{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1013668,"song":"The Nightmare Before Christmas - Jacks Lament","artist":"Misc Cartoons","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1013668-the-nightmare-before-christmas-jacks-lament-chords-by-misc-cartoons/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1013668?type=chord","rating":4.65466,"votes":74,"content":"SONG: Jack's Lament\r\nARTIST: Danny Elfman\r\n\r\nFrom the musical, The Nightmare Before Christmas\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbm[/ch] [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nThere are few who'd deny[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Db/Ab[/ch] [ch]Gm9[/ch] (b5)\r\nAt what I do I am the best[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nFor my talents are renowned far and wide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dbdim7[/ch]\r\nWhen it comes to suprises[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Ebm/Bb[/ch]\r\nOn a moonlit night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nI excel without ever even trying[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D#m[/ch] [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nWith the slightest little effort[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D#m[/ch] [ch]E#m7b5[/ch]\r\nOf my ghost like charms[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI have seen grown men give out a shriek[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G#dim[/ch] [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nWith the wave of my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A#7[/ch] [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nAnd a well placed moan[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A#7[/ch] [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nI have swept the very bravest off their feet[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A#7[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYet year after year[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D#dim7[/ch]\r\nIt's the same routine[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nAnd I grow so weary[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D#dim7[/ch] [ch]A#7/E#[/ch]\r\nOf the sound of screams[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#dim7[/ch] \r\nAnd I [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#m[/ch] [ch]D#m[/ch] [ch]Ddim7[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nJACK... THE PUMPKIN KING[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]A#7[/ch] [ch]F#dim[/ch] \r\nHave grown so tired of the same [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#dim[/ch] \r\nold [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#7[/ch] \r\nthing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D#dim7[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]A7/G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh somewhere deep inside of these bones[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am6[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am6[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAn emptiness began to grow[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D#dim7[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] [ch]A/C#[/ch] [ch]Em/B[/ch]\r\nThere's something out there far from my home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am6[/ch] [ch]Em6[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]Em6[/ch]\r\nA longing that I've never known[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]B/D#[/ch] [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]C#m9[/ch] (b5)\r\nI'm a master of fright and a demon of light[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll scare you right out of your pants[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]Gdim7[/ch] [ch]F#/A#[/ch] [ch]Am/E[/ch]\r\nTo a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm known throughout England and France[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Bdim[/ch] [ch]Am/C[/ch] [ch]Ddim[/ch] \r\nAnd since I am dead, I can take off my head[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nTo recite Shakesperean quotations[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Ddim7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNo animal nor man can SCREAM like I can[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWith the fury of my recitations[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Adim7[/ch]\r\nBut who here would ever understand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Am6[/ch] [ch]E7/B[/ch]\r\nThat the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cdim7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F#m/C#[/ch]\r\nWould tire of his crown, If they only[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#7[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nunderstood[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'd give it all up, if he only[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#(b9)[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] (no5)\r\ncould....[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Fdim7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]B7/A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nOh theres an empty place in my bones[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThat calls out for something unknown[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Fdim7[/ch] [ch]Am/E[/ch] [ch]B/D#[/ch] [ch]F#m/C#[/ch]\r\nThe fame and praise come year after year[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]F#m6[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nDoes nothing for these empty tears...[/tab]","plain_text":"SONG: Jack's Lament\nARTIST: Danny Elfman\n\nFrom the musical, The Nightmare Before Christmas","chords":["Bbm","F/A","Db/Ab","Gm9","Gb","F","Ebm","C","Dbdim7","C/E","Ebm/Bb","C7","F7","D#m","A#7","E#m7b5","E","G#dim","Bm","D#dim7","A#7/E#","F#dim7","Ddim7","Cm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}