Jacob and sons


D                 C
Way way back many centuries ago,

G        C         D
Not long after the Bible began

D                  C
Jacob lived in the land of Canaan,

G      C            D
A fine example of a family man.

C      D
Jacob, Jacob and sons,

C           G          D
Depended on farming to earn their keep.

C      D
Jacob, Jacob and sons,

C                G           D
Spent all of his days in the fields with sheep.

D                            C 
Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel

G               C
With Simeon and Levi the next in line

D                          C
Naphtali and Isaachar with Asher and Dan

G           C            D
Zebulun and Gad took the total to nine

D
Jacob, Jacob and sons,

C            G      D
Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one 

C      D
Jacob, Jacob and sons,

C        G       D
Joseph - Jacob's favourite son

C      D
Jacob, Jacob and sons

C      D
Jacob, Jacob and sons

C      D
Jacob, Jacob and sons

C     A     
Jacob Jacob

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Jacob and

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Sons