Jubilee Road
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Intro: F C F C Am D G
F C F C Am D G
F C F C Am D G
It's a late Friday night, the street lamps are shining up in my-- bedroom
F C F C Am D G
There's a mighty big fight between the thunder and lightning, I wonder who-- will lose
E7 Am F G
There's a party balloon and I ain't been invited
E7 Am F G
Hey, look at that moon, there ain't nothing like it
C E7 F D
All grey and gold
C G F C F C
Down on Jubilee Road
F C F C Am D G
Can see Mr. Bouvier, in his two-bedroom basement in his purple dungarees
F C F C Am D G
He's grumpy and he's grey, always sweeping off the pavement cigarettes and leaves
E7 Am F G
His kid's up in China and his wife's up in heaven
E7 Am F G
Always I wave, 'cause he's got this expression
C E7 F D
That he's so-- alone
C G F C F C
Down on Jubilee Road
Am D G C
Oh-- I think tomorrow night I will knock on his door and hear all about his life
E7 Am Bb
Because I think that's the kind of thing that I might like when I'm old
F
When I'm old
F C F C Am D G
There's Max and there's Maude in the house by the station, call them my-- best friends
F C F C Am D G
But he drinks like a horse, and she don't appreciate it, all this money he seems to spend
E7 Am F G
I can hear them tonight; he can't find no vocation
E7 Am F G
And the neighbours they sigh, at that new generation
C E7 Am D
Just getting stoned
C G F C F C
Down on Jubilee Road
Am D G C
Oh, I think in the summertime I will call you up make everything alright
E7 Am Bb
And we'll fill up our cups with that bitter wine, and I'll show you
F
I'll show you
F C F C Am D G
The mice are still here, your wardrobe's still empty, and the walls are still paper thin
F C F C Am D G
And the neighbours my dear, well I think they still hate me for all these songs I endlessly sing
E7 Am F G
Because it ain't no perfect street, I ain't no perfect lover
E7 Am F G
And life it is brief, I don't think we get no other
C E7 Am D
Come back home
C G Am D
Down on Jubilee Road
C G F C
Down on Jubilee Road
How to play Jubilee Road
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.