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 Elle King - Jackson
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No capo
[Intro]
 EMomma's dead and gone
Papa ain't there
Momma's dead and gone
And Papa don't care
E A E A E A E
[Verse]
Brother buried his Ehead
Pocket full of Ashotgun Eshells
It's just a Amerry Eman 
Stuck in that Awhiskey EwellA  
[Chorus]
What's Gleft of my backbone
Is Abuilding this broken home
EBuilding it up just to Dleave
GSaid he could change me
AHow could you blame me
Not Ebreaking the law to break Dfree
So Gplease, Atake Jackson out of Eme
[Verse]
Sister lays her Ehead
She's just a Alittle Equeen
She don't do Amany Ethings
But she Asure can Esing
Your Ahopeless Esoul
Begging Afor more Etime
Grab a Adive and get Eold
Too bad you ain't the Akilling EkindA  
[Chorus]
What's Gleft of my backbone
Is Abuilding this broken home
EBuilding it up just to Dleave
GSaid he could change me
AHow could you blame me
Not Ebreaking the law to break Dfree
So Gplease, Atake Jackson out of Eme
[Bridge]
For this Ecountry Bweighs me Adown
There's Enothing left Bfor me in this Atown
These Edreams I Bmade beAfore I went
For EI won't Bwaste no more Atime, yeah!
[Chorus]
What's Gleft of my backbone
Is Abuilding this broken home
EBuilding it up just to Dleave
GSaid he could change me
AHow could you blame me
Not Ebreaking the law to break Dfree
So Gplease, Atake Jackson out of EmeA  E  
[Outro]
Take Jackson out of EmeA  E  
Take Jackson out of me

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Jackson

by Elle King

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Elle King - Jackson

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No capo

[Intro]

Momma's dead and gone

Papa ain't there

Momma's dead and gone

And Papa don't care

E A E A E A E

[Verse]

Brother buried his head

A E

Pocket full of shotgun shells

A E

It's just a merry man

A E A

Stuck in that whiskey well

[Chorus]

What's left of my backbone

Is building this broken home

E D

Building it up just to leave

Said he could change me

How could you blame me

E D

Not breaking the law to break free

G A E

So please, take Jackson out of me

[Verse]

Sister lays her head

A E

She's just a little queen

A E

She don't do many things

A E

But she sure can sing

A E

Your hopeless soul

A E

Begging for more time

A E

Grab a dive and get old

A E A

Too bad you ain't the killing kind

[Chorus]

What's left of my backbone

Is building this broken home

E D

Building it up just to leave

Said he could change me

How could you blame me

E D

Not breaking the law to break free

G A E

So please, take Jackson out of me

[Bridge]

E B A

For this country weighs me down

E B A

There's nothing left for me in this town

E B A

These dreams I made before I went

E B A

For I won't waste no more time, yeah!

[Chorus]

What's left of my backbone

Is building this broken home

E D

Building it up just to leave

Said he could change me

How could you blame me

E D

Not breaking the law to break free

G A E A E

So please, take Jackson out of me

[Outro]

E A E

Take Jackson out of me

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