Lady Jay
by Wishbone Ash
from the album There's The Rub
Transcribed by Robert Watson robert.watson14@btinternet.com
Dm |C C/B Am |C G F C Dm
E|--------0h1|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--3--------|---------------------|----1------------------------|----3--------1-----3-----|
G|--2-0h2----|----0-----------2----|----------0-----------0------|-----------------2-------|
D|0----------|--2---2b3r2---2------|--2---0h2---------0h2--------|0-3------0h2---0---------|
A|-----------|3-----------0-----0-2|3-------------0h2------------|--------3----------------|
E|-----------|---------------------|------------3----------------|-------------------------|
4/4 2/4 4/4
|Dm |C C/B |Am |
Hear me when I cry,listen to my song
2/4 4/4
|Dm |C C/B |Am |
If Jay, my lovely lady,to the earth she did belong.
4/4
|Dm |F |G
I, a country Sir loved her from my life,but the
|Dm/F C/G |G |Dm9
manor lady's bright young son did take her for his wife.
Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C
Gtr R
E|-|--------------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|-|--5-6-5s6-8--------5h6p5--|---------------|--5-6-5s6-8----5h6p5--|---------------------|
G|-|7-----------5------------5|7-----7s5---x-x|7-----------5--------5|7-----7s5------------|
D|7|--------------------------|--8---7s5------|----------------------|--8---7s5------------|
A|-|--------------------------|----8----------|----------------------|----8----------------|
E|-|--------------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| | | | | |
| |Gtr L | | | |
E|-|----5-----8--------5h8p5--|---------------|----5-----8----5h8p5--|---------------------|
B|-|6-8---6-----8------------8|6--------------|6-8---6-----8--------8|6-----6s5------------|
G|-|--------------------------|--7---7s5----s7|----------------------|--7---7s5------------|
D|-|--------------------------|----8----------|----------------------|----8----------------|
A|-|--------------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-|--------------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
4/4 2/4 4/4
|Dm |C C/B |Am |
Under forest branches she came to me,
2/4 4/4
|Dm |C C/B |Am |
Until the day she cried aloud a father I should be.
4/4
|Dm |F |G
That was the last time that we met,I never saw her again,for she
|Dm/F C/G |G |Dm9
took her life on Princeton Wharf to save my worthy name.
Dm C Dm C G Am C G
E|-----|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----|----0-0-------0-2-3-0|------0-2-0---------------|---------------s5--s5----|
A|--3-2|3sb-----3-2-3--------|3-2-3-------3-2-0------0-2|3-2-3--3-2-0-------------|
E|-----|---------------------|------------------3sb-----|-------------3-----------|
F C Dm F C Dm C
Gtr R
E|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|------0-2-0-------|------------4-5-7-5--4|2-4p2p0-0-----2-4-5--4|2------2---0h2p0--------|
D|3-2-3-------3-2-0-|7-7-7-7-5-7-----------|----------2-5---------|---3-3-----------2-2--5s|
A|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| |Gtr L | | |
E|------------------|---------------5-6-5--|----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------|6-6-6-6--5-6-8-------8|6h8p6p5-5---5-6-8-10-8|-------5h6-5h6p5--------|
G|------------------|----------------------|----------5-----------|10-7-7-----------5-5--9s|
D|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
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Dm C F C Dm C
Gtr R
E|------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|-6--3-------------------3-------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------|-------5--2----2--4--5-----5--4-|2h4p2p0---0--------2-4--5---4|2--------2--0h2p0----------|
D|3-0-0-3s2---------|-------------5------------------|-------------2--5------------|--3--3-------------2--2--5s|
A|----------3-3-----|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|Gtr L | | | |
E|------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|s13-10---------------10-11-10---|------------------------10---|---------------------------|
G|7-----7s5---------|-------12-10-9-10-12----------12|10h12p10s9-9----9-10-12----12|10-------10-9h10p9-------9s|
D|--7-7-----5-5-----|--------------------------------|-------------10--------------|---12-12-----------10-10---|
A|------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
3/4 4/4
Dm C G Dm C C/B Am
Gtr R
E|------------|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------------|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|3-0-0--3-2--|3b5----|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------3|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|Gtr L | | | |
E|------------|-------|---12-13-10-------12-13-10----|------10-12-10--------------|
B|------------|----13b|15----------13b15----------10s|13-13----------13-12--------|
G|7-----------|-------|------------------------------|-----------------------12b14|
D|--7-7--7-5--|7b9----|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------7|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
C G F C Dm F C Dm
Gtr R ( play twice )
E|--------------------------------|17-15-13------------------|------1-------0------10sd---|
B|----------------(12b13)r12b13-12|---------17-15-13---------|--1-------1----------10sd---|
G|--------------------------------|------------------14s12-10|----2-------0--------10sd---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------|3-------2-------0-----------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|Gtr L | | |
E|-------12-10--------------------|13-12-10------------------|------1-------0-1-----------|
B|10s13--------13-----------------|---------13-10------------|--1-------1-----3-----------|
G|----------------(12b14)r12b14-12|---------------12-10-9----|----2-------0---2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------12-|3-------2-------0-----------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
4/4 2/4 4/4
|Dm |C C/B |Am |
She found Death's open arms and lay in their embrace
2/4 4/4
|Dm |C C/B |Am |
I watched as icy fingers clawed her lovely face. Now I
|Dm |F |G
stumble through the mist to where they laid her in her grave,and
|Dm/F C/G |G |Dm9
daily I'll remember flowers for my Jay.
E|------------------------------|12------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10---|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------10-----10|--------------------------------|
D|------------------12----------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em F
Far beyond this land I will take your hand,
C Gsus4 G
The spirit of our love will live forever.
Em F
Far beyond the clouds we will laugh aloud,
C Gsus4 G
The spirit of our love will live again.
Dm C C/B Am C G
E|s10b13-----------------------|--------------------|------------13b15r13-10--------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------10-|13b15r13-10-------------13b15r13-----|
G|------10-10----------10-10---|---------9-10-12----|---------------------------------10--|
D|------------------10-------12|------10------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------s12------------|10s12---------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
F C Dm Dm C C/B Am
E|---10-12-13-12-13-10-|----------------------10--------|--------12--------10-12--|
B|-10------------------|------13------------------------|-------------------------|
G|10-------------------|12b14----r12-10-12b14----r12-10-|(12pb14)r12b14r12--------|
D|rake-----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
C G F C Dm
E|-------12-13-15-17s18-17-15-13-15|13b15r13-12-13p12p10------------|
B|15b17----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F C Dm
(repeat ad lib to fade )
E|------1-------0------10sd---|
B|--1-------1----------10sd---|
G|----2-------0--------10sd---|
D|3-------2-------0-----------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
