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Jack The Ripper

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Colin Meloy – Jack The Ripper (Acoustic Morrissey Cover)
This is a pretty good cover if you haven’t heard it, this is what I hear so I don’t know
if it’s perfect but it’s pretty close. It might actually work for the original so try it
out and let me know.
The Basic Chords
Standard Tuning/Capo 2
e|Em-0---C/E0----C0---Asus-0-----D2--Dsus0-----G3--|
B|-0---1----1----0-----3--3-----0--|
G|-0---0----0----2-----2--2-----0--|
D|-2---2----2----2-----0--0-----0--|
A|-2---3----3----0-----0--0-----2--|
E|-0---3----0-------------------3--|
Intro:        Em     C/EAsus7  (4x)
              Em      C/EAsus7
Oh, you look so tired
                 Em      C/EAsus7
Mouth is slack and wide
                   Em      C/EAsus7
Ill-housed and ill-advised
                           Em           C/EAsus7     
Your face is as mean as your life has been
  GCrash inDsusto my Carms    I want DsusyouD  Dsus  
  GYou don't aDsusgree but you don't reCfuse
I know DsusyouD  Dsus  
           Em      C/EAsus7
And I know a place
                        Em     C/EAsus7
Where no one is likely to pass
                              Em     C/EAsus7
Oh, you don't care if it's late
                                Em     C/EAsus7
And you don't care if you're lost
                   Em       C/EAsus7
And, oh, you look so tired
                          Em      C/EAsus7
But tonight you presume too much
              Em      C/EAsus7
Too much, too much
And if it's the Emlast thing I ever do
       C/EAsus7         
I'm gonna get you
  GCrash inDsusto my Carms    I want DsusyouD  Dsus  
  GYou don't aDsusgree but you don't reCfuse
I know DsusyouD  Dsus  
Break:         Em    DsusAsus7 (x2)
                 Em             C/EAsus7
And no one knows a thing about me
                     Em        C/EAsus7
I can come and go as I please 
  GCrash inDsusto my Carms    I want DsusyouD  Dsus  
  GYou don't aDsusgree but you don't Crefuse
I know DsusyouD  Dsus  
Chorus (x2) End on Em

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Jack The Ripper

by Colin Meloy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Asus

Dsus

Colin Meloy – Jack The Ripper (Acoustic Morrissey Cover)

This is a pretty good cover if you haven’t heard it, this is what I hear so I don’t know

if it’s perfect but it’s pretty close. It might actually work for the original so try it

out and let me know.

The Basic Chords

Standard Tuning/Capo 2

Em C/E C Asus D Dsus G

e|-0---0----0----0-----2--0-----3--|

B|-0---1----1----0-----3--3-----0--|

G|-0---0----0----2-----2--2-----0--|

D|-2---2----2----2-----0--0-----0--|

A|-2---3----3----0-----0--0-----2--|

E|-0---3----0-------------------3--|

Em C/E

Intro: Asus7 (4x)

Em C/E

Asus7

Oh, you look so tired

Em C/E

Asus7

Mouth is slack and wide

Em C/E

Asus7

Ill-housed and ill-advised

Em C/E

Asus7

Your face is as mean as your life has been

G Dsus C Dsus D Dsus

Crash into my arms I want you

G Dsus C

You don't agree but you don't refuse

Dsus D Dsus

I know you

Em C/E

Asus7

And I know a place

Em C/E

Asus7

Where no one is likely to pass

Em C/E

Asus7

Oh, you don't care if it's late

Em C/E

Asus7

And you don't care if you're lost

Em C/E

Asus7

And, oh, you look so tired

Em C/E

Asus7

But tonight you presume too much

Em C/E

Asus7

Too much, too much

And if it's the last thing I ever do

C/E

Asus7

I'm gonna get you

G Dsus C Dsus D Dsus

Crash into my arms I want you

G Dsus C

You don't agree but you don't refuse

Dsus D Dsus

I know you

Em Dsus

Break: Asus7 (x2)

Em C/E

Asus7

And no one knows a thing about me

Em C/E

Asus7

I can come and go as I please

G Dsus C Dsus D Dsus

Crash into my arms I want you

G Dsus C

You don't agree but you don't refuse

Dsus D Dsus

I know you

Chorus (x2) End on Em

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