Jacob and sons    (video)    (midi)

 

    E - D - A - D - E (2x)

 

    (Narrator ; )

       E                               D

1. Way, way back many centuries ago,

     A           D             E

    not long after the Bible began,

      E                         D

    Jacob lived in the land of Canaan,

       A        D                E

    a fine example of a family man.

 

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

          D              A               E

    depended on farming to earn their keep,

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

               D             A               E

    spent all of the days in the fields with sheep.

 

      E                                            D

2. Jacob was the founder of a whole new nation,

       A                  D                E

    thanks to the number of children he'd had.

                  E                                        D

    He was also known as Israel, but most of the time

           A                   D                    E

    his sons and his wives used to call him dad.

 

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

       D              A                 E

    men of the soil of the sheaf and crook.

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

             D           A            E

    a remarkable family in anyone's book.

 

    (Narrator & Brothers : )

       E                                            D

3. Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel,

             A                  D           E

    with Simeon and Levi the next in line,

      E                                        D

    Napthali and Isaachar with Asher and Dan,

      A                    D                 E

    Zebulum and Gad took the total to nine.

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

       D                   A                    E

    Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one,

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

      D           A          E

    Joseph, Jacob's favourite son.

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

      D        - A   E

    Jacob,        Jacob and Sons,

      D                    A                            E

    Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, Jacob and Sons.

 

    (Webber / Rice)

 

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Joseph’s coat

 

(capo on the second fret)

 

    C ~

 

    (Jacob ; )

     G              F          C                         G

1. Joseph's mother, she was quite my fav'rite wife,

        G       F      C                    G

    I never really loved another all my life,

             C          G         Am      C7

    And Joseph was my joy because

               F          C     Dm  - G

    he reminded me of her.

 

    (Narrator : )

          G                   F          C                      G

2. Through young Joseph Jacob lived his youth again,

    G                  F                 C                       G

    loved him, praised him, gave him all he could but then

          C           G           Am       C7

    it made the rest feel second best,

            F      C        Dm   - G

    and even if they were.

 

    (Brothers : )

               C              F     G

    Being told we're also rans,

                      C           F         G

    does not make us Joseph fans.

 

    (Narrator : )

                        C             F                           G

    But where they have really missed the boat is

 

    (Brothers : )

                         C           F                          G

    We're great guys but no one seems to notice.

 

    (Narrator : )

                       C             F             G

    Joseph's charm and winning smiles

                    C           F         G

    failed to slay them in the aisles.

                    C         F                        G

    And their father couldn't see the danger,

                    C      F                G

    he could not imagine any danger,

                  C        F         C           F                   C

    he just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true.

 

    (Narrator : )

      G        F                C                        G

3. Jacob wanted to show the world he loved his son,

           G          F            C                         G

    to make it clear that Joseph was the special one.

           C         G             Am      C7

    So Jacob bought his son a coat,

          F     C          Dm         G

    a multicoloured coat to wear.

 

    (Brothers : )

     G              F           C                  G

4. Joseph's coat was elegant, the cut was fine.

           G           F                 C                  G

    the tasteful style was the ultimate in good design.

             C         G      Am            C7

    And this is why it caught the eye,

        F                 C           Dm    - G

    a king would stop and stare.

 

    (Narrator : )

                      C           F       G

    And when Joseph tried it on,

                             C           F               G

    he knew his sheepskin days were gone.

                  C             F                  G

    Such a dazzling coat of many colours,

                 C               F                  G

    how he loved his coat of many colours.

             C        F            G

    In a class above the rest,

 

                  C            F           G

    it even went well with his vest.

                   C            F                  G

    Such a stunning coat of many colours,

                 C               F                  G

    how he loved his coat of many colours.

                C           F                 C              F                C

    It was red and yellow and green and brown and blue.

 

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 3rd here)   - C

 

      G             F            C                                      G

5. Joseph's brothers weren't too pleased with what the saw.

 

    (Brothers : )

     G             F       C                          G

    We have never liked him all that much before,

             C            G          Am         C7

    and now this coat has got our goat,

           F         C     Dm   - G

    we feel life is unfair.

 

    (Narrator : )

                       C           F                G

    And when Joseph graced the scene,

                         C              F            G

    his brothers turned a shade of green.

                C             F                       G

    His astounding clothing took the biscuit,

 

    (Narrator + Brothers : )

                         C           F                   G

    Quite the smoothest person in the district.

 

    (Joseph : )

               C               F            G

    I look handsome, I look smart,

                 C           F        G

    I am a walking work of art,

                  C            F                  G

    such a dazzling coat of many colours,

 

              C             F                  G

    how I love my coat of many colours.

 

    (Narrator + Brothers . )

                C          F                  Bb            F

6. It was red and yellow and green and brown,

              C                F            Bb              F

    and scarlet and black and ochre and peach,

            C             F            Bb             F

    and ruby and olive and violet and fawn,

           C              F             Bb                   F

    and lilac and gold and choc'late and mauve,

               C              F                Bb             F

    and cream and crimson and silver and rose,

            C              F               Bb                F

    and azure and lemon and russet and grey,

             C                  F          Bb           F

    and purple and white and pink and orange.

 

                                                C

+  repeat verse 6       +  And blue.

 

    (Webber / Rice)