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Happy Jack

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Happy Jack chords
A D
D
Happy DJack wasn't old, but he A7was a Dman.
He Dlived in the sand at the A7Isle of DMan.
The Dkids would all sing, he would A7take the Dwrong key,
So they Drode on his head in their A7furry Ddonkey.
D
The Gkids couldn't hurt Jack,
They Atried, tried, tried.
They Gdropped things on his back,
They Asus4lied, Alied, Asus4lied, Alied, Alied.
But they Dcouldn't stop Jack, 'or the A7waters Dlapping,
And they Dcouldn't prevent Jack from A7being Dhappy.
 A    D    A    D    A    D    A    D  Dsus4
But they Dcouldn't stop Jack, 'or the A7waters Dlapping,
And they Dcouldn't prevent Jack from A7being Dhappy.
A    D    A     D    G     A  D  G
A.......
The Gkids couldn't hurt Jack,
They Atried, tried, tried.
They Gdropped things on his back,
They Asus4lied, Alied, Asus4lied, Alied, Alied.
But they Dcouldn't stop Jack, 'or the A7waters Dlapping,
And they Dcouldn't prevent Jack from A7being Dhappy.
A D

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Happy Jack

by The Who

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Asus4

Dsus4

Happy Jack chords

A D

D A7 D

Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man.

D A7 D

He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man.

D A7 D

The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key,

D A7 D

So they rode on his head in their furry donkey.

The kids couldn't hurt Jack,

They tried, tried, tried.

They dropped things on his back,

Asus4 A Asus4 A A

They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.

D A7 D

But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,

D A7 D

And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.

A D A D A D A D Dsus4

D A7 D

But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,

D A7 D

And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.

A D A D G A D G

A.......

The kids couldn't hurt Jack,

They tried, tried, tried.

They dropped things on his back,

Asus4 A Asus4 A A

They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.

D A7 D

But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,

D A7 D

And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.

A D

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