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Great American Sharpshooter
Less Than Jake
Ok, here's a great song from LTJ's fifth album Hello Rockview (an incredibly awesome
by the way.) Some of the syncopated rhythms the guitarist uses, like in the second verse,
instance, are a little tricky especially to sing and play at the same time- but it 
fine played straight, too.
(solo gtr.)
Ab5So you Db5think of Ab5what it could've Eb5been
                     Ab5             Db5      Ab5(band enters) Eb5  
When time is all you've lost it keeps burning through your head
(And now) you Ab5fall asleep Db5standing but Ab5lie awake in Eb5bed
(Watch the) Ab5clock drag Db5on and Ab5think about what you Eb5should've said
[Pre-Chorus]
Db5Oh- Gb5It's Ab5for the Db5better
Gb5Your better Ab5half is gone.
 Eb5(////)     Gb5(////)
It's OK - You didn't need her anyway.
[Chorus]
And Ab5I don't want to Db5hear you say, “Eb5Nobody can Db5take her place,”
Ab5Woah oh Db5oh oh Bb5oh... Db5oh-oh-oh
And Ab5what more Db5can I say? Eb5You don't need her Db5anyway.
Ab5Woah oh Db5oh oh Bb5oh... Db5oh-oh-oh
Ab5So you Db5think of Ab5how it should've Eb5been
And "Ab5It's just Db5over" Keeps Ab5going through your Eb5head.
(You're) Ab5hearing all those Db5words Ab5time & time aEb5gain
(Watch the) Ab5phone all Db5night and Ab5think about what you Eb5should've said
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Breakdown] (solo gtr.)
Ab5Woah oh Db5oh oh Eb5oh... Db5oh-oh-oh
Ab5Woah oh Db5oh oh Bb5oh... Db5oh-oh-oh
Ab5Woah oh Db5oh oh Eb5oh... Db5oh-oh-oh
Ab5Woah oh Db5oh oh Bb5oh... Db5oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
Ending  Eb5   Db5   Ab5
Well there it is. This is a pretty good song to cover if you want an awesome LTJ song
don't have any horns in your band, because there aren't any horns in the recording (as far
I can tell anyway.)
Have Fun,
Jon

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Great American Sharpshooter

by Less Than Jake

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Ab5

Db5

Eb5

Gb5

Bb5

Great American Sharpshooter

Less Than Jake

Ok, here's a great song from LTJ's fifth album Hello Rockview (an incredibly awesome

by the way.) Some of the syncopated rhythms the guitarist uses, like in the second verse,

instance, are a little tricky especially to sing and play at the same time- but it

fine played straight, too.

(solo gtr.)

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

So you think of what it could've been

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

(band enters)

When time is all you've lost it keeps burning through your head

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

(And now) you fall asleep standing but lie awake in bed

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

(Watch the) clock drag on and think about what you should've said

[Pre-Chorus]

Db5 Gb5 Ab5 Db5

Oh- It's for the better

Gb5 Ab5

Your better half is gone.

Eb5 Gb5

(////) (////)

It's OK - You didn't need her anyway.

[Chorus]

Ab5 Db5 Eb5 Db5

And I don't want to hear you say, “Nobody can take her place,”

Ab5 Db5 Bb5 Db5

Woah oh oh oh oh... oh-oh-oh

Ab5 Db5 Eb5 Db5

And what more can I say? You don't need her anyway.

Ab5 Db5 Bb5 Db5

Woah oh oh oh oh... oh-oh-oh

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

So you think of how it should've been

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

And "It's just over" Keeps going through your head.

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

(You're) hearing all those words time & time again

Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Eb5

(Watch the) phone all night and think about what you should've said

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

[Breakdown] (solo gtr.)

Ab5 Db5 Eb5 Db5

Woah oh oh oh oh... oh-oh-oh

Ab5 Db5 Bb5 Db5

Woah oh oh oh oh... oh-oh-oh

Ab5 Db5 Eb5 Db5

Woah oh oh oh oh... oh-oh-oh

Ab5 Db5 Bb5 Db5

Woah oh oh oh oh... oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]

Ending Eb5 Db5 Ab5

Well there it is. This is a pretty good song to cover if you want an awesome LTJ song

don't have any horns in your band, because there aren't any horns in the recording (as far

I can tell anyway.)

Have Fun,

Jon

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