Jackie Down The Line
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Strum Pattern]
G: (D D DU D D)
Bm: (D D D* DU )x 2
*Accent
[Intro]
G Bm
Do do do
G Bm
La la la
[Verse 1]
G Bm
My friend Sally says she knows ya
G Bm
G Bm
Says you got away with murder
G Bm
Maybe one time, maybe two
G Bm
Something happens in the morning
G Bm
When I can’t see those failing eyes
G Bm
I can’t find a good word for ya
G Bm
Does it come as a surprise?
[Chorus]
G Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
G Bm
I will wear you down in time
G Bm
I will hurt you, I’ll desert you
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
[Verse 2]
G Bm
Said did Sally ’bout a future
G Bm
Before you bored of her as well
G Bm
If all you want is entertainment
G Bm
If you can’t have it you make hell
[Pre-Chorus]
G Bm
Don’t make no odds for ye
G Bm
To be told, yeah
G Bm
Don’t make no odds for ye
G Bm
To be told, yeah
[Chorus]
G Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
G Bm
I will wear you down in time
G Bm
I will hurt you, I’ll desert you
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
G Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
G Bm
I will make your secrets mine
G Bm
I will hate ye, I’ll debase ye
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
G Bm
Do do do
G Bm
La la la
[Verse 3]
G Bm
So come on down to Sally’s boneyard
G Bm
See her spirit in decline
G Bm
See the handsome mourners crying
G Bm
They hawked a beating heart for a sturdy spine, yeah
G Bm G
What good is happiness to me
Bm G
If I’ve to wield it carefully?
Bm G
For care I’ll always come up short
Bm
It’s only right
[Chorus]
G Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
G Bm
I will wear you down in time
G Bm
I will hurt you, I’ll desert you
C Bm
I’m one Jackeen of a line
G Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
G Bm
I will take up all your time
G Bm
I will chew ye, I’ll go through ye
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
G Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
G Bm
I will make your secrets mine
G Bm
I will hate ye, I’ll debase ye
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
G Bm
And I will stone ye, I’ll alone ye
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
G Bm
If I can make you, I can break you
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
G Bm
I am Jackie down the line
[Outro]
G Bm
Do do do
G Bm
La la la
How to play Jackie Down The Line
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.