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Bert Jansch : Jack Orion
1966

  1. The Wagoner's Lad
  2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  3. Jack Orion

  4. Nottamun Town
  5. Blackwaterside
  6. Pretty Polly

The Wagoner's Lad

<Trad>
Tuning: GDGDE (Banjo: Old G)
Capo:
III
Or maybe this is recorded in GDGDG?
Ab 03336
Bb 05558
F 00000

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

<Ewan McColl>
Tuning: DADGAD
This is the instrumental version; it was recorded with vocals on Moonshine.
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|-------0--2--4--5p4-2-----------|---------------------------|-------0--2--5p-4--7p-4--|
|-------------0---------5--------|-------------------0-------|-------------------------|
|----2-----0------------4p0------|-0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--|----2--------------------|
|----4------------------------4--|--------0------------------|----4--------------0-----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------4-----------|
|-0------------------------------|----------------0----------|-0-----------------------|
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|---------7-------------4h5-|-7p-0--5h-7p5-4-\2-------------|---------------------------|
|---/10-----10-----9--------|-----------------------5-------|-------------------0-------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------4-------|-0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--|
|------------------0--------|-4------------0-------------4--|--------0------------------|
|---------------------------|-------7-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-0-/9----------0-----------|--------------------0----------|----------------0----------|
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|-----------------------2p-0--|---------0-----------------------0-----|--------------------------|
|---/3----2h3p2p0h2h-3--------|----0----------2p0-3p0-2p0------/5p-3--|----0---------------------|
|-----------------------------|----2----------2---2-------0--2--------|----2----------0-------0--|
|---/3------------------2-----|----0----------------------------------|----0h--2p0---------3-----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------3--2----------|
|-0---------------------------|-0----------0--------------------------|-0------------------3-----|
Repeat from start twice: Ending - repeat to fade:
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|----0---------------------|-------------0-----------------------|
|----2----------0-------0--|----------0--2----------0---------0--|
|----0h--2p0---------3-----|----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----|
|------------3--2----------|-------0--2----------3--2------------|
|-0------------------3-----|-0--5--------------------------3-----|
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|--------------0-----------------------||
|-----------0--2----------0---------0--||
|-----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----||
|--------0--2----------3--2------------||
|--0--5--------------------------3-----||

Jack Orion

<Trad; Child 67; Roud 145>
Tuning: DADGAD
Capo:
III
Intro:
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|-5-----5--------|-3-----3--------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-4-----4--------|-3-----3--------|
|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|
|-----5-------5--|-----5-------5--|-----5-------5--|-----5-------5--|
|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|
Verse:
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|-0--------------|----------------|-0-------2p0----|----------------|
|-0---------3----|-5---------5----|-----3h5-----3--|-5---------3----|
|-------2--------|-------2--------|----------------|-------2--------|
|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|
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|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|-0--------------|
|-5---------2----|-3-----5p30-----|-3----7---------|-0---------3----|
|-------2--------|-----0------0h2-|----0-----5-----|-------2--------|
|-----0-------0--|----------------|------------7\5-|-----0-------0--|
|----------------|-3-------3------|-3--------------|----------------|
|-0-------0------|----------------|--------0-------|-0-------0------|
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|----------------|-0-------2p0----|----------------|----------------|
|-5---------5----|-----3h5-----3--|-5---------3----|-5---------2----|
|-------2--------|----------------|-------2--------|-------2--------|
|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|
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|-------2p0------|----------------|----------------|-4-----4--------|-3-----3--------|
|-----5------2---|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|
|-3-------3------|-----5-------5--|-----5-------5--|-----5-------5--|-----5-------5--|
|----------------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|

Nottamun Town

<Trad; Roud 1044>
Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
Intro
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|-0h1p0h1p0h1---------------|-0h1p0h1p0h1---------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------3-------|-------------------3-------|-0h-3p-0h-3--------3-------|
|-------------2-------------|-------------2-------------|-------------2-------------|
|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|----------0-----------0----|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0--------------0----------|-0--------------0----------|-0--------------0----------|
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|-0h1p0h1p0h1---------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------3-------|-3--------3-------------|-3--------3-------------|
|-------------2-------------|----2-----------2-------|----2-----------2-------|
|---------0------------0----|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0--------------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
Verse
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|--------------0h1---|--------------------|-5------5-----3-----|-5------------------|
|-0h3-----0h3--------|-3-----------0------|-3------3-----3-----|-3----------/10-----|
|--------------------|---------2----------|-2------2-----2-----|-2------2-----------|
|------0---------0---|------0---------0---|-----0----------0---|-----0----------0---|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0---------0--------|-0---------0--------|-0---------0--------|-0--------0---------|
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|--------------------|-10----------10-----|--------------------|-8-----10----8------|
|-10----8----10------|-------10-----------|-10---------10------|--------------------|
|-7-----7----7-------|--------------------|--------7-----------|--------------------|
|-----0----------0---|-----0----------0---|-----10--------10---|-----0----------0---|
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|-0--------0---------|-0---------0--------|-0--------0---------|-0--------0---------|
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|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-10----------8------|
|-10---------10------|-10-----10----------|-10------8---10-----|-------10-----------|
|--------7-----------|---7---------7------|----7----7---7------|--------------------|
|-----10--------10---|-----10--------10---|------10--------0---|-----0----------0---|
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|-0--------0---------|-0---------0--------|-0---------0--------|-0--------0---------|
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|-10---------10------|--------------------|-10---------10------|-10-----10----------|
|-------7------------|--------------------|--------7-----------|----7--------7------|
|---------------10---|-----0----------0---|-----10--------10---|------10-------10---|
|-----0--------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0--------0---------|-0---------0--------|-0--------0---------|-0---------0--------|
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|---------------------|------------0------|--------------------|-------0h1p0--------|
|-10-------8---6------|-------6-----------|-1-----------1------|-1h3----------3-----|
|----7----------------|-7-----------------|--------2-----------|--------------------|
|------10---------0---|-----0---------0---|-----0----------0---|-----0----------0---|
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|-0----------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0---------|-0---------0--------|
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|---------------------|-------0h1p0-------|--------------------|-------0h1p0--------|
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|---------2-----------|-------------------|--------2-----------|--------------------|
|------0----------0---|-----0---------0---|-----0----------0---|-----0----------0---|
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|-0---------0---------|-0---------0-------|-0--------0---------|-0---------0--------|
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|-1------------1------|-1h3---------3-----|
|---------2-----------|--------2----------|
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|-0---------0---------|-0--------0--------|

