Key: A
Introduction:
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Woke up this morning, girl next to me
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Suckin´ on a cigarette burn for all to see
D A
I just grinned poured some Jacks in my coffee
E A
Oh, all I want is a cup of tea
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Saw her there lyin´ on the floor
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Reading the bible `bout a quarter past four
D A
I said "Little miss Velvet, give me some tea"
E D A
Oh, all I want is a cup of tea
D A
Oh, this is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
D A
This is the ballad, this is the ballad for Sam
(F#, F, A)(x2)
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Bit hard on that cigarette burn
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Told me stories make my stomach turn
D A
I just grinned, pretended it happens every day, yeah, yeah, yeah
E D A
Mustang Sally, you gotta go away
D A
Oh, this is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
D A
Oh, this is the ballad for uncle Sam
F# F A
Oooh, yeah
F# F A
Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
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I know this guy, he´s got loads of scars
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Bonfire of vanity down his arms
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Disinfects them with tears from a jar
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Like the venom from a rattlesnakes´s heart
D A
This is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
D A
Oh, this is the ballad for uncle Sam
E, D, A
F# F A
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oooh
F# F A
Oh, this is the ballad of Jack
F# F A
The ballad, the ballad, oh, yeah
F# F A
Ballad, ballad, Jack
F# F A
The ballad, oooh
F# F A
Oh, oh, the ballad, b-b-b-b-b-b-b-ballad
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Ballad of Jack