Grocer Jack (Excerpt From a Teenage Opera) - Mark Wirtz and Keith West
Album - A Teenage Opera [1967]
[Intro Riff]
A E B E
e|5---2-4-5-4-3-2-|----------2-4-5-|7---7-9-10-11-9----|12-9------------|
B|--5-------------|5-0-2-4-5-------|--7-------------12-|-----12-9-------|
G|----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------9-----|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
[Intro]
A E B E
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F#m7 B F#m7 B E
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [into verse]
[Verse 1]
E
Counts the days into years,
Yes 82 brings many fears,
F#m7
Yesterday's laughter turns to tears,
A
His arms, his legs don't feel so strong,
E
His heart is weak there's something wrong,
B
Opens windows in despair,
B
Trying to breath in some fresh air,
A
His conscience cries "get on your feet",
E
"Without you Jack the town cant eat",
[Chorus 1]
E B A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back,
B E
Go into town don't let them down,
C#m
Oh no no [Repeat]
A B
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[Verse 2]
E
The people that live in the town,
Don't understand,
F#m7
He's never been known to miss his round,
A
Its 10 o'clock the housewifes yell,
E
When Jack turns up we'll give him hell,
B
Husbands moan at breakfast tables,
B
No milk no eggs no marmalade labels,
A E
Mothers send the children out to Jacks house,
To scream and shout,
[Chorus 2]
E B A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back,
B E
Go into town don't let us down,
C#m
Oh no no [Repeat]
[Instrumental]
F#m7 B E C#m G#m C#m
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A B
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[Intro Riff]
A E B E
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[Verse 3]
E
Its Sunday morning bright and clear,
E
Lovely flowers,
F#m7
Decorate a marble square,
A
People cry and walk away,
E
Think about the fateful day,
B
Now they wish they'd given Jack,
More affection than respect,
A
The little children dressed in black,
E
Don't know what's happened to old Jack,
[Chorus 3]
E B
Grocer Jack grocer Jack,
A B
Is it true what mummy says,
E
You won't come back,
C#m
Oh no no [Repeat 5 times]
[Play chorus chords until fade]
