Cracker Jack
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Squeeze - Cracker Jack
(Difford/Tilbrook)
This demo features on the 1995 'Electric Trains' CD single. Listen here:
https://youtu.be/WXPxupcDsCY
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[Intro]
F# B E x2
[Verse 1]
E A E A D A F#m
Anorak hangs on the back of the door, and the bicycle is in the shed
E A E A D F#m B
He sits and writes letters most of the day, a bubble hat fixed to his head
G#m C#m G#m C#m
He's comin' up the hill, looking ever so ill
A F#m
And he goes back to his bed
[Chorus]
F# B E
Cracker Jack lives on his own.
F# B E A
He wants to spend his life alone, but
E A D G D Bm E
Has to take the flack for being Cracker Jack
[Verse 2]
E A E A
In the hot summer when he's out on the lawn
D A F#m
It's so interesting to see him there
E A E A
Is this a gorilla or a barbershop brush
D F#m B
That's covered in tufts of grey hair?
G#m C#m
He's comin' up the road
G#m C#m
He's cookin' like a toad
A F#m
He's the head of the Bobby Bell
[Chorus]
F# B E
Cracker Jack lives on his own.
F# B E A
He wants to spend his life alone, but
E A D G D Bm E
Has to take the flack for being Cracker Jack
[Bridge]
F#m F# C#m
With arms full of cabbages and wellington boots
F#m C#m
He's walkin' up the garden to witness the troops
D G#7
Standing by his roses
B G#m F# E B
With the cans of spray paint, he shouts out with anger
C#m B E
With the face of a saint
[Verse 3]
E A E A
The kids layin' waitin', pounds from behind
D A F#m
To scare the old man from his wits
E A E A
He must have known love sometime in his life
D F#m B
In this jigsaw where nothing much fits
G#m C#m G#m C#m
He's handing out the sweets, as he tries to make peace
A F#m
Just as another stone hits
[Chorus]
F# B E
Cracker Jack lives on his own.
F# B E A
He wants to spend his life alone, but
E A D G D Bm E
Has to take the flack for being Cracker Jack
[Outro]
A E A D G D Bm
But has to take the flack for being Cracker
F# B E
Cracker Jack lives on his own.
F# B E
Cracker Jack lives on his own.
F# B E
Cracker Jack lives on his own.
How to play Cracker Jack
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.