Staple It Together Chords by Jack Johnson

Tempo:
125.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

G

C

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jack Johnson - Staple It Together chords
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[F]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [C]
[Bm] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
It's really [C] too [D] bad, [Am] he became the prisoner [D] of his own past.
[Am] He stabbed the moment in the [D] past with a round [Am] thumbtack.
They held up the [D] list of things he gotta [Am] do.
[D] No good, he's [Am] moving on before we [D] understood.
[Am] Shot the future in the [D] foot with every step he took.
[Am] But from the places [D] that he's been he's got to [Am] look.
Better staple it [D] together and call it bad.
[G] Staple it [C] together and call it bad.
Staple it [D] together and call it bad.
[G] Staple it [C] together and call it bad.
[D] Well [Am] [D]
[E] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D] I guess you could say [Am] that he don't [D] even know where to begin.
[Am] [Dm] Cause he looked both ways but he was so [Ab] afraid.
[C] Digging deeper through [D] the ditch every chance he [Am] missed and the mess he [D] made.
[Am] Cause it is such a [D] strong word.
[Am] And every brick he [D] laid in the stake they [Am] say that his walls are getting [D] taller.
This world has to [Am] get smaller.
Better staple it [Gm] together and call it bad.
[Cm] Staple it together and call it [C] bad.
Staple it [G] together and call it bad.
Staple it [Cm] together and call it [Am] bad.
Mmm [D] mmm.
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[Bm] [Am] Oh oh.
[D] [G] [Am]
[G] [C] [Bm]
[Am] Too late, too [D] bad.
He [Am] became a prisoner [D] of his own [Am] past.
He stabbed the moment in the [D] past with a round [Am] thumbtack.
They held up the [D] list of things he gotta [Am] do.
[D] No good, he's [Am] moving on before we [D] understood.
[Am] He shot the future in the [D] foot with every step [Am] he took.
He's moving on from the places [D] that he didn't stop to [Am] look.
Better staple it [D] together and call it [G] bad.
Staple it [C] together and call it bad.
[A] Staple [D] it together and call it bad.
[G] Staple it [Am] together and call it bad.
When the weather gets [G] better we should get together.
Spend a [Am] little time and we could [D] do whatever.
And if we get together we'd be twice [G] as clever.
Just [C] staple it together and call it [G] bad [Am] weather.
Mmm mmm.
[D]
[Am] [G]
[C] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
[Am]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
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To learn Jack Johnson - Staple It Together chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Am and D. Begin your practice at a relaxed 62 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 125. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
It's really [C] too [D] bad, [Am] he became the prisoner [D] of his own past.
[Am] He stabbed the moment in the [D] past with a round [Am] thumbtack.
They held up the [D] list of things he gotta [Am] do.
[D] No good, he's [Am] moving on before we [D] understood.
[Am] Shot the future in the [D] foot with every step he took.
[Am] But from the places [D] that he's been he's got to [Am] look.
Better staple it [D] together and call it bad.
[G] Staple it [C] together and call it bad.
Staple it [D] together and call it bad.
[G] Staple it [C] together and call it bad.
_ [D] Well _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ I guess you could say _ _ [Am] that he don't [D] even know where to begin.
[Am] [Dm] Cause he looked both ways but he was so [Ab] afraid.
[C] Digging deeper through [D] the ditch every chance he [Am] missed and the mess he [D] made.
[Am] Cause it is such a [D] strong word.
[Am] And every brick he [D] laid in the stake they [Am] say that his walls are getting [D] taller.
This world has to [Am] get smaller.
Better staple it [Gm] together and call it bad.
[Cm] Staple it together and call it [C] bad.
Staple it [G] together and call it bad.
Staple it [Cm] together and call it [Am] bad.
Mmm [D] mmm.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ Oh oh. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] Too late, too [D] bad.
He [Am] became a prisoner [D] of his own [Am] past.
He stabbed the moment in the [D] past with a round [Am] thumbtack.
They held up the [D] list of things he gotta [Am] do.
[D] No good, he's [Am] moving on before we [D] understood.
[Am] He shot the future in the [D] foot with every step [Am] he took.
He's moving on from the places [D] that he didn't stop to [Am] look.
Better staple it [D] together and call it [G] bad.
Staple it [C] together and call it bad.
[A] Staple [D] it together and call it bad.
[G] Staple it [Am] together and call it bad.
When the weather gets [G] better we should get together.
Spend a [Am] little time and we could [D] do whatever.
And if we get together we'd be twice [G] as clever.
Just [C] staple it together and call it [G] bad [Am] weather.
Mmm mmm.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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