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From "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
Chords from official book, but slightly simplified.
BbmWhat have I Bbsusdone?
BbmWhat have I Bbsusdone?
BbmHow could AbI
Bbmbe so blinAbd?
EmAll is Csuslost.Bbsus  
EmWhere was FmI?
BbmSpoiled aFmll,Ab  
Bbmspoiled aFmll,
F#everyFmthing's
F#gone all wrFong.
BbmWhat have I Bbsusdone?
BbmWhat have I Ebmdone?
BbmFind a deep Bbdimcave to hide Adimin.
BbmIn a C#mmillion F#years they'll Adimfind me,
Gmonly dustD+  
Ebdim7and a plDaque
N.C.                   Dsus    D7  Gm  
That reads "Here Lies Poor Old Jack."
N.C.
But I nAmever intended all this Emadness, never.
EmAnd nobody really understCmood, (well, how could they?)
that C#mall I ever wanted was to bring them something great.
N.C.
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?
F#7Well, Bmwhat the Gheck, I went and Emdid my F#7best.
And, by G#mGod, I really tasted something swD#ell. (That's right!)
And for a C#mmoment, F#m6why, I even tGdim7ouched the sAbky.
BbmAnd at least I left some stF7ories they can tBbmell, I did!
And, for the F7first time F#since I don't Abmremember Gdim7when,
I'd felt jBbmust like my Cdim7old bony Bbmself agF7ain.
       Gdim7    BbmN.C.              Gm6  
And I,     Jack, the Pumpkin King!
N.C.
(That's right! I am the Pumpkin King! Ha, ha, ha!)
And I jAmust can't wB7ait until next FHallowEeen
'cause I've F#mgot some new idFmeas
that will rAmeally make them scrFmeam.
And, by BbmGod I'm rGdim7eally gonna Bbmgive it all my Gmmight!
N.C.                    Bbdim7         B           Em  Ebdim7  
(Uh-oh!) I hope there's still time to set things right!
Adim7(Sandy Claws... Hmm...)

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The Nightmare Before Christmas - Poor Jack

by Misc Cartoons

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Bbm

Bbsus

Csus

Ebm

Bbdim

Adim

C#m

D+

Ebdim7

Dsus

F#7

From "The Nightmare Before Christmas".

Chords from official book, but slightly simplified.

Bbm Bbsus

What have I done?

Bbm Bbsus

What have I done?

Bbm Ab

How could I

Bbm Ab

be so blind?

Em Csus Bbsus

All is lost.

Em Fm

Where was I?

Bbm Fm Ab

Spoiled all,

Bbm Fm

spoiled all,

F# Fm

everything's

F# F

gone all wrong.

Bbm Bbsus

What have I done?

Bbm Ebm

What have I done?

Bbm Bbdim Adim

Find a deep cave to hide in.

Bbm C#m F# Adim

In a million years they'll find me,

Gm D+

only dust

Ebdim7 D

and a plaque

Dsus D7 Gm

N.C.

That reads "Here Lies Poor Old Jack."

N.C.

Am E

But I never intended all this madness, never.

Em Cm

And nobody really understood, (well, how could they?)

C#m

that all I ever wanted was to bring them something great.

N.C.

Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?

F#7 Bm G Em F#7

Well, what the heck, I went and did my best.

G#m D#

And, by God, I really tasted something swell. (That's right!)

C#m F#m6 Gdim7 Ab

And for a moment, why, I even touched the sky.

Bbm F7 Bbm

And at least I left some stories they can tell, I did!

F7 F# Abm Gdim7

And, for the first time since I don't remember when,

Bbm Cdim7 Bbm F7

I'd felt just like my old bony self again.

Gdim7 Bbm Gm6

N.C.

And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King!

N.C.

(That's right! I am the Pumpkin King! Ha, ha, ha!)

Am B7 F E

And I just can't wait until next Halloween

F#m Fm

'cause I've got some new ideas

Am Fm

that will really make them scream.

Bbm Gdim7 Bbm Gm

And, by God I'm really gonna give it all my might!

Bbdim7 B Em Ebdim7

N.C.

(Uh-oh!) I hope there's still time to set things right!

Adim7

(Sandy Claws... Hmm...)

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