Chords for Jackie Jackson's Day Dream
Tempo:
101.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Rosie, how are you?
Hey man, that was really out of sight.
Well, thanks Rosie.
Wow, you sure are [N] big.
Well, you know, being big get me into a lot of doors.
Well, you're big enough to be an athlete.
So, you ever play any sports?
Just a little figure skating.
Why don't you come over to the house and play some basketball with us sometime?
Oh, I'll see if I can round up a few figure skaters.
You better bring the best man, because me and my brother's gonna put you away.
Beat us?
You little guys?
Right.
In your wildest dream, you ain't never seen a team like I got.
Like I got.
Like I got.
[D]
[Dm]
Three nights!
[Gm] Popcorn!
[Bbm]
[F] The sporting world's had [Dm] many teams the fans have called first rate.
Had the Yankees in the 40s.
[D] All agreed we're really great.
[G] Packers and the [D] Celtics piled up records hard to beat.
But good as they all seem [Gm] to be, they tasted [F] of defeat.
[D] No team has ever won them all and [G] always stayed on top.
Except that [Dm] group of superstars [G] no team could [Am] ever stop.
[G] A bunch of splendid [Eb] athletes who [Gm] all stood strong and tall.
[G] They called themselves the [D] Dream Team and their game was
[Gm] Basketball!
[Dbm] [D] The scissor, a massive collection of bones, was known by the nickname the Skyscraper Jones.
[E]
[Gb] [G] [D] The forwards were both brilliant ball [Ebm]-handlers too, named Kangaroo Carson [A] and Dead Eye Magoon.
[Dm]
[E] [A] [Eb] The guards were two giants who played with great cool, called Bulldogs of Princeton [Bbm] and Hook Shadow too.
[Eb]
[E] Together they moved like a well-oiled machine and ran up such scores it was almost obscene.
This team is unbeatable.
Everyone said.
And [Em] if no one can beat them, then basketball's dead.
[Fm] Basketball's dead, yes, basketball's dead.
No team will beat them, so no team can meet them.
Basketball's dead, [F] [Fm]
yes, basketball's dead.
[G] But wait folks.
What?
Not?
From out of Indiana like bees from a hive came a little known [A] team called the Jacksons [G] 5.
The game was a mission impossibly tough to whip the Dream Team so they're hollering up.
[Ab] We'll rap for y'all, friends.
We'll muggle you guys.
We'll get [Eb] down to each one of you.
[Bb] Right down the file.
We'll shiver your timbers till all of you [B] fall.
The Jacksons will beat you in [Eb] say
[Ab] Basketball!
[A] The [E] [A] Dream Team signed and everything [Am] nearly cried!
Go home little [D] boys, get off the [A] court!
It's a [G] big man's game, you're much [A] too [Bb] short!
Too short, ma?
That's just your way, you're [F] afraid to play!
Afraid to [Eb] play?
Hear that [F] squirt?
Go home before you [Bb] all get hurt!
We'd like to get just one thing straight,
We heard you guys [F] were really [Bb] great!
But so far all we heard is [Fm] talk!
Are [Gm] you gonna play, [A] are you gonna [Gb] walk?
Well that's the Dream Team got real mad,
[A] They blew what little [G] cool they had!
[B] This time you guys, you've gone [D] too far!
We'll show you all how good we are!
[F] We'll play you now, but we're [Cm] so sore,
We might not even [Fm] let you score!
[G] Oh yeah, oh yeah, we've [D] heard it all!
Let's cut the talking, [Cm] let's play ball!
So the team signed [G] up and the ball was tossed,
And the game got underway,
And the [Eb] Dream Team knew from the [Ab] very first [Db] step
That the Jacksons knew [G] how to play!
[Dbm] They dribbled, they passed, they faked,
They shot, they hustled, they [A] drove right on through!
And [B] every time that the [A] Dream Team [Db] scored,
Well the Jacksons 5 scored too!
[D] [Eb]
[C] [Fm]
[G] [Gm] When the buzzer went off at the end of the half,
The Dream Team wanted [D] to hide!
[Gm] They couldn't believe it was happening,
But the score [G] was really tied!
We [Abm] gotta stop those guys, we [Ab] gotta stop them quick,
We gotta re [Ebm]-align, they're looking mighty slick,
We've [Abm] got to start our drive or think of some good trick,
It's not the [B] Jacksons 5, they're making us look sick!
