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I don't know about the "who's gonna star the sunshine" bridge. On 
the album, all I can hear after the first A chord, are bass notes. Live,
it looks like they're playing some kind of chords I can't pick out,
but I've tried at the bottom.  I think playing power chords with the
bass roots works.  Let me know if you have any suggestions.
I think this is the voicing for the intro
A=X07650, E=022100
Intro 
A E A E A E A---
Jackie, Eyou yourself said it best when you said:
    A"There's been a break in the continuum.
The C#mUnited States used to be lots of fun.
Back when the Aman and the Emyth of the Asands and the Ecliffs
                                                     A  A-F-   E  
composed a symphony to good works and better business 
  A  A-F-   E    A  A-F-G  
Jackie, Eyou yourself said it best when you said"
    A"One day we'll look upon a washed-up Atlantic;
     C#mget our kicks on an ocean of antics."
And, "Amaking        E  Ahistory has Enever been so Aeasy..." 
So Avisualize sucBcess but don't believe your eyes.
There's a G#mworld of C#mwisdom and F#mpain to deAmspise
and when Apeople get Epaid just to Aset you Estraight it means... 
A E A
A*                          B*
    Are you gonna start the sunshine?
D*                          C#*         (Repeat)
    are you gonna start the sunshine
AVisualize Bsuccess!
AVisualize Bsuccess!
AVisualize Bsuccess, but don't believe your eyes!
What's a G#mversion of the C#mworld without the F#mwill to desAmpise it?
And when Apeople get Epaid just to Aset you Estraight it means... 
JacAkie! Hey, Ehey, hey, hey!  JacAkie! Hey, Ehey, hey, hey!
JacAkie! Hey, Ehey, hey, hey!  JacAkie! Hey, Ehey, hey, hey!
JacAkie! E  
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I tried to make up chords out of the harmonies,  but I'm not 
Aadd9=XX7657  B=XX4447  D6=XX7777  C#=XX666X
or just play power chords.

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Jackie

by The New Pornographers

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

Aadd9

I don't know about the "who's gonna star the sunshine" bridge. On

the album, all I can hear after the first A chord, are bass notes. Live,

it looks like they're playing some kind of chords I can't pick out,

but I've tried at the bottom. I think playing power chords with the

bass roots works. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

I think this is the voicing for the intro

A E

=X07650, =022100

Intro

A E A E A E A---

Jackie, you yourself said it best when you said:

"There's been a break in the continuum.

C#m

The United States used to be lots of fun.

A E A E

Back when the man and the myth of the sands and the cliffs

A A F E

composed a symphony to good works and better business

A A F E A A F G

-- --

Jackie, you yourself said it best when you said"

"One day we'll look upon a washed-up Atlantic;

C#m

get our kicks on an ocean of antics."

A E A E A

And, "making history has never been so easy..."

A B

So visualize success but don't believe your eyes.

G#m C#m F#m Am

There's a world of wisdom and pain to despise

A E A E

and when people get paid just to set you straight it means...

A E A

A B

* *

Are you gonna start the sunshine?

D C#

* * (Repeat)

are you gonna start the sunshine

A B

Visualize success!

A B

Visualize success!

A B

Visualize success, but don't believe your eyes!

G#m C#m F#m Am

What's a version of the world without the will to despise it?

A E A E

And when people get paid just to set you straight it means...

A E A E

Jackie! Hey, hey, hey, hey! Jackie! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

A E A E

Jackie! Hey, hey, hey, hey! Jackie! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

A E

Jackie!

--------------------------------

I tried to make up chords out of the harmonies, but I'm not

Aadd9 B D6 C#

=XX7657 =XX4447 =XX7777 =XX666X

or just play power chords.

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