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      You have to mute the strings in certain parts
when it comes to "jack of diamonds is a hard card
jack of diamonds is a hard card..."


Am

Em    Am     Em  Am  D         G  A.... 
Jack O'Diamond's on the move
Am               D        Am   
Jack O'Diamonds, one-eyed knave
Am      D    Am       D
On the move, hits the street
D         Am    D      Am    
Bumps his head, on the ground
D            Am     Am             D 
Well, he's a scout, you're born to lose
Am        D
Shouldn't stay
F#                   B            E
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to play
Am     D              Am     D 
Jack O'Diamonds, yeah Jack O'Diamonds
Am            D       Am             D 
This one-eyed prince, wears a single love
   Am    D        Am    D 
Oh sure, he's not that lovely
Am      D       Am    D 
Jack O'Diamonds broke my hand
Am      D  
Left me here to stand
F                    B            E
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to land
Em                   E 
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
Jack O'Diamonds is a high card
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
E      Dbm        Am  E 
But it ain't hard enough

A     Bm          Dbm        Bm        (I changed this part, you
Jack O'Diamonds can open for riches      slide back from Dbm to Bm
Jack O'Diamonds but then it switches     in this part)
Color by picture but it's only a ten
A      Bm         A        Dbm   D  E                          
Jack O'Diamonds, yeah Jack O'Diamonds

(flute solo)
Am  D G A D A 
A Bm
A
E A Bm
D A
F#m G A  D
G A B E
E


Am      D         Am        D 
Jack O'Diamonds, yeah Jack O'Diamonds
Am            D       Am        D 
This one-eyed prince, wears a single love
Am           D         Am     D 
Oh sure, he's not that lovely
Am     D        Am       D 
Jack O'Diamonds broke my hand
Am     D     Am      D 
Left me here to stand
F#                   B            E 
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to play

Em 
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
Jack O'Diamonds is a high card
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
Dbm               A   E 
But it ain't hard enough
A      Bm       Dbm          Bm 
Jack O'Diamonds can open for riches
Jack O'Diamonds but then it switches
Color by picture but it's only a ten
D       A  
Jack O'Diamonds
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/fairport_convention/jack_o_diamonds_chords_1475795

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