Jack of Speed Chords by Steely Dan
Tempo:
91.55 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
E
A
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#m]
[F#m] [F#]
[F#m] [D] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[F#m]
[A] [C#] [F#m]
[F#m]
[B]
[E] He's changed [A] [D] in a thousand little ways.
[F#m] He's changed, [C#m] [F#m] yes [E] indeed.
You [C#] know he's moving on metal.
[Bm] Yes, he's hanging tight.
[A] He's Jackson of speed.
[E] [F#m]
[E] She and his party, there's a case [F#m] in point.
That right wing of Louis, he sure stunk.
Up the joint, [E] he's gone.
[A] [D] He walks through the [G] old routines, [F#m] but he's gone.
[E] [F#m] Guaranteed, he [C#] may be sitting in the kitchen, [Bm] but he's stepping out on [C#] top of the speed.
[E] [A]
[F#m] [C#m] [F#m] [E]
[F#] You may [B] be that lucky for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there to here.
[Bm] He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [E] Express.
And [C#m] his new [F#] best friend is at the [C#m] throttle, more or less.
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] He can't hear you, honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[E] Don't stop.
[A] [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#m] but don't stop.
When you hear him plead, [E]
[C#] you better move now, dear darling.
[Bm] Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
[E]
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [F#]
[F#] [D] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [D] [G]
[F#m] [E] [C#]
[Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[C#m] You may be that lucky [B] for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there [F#m] to here.
He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [G#] Express.
[C#m] And his new [Bm] best friend is at the throttle, [C#] more or less.
[F#m] [E] [F#m]
[C#m] He can't hear you, [F#m] honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[D] Don't stop.
[A] [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#] but don't stop.
When [F#m] you hear him plead, you [C#m]
better move now, little darling.
[Bm] Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
[F#]
Jack of speed.
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[F#m] [F#]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[F#m]
Jack [A] [C#] [F#m]
of speed.
[E]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m]
Speed.
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[A] [F#m]
Jack of speed.
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [F#]
[F#m] [D] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[F#m]
[A] [C#] [F#m]
[F#m]
[B]
[E] He's changed [A] [D] in a thousand little ways.
[F#m] He's changed, [C#m] [F#m] yes [E] indeed.
You [C#] know he's moving on metal.
[Bm] Yes, he's hanging tight.
[A] He's Jackson of speed.
[E] [F#m]
[E] She and his party, there's a case [F#m] in point.
That right wing of Louis, he sure stunk.
Up the joint, [E] he's gone.
[A] [D] He walks through the [G] old routines, [F#m] but he's gone.
[E] [F#m] Guaranteed, he [C#] may be sitting in the kitchen, [Bm] but he's stepping out on [C#] top of the speed.
[E] [A]
[F#m] [C#m] [F#m] [E]
[F#] You may [B] be that lucky for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there to here.
[Bm] He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [E] Express.
And [C#m] his new [F#] best friend is at the [C#m] throttle, more or less.
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] He can't hear you, honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[E] Don't stop.
[A] [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#m] but don't stop.
When you hear him plead, [E]
[C#] you better move now, dear darling.
[Bm] Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
[E]
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [F#]
[F#] [D] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [D] [G]
[F#m] [E] [C#]
[Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[C#m] You may be that lucky [B] for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there [F#m] to here.
He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [G#] Express.
[C#m] And his new [Bm] best friend is at the throttle, [C#] more or less.
[F#m] [E] [F#m]
[C#m] He can't hear you, [F#m] honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[D] Don't stop.
[A] [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#] but don't stop.
When [F#m] you hear him plead, you [C#m]
better move now, little darling.
[Bm] Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
[F#]
Jack of speed.
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[F#m] [F#]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[F#m]
Jack [A] [C#] [F#m]
of speed.
[E]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m]
Speed.
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[A] [F#m]
Jack of speed.
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [D]
Key:
F#m
E
A
C#m
F#
F#m
E
A
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's changed [A] _ [D] in a thousand little ways.
[F#m] He's changed, [C#m] _ _ [F#m] yes [E] indeed.
You [C#] know he's moving on metal.
[Bm] Yes, he's hanging tight.
[A] He's Jackson of speed.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [E] She and his party, there's a case [F#m] in point.
That right wing of Louis, he sure stunk.
Up the joint, [E] he's gone.
_ [A] _ [D] He walks through the [G] old routines, [F#m] but he's gone.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Guaranteed, he [C#] may be sitting in the kitchen, [Bm] but he's stepping out on [C#] top of the speed.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
[F#] You may [B] be that lucky for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there to here.
[Bm] He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [E] Express.
And [C#m] his new [F#] best friend is at the [C#m] throttle, more or less.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ He can't hear you, honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[E] Don't stop.
_ [A] _ [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#m] but don't stop.
When you hear him plead, [E] _
[C#] you better move now, dear darling.
[Bm] _ Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[C#m] You may be that lucky [B] for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there [F#m] to here.
He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [G#] Express.
[C#m] And his new [Bm] best friend is at the throttle, [C#] more or less.
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] He can't hear you, [F#m] honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[D] Don't stop.
[A] _ [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#] but don't stop.
When [F#m] you hear him plead, you [C#m]
better move now, little darling.
[Bm] Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
Jack of speed.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jack [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
of speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Jack of speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's changed [A] _ [D] in a thousand little ways.
[F#m] He's changed, [C#m] _ _ [F#m] yes [E] indeed.
You [C#] know he's moving on metal.
[Bm] Yes, he's hanging tight.
[A] He's Jackson of speed.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [E] She and his party, there's a case [F#m] in point.
That right wing of Louis, he sure stunk.
Up the joint, [E] he's gone.
_ [A] _ [D] He walks through the [G] old routines, [F#m] but he's gone.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Guaranteed, he [C#] may be sitting in the kitchen, [Bm] but he's stepping out on [C#] top of the speed.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
[F#] You may [B] be that lucky for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there to here.
[Bm] He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [E] Express.
And [C#m] his new [F#] best friend is at the [C#m] throttle, more or less.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ He can't hear you, honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[E] Don't stop.
_ [A] _ [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#m] but don't stop.
When you hear him plead, [E] _
[C#] you better move now, dear darling.
[Bm] _ Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[C#m] You may be that lucky [B] for a few [F#m] good years.
There's no way back [C#m] from there [F#m] to here.
He's a one [B]-way rider on the Shreve [G#] Express.
[C#m] And his new [Bm] best friend is at the throttle, [C#] more or less.
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] He can't hear you, [F#m] honey, that's all right.
Pack some things and get up and do the life.
[D] Don't stop.
[A] _ [D] He'll be calling [G] out your name, [F#] but don't stop.
When [F#m] you hear him plead, you [C#m]
better move now, little darling.
[Bm] Tread and falls, [F#m] Jack of speed.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
Jack of speed.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jack [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
of speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Jack of speed.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _