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Jackie 
(Brel/Jouannest/Shuman) 
	Intro:   Gm   Dmx4
	Verse 1
	GmAnd if one Dmday I should beGmcome a singer Dmwith a Spanish Gmbum
	Who sings for Dmwomen of great GmvirtueDm  
	GmI'd sing to Dmthem with a guiGmtar I'd borrowed Dmfrom a coffee Gmbar
	Well, what you Dmdon't know doesn't Gmhurt you!Dm  
	                     G                           Gmaj7Gmaj6 
	My name would be Antonio and all my bridges I would burn
	And when I gave them some they'd Gmaj7know IG'd expect something in reAmturnD  Am  D  
	                          Am  Am(maj7)                   Am7  
	I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility
	With some old Grandmama who Am6might be decked out like a Christmas B7tree
	EmAnd though pink Bmelephants I'd Emsee, though I'd be Bmdrunk as I could Embe
	Still I would Bmsing my song to Emme about the Am7time they called me GJackie
	Chorus
	            G          Gmaj7Gmaj6 Gmaj7  
	If I could be for only an hour
	If I could Gbe for an Gmaj7hour every AmdayD  
	                Am  Am(maj7)          Am7    Am6  
	If I could be for just one little hour
	A cute Dcute in a stupid-assed wayGm  Dm  Gm  Dm  
	Verse 2
	GmAnd if I Dmjoined the social Gmworld, became proDmcurer of young Gmgirls
	Then I would Dmhave my own borGmdellosDm  
	GmMy record Dmwould be number Gmone and I'd sell Dmrecords by the Gmton
	All sung by Dmmany other GmfellowsDm  
	                              G                           Gmaj7Gmaj6
	My name would then be Handsome Jack and I'd sell boats of opium
	Whisky that came from TwickeGmaj7nham,   Gauthentic queers and phoney Am7virgDinsAm7  D  
	                      Am  Am(maj7)                          Am7  
	If I had banks on every finger, a finger in every country
	And all the countries ruled by me Am6I'd still know where I'd B7want to be
	EmLocked up inBmside my opium Emden surrounded Bmby some ChinaEmmen
	I'd sing the Bmsong that I sang Emthen about the Am7time they called me GJackie
	repeat chorus
	Verse 3
	GmNow tell me Dmwouldn't it be Gmnice that if one Dmday in ParaGmdise
	I'd sing for Dmall the ladies Gmup thereDm  
	GmAnd they would Dmsing along with Gmme, we'd be so Dmhappy, that'd Gmbe
	'Cos down beDmlow is really GmnowhereDm  
	                       G                              Gmaj7Gmaj6
	And if my name were Juniper and I would know where I was going
	And I would become Gmaj7all-knowing, my beard so Gvery long and Am7flowDingAm7  D  
	                         Am  Am(maj7)                      Am7  
	If I became deaf, dumb and blind because I pitied all mankind
	And broke my heart to make things Am6right
	I'd know that every B7single night
	EmWhen my anBmgelic work was Emthrough the angels Bmand the Devil Emtoo
	Would sing my Bmchildhood song to Emme about the Am7time they called me GJackie
	repeat chorus
	 Gm   Dmx4 end on G  

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Jackie

by Scott Walker

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Gmaj7

Am7

Am6

Jackie

(Brel/Jouannest/Shuman)

Gm Dm

Intro: x4

Verse 1

Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm

And if one day I should become a singer with a Spanish bum

Dm Gm Dm

Who sings for women of great virtue

Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm

I'd sing to them with a guitar I'd borrowed from a coffee bar

Dm Gm Dm

Well, what you don't know doesn't hurt you!

G Gmaj7

Gmaj6

My name would be Antonio and all my bridges I would burn

Gmaj7 G Am D Am D

And when I gave them some they'd know I'd expect something in return

Am Am Am7

(maj7)

I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility

Am6 B7

With some old Grandmama who might be decked out like a Christmas tree

Em Bm Em Bm Em

And though pink elephants I'd see, though I'd be drunk as I could be

Bm Em Am7 G

Still I would sing my song to me about the time they called me Jackie

Chorus

G Gmaj7 Gmaj7

Gmaj6

If I could be for only an hour

G Gmaj7 Am D

If I could be for an hour every day

Am Am Am7 Am6

(maj7)

If I could be for just one little hour

D Gm Dm Gm Dm

A cute cute in a stupid-assed way

Verse 2

Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm

And if I joined the social world, became procurer of young girls

Dm Gm Dm

Then I would have my own bordellos

Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm

My record would be number one and I'd sell records by the ton

Dm Gm Dm

All sung by many other fellows

G Gmaj7

Gmaj6

My name would then be Handsome Jack and I'd sell boats of opium

Gmaj7 G Am7 D Am7 D

Whisky that came from Twickenham, authentic queers and phoney virgins

Am Am Am7

(maj7)

If I had banks on every finger, a finger in every country

Am6 B7

And all the countries ruled by me I'd still know where I'd want to be

Em Bm Em Bm Em

Locked up inside my opium den surrounded by some Chinamen

Bm Em Am7 G

I'd sing the song that I sang then about the time they called me Jackie

repeat chorus

Verse 3

Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm

Now tell me wouldn't it be nice that if one day in Paradise

Dm Gm Dm

I'd sing for all the ladies up there

Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm

And they would sing along with me, we'd be so happy, that'd be

Dm Gm Dm

'Cos down below is really nowhere

G Gmaj7

Gmaj6

And if my name were Juniper and I would know where I was going

Gmaj7 G Am7 D Am7 D

And I would become all-knowing, my beard so very long and flowing

Am Am Am7

(maj7)

If I became deaf, dumb and blind because I pitied all mankind

Am6

And broke my heart to make things right

I'd know that every single night

Em Bm Em Bm Em

When my angelic work was through the angels and the Devil too

Bm Em Am7 G

Would sing my childhood song to me about the time they called me Jackie

repeat chorus

Gm Dm G

x4 end on

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