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Poetry And Jazz by John Otway
Poetry And Jazz
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5/A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
[Verse 1]
D A
She said it’s hard for me to explain to you the brightness of the light,
D
I can still remember when my life was like that
A
A real and painless beauty I remember as a kid, when I thought that I knew
D
everything, and in a way I did
D G F#m A D G
She was a virgin then, a child in a million, with deep round hazel eyes of
F#m A
blazing intuition
D G F#m A
She called me over to her side and said will you please listen
D G F#m A
I want to show you something, something I’ve just written
G G F#m D
And I’m calling it Poetry And Jazz
[Verse 2]
D A
She watched her happy family turn to a broken home, her father left with someone
D
else, her mother on her own
A
Her fourteenth birthday her mother spent in tears, she celebrated on her own her
D
adolescent years
D G F#m A D G
It was hell then, caught in the crossfire of an emotional triangle she
F#m A
couldn’t keep together
D G F#m A
I held her softly and she sobbed upon my shoulder
D G F#m A
Saying as you are the closest thing that I’ve got to a brother
G G F#m D
Explain to me, why is life so sad
[Verse 3]
D A D
Sixteen was better, cause sixteen was boys, makeup, parties, alcohol and clothes
A
And saying to your boyfriend, come on get out of bed, its 3 o’clock in the
D
afternoon, my mother’s coming back
D G F#m A D G
And she smiled then, her eyes filled with laughter, she didn’t know if it was
F#m A
love but it didn’t really matter
D G F#m A
She called me on the phone and said get this big brother
D G F#m A
I’ve just got rid of one boyfriend and got myself another
G G F#m D
And listen, this one drives a Jag
[Verse 4]
D A D
She left school and boyfriend for university, three years of study for an arts
degree
A
Her clothes were outrageous, her hair was many colours, her work was radical and
D
so were her ideas
D G F#m A D G F#m
She said this is brilliant, this place is heaven – on a score of 1 to 10 I’d give
A
this place 11
D G F#m A D G
It kicks you up the arse and it fires you with ambition, I often used to feel as
F#m A
if my life was just a prison
G G F#m D
Now I realise it isn’t quite that bad
[Verse 5]
D A
I was invited to an exhibition a little while ago to an art gallery in Paris
D
where she has a studio
A
She looked sophisticated, she was wearing a bronze tan, and she’d sold all her
D
work for some outrageous sum
D G F#m A
And I looked at her and I started laughing
D G F#m A
I said you’re supposed to be an artist, you’re supposed to be suffering
D G F#m A
And she just smiled back and she pointed to this picture
D G F#m A
Of a young girl around which she’d written out this poem
G G F#m D
She’d shown me once, Poetry And Jazz
[Verse 6]
D A D
My name is Angela, I am 12 years old, I’ve given up on working hard and doing as
I’m told
A
I see a child psychologist who’s spotted in my head a recipe for delinquency or
D
something just as bad
D G F#m A D G
And I’ll fight for my independence, I see the world in another way to my
F#m A
teacher and my parents
D G F#m A D G
My priorities are different and my life is not as aimless, I am not disruptive, I
F#m A
am not dangerous
G G F#m D
I've rhythm and purpose, like Poetry and Jazz
[Verse 7]
D A
She said it’s hard for me to explain to you the brightness of the light,
D
I can still remember when my life was like that
A
A real and painless beauty I remember as a kid when I thought that I knew
D
everything, and in a way I did
[Riff]
D A
e|-------0---0-2---2-3-2-0----|
B|-3---3-----------------3----|
G|---2-----2-----2-------3----|
D|-----------------------3----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
D A
She said it’s hard for me to explain to you the brightness of the light,
D
I can still remember when my life was like that
A
A real and painless beauty I remember as a kid, when I thought that I knew
D
everything, and in a way I did
D G D A D G
She was a virgin then, a child in a million, with deep round hazel eyes of
D A
blazing intuition
D G D A
She called me over to her side and said will you please listen
D G
I want to show you something, something I’ve just written
D G A D
And I’m calling it Poetry And Jazz
[Verse 2]
D A
She watched her happy family turn to a broken home, her father left with someone
D
else, her mother on her own
A
Her fourteenth birthday her mother spent in tears, she celebrated on her own her
D
adolescent years
D G D A D G
It was hell then, caught in the crossfire of an emotional triangle she
D A
couldn’t keep together
D G D A
I held her softly and she sobbed upon my shoulder
D G
Saying as you are the closest thing that I’ve got to a brother
D G A D
Explain to me, why is life so sad
[Verse 3]
D A D
Sixteen was better, cause sixteen was boys, makeup, parties, alcohol and clothes
A
And saying to your boyfriend, come on get out of bed, its 3 o’clock in the
D
afternoon, my mother’s coming back
D G D A D G
And she smiled then, her eyes filled with laughter, she didn’t know if it was
D A
love but it didn’t really matter
D G D A
She called me on the phone and said get this big brother
D G
I’ve just got rid of one boyfriend and got myself another
D G A D
And listen, this one drives a Jag
[Verse 4]
D A D
She left school and boyfriends for university, three years of study for an art
degree
A
Her clothes were outrageous, her hair was many colours, her work was radical and
D
so were her ideas
D G D A D G D
She said this is brilliant, this place is heaven – on a score of 1 to 10 I’d give
A
this place 11
D G D A D G
It kicks you up the arse and it fires you with ambition, I often used to feel as
if my life was just a prison
D G A D
Now I realise it isn’t quite that bad
[Verse 5]
D A
I was invited to an exhibition a little while ago to an art gallery in Paris
D
where she has a studio
A
She looked sophisticated, she was wearing a bronze tan, and she’d sold all her
D
work for some outrageous sum
D G D A
And I looked at her and I started laughing
D G D A
I said you’re supposed to be an artist, you’re supposed to be suffering
D G D A
And she just smiled back and she pointed to this picture
D G
Of a young girl around which she’d written out this poem
D G A D
She’d shown me once, Poetry And Jazz
[Verse 6]
D A D
My name is Angela, I am 12 years old, I’ve given up on working hard and doing as
I’m told
A
I see a child psychologist who’s spotted in my head a recipe for delinquency or
D
something just as bad
D G D A D G D
And I’ll fight for my independence, I see the world in another way to my
A
teachers and my parents
D G D A D G
My priorities are different and my life is not as aimless, I am not disruptive, I
am not dangerous
D G A D
I've rhythm and purpose, like Poetry and Jazz
[Verse 7]
D A
She said it’s hard for me to explain to you the brightness of the light,
D
I can still remember when my life was like that
A
A real and painless beauty I remember as a kid when I thought that I knew
D
everything, and in a way I did
[Riff]
D A
e|-------0---0-2---2-3-2-0----|
B|-3---3-----------------3----|
G|---2-----2-----2-------3----|
D|-----------------------3----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
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