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Looking For Jack

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is the acoustic version from the Going Somewhere album. Its played on a 12 string 
the recording I think.
Chords used (Not sure on some of the names):
D: XX023X
A/C#: X4222X
D/F#: XX423X
E/G#: XX645X
E: 022100
A: X02220
D2: X5777X
D/C#: X4777X
E2: X7999x.
So the intro goes (muted):
e|----------------------------------------------------0----0-----|
B|---3----2----3----5---------------------------------0----2-----|
G|---2----2----2----4---And at the end of the verse---1----2-----|
D|---0----2----4----6---------------------------------2----2-----|
A|--------4-------------------------------------------2----0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------0----------|
DEverybA/C#ody's always D/F#looking for E/G#Jack
DIn the A/C#fire in D/F#the watE/G#er
DEverybA/C#ody's always D/F#looking for E/G#Jack
DIn the A/C#streets and D/F#on the corE/G#ners
DI alwaA/C#ys wanted tD/F#o be like JaE/G#ck
DHe's aA/C#s cool aD/F#s they E/G#come
DYeah I A/C#always wanteD/F#d to be like E/G#Jack
DStill A/C#for me hEe's the Aone
I'm not sure about the chorus, but the best I could get was:
SD2omedaD/C#y     SE2omeday
SD2omedaD/C#y     SE2omeday
The same pattern is used throughout. If you have any better ideas about the the chorus 
please do comment.

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Looking For Jack

by Colin Hay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

E/G#

D/C#

This is the acoustic version from the Going Somewhere album. Its played on a 12 string

the recording I think.

Chords used (Not sure on some of the names):

: XX023X

A/C#

: X4222X

D/F#

: XX423X

E/G#

: XX645X

: 022100

: X02220

: X5777X

D/C#

: X4777X

: X7999x.

So the intro goes (muted):

e|----------------------------------------------------0----0-----|

B|---3----2----3----5---------------------------------0----2-----|

G|---2----2----2----4---And at the end of the verse---1----2-----|

D|---0----2----4----6---------------------------------2----2-----|

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

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

D A/C# D/F# E/G#

Everybody's always looking for Jack

D A/C# D/F# E/G#

In the fire in the water

D A/C# D/F# E/G#

Everybody's always looking for Jack

D A/C# D/F# E/G#

In the streets and on the corners

D A/C# D/F# E/G#

I always wanted to be like Jack

D A/C# D/F# E/G#

He's as cool as they come

D A/C# D/F# E/G#

Yeah I always wanted to be like Jack

D A/C# E A

Still for me he's the one

I'm not sure about the chorus, but the best I could get was:

D2 D/C# E2

Someday Someday

D2 D/C# E2

Someday Someday

The same pattern is used throughout. If you have any better ideas about the the chorus

please do comment.

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