[Eb] Sick, [F] sick, [Gb] sick, sick, [B] hey I got a way!
[A] Let's fill them up [G] with peanuts and [Bb] popcorn
And then see [A] how they play!
[D] Hey Mr.
[G] Bender, [Ab] listen to me,
Those Jacksons will use some energy,
[Gb] So pass out your tray and let them grab,
[D] With a good force we'll pick up the [Eb] tab!
We got a great attack, we got them on the run,
If we [Dm] can hold them back, then we'll be number one,
If we let them play, we'll have to jump or be reversed,
To play [Db] the second half the way we played the [E] first,
Jacky, come and check the score,
I'll be right back guys, don't leave the floor!
[Ab] Peanuts and popcorn, have the ball,
Free of charge kids, take [Eb] it all!
Free [Ab] of charge, is that [B] for real?
Free of charge, that's [F] some good deal!
Maybe we shouldn't, maybe we should,
It may [Db] be bad, and maybe it's good,
[F] Put them jackets on, he's out!
Who's gonna tell?
Then I guess [G] we might as well!
[Dbm] So the Jacksons ate, till all the food was gone,
While the cheerleaders [Db] changed, and two teams are on!
D [G]-Box, D-Box, 30 rookie Jacky,
Come on, green team, let's stop Jacky,
Michael, Marlon, Gino and Jermaine,
We've got the brawn, [Gbm] we've got the brain,
[Db] Green [D] team, green team,
Boy die, boy die, boy [Db] die!
One, two, three, ABC,
Do, re, mi, man alive,
Ho, go, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Go, go, go, Jacky [D] five,
The whistle blew for the second half,
The [Fm] excitement filled the [D] place,
You could tell both teams were all charged up,
As [F] they stood there face to face,
[Ebm] They dribbled, they passed, but faced the shot,
They moved with dazzling [Eb] speed,
But [Gb] the two teams seemed so evenly [Ebm] matched,
Neither one could hold a lead,
[E]
With 15 seconds left in [Ab] the game,
The dream team led [Em] by one,
[E] They knew if they could freeze [D] the ball,
The Jacksons would be done,
[Fm]
It's been four young Jackson boys,
Began to moan and groan,
They dropped to the ground with Billy [C] ace,
Leaving Jacky standing [F] alone,
[Gbm] Too much popcorn,
Too many peanuts,
Too much [Db] junk,
[Gb] Sorry Jacky, we [G] let you down,
It looked like a [Gb] Jacky number,
[Gm] The ref called time to remove the boys,
The game's over, he [Eb] said,
Get real, [G] but Jacky [Gm] said,
Ref, I'll play [Gb] myself, [Gm] that's what I have to do,
So the ref gave Jacky the ball [Ebm] and said,
[Abm] There's time for one more play,
And [E] Jacky said,
Ref, that's [Eb] all I need, [Ab] I know I'll find a way,
[A] Jacky took the [Bb] ball and started out,
[B] Way at the [Am] end of the court,
[Db] But he still had to [D] get past five,
Of the [Eb] best who ever [A] played the sport,
As the clock kept [Gb] ticking,
Seconds away, [Em] no mistake could [Ab] he afford,
[A] But he went all the way,
With a [Bbm] brilliant [B] display,
And then the buzzer [Dm] went off,
[A] He's gone!
[D] All the fans in the stands went wild,
As Jacky won the game,
And [Bb] the Dream Team said,
That he played so well,
He [Db] belongs in the Hall of Fame,
[C] [Fm]
[Bb] So the Jackson [F] 5 ended up [D] on top,
And we thanked them one and [F] all,
[Bb] But not only did they beat the [C] best,
They also saved the game,
Of [Bb] Basketball,
[F]
Yeah!
[Ab] [D]
Hey man, that was really out of sight.
Well, thanks Rosie.
Wow, you sure are [N] big.
Well, you know, being big get me into a lot of doors.
Well, you're big enough to be an athlete.
So, you ever play any sports?
Just a little figure skating.
Why don't you come over to the house and play some basketball with us sometime?
Oh, I'll see if I can round up a few figure skaters.
You better bring the best man, because me and my brother's gonna put you away.
Beat us?
You little guys?
Right.
In your wildest dream, you ain't never seen a team like I got.
Like I got.
Like I got.
[D]
[Dm]
Three nights!
