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Poor Jack Chords by Danny Elfman

Poor Jack chords by Danny Elfman

Guitar chords with lyrics

From "The Nightmare Before Christmas".

Chords from official book, but slightly simplified.

Bbm         Bbsus
What have I done?
Bbm         Bbsus
What have I done?
Bbm       Ab
How could I
Bbm       Ab
be so blind?
Em     Csus  Bbsus
All is lost.
Em        Fm
Where was I?
Bbm      Fm  Ab
Spoiled all,
Bbm      Fm
spoiled all,
F#   Fm
everything's
F#         F
gone all wrong.
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Bbm         Bbsus
What have I done?
Bbm         Ebm
What have I done?
Bbm         Bbdim        Adim
Find a deep cave to hide in.
Bbm  C#m     F#            Adim
In a million years they'll find me,
Gm        D+
only dust
Ebdim7  D
and a plaque
N.C.                  Dsus D7  Gm
That reads "Here Lies Poor Old Jack."

N.C.
       Am                     E
But I never intended all this madness, never.
Em                       Cm
And nobody really understood, (well, how could they?)
     C#m
that all I ever wanted was to bring them something great.
N.C.
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?

F#7   Bm       G                Em     F#7
Well, what the heck, I went and did my best.
        G#m                              D#
And, by God, I really tasted something swell. (That's right!)
          C#m     F#m6         Gdim7       Ab
And for a moment, why, I even touched the sky.
Bbm                        F7              Bbm
And at least I left some stories they can tell, I did!

             F7         F#            Abm     Gdim7
And, for the first time since I don't remember when,
          Bbm         Cdim7    Bbm    F7
I'd felt just like my old bony self again.
    Gdim7   Bbm  N.C.              Gm6
And I,     Jack, the Pumpkin King!
N.C.
(That's right! I am the Pumpkin King! Ha, ha, ha!)

       Am         B7             F     E
And I just can't wait until next Halloween
            F#m            Fm
'cause I've got some new ideas
           Am                 Fm
that will really make them scream.
        Bbm      Gdim7       Bbm            Gm
And, by God I'm really gonna give it all my might!
N.C.       Bbdim7             B       Em         Ebdim7
(Uh-oh!) I hope there's still time to set things right!
Adim7

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