Jack The Ripper
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Capo 3
Intro: Em Em Em Dm (x5)
Em Dm
I got a woma-ha-han
Em Dm
She rules my house with an iron
Em Dm Em Dm
Fist (yeah-eah-eah, yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
I got a woma-ha-han
Em Dm
She rules my house with an iron
Em Dm Em Dm
Fist (yeah-eah-eah, yeah-eah-eah)
Bm
She screams out Jack the Ripper
Am
Every time I try to give that girl
Em Dm Em Dm
A kiss (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Well, I got a wo-ho-homan
Em Dm
She strikes me down with a fist of
Em Dm Em Dm
Lead (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Well, I got a woma-ha-han
Em Dm
She strikes me down with a hand of
Em Dm Em Dm
Lead (yeah-eah-eah, yeah-eah-eah)
Bm
Oh, we bed in a bucket of butcher's knives
Am
I awake with a hatchet hanging
Em Dm Em Dm
Over my head (yeah-eah-eah, yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Well, you know the story of the viper
Em Dm
It's long and lean with a poison
Em Dm Em Dm
Tooth (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Well, you know the story of the viper
Em Dm
It's long, it's lean
Em Dm Em Dm
It's got a poison tooth (yeah-eah-eah, yeah-eah-eah)
Bm
Well, they're hissing under the floorboards
Am
Hanging down in bunches from
Em Dm Em Dm
My roof (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Well, I got a wo-ho-homan
Em Dm
She just hollers what she wants from where she's
Em Dm Em Dm
At (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Well, I got a wo-ho-homan
Em Dm
She just hollers what she wants from where she
Em Dm Em Dm
Is (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Bm
She screams out Jack the Ripper
Am
Every time I try to give that girl
Em Em Dm Em Dm
A kiss (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em Dm
Oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)
Em
Oh yeah
How to play Jack The Ripper
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.