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Intro - |  Bm   G|  A|  Bm   G|  A|
 DYou don't need a Aman  With a brick in His hDand
Or a Bmglass in Your fGace  so You knAow where You stand
 DLift up Your Aheads  From out of the saDnds
You Amight Bmsee what a sGtate We're Ain
 DYou don't need the Apapers  To tell You all the Dnews
If You Bmstand by the Greds,   AOr You're true unto the blues
 DLift up Your Aeyes instead of looking down at Your Dshoes
YAou might Bmsee what a Gstate We're Ain
And I'm BmalrAight JEack — pull up the ladder
BmAlrAight EJack — I'm safe on the wall
BmAlrAight EJack — and if You climb just a little bit higher
                   D                      A|   Bm   G|  A|  
 But the higher You climb the further You fall....
 DYou don't need a nAumber  instead of a Dname
If You Bmdon't like the sGmoke,  Athen don't fan the flame
And if You Dlook in the mirrorA, You might see who is to DblameC  
YAou might Bmsee what a Gstate We're Ain
 DYou don't need a salAesman to prattle and to Dpose
If You Bmbuy one of tGhese,   AYou get a free one of those
He could Dsell You a Aring to put right through Your Dnose
YAou might Bmsee what a Gstate We're Ain
And I'm BmalrAight JEack — pull up the ladder
BmAlrAight EJack — I'm safe on the wall
BmAlrAight EJack — and if You climb just a little bit higher
                   D                      A|   Bm   G|  A| 
 But the higher You climb the further You fall.......
|  D   A|  A   D|  Bm   G|  A|
|  D   A|  A   A   D   A|  Bm   G|  A|
|  Bm   A|  E|  Bm   A|  E|  Bm   A|  E|
|   D   A|  Bm   G|  A|
 DYou don't need the Aqueues  for assistance and for Ddole
TBmaxation, infGlation,  Apopulation control
If You Dlisten to the tills,  AYou can hear the bells Dtoll
YAou might Bmsee what a Gstate We're Ain
And I'm BmalrAight JEack — pull up the ladder
BmAlrAight EJack — I'm safe on the wall
BmAlrAight EJack — and if You climb just a little bit higher
                   D                       A|   Bm   G|  A| 
 But the higher You climb the further You fall.....
And I'm BmalrAight JEack — pull up the ladder
BmAlrAight EJack — I'm safe on the wall
BmAlrAight EJack — and if You climb just a little bit higher
                   D                       A|   Bm   G|  A|
 But the higher You climb the further You fall.....
|  Bm   G|  A|  - to fade

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Alright Jack

by John Tams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm G A Bm G A

D A D

You don't need a man With a brick in His hand

Bm G A

Or a glass in Your face so You know where You stand

D A D

Lift up Your heads From out of the sands

A Bm G A

You might see what a state We're in

D A D

You don't need the papers To tell You all the news

Bm G A

If You stand by the reds, Or You're true unto the blues

D A D

Lift up Your eyes instead of looking down at Your shoes

A Bm G A

You might see what a state We're in

Bm A E

And I'm alright Jack — pull up the ladder

Bm A E

Alright Jack — I'm safe on the wall

Bm A E

Alright Jack — and if You climb just a little bit higher

D A Bm G A

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But the higher You climb the further You fall....

D A D

You don't need a number instead of a name

Bm G A

If You don't like the smoke, then don't fan the flame

D A D C

And if You look in the mirror, You might see who is to blame

A Bm G A

You might see what a state We're in

D A D

You don't need a salesman to prattle and to pose

Bm G A

If You buy one of these, You get a free one of those

D A D

He could sell You a ring to put right through Your nose

A Bm G A

You might see what a state We're in

Bm A E

And I'm alright Jack — pull up the ladder

Bm A E

Alright Jack — I'm safe on the wall

Bm A E

Alright Jack — and if You climb just a little bit higher

D A Bm G A

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But the higher You climb the further You fall.......

D A A D Bm G A

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D A A A D A Bm G A

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Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E

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D A Bm G A

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D A D

You don't need the queues for assistance and for dole

Bm G A

Taxation, inflation, population control

D A D

If You listen to the tills, You can hear the bells toll

A Bm G A

You might see what a state We're in

Bm A E

And I'm alright Jack — pull up the ladder

Bm A E

Alright Jack — I'm safe on the wall

Bm A E

Alright Jack — and if You climb just a little bit higher

D A Bm G A

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But the higher You climb the further You fall.....

Bm A E

And I'm alright Jack — pull up the ladder

Bm A E

Alright Jack — I'm safe on the wall

Bm A E

Alright Jack — and if You climb just a little bit higher

D A Bm G A

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But the higher You climb the further You fall.....

Bm G A

| | | - to fade

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