Wood Jackson chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics

Intro
AbAb F#F# FF - repeat
Bb majorBb C#C# C majorC C7/Bb C majorC (x12010)

    F minorFm      Eb MajorEb     D MajorD
Jackson made twenty tapes in a day
    Eb MajorEb  DbDb  C majorC     Eb MajorEb    DbDb  C majorC   Eb MajorEb  DbDb  C majorC
To give away,     a-give away
     AbAb
And he'd play
   C minorCm                   DbDb
The tunes they'd call creative when they're running out of names
E MajorE                AbAb
Heaven knows he's really torn it now
     C minorCm                    DbDb
But the names, it hurt poor Jackson, stopped the haters in his way
E MajorE
Heaven knows he's for it
AbAb C minorCm    DbDb
Sha-ame, hey, hey
E MajorE                   F#F#  FF
He was never quite unsure, but really sane
     F#F# FF
Wants to play

AbAb F#F# FF
Bb majorBb C#C# C majorC C7/Bb C majorC

     F minorFm      Eb MajorEb    D MajorD
Jackson stole twenty souls in a day
     Eb MajorEb DbDb C majorC      Eb MajorEb DbDb C majorC
To take away,    a-take away
     Eb MajorEb  DbDb C majorC
He takes away
      AbAb  F#F# FF
And no complaints
         Bb majorBb       C#C# C majorC C7/Bb
Heart's upon his sleeve and his blade
   C majorC             F minorFm      Eb MajorEb      D MajorD
Wood Jackson took the beating everyday, given out, passed away
     Eb MajorEb DbDb C majorC      Eb MajorEb DbDb C majorC
Another way,     hey, hey

       Eb MajorEb DbDb C majorC
Just wants to play
       AbAb
And how he'd play
  C minorCm                    DbDb
The mob, they bleed and tremble when they're running after life
E MajorE                AbAb
Heaven knows he's really torn it now
   C minorCm                      DbDb
The words that killed Wood Jackson's friends were written on the wall
E MajorE
  Heaven knows he's for it
F#F# FF
Shame
F#F#       FF
Just wants to play
    F#F#    FF
It's a shame
F#F#  FF
Shame
    F#F#  FF
It's a shame
     F#F#  FF
Wants to play
    F#F#  FF
It's a shame
    F#F#  FF
It's a shame
       F#F# FF