Jackie Brown - John Mellencamp

Jackie Brown

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Tuning:EADGBE
 
Capo IV
 
Intro:
 
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C/G
 
Figure #1
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------|
D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0----------------------------------|
A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3--------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Figure #2
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B|-3---3--3/5-5--3--3/1------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Figure #3
"Is this your meal, Jackie Brown??"
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B|--------------------------------3--1--0--1---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Figure #4
"...more than this out"
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B|---------------------5--3--1--0--1-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C/G
Is this your life, Jackie Brown? (Figure #2)
Em (Figure #3)
Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town
 
C/G
Is this your daughter, Jackie Brown? (Figure #2)
Em (Figure #3)
This pretty little girl in worn out clothes that have been hand-me-down
C/G
Is this your wife, Jackie Brown? (Figure #1)
Em
Sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells, so you don't see her frown
F G C/G
Is this your family Jackie Brown?
 
(Figure #1)
 
F C/G
Dream of vacationing in a mountain stream
Am G
And giving the world more than it gave you
F C/G
What ugly truths freedom brings
Am G
And it hasn't been very kind to you
F G C/G
Is this your life, Jackie Brown?
 
Violin/Guitar "Solo"
 
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C/G Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-6-5-3--3-3h5---5-5-6-5-3-3h5--5-6-5--3--3--3h5----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5--1-1-3-3-3-1-0-1----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0------------------0------------------------|
D|---------------------------0-2---2-0---0-2----0-2---2-0---0----------------|
A|-------------------------3-----------3------3-----------3---3--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
C/G (Figure #3)
Is this your meal, Jackie Brown?
Em(Figure #4)
Barely enough, I've seen people throw more than this out
 
C/G
Is this your home, Jackie Brown?
Em(Figure #3)
This three room shack, with no running water and a bathroom out back
 
C/G
Is this your grave, Jackie Brown?
Em
This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took himself out
F G C/G
Is this your dream, Jackie Brown?
 
F C/G
Going nowhere and nowhere fast
Am G
We shame ourselves to watch people like this live
F C/G
But who gives a damn about Jackie Brown?
Am G
Just another lazy man who couldn't take what was his
F G C/G
One hell of a life, Jackie Brown
F G C/G
Forever more, Jackie Brown
F G C/G
Well, amen amen, Jackie Brown
 
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e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------|
D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0----------------------------------|
A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3--------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
C/G

How to play Jackie Brown

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is C/G. 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.

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