Intro:
Guitar 1
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------| x16
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--3h5--|Guitar 2
E|------5----------5--|
B|---------------5----|
G|--5h6------5h6------| x2
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
The rest of the song features only one guitar part.
Chorus:
E|----------------------------------------------5--5-7--7/9--|
B|------------------------------7----------5--7--------------|
G|--5h6-5h6------7----------------7-----6---------------7/9--|
D|----------7----7h9-7---7h9---------------------------------|
A|---------------------9-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------5---5-----|
B|-----------------7------5h7-5-----|
G|--7-------7--------7--------------|
D|--7h9-7---7h9------------------7--|
A|--------9-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|Final Chorus:
E|----------------------------------------------5--5-7--7/9--|
B|------------------------------7----------5--7--------------|
G|--5h6-5h6------7----------------7-----6---------------7/9--|
D|----------7----7h9-7---7h9---------------------------------|
A|---------------------9-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------7----------------------------|
B|-------------------7---12b14-12b14-12b14r12p10--|
G|--7-------7------7------------------------------|
D|--7h9-7---7h9-----------------------------------|
A|--------9---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|Verse:
E|--5----3----2----/9--/9---5----3----2----5--|
B|--5----3----3----/10-/10--5----3----3----5--|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|E|--5----3----2----/9--/9---5----3----2---------5--------|
B|--5----3----3----/10-/10--5----3----3-------5----------|
G|-----------------------------------------/6-----5b6----|
D|----------------------------------------------------7--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
***CHORDS***
[Chorus 1]
ABm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'
DA
the rain is pourin' and we got work to do.
Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin',
DA
You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true.
[Verse 1]
AGDA
Now, me and Jake, we work down on the river,
GD
on the ferry "Baltimore".
AGDA
And when Jake don't rise up in the mornin',
GD
People lined up all along the shore.
[Chorus 1]
ABm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'
DA
the rain is pourin' and we got work to do.
Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin',
DA
You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true.
[Verse 2]
GDA
Crap game will take you to the cleaners,
GDA
Rye whiskey to the grave.
GDA
River Woman don't you come no closer,
GD
'Cause me and Jake got no time to save, Oh, oh,
[Chorus 1]
ABm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'
DA
the rain is pourin' and we got work to do.
Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin',
DA
You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true.
[Verse 3]
GDA
Dirty Dan he came up from Savannah,
GDA
Carried a mean streak in his eye.
GDA
Now, him and Jake both wanted Annabella,
GD
I guess one man here has got to die.
[Chorus 2]
ABm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'
DA
the rain is pourin' and we got work to do.
Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-dyin',
DA
Annabelle's cryin' and it's all for you.