------------|
  36 |----(0)---(0)-etc.---------------|-----------------0h3-------------|
  37 |-----0-----0---------------------|-----------------0h2-------------|
  38 |-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
  39 |---------1---3-------1-----------|---------1---3-------------------|
  40 |-3-----------------------3-------|-0h3-3---------------------------|
  41 </pre>
  42 <pre class="tab">
  43   Gm                                                F
  44   :   .   .   .   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .   :   .
  45 |---------------------------------|-----------------1-------|
  46 |---------------------------------|-----------------1-------|
  47 |-----------0---0---0---0---------|-------0---0-----2-------|
  48 |-----------------0---------------|-----------------3-------|
  49 |---------1---3-------1-----------|---------1---0-----------|
  50 |-0h3-3-3-----------------3-------|-0h3-3-------------------|
  51 </pre>
  52 <pre class="tab">
  53   C                                 Gm
  54   :   .   .   .   :  .  .  .   :   .   .   .   :  .  .  .  :  .  .  .
  55 |-0-0-0-3--------------------|-----------------3----------------------|
  56 |-1-1-1-1---1-1--------------|-----------------3----------------------|
  57 |-0-0-0-0---0-0---etc.-------|-----------------3----------------------|
  58 |-2-2-2-2---2-2--------------|-----3p0---------5----------------------|
  59 |-3---------3-3--------------|/5-------3-------5----------------------|
  60 |----------------------------|-------------6---3----------------------|
  61 </pre>
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  63 <pre class="verse">
  64 Gm
  65 Black Jack Davey come a-riden' on back,
  66                      Dm
  67 A-whistlin' loud and merry.
  68 Gm
  69 Made the woods around him ring,
  70                               F C
  71 And he charmed the heart of a lady,
  72 Gm
  73 Charmed the heart of a lady.
  74
  75 &quot;How old are you, my pretty little miss,
  76 How old are you, my honey&quot;
  77 She answered to him with a lovin' smile
  78 &quot;I'll be sixteen come Sunday,
  79 Be sixteen come Sunday.&quot;
  80
  81 &quot;Come and go with me, my pretty little miss,
  82 Come and go with me, my honey,
  83 Take you where the grass grows green
  84 You never will want for money
  85 You never will want for money
  86
  87 &quot;Pull off, pull off them high-heeled shoes
  88 All made of Spanish leather.
  89 Get behind me on my horse
  90 And we'll ride off together,
  91 We'll both go off together.&quot;
  92
  93 Well, she pulled off them high-heeled shoes
  94 Made of Spanish leather.
  95 Got behind him on his horse
  96 And they rode off together.
  97 They rode off together.
  98
  99 At night the boss came home
 100 Inquiring about this lady.
 101 The servant spoke before she thought,
 102 &quot;She's been with Black Jack Dave,
 103 Rode off with Black Jack Davey.&quot;
 104
 105 &quot;Well, saddle for me my coal black stud,
 106 He's speedier than the gray.
 107 I rode all day and I'll ride all night,
 108 And I'll overtake my lady.
 109 I'll bring back my lady.&quot;
 110
 111 Well, he rode all night till the broad daylight,
 112 Till he came to a river ragin',
 113 And there he spied his darlin' bride
 114 In the arms of Black Jack Davey.
 115 Wrapped up with Black Jack Davey.
 116
 117 &quot;Pull off, pull off them long blue gloves
 118 All made of the finest leather.
 119 Give to me your lily-white hand
 120 And we'll both go home together.
 121 We'll both go home together.&quot;
 122
 123 Well, she pulled off them long blue gloves
 124 All made of the finest leather.
 125 Gave to him her lily-white hand
 126 And said good-bye forever.
 127 Bid farewell forever.
 128
 129 &quot;Would you forsake your house and home,
 130 Would you forsake your baby?
 131 Would you forsake your husband, too,
 132 To go with Black Jack Davey.
 133 Ride off with Black Jack Davey?&quot;
 134
 135 &quot;Well, I'll forsake my house and home,
 136 And I'll forsake my baby.
 137 I'll forsake my husband, too,
 138 For the love of Black Jack Davey.
 139 Ride off with Black Jack Davey.&quot;
 140
 141 &quot;Last night I slept in a feather bed
 142 Between my husband and baby.
 143 Tonight I lay on the river banks
 144 In the arms of Black Jack Davey,
 145 Love my Black Jack Davey.&quot;
 146 </pre>
 147
 148 <hr />
 149
 150 <h2 class="songversion">Live version, 1993</h2>
 151
 152 <p>Add some melody in the bass if you like:</p>
 153 <pre class="tab">
 154 |---strum Dm------
 155 |-----------------
 156 |-------0-2------- etc.
 157 |-0-0-3-----3-0---
 158 |-----------------
 159 |-----------------
 160 </pre>
 161 <pre class="verse">
 162 Dm
 163 Black Jack Davey come a-riden' on back,
 164                      Am
 165 A-whistlin' loud and merry.
 166 Dm
 167 Made the woods around him ring,
 168                               C G
 169 And he charmed the heart of a lady,
 170                         Dm
 171 Charmed the heart of a lady.
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