E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| E|--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------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [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-------------------------------------------| E|-----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-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-----------------| E|-------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---------------------------| E|-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---------| E|-----------------------------------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----------| E|--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------------| E|-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----------------------------------------------| E|-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-------------| E|----------------------------------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---------------------------| E|-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-|