[Gm] Popcorn!
[Bbm]
[F] The sporting world's had [Dm] many teams the fans have called first rate.
Had the Yankees in the 40s.
[D] All agreed we're really great.
[G] Packers and the [D] Celtics piled up records hard to beat.
But good as they all seem [Gm] to be, they tasted [F] of defeat.
[D] No team has ever won them all and [G] always stayed on top.
Except that [Dm] group of superstars [G] no team could [Am] ever stop.
[G] A bunch of splendid [Eb] athletes who [Gm] all stood strong and tall.
[G] They called themselves the [D] Dream Team and their game was
[Gm] Basketball!
[Dbm] [D] The scissor, a massive collection of bones, was known by the nickname the Skyscraper Jones.
[E]
[Gb] [G] [D] The forwards were both brilliant ball [Ebm]-handlers too, named Kangaroo Carson [A] and Dead Eye Magoon.
[Dm]
[E] [A] [Eb] The guards were two giants who played with great cool, called Bulldogs of Princeton [Bbm] and Hook Shadow too.
[Eb]
[E] Together they moved like a well-oiled machine and ran up such scores it was almost obscene.
This team is unbeatable.
Everyone said.
And [Em] if no one can beat them, then basketball's dead.
[Fm] Basketball's dead, yes, basketball's dead.
No team will beat them, so no team can meet them.
Basketball's dead, [F] [Fm]
yes, basketball's dead.
[G] But wait folks.
What?
Not?
From out of Indiana like bees from a hive came a little known [A] team called the Jacksons [G] 5.
The game was a mission impossibly tough to whip the Dream Team so they're hollering up.
[Ab] We'll rap for y'all, friends.
We'll muggle you guys.
We'll get [Eb] down to each one of you.
[Bb] Right down the file.
We'll shiver your timbers till all of you [B] fall.
The Jacksons will beat you in [Eb] say
[Ab] Basketball!
[A] The [E] [A] Dream Team signed and everything [Am] nearly cried!
Go home little [D] boys, get off the [A] court!
It's a [G] big man's game, you're much [A] too [Bb] short!
Too short, ma?
That's just your way, you're [F] afraid to play!
Afraid to [Eb] play?
Hear that [F] squirt?
Go home before you [Bb] all get hurt!
We'd like to get just one thing straight,
We heard you guys [F] were really [Bb] great!
But so far all we heard is [Fm] talk!
Are [Gm] you gonna play, [A] are you gonna [Gb] walk?
Well that's the Dream Team got real mad,
[A] They blew what little [G] cool they had!
[B] This time you guys, you've gone [D] too far!
We'll show you all how good we are!
[F] We'll play you now, but we're [Cm] so sore,
We might not even [Fm] let you score!
[G] Oh yeah, oh yeah, we've [D] heard it all!
Let's cut the talking, [Cm] let's play ball!
So the team signed [G] up and the ball was tossed,
And the game got underway,
And the [Eb] Dream Team knew from the [Ab] very first [Db] step
That the Jacksons knew [G] how to play!
[Dbm] They dribbled, they passed, they faked,
They shot, they hustled, they [A] drove right on through!
And [B] every time that the [A] Dream Team [Db] scored,
Well the Jacksons 5 scored too!
[D] [Eb]
[C] [Fm]
[G] [Gm] When the buzzer went off at the end of the half,
The Dream Team wanted [D] to hide!
[Gm] They couldn't believe it was happening,
But the score [G] was really tied!
We [Abm] gotta stop those guys, we [Ab] gotta stop them quick,
We gotta re [Ebm]-align, they're looking mighty slick,
We've [Abm] got to start our drive or think of some good trick,
It's not the [B] Jacksons 5, they're making us look sick!
[Eb] Sick, [F] sick, [Gb] sick, sick, [B] hey I got a way!
[A] Let's fill them up [G] with peanuts and [Bb] popcorn
And then see [A] how they play!
[D] Hey Mr.
[G] Bender, [Ab] listen to me,
Those Jacksons will use some energy,
[Gb] So pass out your tray and let them grab,
[D] With a good force we'll pick up the [Eb] tab!
We got a great attack, we got them on the run,
If we [Dm] can hold them back, then we'll be number one,
If we let them play, we'll have to jump or be reversed,
To play [Db] the second half the way we played the [E] first,
Jacky, come and check the score,
I'll be right back guys, don't leave the floor!
