I suggest the following youtube videos for learning the strumming patterns and tricky timing of this song:
https://youtu.be/VbjcOP1E19A
https://youtu.be/2QI3HwU2k-o
Capo 2
Chords: Bb(x13331),F(133211),G(3x0033),C(x32010),D(xx0232),Dsus2(xx0230),D4(xx0023),D5(xx023x),D5'(xx0235)
Intro
G Em C D D4 D5 D Dsus2 D D5'
Bb F G
Have you seen the Jack-In-The-Green?
Bb F G
-With his long tail hanging down.
Bb F G
He quietly sits under every tree
Bb F G
In the folds of his velvet gown.
Bb F G
He drinks from the empty acorn cup
Bb F G
The dew that dawn sweetly bestows.
Bb F G
And taps his cane upon the ground
Bb F G
Signals the snow drops, it's time to grow.
G Em C D D4 D5 D Dsus2 D D5'
Bb F G
It's no fun being Jack-In-The-Green
Bb F G
No place to dance, no time for song.
Bb F G
He wears the colors of the summer soldier
Bb F G
Carries the green flag all the winter long.
G Em C D D4 D5 D Dsus2 D D5'
Am
Jack, do you never sleep ---
D G F C
Does the green still run deep in your heart? (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Am
Or will these changing times,
D G F C
Motorways, power lines, Keep us apart? (oh-oh, oh-oh)
C D D
Well, I don't think so ---
C D D D G
I saw some grass growing through the pavements today.
Bb F G
hum, hum, ...
Bb F G
hum, hum, ...
Bb F G
The rowan, the oak and the holly tree
Bb F G
Are the charges left for you to groom.
G Em C D D4 D5 D Dsus2 D D5'
Bb F G
Each blade of grass whispers "Jack-In-The-Green."
Bb F G
"Oh Jack, please help me through my winter's night."
Bb F G
And- "We are the berries on the holly tree:
Bb F G
Oh, the Mistle Thrust is coming. Jack, put out the light."
