Chords for CAKE - Short Skirt/Long Jacket (Canadian Version)
Tempo:
120.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
We are going to ask you to listen to this song and tell me your honest opinion of what you think about it while you're [Bm] listening.
Okay.
I'm going to turn it [B] up though.
[D] [C] [D]
[D] Can you hear it?
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond.
I just got a diamond.
I want a girl who knows what's best.
I [A] want a girl with shoes that cut [D] and [C] thighs that burn [Gb] like [Ab] cigarettes.
[D] I want a [G] girl with the right [D] allocations.
This is a woman's song.
[A] And thorough.
[G] [D]
It's got nothing to do with being different.
[G] She's putting up her [D] hair.
She's doing her best.
[G] And picking up slack.
[A] Give me a couple beers and I can do what she's doing.
And a long [G] [A] [N] jacket.
Is the turn over?
[D]
No.
Oh, it's starting again.
I don't know what he's singing about yet.
[C] I'm trying to figure that out.
[D] I want a girl who gets up early.
[A] Gets up early.
Who stays up late.
Go to bed [G] late.
What's up with that?
It's a contradiction.
What did he say?
[D] Uninterrupted [C] prosperity?
[D] What the heck does that mean?
With [G] fingernails that shine [A] like justice.
[D] And a voice that is dark [G] like tears.
I don't [A] know who this is, [D] but
Thorough.
[Em] But the vocals is a little [D] bland.
There's nothing wrong with [G] the song.
[A] The [G] woman sounds like a [A] good woman.
A short skirt and a long
[D] Long jacket.
[G] [D] But if they put it to an advertisement.
Cake?
That's when it would hit.
He calls himself Cake.
[G] People would love it.
Do you guys [D] have any say in changing the name?
[G] Is [F] that a [D] trumpet?
Is that a trumpet?
[Bm] Is that [D] a trumpet?
[B] [D] The background music goes [G] like a snake.
A rattlesnake.
That's pretty cool [D] too.
[C]
[A] [D]
Is that Amy?
Is that Amy? Wow.
[C]
[G] That's a lot of people.
[D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] Where's the band?
[A]
[G] [A] [D] [A] Anyway.
[G] I like it.
[D] She [Eb] likes it.
[G] I like it.
[A] Is that EZ?
Long
[D]
[G] Long
[D] When horses [G] are this lame.
They [D] shoot them.
I don't like that.
[G] [D] I want to [G] dance with somebody.
[D] That's alright.
[G] [D]
[G] [Ab] That's actually pretty cool.
But not something [N] I actually listen to.
See, because I'm an alternative.
That's why.
Metal and brass and stuff like that.
[Bm] Right on.
[B]
Okay.
I'm going to turn it [B] up though.
[D] [C] [D]
[D] Can you hear it?
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond.
I just got a diamond.
I want a girl who knows what's best.
I [A] want a girl with shoes that cut [D] and [C] thighs that burn [Gb] like [Ab] cigarettes.
[D] I want a [G] girl with the right [D] allocations.
This is a woman's song.
[A] And thorough.
[G] [D]
It's got nothing to do with being different.
[G] She's putting up her [D] hair.
She's doing her best.
[G] And picking up slack.
[A] Give me a couple beers and I can do what she's doing.
And a long [G] [A] [N] jacket.
Is the turn over?
[D]
No.
Oh, it's starting again.
I don't know what he's singing about yet.
[C] I'm trying to figure that out.
[D] I want a girl who gets up early.
[A] Gets up early.
Who stays up late.
Go to bed [G] late.
What's up with that?
It's a contradiction.
What did he say?
[D] Uninterrupted [C] prosperity?
[D] What the heck does that mean?
With [G] fingernails that shine [A] like justice.
[D] And a voice that is dark [G] like tears.
I don't [A] know who this is, [D] but
Thorough.
[Em] But the vocals is a little [D] bland.
There's nothing wrong with [G] the song.
[A] The [G] woman sounds like a [A] good woman.
A short skirt and a long
[D] Long jacket.
[G] [D] But if they put it to an advertisement.
Cake?
That's when it would hit.
He calls himself Cake.
[G] People would love it.
Do you guys [D] have any say in changing the name?
[G] Is [F] that a [D] trumpet?
Is that a trumpet?
[Bm] Is that [D] a trumpet?
[B] [D] The background music goes [G] like a snake.
A rattlesnake.
That's pretty cool [D] too.
[C]
[A] [D]
Is that Amy?
Is that Amy? Wow.
[C]
[G] That's a lot of people.
[D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] Where's the band?
[A]
[G] [A] [D] [A] Anyway.
[G] I like it.
[D] She [Eb] likes it.
[G] I like it.
[A] Is that EZ?
Long
[D]
[G] Long
[D] When horses [G] are this lame.
They [D] shoot them.
I don't like that.
[G] [D] I want to [G] dance with somebody.
[D] That's alright.
[G] [D]
[G] [Ab] That's actually pretty cool.
But not something [N] I actually listen to.
See, because I'm an alternative.
That's why.
Metal and brass and stuff like that.
[Bm] Right on.
