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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 21Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

My first time posting guitar chords. It's the closest I think I've had it so far.
Any suggestions, leave them in the comments. Thank you.
E|-----F#2-----A0-----E0-----B2----Dbm-4-----C-----F#m-2-----|
B|-----2-----2-----0-----4-----5-----1-----2-----|
G|-----3-----2-----1-----4-----6-----0-----2-----|
D|-----4-----2-----2-----4-----6-----2-----4-----|
A|-----4-----0-----2-----2-----4-----3-----4-----|
E|-----2-----------0-----------------------2-----|
Intro: F#, A
AYou're taking Etwo Klonopin
ASo you can Equit Bflipping
A            E      A,E
And face our friends
AYou dated Ethe sainted dead
AHe ain't nothing but a Eprayer card
                B        A         EA,E
Tacked up with my record jackets
AWe're riding Ethrough Jackson pines
ATowards Six Flags Eto wait in Blines
And have our AspineEs AshookE  
And AI'Em Bshook
Chorus Lead (this isn't the way that it's played during the chorus, but it's something to fill for now):
E|-------------5---4-----------
B|-------5---5---5---7-5-4-5-7-
G|---6-----6-------------------
D|-7---7-----------------------
A|-----------------------------
E|-----------------------------
A  E
        BGot the space sickAnessE  
        BWhile we wait on the AweightlessnEessB  
        A deliriAous kissE  
        BAnd the feeling of falling inDbm  
Getting Cgood at Elooking Aso Ein F#mlove
But my eyes are Eunfocused
The little ditty between the post-chorus and the second verse:
e:----------------0--------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------
G:-----4p2-1--------------4p2-1--------------
D:------------2-----------------2------------
A:--0-----------------0----------------------
E:-------------------------------------------
AWe're right back Ein Manalapan
AThose rainbows of Eoil Bspin
AOn your former Estreet
AAre we more than Emeat?
ANot a goddamn thing Ewe could have Bsaid
To convince you
DbmNow I Cdream in Ecolor Aof Eyour F#mface
And I see the coast in your Emirror shades
DbmOnly Cfeel relief Ewhen I'm Aback aEt F#home
Falling forward alone
A  E
        BGot the space sickAnessE  
        BWhile we wait on the AweightlessnEessB  
        A deliriAous kissE  
        BAnd the feeling of falling in
E (play 4 bars) 
A (play 2 bars)
E (play 4 bars)
A (play 2 bars)
ASo there's F#mnothing to do whenA  
It's a F#mforegone conclusionA  
A F#mpool overflowing Aand F#bursting
Come the fuck on
During solo play:
A,E,B
        BI don't wanna AdieE  
        BAt the hands of the JAackson WEhitesB  
        Let the warm air Arush inE  
        BAt the wreck up ahead

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Jackson

by Cymbals Eat Guitars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dbm

F#m

My first time posting guitar chords. It's the closest I think I've had it so far.

Any suggestions, leave them in the comments. Thank you.

F# A E B Dbm C F#m

E|-----2-----0-----0-----2-----4-----------2-----|

B|-----2-----2-----0-----4-----5-----1-----2-----|

G|-----3-----2-----1-----4-----6-----0-----2-----|

D|-----4-----2-----2-----4-----6-----2-----4-----|

A|-----4-----0-----2-----2-----4-----3-----4-----|

E|-----2-----------0-----------------------2-----|

Intro: F#, A

A E

You're taking two Klonopin

A E B

So you can quit flipping

A E A,E

And face our friends

A E

You dated the sainted dead

A E

He ain't nothing but a prayer card

B A E

A,E

Tacked up with my record jackets

A E

We're riding through Jackson pines

A E B

Towards Six Flags to wait in lines

A E A E

And have our spines shook

A E B

And I'm shook

Chorus Lead (this isn't the way that it's played during the chorus, but it's something to fill for now):

E|-------------5---4-----------

B|-------5---5---5---7-5-4-5-7-

G|---6-----6-------------------

D|-7---7-----------------------

A|-----------------------------

E|-----------------------------

A E

B A E

Got the space sickness

B A E B

While we wait on the weightlessness

A E

A delirious kiss

B Dbm

And the feeling of falling in

C E A E F#m

Getting good at looking so in love

But my eyes are unfocused

The little ditty between the post-chorus and the second verse:

e:----------------0--------------------------

B:-------------------------------------------

G:-----4p2-1--------------4p2-1--------------

D:------------2-----------------2------------

A:--0-----------------0----------------------

E:-------------------------------------------

A E

We're right back in Manalapan

A E B

Those rainbows of oil spin

A E

On your former street

A E

Are we more than meat?

A E B

Not a goddamn thing we could have said

To convince you

Dbm C E A E F#m

Now I dream in color of your face

And I see the coast in your mirror shades

Dbm C E A E F#

Only feel relief when I'm back at home

Falling forward alone

A E

B A E

Got the space sickness

B A E B

While we wait on the weightlessness

A E

A delirious kiss

And the feeling of falling in

E (play 4 bars)

A (play 2 bars)

E (play 4 bars)

A (play 2 bars)

A F#m A

So there's nothing to do when

F#m A

It's a foregone conclusion

F#m A F#

A pool overflowing and bursting

Come the fuck on

During solo play:

A,E,B

B A E

I don't wanna die

B A E B

At the hands of the Jackson Whites

A E

Let the warm air rush in

At the wreck up ahead

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