[Ab] Peanuts and popcorn, have the ball,
Free of charge kids, take [Eb] it all!
Free [Ab] of charge, is that [B] for real?
Free of charge, that's [F] some good deal!
Maybe we shouldn't, maybe we should,
It may [Db] be bad, and maybe it's good,
[F] Put them jackets on, he's out!
Who's gonna tell?
Then I guess [G] we might as well!
[Dbm] So the Jacksons ate, till all the food was gone,
While the cheerleaders [Db] changed, and two teams are on!
D [G]-Box, D-Box, 30 rookie Jacky,
Come on, green team, let's stop Jacky,
Michael, Marlon, Gino and Jermaine,
We've got the brawn, [Gbm] we've got the brain,
[Db] Green [D] team, green team,
Boy die, boy die, boy [Db] die!
One, two, three, ABC,
Do, re, mi, man alive,
Ho, go, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Go, go, go, Jacky [D] five,
The whistle blew for the second half,
The [Fm] excitement filled the [D] place,
You could tell both teams were all charged up,
As [F] they stood there face to face,
[Ebm] They dribbled, they passed, but faced the shot,
They moved with dazzling [Eb] speed,
But [Gb] the two teams seemed so evenly [Ebm] matched,
Neither one could hold a lead,
[E]
With 15 seconds left in [Ab] the game,
The dream team led [Em] by one,
[E] They knew if they could freeze [D] the ball,
The Jacksons would be done,
[Fm]
It's been four young Jackson boys,
Began to moan and groan,
They dropped to the ground with Billy [C] ace,
Leaving Jacky standing [F] alone,
[Gbm] Too much popcorn,
Too many peanuts,
Too much [Db] junk,
[Gb] Sorry Jacky, we [G] let you down,
It looked like a [Gb] Jacky number,
[Gm] The ref called time to remove the boys,
The game's over, he [Eb] said,
Get real, [G] but Jacky [Gm] said,
Ref, I'll play [Gb] myself, [Gm] that's what I have to do,
So the ref gave Jacky the ball [Ebm] and said,
[Abm] There's time for one more play,
And [E] Jacky said,
Ref, that's [Eb] all I need, [Ab] I know I'll find a way,
[A] Jacky took the [Bb] ball and started out,
[B] Way at the [Am] end of the court,
[Db] But he still had to [D] get past five,
Of the [Eb] best who ever [A] played the sport,
As the clock kept [Gb] ticking,
Seconds away, [Em] no mistake could [Ab] he afford,
[A] But he went all the way,
With a [Bbm] brilliant [B] display,
And then the buzzer [Dm] went off,
[A] He's gone!
[D] All the fans in the stands went wild,
As Jacky won the game,
And [Bb] the Dream Team said,
That he played so well,
He [Db] belongs in the Hall of Fame,
[C] [Fm]
[Bb] So the Jackson [F] 5 ended up [D] on top,
And we thanked them one and [F] all,
[Bb] But not only did they beat the [C] best,
They also saved the game,
Of [Bb] Basketball,
[F]
Yeah!
[Ab] [D]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Rosie, how are you?
Hey man, that was really out of sight.
Well, thanks Rosie. _ _
Wow, you sure are [N] big.
Well, you know, being big get me into a lot of doors.
Well, you're big enough to be an athlete.
So, you ever play any sports?
Just a little figure skating.
Why don't you come over to the house and play some basketball with us sometime?
Oh, I'll see if I can round up a few figure skaters.
You better bring the best man, because me and my brother's gonna put you away.
Beat us?
You little guys?
Right.
In your wildest dream, you ain't never seen a team like I got.
Like I got.
Like I got.
[D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Three nights!
[Gm] Popcorn!
[Bbm] _ _ _
[F] The sporting world's had [Dm] many teams the fans have called first rate.
Had the Yankees in the 40s.
[D] All agreed we're really great. _
[G] _ Packers and the [D] Celtics piled up records hard to beat.
But good as they all seem [Gm] to be, they tasted [F] of defeat. _
[D] No team has ever won them all and [G] always stayed on top. _
Except that [Dm] group of superstars [G] no team could [Am] ever stop. _
[G] A bunch of splendid [Eb] athletes who [Gm] all stood strong and tall.
[G] They called themselves the [D] Dream Team and their game was_
[Gm] _ Basketball!