[B]
100% ➙ 120BPM
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G
A
C
Bm
D
G
A
We are going to ask you to listen to this song and tell me your honest opinion of what you think about it while you're [Bm] listening.
Okay.
I'm going to turn it [B] up though. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Can you hear it?
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond.
I just got a diamond.
I want a girl who knows what's best.
I [A] want a girl with shoes that cut [D] and [C] thighs that burn [Gb] like [Ab] cigarettes. _
[D] I want a [G] girl with the right [D] allocations.
This is a woman's song.
[A] And thorough.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _
It's got nothing to do with being different.
[G] She's putting up her [D] hair.
She's doing her best.
[G] And picking up slack.
[A] Give me a couple beers and I can do what she's doing.
And a long [G] _ _ [A] [N] jacket.
Is the turn over?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
No.
Oh, it's starting again.
_ I don't know what he's singing about yet.
[C] I'm trying to figure that out.
_ _ [D] I want a girl who gets up early.
[A] _ Gets up early.
Who stays up late.
Go to bed [G] late.
What's up with that?
It's a contradiction.
What did he say?
_ [D] Uninterrupted [C] prosperity?
[D] What the heck does that mean?
With _ [G] fingernails that shine [A] like justice.
[D] And a voice that is dark [G] like tears.
I don't [A] know who this is, [D] but_
Thorough.
[Em] But the vocals is a little [D] bland.
There's nothing wrong with [G] the song.
_ _ _ [A] The [G] woman sounds like a [A] good woman.
A short skirt and a _ _ long_
_ _ _ [D] Long jacket. _
[G] _ _ _ [D] But if they put it to an advertisement.
_ _ _ _ Cake?
That's when it would hit.
He calls himself Cake. _ _
[G] People would love it.
Do you guys [D] have any say in changing the name? _
[G] _ Is [F] that a [D] trumpet? _
Is that a trumpet?
[Bm] Is that [D] a trumpet? _ _ _
[B] _ _ [D] The background music goes [G] like a snake.
A rattlesnake.
That's pretty cool [D] too.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Is that Amy? _ _
Is that Amy? Wow.
[C] _
[G] That's a lot of people.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [D] Where's the band?
_ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Anyway.
[G] I like it.
_ [D] She [Eb] likes it. _
[G] I like it.
_ [A] Is that _ _ _ EZ?
_ Long_ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Long_
_ _ _ [D] _ When horses [G] are this lame.
They [D] shoot them.
I don't like that. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ I want to [G] dance with somebody.
_ [D] That's alright. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ That's actually pretty cool.
But not something [N] I actually listen to.
_ See, because I'm an alternative.
That's why.
Metal and brass and stuff like that.
_ [Bm] _ Right on.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
I'm going to turn it [B] up though. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Can you hear it?
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond.
I just got a diamond.
I want a girl who knows what's best.
I [A] want a girl with shoes that cut [D] and [C] thighs that burn [Gb] like [Ab] cigarettes. _
[D] I want a [G] girl with the right [D] allocations.
This is a woman's song.
[A] And thorough.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _
It's got nothing to do with being different.
[G] She's putting up her [D] hair.
She's doing her best.
[G] And picking up slack.
[A] Give me a couple beers and I can do what she's doing.
And a long [G] _ _ [A] [N] jacket.
Is the turn over?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
No.
Oh, it's starting again.
_ I don't know what he's singing about yet.
[C] I'm trying to figure that out.
_ _ [D] I want a girl who gets up early.
[A] _ Gets up early.
Who stays up late.
Go to bed [G] late.
What's up with that?
It's a contradiction.
What did he say?
_ [D] Uninterrupted [C] prosperity?
[D] What the heck does that mean?
With _ [G] fingernails that shine [A] like justice.
[D] And a voice that is dark [G] like tears.
I don't [A] know who this is, [D] but_
Thorough.
[Em] But the vocals is a little [D] bland.
There's nothing wrong with [G] the song.
_ _ _ [A] The [G] woman sounds like a [A] good woman.
A short skirt and a _ _ long_
_ _ _ [D] Long jacket. _
[G] _ _ _ [D] But if they put it to an advertisement.
_ _ _ _ Cake?
That's when it would hit.
He calls himself Cake. _ _
[G] People would love it.
Do you guys [D] have any say in changing the name? _
[G] _ Is [F] that a [D] trumpet? _
Is that a trumpet?
[Bm] Is that [D] a trumpet? _ _ _
[B] _ _ [D] The background music goes [G] like a snake.
A rattlesnake.
That's pretty cool [D] too.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Is that Amy? _ _
Is that Amy? Wow.
[C] _
[G] That's a lot of people.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [D] Where's the band?
_ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Anyway.
[G] I like it.
_ [D] She [Eb] likes it. _
[G] I like it.
_ [A] Is that _ _ _ EZ?
_ Long_ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Long_
_ _ _ [D] _ When horses [G] are this lame.
They [D] shoot them.
I don't like that. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ I want to [G] dance with somebody.
_ [D] That's alright. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ That's actually pretty cool.
But not something [N] I actually listen to.
_ See, because I'm an alternative.
That's why.
Metal and brass and stuff like that.
_ [Bm] _ Right on.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _