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Jacksonville by Sufjan Stevens
Jacksonville
Capo: 3rd fret (All Chord Frets Relative to the Capo)
Standard Tunning (EADGBe)
Verse 1
[D]I'm not afraid of the [Bm]black man running
He's [F]got it right he's got a [Am7] better life coming
[D]I don't care what the [Bm]captain said
I [F]fold it right at the [Am7]top of my head
[D]I lost my sight and the [Bm]state packs in
I [F]follow my heart and it [Am7]leads me right to Jackson
Chorus
(Same Chord Progression in the Chorus: D,Bm,F,Am7)
Oh Keller oh oh oh
She gave us a medal she gave us a map
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
If seeing is right, then look where you're at
(There's an Instrumental Jam here, use the same chord progression here : D,Bm,F,Am7)
Verse 2 (same chord timing and progression as Verse 1)
I'm not afraid of Nichol's Park
I ride the train and I ride it after dark
I'm not afraid to get it right
I turn around and I give it one more try
I said things that I meant to say
The bandstand chairs and the Dewey Day parade
I go out to the golden age
The spirit is right and the spirit doesn't change
Chorus (same progression again)
Oh Keller oh oh oh
She gave us mirror she gave us a map
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
If seeing is right then look where you're at
Instumental Jam Again (Same Chords)
Outro
[D]Andrew Jackson, [Bm]all I'm asking
[F]Show us the wheel and[Am7] give us the wine
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Raise the banner,[Bm]Jackson hammer
[F]Everyone goes to the [Am7]capitol line
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Colored preacher,[Bm] nice to meet you!
[F]The spirit is here and the [Am7]spirit is fine!
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Education,[Bm]ask the nation
[F]You gave us our sight and the[Am7] hearing is fine
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Andrew Jackson [Bm]all I'm asking
[F]Give us the wheel [Am7] and give us the wine
Very End: D Bm F Am7
D Bm F Am7
-2 -2 -1 -0
-3 -3 -1 -1
-2 -4 -2 -0
-0 -4 -3 -2
-x -2 -3 -0
-x -2 -1 -x
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version 2
This is a rough approximation to the main repeated riff of the song. It's not what's
played on the record (the record has a few banjos and guitars layered), but it sounds
good if you want to play solo acoustic.
D Bm7 F Am7
2-0---------------------------|--------------------------0----|
----3-0-------------3---3---3-|----1---1--------1----1-----3--|
--------2---2-2-----2---2-----|--2-2---2------2------0--------|
----------------2-4-----------|3------------------2--2--------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Alternate betweeb playing the chords when you sing, and playing the riff in between
(during the riff, drag the pick lightly over other strings in the chord for best effect).
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version 3
Tuning: Standard. Capo: 3rd fret.
Intro (faint guitar)
D Bm F Am7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-3---0--------------------------------1---1--------------------|
G|-----0-2-----------------0-2-----------0----0-------0----------------------|
D|--------------------0-2-----------0-0-0-0h2--0h2---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main riff:
D Bm F Am7
e|-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-0------------------------------------------1---1--------------------|
G|---------2------------0-2---------------0-----------0----------------------|
D|-----------------0-2-------------------0--0--0h2---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-3---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D Bm F Am7
e|-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-0-------------------------------------1---------1-------------------|
G|---------2-----------0-2----------------0---------0------------------------|
D|-----------------0-2------------------0---0---0h2---0h2---0----------------|
A|---------------------------------0-3---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm not afraid..."
D Bm F Am7
e|-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-0---------------------------------------1--------1------------------|
G|---------2-----------0-----0-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0h2---0h2-----------------0h2----0h2h0---0h2-2-0----------|
A|--------------------------------------0h3----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
So that's the main jist of it anyway. There are a couple of subtle variations on that
riff throughout the song but that's it more or less the whole way through.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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