Intro: B  A  G  F#  

Intro-- Em  Am  Em  Am  Em D  Em  x2 

Em              Am            Em 
Limber-Jack, he landed on his back 
    Am             Em               D            Em 
Was betting on the netting when the rigging went slack 
      Em                  Am                Em 
Was a moonless-night, the stars all lending light 
      Am             Em              D            Em 
She's leering in the mirror when the rodent broke right 

          Em    Em/G   A 
Cause you never really know  
         A         A/G   Em 
When the whistle's gonna blow 
    Em    Em/G   A 
You never really know 
                   B7 
Easy come and easy go 

         Em                 Am              Em 
He was a stand-up gent, but no one knew his bent 
    Am             Em            D          Em 
And all the little bones that he hid in his vent 
            Em             Am           Em 
She was the come-on queen, jewel on the scene 
     Am               Em                D              Em 
They found her in the shower she'd been gone for seven weeks 

          Em    Em/G   A 
Cause you never really know (no you never really know) 
         A         A/G   Em 
When the whistle's gonna blow 
    Em    Em/G   A 
You never really know (no you never really know) 
                   B7 
Easy come and easy go 

Instrumental--- Verse prog... 1x 

          Em    Em/G   A 
Cause you never really know (no you never really know) 
         A         A/G   Em 
When the whistle's gonna blow 
    Em    Em/G   A 
You never really know (no you never-ever know) 
                   B7 
Easy come and easy go 

    Em               Am             Em 
Oh, Limber-Jack, his name is on the plaque 
    Am        Em                D             Em 
His mother is another that will never get him back