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Jenny by John Butler Trio
Jenny
Capo:no capo
(Verse1)
G
Jenny left home at thirteen.
C D
Jenny left home at thirteen.
G D
Mama's men and all their fights,
EM C
an' [warring?] shadows late at night.
G D G
Jenny left home at thirteen.
(Verse2)
G
Jenny met Ray on the streets.
C D
Jenny met Ray on the streets.
G D
And though she learned to dodge his fist,
EM C
he's the only man she kissed.
G D G
Jenny met Ray on the streets.
(chorus)
G D EM
Time goes by...
C G
She wonders who's to blame
G D EM
Time goes by...
C G
Another shot into the vein that takes her back
G D EM
to the time
C Aadd9 (continued)
when her mama held her closely to her breast
stroked her hair right through the night
before the world turned its back with all it's judgement and denial
G D EM
[No] don't you take her for a fool.
C G D
Don't you take her for a fool.
G D
She may have been around the block,
EM C
but she walkin' on the top.
G D G
Don't you take her for a fool.
(Verse3)
G
Jenny has a friend named Morphine.
C G
Jenny has a friend named Morphine.
G D
An' when things are looking down,
EM C
and there's no one else around.
G D G
Jenny has a friend named Morphine.
(Verse4)
G
Jenny can't remember her real name.
C G
Jenny can't remember her real name.
G D
It was so long ago,
EM C
and now the memory's just gone cold.
G D G
Jenny can't remember her real name
(chorus)
G
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
C D
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
G D
She paints her lips and rolls the dice.
EM C
Now the shadows pay the price.
G D G
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
G D
She paints her lips and rolls the dice.
EM C
Now the shadows pay the price.
G D G
Jenny's getting ready for the night.
(chrous)
G D
She may have been around the block,
EM C
but she walkin' on the top.
G D G
Don't you take her for a fool.
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