Jim Crow

John Mellencamp
Key
Am
Scroll
3
Am Am Am Am
Intro - | | | | |
Am Am Am Am
| | | | |
Am
Look what Jim Crow's done and gone
G
He Went and changed His name
Am
Don't know what He's going by these days
G
But He's still actin' the same
F C
You can call it what You want to
Am G
But it's still a minstrel show
F C
You can call it what You want to
G Am
..
But it's still Jim Crow
Am Am Am
... | | | |
Am Am Am Am
| | | | |
Am
Jim's probably laying in this morning
G
Hummin' as He sleeps
Am
Feeling the glow of another Man's Woman
G
As She lies beneath His feet
F C
Enjoyin' the cool morning breeze
Am G
Smellin' flowers as He goes
F C
Looks like He's changed His ways
G Am
..
Ah, but He's still Big Jim Crow
Am G G Am Am G G
... | | | | | | | |
C C Am G C C G
| | | | | | | |
Am Am Am Am
| | | | |
Am
Jim will spend the rest of the day
G
Playin' in some big hotel
Am
It's an old song with very bad rhymes
G
But He does it so well
F C
He'll make some new acquaintances
Am G
When He's out on His evening stroll
F C
It's amazing that after all this time
G
So many love
Am
..
Big Jim Crow
Am Am Am
.. | | | |
Am Am Am Am
| | | ..
Chords Used
Am×
G
F
C×