Have You Seen Jackie
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Verse
D7
Have you seen Jackie?
D D7 D6 D B7
He's a strange, strange, strange, little girl
D A C G
Make up on his face and his hair in curls
D7
Have you seen Jackie?
D D7 D6 D B7
She's a strange, strange, strange, little boy
D A C G
Her long black beard is her pride and joy
Pre-Chorus
F# A
And all the children follow him around
F# A
And all the grownups try to drag her down
Chorus
A
So we sing
D G A
Hey, leave Jackie alone
D G A
Hey, his pigeons have flown
D G A
Hey, she's never at home at all these days
D7
Leave Jackie alone
Verse
D7
Have you seen Jackie?
D D7 D6 D B7
He's an odd, odd, odd, little fish
D A C G
To fly around is his only wish
D7
Have you seen Jackie?
D D7 D6 D B7
She's a queer, queer, queer, little bird
D A C G
Shy and quiet neither scene nor herd
Pre-Chorus
F# A
And all the rats will follow him around
F# A
The dogs and cats will chase her from the town
Chorus
A
And we sing
D G A
Hey, leave Jackie alone
D G A
Hey, his mind is all blown
D G A
Hey, she's not on the phone at all these days
Bb Bb7
Leave Jackie alone
Jackie couldn't decide if he was a girl or if she was a boy
Pre-Chorus
F# A
And all the children follow him around
F# A
And all the grownups try to drag her down
Chorus
A
And we sing
D G A
Hey, leave Jackie alone
D G A
Hey, his pigeons have flown
D G A
Hey, she's never at home at all these days
A
So we sing
D G A
Hey, leave Jackie alone
D G A
Hey, his mind is all blown
D G A
Hey, she's not on the phone at all these days
Bb Bb7 C
Leave Jackie alone
D
Have you seen Jackie?
How to play Have You Seen Jackie
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D7. 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.