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Spring Heeled Jim
	(Morrissey/Whyte)

This is the second song off of -Vauxhall & I- and a pretty good one in my
opinion.  I play this song with a capo on the fourth fret.  The intro and
interlusions (if there is such a word) are this RIFF:

   Chord diagramFF                         Chord diagramA minorAm

G#-------------1-----------|-------------0-----------|
D#-------1--------1--------|-------1--------1--------|
 B---2------2-------2----2-|---2------2-------2----2-|
F#-3---3---------------3---|-----2---------------2---|
C#-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
G#-------------------------|-------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE                          Chord diagramA minorAm
Spring-...
      Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
He~ll do, he~ll ....
         Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA minorAm
He takes on whoever ...
              Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramD MajorD
Well it~s the ...

(ahhh)

RIFF

Chord diagramE MajorE                          Chord diagramA minorAm
Spring-Heeled ....
    Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Now kissing ...
        Chord diagramE MajorE                  Chord diagramA minorAm
And his eyes on ...
        Chord diagramC majorC                         Chord diagramD MajorD
So many women, his head ....

(oh but no)

RIFF

Chord diagramE MajorE                           Chord diagramA minorAm
Spring-Heeled Jim ...
         Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
There is no need ...
             Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramA minorAm
Take life at five ....
       Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Like I do
Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramA minorAm
Until Jim feels ...
   Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Oh where did ....
Chord diagramE MajorE                      Chord diagramA minorAm
Once always ...
             Chord diagramC majorC
Now it~s ...
       Chord diagramD MajorD
And he ....

RIFF
(ending instrumental played with verse chords)


you may notice my deliberate use of Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 chords and i justify that by
telling you that if you listen to the album closely, it has such a feel
for a Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 chord.

for poor people who cannot afford capoes, i can sympathize, so i will
decode each chord into their correct names and their correct fingering,
but having a capo makes it so much easier.  (the cheapest capo costs only
two dollars or maybe less).  anyway:

                     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE
                     -----------
Capoed Chord diagramFF = Chord diagramA augmentedA         5 7 7 6 5 5
Capoed Am=C#m        x 4 6 6 5 4
Capoed Chord diagramE MajorE = Chord diagramG#G#        4 6 6 5 4 4
Capoed Chord diagramC majorC = Chord diagramE MajorE         x 7 9 9 9 x
Capoed Chord diagramD MajorD = Chord diagramF#F#        x x 4 6 7 6
Capoed Dsus4=F#sus4  x x 4 6 7 7


(questions, comments, phillipics, email me)  bye-bye

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