Blackwaterside

<Trad; Roud 564>
Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
Capo:
IV
Intro
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|--------------------|--------------------|
|---2-------0------0-|---2-------0------0-|
|---0h1p0-----0-3b---|---0h1p0-----0-3b---|
|---------3-2--------|---------3-2--------|
|-0-------------3b---|-0-------------3b---|
|--------------------|---------3h5h3-2--0-|------------------------|
|---------5--7-----7-|---7----------------|---3-----------------3--|
|------7-------------|-7-------0-----2----|---0h2p0---------2------|
|---/7---------------|--------------------|---------4-2-0---0------|
|---------4--5-----5-|--------------------|------------------------|
|-0-------------0----|------0-------------|-0-------------0--------|
One morning fair I took the air
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|---1-----1---1---1--|---3----3-|---3--------------|----------------------|
|---2-----2---2---2--|---0----0-|---0h2p0----5-----|----2-------0------0--|
|---2-----2---2---2--|---0----0-|---------4--2---0-|----0h2p0-------3-----|
|-3---3-3---3---3----|-2----2---|------------------|----------3-2---------|
|--------------------|----------|-0----------------|-0--------------3-----|
Down by Blackwater side
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|----3---------0h1p0----0--|-3----------------|------------------------------------|
|----0h-2p0----------2-----|---------0--------|-2-----------0-------0--------------|
|-----------4--0-----------|-4---0-4-5---4-5--|-0h2p0------------3--------0--2--4--|
|--------------------------|---------2---0-2--|-------3-----2----------------------|
|-0------------5-----------|-0----------------|-0--------0-------3-----0--0--2--4--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--0----0-----------|---2-------0-----0--|---2-------0----0--|----2-------0-----0--|
|--5----5--4h2-0--2-|---0h2p0------3-----|---0h2p0------3----|----0h2p0------3-----|
|--2----2-----------|---------3-2--------|---------3-2-------|----------3-2--------|
|--0----0-----------|-0------------3-----|-0------------3----|-0-------------3-----|
 One morning fair I took the air Down by Blackwaterside 'Twas gazing all around me The Irish lad I spied All through the fore part of the night We lay in sport and play Till this young man arose and gathered his clothes Saying "Fare thee well today!" That's not the promise that you gave to me When first you lay on my breast You could make me believe with your lying tongue That the sun rose in the West When go home to your father's garden Go home and weep your fill And think on your own misfortune That you brought with your wanton will One morning fair I took the air That hung about black waterside 'Twas a gazing path all around it And the Irish that I spied

Pretty Polly

<Trad; Roud 15>
Tuning: DADGAD
Capo:
I
Intro of first two bars
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|-------0--5------------|-0---------------------|-------0--5------------|-0--------0------------|
|-8--------------8--5---|----3-----3-----5------|-8--------------8--5---|----3-----------3------|
|----7------------------|-------5---------------|----7------------------|-------5-----------5---|
|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-----------0---------|-0-----------0---------|-0-----------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
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|-7--------7-----10-----|-7---------------------|-7--------7-----10-----|-7---------------------|
|----0------------------|----0-----10-----8-----|----0------------------|----0-----10-----8-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------7-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------0------------0--|-------0------------0--|-------0------------0--|-------0------------0--|
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|-0-----------0---------|-0------------0--------|-0-----------0---------|-0------------0--------|
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|-7--------7------------|-7--------5-----3------|-0--------------0------|-------0--5------------|
|----0-----------0------|----0------------------|----3-----3------------|-8--------------8--5---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------5---------------|----7------------------|
|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|
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|----3-----3-----5------|-8--------------8--5---|----3-----3-----5------|-8--------------8--5---|
|-------5---------------|----7------------------|-------5---------------|----7------------------|
|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|
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|-0---------------------|
|----3-----3-----5------|
|-------5---------------|
|-------0-----------0---|
|-----------------------|
|-0-----------0---------|
 Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me Before we get married, some pleasures to see She jumped up behind him and away they did ride She jumped up behind him and away they did ride Over the hills and the valleys so wide They rode on a little further and a-what did they spy? They rode on a little further and a-what did they spy? But a new dug grave with a spade lying by Oh Willy, oh Willy, I'm a-scared of your ways Willy, oh Willy, I'm a-scared of your ways Scared you might lead my poor body astray There's no time to talk now, there's no time to stand There's no time to talk and there's no time to stand And in his right hand a dagger he drew He stabbed her through the heart and the heart blood did flow Stabbed her through the heart and her heart blood did flow And into her grave pretty Polly did throw He threw a little dirt over her, started for home Threw a little dirt over her, started for home He left nothing behind but the wild birds to moan A debt to the devil and Willy must pay A debt to the devil and Willy must pay For killing pretty Polly and running away