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Virginia Minstrels - Jimmy Crack Corn (Blue Tail Fly) Chords

Chord reference A, E7, A7, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A]Jimmy crack corn, and [E7]I don’t care, Jimmy crack corn, and [A]I don’t care [A7]Jimmy crack corn, and [D]I don’t care, My [E7]master’s gone a[A]way

[A]When I was young I [D]used to wait On my [A]master and [E7]bring him his plate [A7]Pass him the bottle when [D]he got dry And [E7]brush away the [A]blue-tail fly

[A]Jimmy crack corn, and [E7]I don’t care, Jimmy crack corn, and [A]I don’t care [A7]Jimmy crack corn, and [D]I don’t care, My [E7]master’s gone a[A]way

[A]One day he ride a[D]round the farm Flies so [A]numerous that [E7]they did swarm [A7]One chanced to bite him [D]on the thigh The [E7]devil take the [A]blue-tail fly

[A]Jimmy crack corn, and [E7]I don’t care, Jimmy crack corn, and [A]I don’t care [A7]Jimmy crack corn, and [D]I don’t care, My [E7]master’s gone a[A]way

[A]When he would ride in the [D]afternoon I’d [A]follow him with my [E7]hickory broom The [A7]pony behan to [D]run and shy When [E7]bitten by the [A]blue-tail fly

[A]Jimmy crack corn, and [E7]I don’t care, Jimmy crack corn, and [A]I don’t care [A7]Jimmy crack corn, and [D]I don’t care, My [E7]master’s gone a[A]way

[A]The pony run, he jump, [D]he pitch He [A]threw my master [E7]in the ditch He [A7]died and the jury [D]wondered why The [E7]verdict was the [D]blue-tail fly

[A]Jimmy crack corn, and [E7]I don’t care, Jimmy crack corn, and [A]I don’t care [A7]Jimmy crack corn, and [D]I don’t care, My [E7]master’s gone a[A]way

[A]They laid him under the [D]’simmon tree His epi[A]taph is [E7]there to see [A7]”Beneath this stone [D]I’m forced to lie A [E7]victim of a [A]blue-tail fly”

[A]Jimmy crack corn, and [E7]I don’t care, Jimmy crack corn, and [A]I don’t care [A7]Jimmy crack corn, and [D]I don’t care, My [E7]master’s gone a[A]way

Artist Virginia Minstrels
Album Single
Genres Children, Folk, Minstrel
Year 1850
Key A

How to Play Jimmy Crack Corn on Guitar?

Virginia Minstrels - Jimmy Crack Corn can be played in the key of A using the A, E7, A7, D chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Jimmy Crack Corn with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.