Hey Jack Kerouac Chords by 10,000 Maniacs

Tempo:
129.75 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

C#

A#m

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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10,000 Maniacs - Hey Jack Kerouac chords
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Jack Paraluck was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1922,
the youngest of three children of a French-Canadian family.
He attended local Catholic schools
and won a football scholarship at Columbia University
in New York City, where he met Neil Cassidy, Ellen Ginsberg,
and William S.
Burroughs.
He quit school his sophomore year
and joined the Merchant Marine, beginning
a restless wandering that continued
a great part of his life.
[F#]
[A] [B]
[F#] Hey, Jack Paraluck, I think of your mother.
[A#m] And the tears she cried, they were glad for [B] not another.
[F#] Then the little boy lost in a little [B] world,
where he died.
And [A#m] the days, Jack and I, the little [B] boy
could wait, which all seems to run out.
[C#] Days got lost in the world.
[B] The hay flies sing in my bed, [C#] steam and catfish fries.
[B] They all spoke to you.
[F#] Hey, Jack, now for [B] the tiki bar,
[F#] [A#m] when
you were the brightest star, who were [B] the shadows [F#] of the San
Francisco beat boys, you were [B] the favorite.
Now [A#m] they sing and battle their wounds
and think [B] of their blood someday.
Just your voice from miles out.
[C#] Days got lost in the world.
[B] The hay flies sing in my bed, [C#] steam and catfish fries.
[B] In Chinatown, [F#] howling at night.
[A]
[B] [F#]
[A]
[B] [F#]
Howling, baby, why [B] so jaded?
[F#] Have the [A#m]
boys all the love and their [B] beauty made.
Jack, [F#]
Billy, one same big, big [B] you.
You're just [A#m] like Manny down in Mexico.
[B] And also stay.
Just as words from miles [C#] out.
Days got lost in the world.
[B] The cool John Booty man, then a long, [C#] old street Monday girl.
[B]
Then 하나.
How [F#]
inkline.
[C#m] [B] [C#]
[F#]
[A]
[B] One you say?
Shut [F#] down the world.
Oh and gone [A] away with nothing at all.
[B] Da, da, da, da, da, [F#] nevermore.
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B
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F#
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C#
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A#m
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A
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B
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F#
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C#
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To jam and learn 10,000 Maniacs - (Live Unplugged) Hey Jack Kerouac chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F#, B, F#, A, F#, A#m, B and A#m. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 64 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 130 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F# Major.

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_ _ _ _ Jack Paraluck was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1922,
the youngest of three children of a French-Canadian family.
He attended local Catholic schools
and won a football scholarship at Columbia University
in New York City, _ where he met Neil Cassidy, Ellen Ginsberg,
and William S.
Burroughs. _ _ _
He quit school his sophomore year
and joined the Merchant Marine, beginning
a restless wandering that continued
a great part of his life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ Hey, Jack Paraluck, I think of your mother. _ _ _
_ [A#m] And the tears she cried, they were glad for [B] not another. _ _ _
[F#] Then the little boy lost in a little [B] world,
where he died. _ _ _
And [A#m] the days, Jack and I, the little [B] boy
could wait, _ _ _ _ which all seems to run out.
_ [C#] Days got lost in the world.
_ [B] The hay flies sing in my bed, _ [C#] steam and catfish fries.
_ _ [B] They all spoke to you.
_ _ [F#] _ Hey, Jack, _ now for [B] the tiki bar, _ _ _
_ [F#] [A#m] when
you were the brightest star, who were [B] the shadows _ _ _ _ _ [F#] of the San
Francisco beat boys, you were [B] the favorite. _ _ _ _
Now [A#m] they sing and battle their wounds
and think [B] of their blood _ someday. _
_ _ Just your voice from miles out.
_ [C#] Days got lost in the _ world.
[B] The hay flies sing in my bed, [C#] steam and catfish fries.
_ [B] _ In _ Chinatown, _ [F#] howling at night. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
Howling, baby, _ _ why [B] so jaded?
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] Have the [A#m]
boys all the love and their [B] beauty made.
Jack, _ _ _ _ [F#] _
Billy, _ _ one same big, big [B] you.
_ _ You're just [A#m] like Manny _ down in Mexico.
[B] And also stay.
_ _ _ Just as words from miles _ [C#] out.
Days got lost in the world.
_ [B] The cool John Booty man, then a long, [C#] old street Monday girl.
_ _ [B] _
Then 하나.
_ How [F#] _ _
inkline. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] One you _ _ say? _
Shut [F#] down the world.
_ Oh and gone [A] away with nothing at all.
[B] Da, da, da, da, da, [F#] _ nevermore. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Robert Buck and Natalie Merchant.

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