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Excerpt From A Teenage Opera - Grocer Jack by Keith West
Excerpt From A Teenage Opera - Grocer Jack
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Chords]
A/C#
E 0
B 2
G 2
D 2
A 4
E x
Count in:
2,3,4
[Intro]
A E B E
A A B x2
E
[Verse]
E
Counts the days into years, Yes 82 brings many fears
A A/C#
Yesterday’s laughter turns to tears
A
His arms, his legs don’t feel so strong
E
His heart is weak there’s something wrong
[Bridge]
B
Opens windows in despair
Trying to breath in some fresh air
A
His conscience cries “get on your feet”
E
“Without you Jack the town cant eat”
[chorus]
E B A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back
B E
Go into town don’t let them down
C#m
Oh no no
(repeat)
A A B
[verse]
E
The people that live in the town, Don’t understand
A A/C#
He’s never been known to miss his round
A
Its 10 o’clock the housewife’s yell
E
When Jack turns up we’ll give him hell
[bridge]
B
Husbands moan at breakfast tables
No milk no eggs no marmalade labels
A E
Mothers send the children out to Jacks house
To scream and shout
[chorus]
E B A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back
B E
Come into town don’t let us down
C#m
Oh no no
(Repeat)
[Solo]
(fanfare)
A B E C#m B C#m A B
As intro
A E B E
[verse]
E
Its Sunday morning bright and clear Lovely flowers
A A/C#
decorate a marble square
A
People cry and walk away
E
Think about the fateful day
[bridge]
B
Now they wish they’d given Jack
More affection and respect
A
The little children dressed in black
E
Don’t know what’s happened to old Jack
[chorus]
E B
Grocer Jack grocer Jack
A B
Is it true what Mummy says
E
You wont come back
C#m
Oh no no
Chorus chords repeat to fade.
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
[Intro Riff]
A E B E
e|-5---2-4-5-4-3-2-|-----------2-4-5-|-7---7-9-10-11-9----|-12-9------------|
B|---5-------------|-5-0-2-4-5-------|---7-------------12-|------12-9-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------9------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
[Intro]
A E B E
|/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / /|
F#m7 B F#m7 B E
|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /| [into verse]
[Verse 1]
E
Counts the days into years,
Yes 82 brings many fears,
F#m7
Yesterday's laughter turns to tears,
A
His arms, his legs don't feel so strong,
E
His heart is weak there's something wrong,
B
Opens windows in despair,
B
Trying to breath in some fresh air,
A
His conscience cries "get on your feet",
E
"Without you Jack the town cant eat",
[Chorus 1]
E B A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back,
B E
Go into town don't let them down,
C#m
Oh no no [Repeat]
A B
|/ / / /|
[Verse 2]
E
The people that live in the town,
Don't understand,
F#m7
He's never been known to miss his round,
A
Its 10 o'clock the housewifes yell,
E
When Jack turns up we'll give him hell,
B
Husbands moan at breakfast tables,
B
No milk no eggs no marmalade labels,
A E
Mothers send the children out to Jacks house,
To scream and shout,
[Chorus 2]
E B A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back,
B E
Go into town don't let us down,
C#m
Oh no no [Repeat]
[Instrumental]
F#m7 B E C#m G#m C#m
|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /|
A B
|/ / / /|/ / / /|
[Intro Riff]
A E B E
|/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / /|
[Verse 3]
E
Its Sunday morning bright and clear,
E
Lovely flowers,
F#m7
Decorate a marble square,
A
People cry and walk away,
E
Think about the fateful day,
B
Now they wish they'd given Jack,
More affection than respect,
A
The little children dressed in black,
E
Don't know what's happened to old Jack,
[Chorus 3]
E B
Grocer Jack grocer Jack,
A B
Is it true what mummy says,
E
You won't come back,
C#m
Oh no no [Repeat 5 times]
[End]
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Intro and middle 8 breakdown
2,3,4 (spoken)
A E B E
E|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-12-9----------------|
B|-----10------9-10-9-------|----------------9-10-|-12----12-14-15-16-14-12-|------12-9-----------|
G|--------9-11--------12-11-|-9------8-9-11-------|----11-------------------|-----------9---------|
D|--------------------------|---9-11--------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A,A,B,B
A,A,B,B,E
Count the days into years
His eighty two brings many fears
Yesterday's laughter turned to tears
His arms and legs don't feel so strong
His heart is weak, there's something wrong
Opens windows in despair
Tries to breathe in some fresh air
His conscience cries: "Get on your feet
Without you, Jack, the town can't eat"
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Go into town, don't let them down, oh no, no
Grocer jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Go into town, don't let them down, oh no, no
The people that live in the town
Don't understand
He's never been known to miss his round
"It's ten-o'clock", the housewives yell
"When Jack turns up we'll 'give him hell"
Husbands moan at breakfast tables
No milk, no egg, no marmalade labels
Mothers send their children out
To Jack's house to scream and shout
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Come into town, don't let them down, oh no, no
Grocer jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Come into town, don't let them down, oh no, no
A Sunday morning bright and clear
Lovely flowers decorate the marvellous square
People cry and walk away and think about the fateful day
Now they wish they'd given Jack more affection and respect
Little children dressed in black don't know what happened to old Jack
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, is it true what mummy says
You won't come back, oh no, oh no
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, is it true what mummy says
You won't come back, oh no, oh no
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, is it true what mummy says
You won't come back, oh no, oh no
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, is it true what mummy says
You won't come back, oh no, oh no
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, is it true what mummy says
You won't come back, oh no, oh no
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