Chords with lyrics
Jason Collett - Song and Dance Man
From the 2016 Album "Song and Dance Man"
Here's the lyrics and chords that Jason Collett plays on the album recording. I recommend listening to the
song to get an idea of the strumming style.
Standard Tuning (No capo)
Chords Used (These are the chords I use. However, the recording sounds like he plays them as barre chords
in higher fretboard positions):
C# minorC#m - x46654
G# minorG#m - 466444
A augmentedA - X02220
Amaj7Amaj7 - X02120 or x02124
E MajorE - 022100
D MajorD - xx0232
[Intro]
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m X2
[Verse 1]
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
I was a paperboy, back when there was paper boys
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Bookstores and record shops, bricks and mortar.
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
Now I made the cover but I cant pay the band
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE
What's more important is we’re building a brand
[Chorus 1]
E MajorE G# minorG#m Amaj7Amaj7
Everybody clap your hands for the song and dance man
E MajorE G# minorG#m Amaj7Amaj7
Everybody clap your hands for the song and dance man
[Verse 2]
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
Pass a hat for pennies, Kickstart some fans
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE
If you can tweet something brilliant, you’ve got a marketing plan.
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
Jingling and jangling, living in a van
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE
If we could just sell some t-shirts, we could pay for the gas.
[Chorus 2]
E MajorE G# minorG#m Amaj7Amaj7
Everybody clap your hands for the song and dance man
E MajorE G# minorG#m Amaj7Amaj7
Everybody clap your hands for the song and dance man
E MajorE D MajorD F# minorF#m
Everybody clap your hands I'm a song and dance man.
[Instrumental]
E MajorE G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
[Verse 3]
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
Now that the future has swallowed the past.
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Its one step forward. And two steps back
[Chorus 3]
E MajorE G# minorG#m Amaj7Amaj7
Everybody clap your hands for the song and dance man
E MajorE G# minorG#m Amaj7Amaj7
Everybody clap your hands for the song and dance man
E MajorE D MajorD F# minorF#m
Everybody clap your hands I'm a song and dance man.
E MajorE G# minorG#m Amaj7Amaj7
Everybody clap your hands for the song and dance man
E MajorE D MajorD F# minorF#m
You gotta do what you can when you’re a song and dance man.
[Outro]
E MajorE G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE (End)