Flake chords by Jack Johnson

Chords with lyrics

Artist: Jack Johnson
Title: =B3Flake=B2
Album: Brushfire Fairytales

The chords used:
   DmDm   FF    Bb majorBb   C majorC   C#5C#5  A augmentedA   F minorFm   B5B5
E-----5------1---------------------------5-------1---------------|
B-----6------1---------------------------5-------1---------------|
G-----7------2-------3------5------6-----6-------1------4--------|
D-----7------3-------3------5------6-----7-------3------4--------|
A-----5------3-------1------3------4-----7-------3------2--------|
E------------1---------------------------5-------1---------------|

 NOTE: For the DmDm chord you may use the basic chord in the first position
but Jack Johnson plays it in the fifth position.
      The x is in the place where he mutes/chops the strings.

So the song in tablature goes like this:
INTRO/VERSE:
  DmDm           FF          Bb majorBb
E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x-
B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x-
G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---1--1-x--1--1-1-x-
E-------x-------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x-
   FF             C5C5
E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------|
B-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------|
G-----2--2-x----2----2-2----x----5-------*--| Repeat
D-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----5-------*--|
A-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----3----------|
E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------|

NOTE: When going into the chorus, (the last verse line) the verse goes like
this
    DmDm         FF           Bb majorBb
E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x-
B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x-
G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----1--1-x--1--1-1-x-
E-------x-------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x-
   C5C5
E----------x------------x----|
B----------x------------x----|
G-----5--5-x---5---5-5--x----|
D-----5--5-x---5---5-5--x----|
A-----3--3-x---3---3-3--x----|
E----------x------------x----|

CHORUS:
  FF          C5C5        C#5C#5 DmDm
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x------5--5-x--5--5-5-x-
B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x------6--6-x--6--6-6-x-
G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6--7--7-x--7--7-7-x-
D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6--7--7-x--7--7-7-x-
A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5-x-
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----------x---------x-
  A augmentedA          Bb majorBb         B5B5 C5C5
E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x---------x-
B--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x---------x-
G--6--6-x--6---6-6--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5-x-
D--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5-x-
A--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---1--1-x--1--1-1--x---2--3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x---------x-
  FF          C5C5
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----|
B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----|
G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*| REPEAT
D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*|
A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x-----|
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----|

INTERLUDE (The backing for the slide guitar solo)
  F minorFm
E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----|
B----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----|
G----1--1-x---1----1-1----x---*|  REPEAT
D----3--3-x---3----3-3----x---*|
A----3--3-x---3----3-3----x----|
E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----|

Then when he starts to sing again:
   F minorFm
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x-
A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x-
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-

 C5C5          F minorFm           Bb majorBb
E-------x-----------x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x-----------x
B-------x-----------x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x-----------x
G--5--5-x--5---5-5--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---3--3-x--3---3-3--x-
D--5--5-x--5---5-5--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3---3-3--x-
A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---1--1-x--1---1-1--x-
E-------x-----------x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x-----------x-

   F minorFm        C majorC    F minorFm
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x------------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--|
B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x------------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--|
G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--5--5-x---5---5-5--x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-*|
D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--5--5-x---5---5-5--x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x-*|
A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--3--3-x---3---3-3--x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--|
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x------------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--|

REPEAT

The song with the lyrics goes like this:

INTRO:
 Dm, F, Bb, FF

   DmDm           FF
   I know she said it's .........
   Bb majorBb             FF
   But you can make it up next .........
   DmDm             FF
   I know she said knows it's .........
   Bb majorBb          FF
   There ain't no use in .........
   DmDm         FF
   Maybe she thinks I know .........
     Bb majorBb             FF
   Maybe maybe she thinks it's .........
   DmDm            FF
   Maybe she knows something I .........
   Bb majorBb        B5B5 C5C5
   I'm so tired, I'm so tired .........

CHORUS:
   FF           C5C5
   It seems to me that maybe
C#5C#5 DmDm              A augmentedA
   It pretty much always .........
   Bb majorBb        C#5C#5 C5C5        FF   Bb majorBb   C majorC
   So don't tell me you might ........... go
   FF           C majorC
   And often times we're .........
   DmDm            A augmentedA
   It seems to stand in my .........
   Bb majorBb         BB  C5C5          FF  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   Cause no one no not no one ............ let down

VERSE:
   DmDm           FF
   I know she loves the .........
   Bb majorBb              FF
   no longer sees it with her sleeping .........
   DmDm                  FF
   And I know that when she said she's .........
   Bb majorBb                 FF
   Well it might not work because of other .........
   DmDm           FF
   And I wouldn't want to break 'em .........
   Bb majorBb
   I wouldn't want to break em
   DmDm            FF
   Maybe she'll help me to untie .........
   Bb majorBb           B5B5     C5C5
   Until then well, I'm gonna have to lie .........

CHORUS:
   FF           C5C5
   It seems to me that .........
   C#5C#5 DmDm              A augmentedA
   It pretty much always .........
   Bb majorBb        C#5C#5 C5C5        FF   Bb majorBb   C majorC
   So don't tell me you might .........it go
   FF           C majorC
   And often times we're .........
   DmDm            A augmentedA
   It seems to stand in my .........
   Bb majorBb         BB  C5C5          FF  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   Cause no one no not no one .........    down

CHORUS:
   FF           C5C5
   It seems to me that .........
C#5C#5 DmDm              A augmentedA
   It pretty much always .........
   Bb majorBb        C#5C#5 C5C5        FF   Bb majorBb   C majorC
   So don't tell me you might .........  go
   FF           C majorC
   And often times we're .........
   DmDm            A augmentedA
   It seems to stand in my .........
   Bb majorBb         BB  C5C5          FF  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   Cause no one no not no one .........    down

INTERLUDE:
   Fm,

Then he starts to sing:
   F minorFm
   The harder you try baby, the further .........
   F minorFm               C5C5
   Even with all your money in the whole .........
   F minorFm
   Please please please don=B9t .........
   Bb majorBb
   Please please please don=B9t .........
   F minorFm  C5C5    FF m
   Please please please don=B9t ....... by
   F minorFm
   Everything you know about me baby you .........
   F minorFm     C majorC
   Even after all your silly things .........
   F minorFm
   Please please please don=B9t .........
   Bb majorBb
   Please please please don=B9t .........
   F minorFm     C5C5    FF
   Please please please don=B9t drag me down

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