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Jackie Brown
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Step 1 / 71Position: 3
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Jackie Brown-John Mellencamp
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Tabbed by:Nick V.
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
Capo IV
[Intro]
C/G
Figure #1
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------|
D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0----------------------------------|
A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3--------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Figure #2
e|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3--3/5-5--3--3/1------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Figure #3
"Is this your meal, Jackie Brown??"
e|--------------------------------0--0--0--0---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3--1--0--1---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Figure #4
"...more than this out"
e|---------------------0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5--3--1--0--1-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C/GIs this your life, Jackie Brown? (Figure #2)
Em (Figure #3)
Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town
C/GIs this your daughter, Jackie Brown? (Figure #2)
Em (Figure #3)
This pretty little girl in worn out clothes that have been hand-me-down
C/GIs this your wife, Jackie Brown? (Figure #1)
Sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells, so you Emdon't see her frown
FIs this your fGamily Jackie C/GBrown?
(Figure #1)
[Chorus]
FDream of vacationing in a C/Gmountain stream
AmAnd giving the world more than it gave Gyou
FWhat ugly truths freC/Gedom brings
AmAnd it hasn't been very kind to Gyou
FIs this your lGife, JackiC/Ge Brown?
[Solo]
C/Ge|--Em---------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
B|-3-3-3-6-5-3--3-3h5--5--5-5-6-5-3-3h5--5-6-5--3--3--3h5--5---5-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-3-3-3-1-0-1-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0------------------0------------------------|
D|---------------------------0-2---2-0---0-2----0-2---2-0---0----------------|
A|-------------------------3-----------3------3-----------3---3--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C/G (Figure #3)
Is this your meal, Jackie Brown?
Em(Figure #4)
Barely enough, I've seen people throw more than this out
C/GIs this your home, Jackie Brown?
Em(Figure #3)
This three room shack, with no running water and a bathroom out back
C/GIs this your grave, Jackie Brown?
This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man Emtook himself out
FIs this your drGeam, Jackie C/GBrown?
[Chorus]
FGoing nowhere and nC/Gowhere fast
AmWe shame ourselves to watch people like this Glive
FBut who gives a damn about JaC/Gckie Brown?
AmJust another lazy man who couldn't Gtake what was his
FOne hell of a lGife, Jackie C/GBrown
FForever Gmore, Jackie C/GBrown
FWell, aGmen amen, JacC/Gkie Brown
[Outro]
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------|
D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0----------------------------------|
A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3--------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C/G
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Jackie Brown
by John Mellencamp
Chords in this song · guitar
C/G
Em
F
G
Am
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Jackie Brown-John Mellencamp
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:Nick V.
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
Capo IV
[Intro]
C/G
Figure #1
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------|
D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0----------------------------------|
A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3--------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Figure #2
e|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3--3/5-5--3--3/1------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Figure #3
"Is this your meal, Jackie Brown??"
e|--------------------------------0--0--0--0---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3--1--0--1---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Figure #4
"...more than this out"
e|---------------------0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5--3--1--0--1-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C/G
Is this your life, Jackie Brown? (Figure #2)
Em (Figure #3)
Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town
C/G
Is this your daughter, Jackie Brown? (Figure #2)
Em (Figure #3)
This pretty little girl in worn out clothes that have been hand-me-down
C/G
Is this your wife, Jackie Brown? (Figure #1)
Em
Sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells, so you don't see her frown
F G C/G
Is this your family Jackie Brown?
(Figure #1)
[Chorus]
F C/G
Dream of vacationing in a mountain stream
Am G
And giving the world more than it gave you
F C/G
What ugly truths freedom brings
Am G
And it hasn't been very kind to you
F G C/G
Is this your life, Jackie Brown?
[Solo]
C/G Em
e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
B|-3-3-3-6-5-3--3-3h5--5--5-5-6-5-3-3h5--5-6-5--3--3--3h5--5---5-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-3-3-3-1-0-1-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0------------------0------------------------|
D|---------------------------0-2---2-0---0-2----0-2---2-0---0----------------|
A|-------------------------3-----------3------3-----------3---3--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C/G (Figure #3)
Is this your meal, Jackie Brown?
Em(Figure #4)
Barely enough, I've seen people throw more than this out
C/G
Is this your home, Jackie Brown?
Em(Figure #3)
This three room shack, with no running water and a bathroom out back
C/G
Is this your grave, Jackie Brown?
Em
This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took himself out
F G C/G
Is this your dream, Jackie Brown?
[Chorus]
F C/G
Going nowhere and nowhere fast
Am G
We shame ourselves to watch people like this live
F C/G
But who gives a damn about Jackie Brown?
Am G
Just another lazy man who couldn't take what was his
F G C/G
One hell of a life, Jackie Brown
F G C/G
Forever more, Jackie Brown
F G C/G
Well, amen amen, Jackie Brown
[Outro]
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------|
D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0----------------------------------|
A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3--------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C/G
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