John Jameson
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For the C chord in the intro and verses he alternates between this...
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B|----1------------|
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D|----2------------|
A|----3------------|
E|----x------------|
...and this...
e|----0------------|
B|----1------------|
G|----0------------|
D|----0------------|
A|----3------------|
E|----x------------|
The F chord he seems to play throughout the song is this (called F I think)...
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B|----1------------|
G|----2------------|
D|----3------------|
A|----3------------|
E|----x------------|
...and then the last few strums of the F he plays this...
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B|----1------------|
G|----0------------|
D|----3------------|
A|----3------------|
E|----x------------|
INTRO C D (4x)
VERSE (Same pattern)
C C
Well, I'm sloshed and seeing the stars, stumbling between bars,
C C
Curse you Jameson, you have destroyed me once again.
F C
But I need you, I need you now.
C C
I'm Bruised and busted now, got to get to you somehow.
C C
Well, I can't stop before I start, to dry this drowning heart.
F C
Oh, I need you now, I need you now.
G F C
I think I drank more than my fill, and that explains the evil in my eye.
C C
I'm lost in the middle of a drunk, I'm not sinking, I have sunk,
C C
To the shadows at your back door, you scream you don't need me no more.
F C
Oh, I need you now, I need you now.
G F C
In this fog there's just John and me, help me find the remedy tonight.
G F C
And when there's only wrong in me there's nothing that can lead me to the light.
Am C
Oh, I need you, like the flowers need the rain.
Am C
I don't need you, there's no flowers only pain.
F C
Behind the empty of your eyes I see the sadness and the blame,
F C C
In the darkness of my heart, there's only shame.
C C ...to fade.
Well I'm sloshed and seeing the stars.
How to play John Jameson
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 C. 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.