[Dbm] [D] The scissor, a massive collection of bones, was known by the nickname the Skyscraper Jones.
_ [E] _ _
[Gb] _ [G] _ _ [D] The forwards were both brilliant ball [Ebm]-handlers too, named Kangaroo Carson [A] and Dead Eye Magoon.
[Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Eb] The guards were two giants who played with great cool, called Bulldogs of Princeton [Bbm] and Hook Shadow too.
_ [Eb] _
[E] Together they moved like a well-oiled machine and ran up such scores it was almost obscene.
This team is unbeatable.
Everyone said.
And [Em] if no one can beat them, then basketball's dead.
[Fm] Basketball's dead, yes, basketball's dead.
No team will beat them, so no team can meet them.
Basketball's dead, _ [F] _ [Fm] _ _ _
yes, basketball's dead.
[G] But wait folks.
What?
_ Not?
_ _ _ From out of Indiana like bees from a hive came a little known [A] team called the Jacksons [G] 5.
The game was a mission impossibly tough to whip the Dream Team so they're hollering up.
[Ab] We'll rap for y'all, friends.
We'll muggle you guys.
We'll get [Eb] down to each one of you.
[Bb] Right down the file.
We'll shiver your timbers till all of you [B] fall.
The Jacksons will beat you in [Eb] say_
_ [Ab] Basketball!
[A] The _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Dream Team signed and everything [Am] nearly cried!
Go home little [D] boys, get off the [A] court!
It's a [G] big man's game, you're much [A] too [Bb] short!
Too short, ma?
That's just your way, you're [F] afraid to play!
Afraid to [Eb] play?
Hear that [F] squirt?
Go home before you [Bb] all get hurt!
We'd like to get just one thing straight,
We heard you guys [F] were really [Bb] great!
But so far all we heard is [Fm] talk!
Are [Gm] you gonna play, [A] are you gonna [Gb] walk?
Well that's the Dream Team got real mad,
[A] They blew what little [G] cool they had!
[B] This time you guys, you've gone [D] too far!
We'll show you all how good we are!
[F] We'll play you now, but we're [Cm] so sore,
We might not even [Fm] let you score!
[G] Oh yeah, oh yeah, we've [D] heard it all!
Let's cut the talking, [Cm] let's play ball!
So the team signed [G] up and the ball was tossed,
And the game got underway,
And the [Eb] Dream Team knew from the [Ab] very first [Db] step
That the Jacksons knew [G] how to play!
[Dbm] They dribbled, they passed, they faked,
They shot, they hustled, they [A] drove right on through!
And [B] every time that the [A] Dream Team [Db] scored,
Well the Jacksons 5 scored too! _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] When the buzzer went off at the end of the half,
The Dream Team wanted [D] to hide!
[Gm] They couldn't believe it was happening,
But the score [G] was really tied!
We [Abm] gotta stop those guys, we [Ab] gotta stop them quick,
We gotta re [Ebm]-align, they're looking mighty slick,
We've [Abm] got to start our drive or think of some good trick,
It's not the [B] Jacksons 5, they're making us look sick!
[Eb] Sick, [F] sick, [Gb] sick, sick, [B] hey I got a way!
[A] Let's fill them up [G] with peanuts and [Bb] popcorn
And then see [A] how they play!
[D] Hey Mr.
[G] Bender, [Ab] listen to me,
Those Jacksons will use some energy,
[Gb] So pass out your tray and let them grab,
[D] With a good force we'll pick up the [Eb] tab!
We got a great attack, we got them on the run,
If we [Dm] can hold them back, then we'll be number one,
If we let them play, we'll have to jump or be reversed,
To play [Db] the second half the way we played the [E] first,
Jacky, come and check the score,
I'll be right back guys, don't leave the floor!
[Ab] Peanuts and popcorn, have the ball,
Free of charge kids, take [Eb] it all!
Free [Ab] of charge, is that [B] for real?
Free of charge, that's [F] some good deal!
Maybe we shouldn't, maybe we should,
It may [Db] be bad, and maybe it's good,
[F] Put them jackets on, he's out!
Who's gonna tell?
Then I guess [G] we might as well!
[Dbm] So the Jacksons ate, till all the food was gone,
While the cheerleaders [Db] changed, and two teams are on!
D [G]-Box, D-Box, 30 rookie Jacky,
Come on, green team, let's stop Jacky,
Michael, Marlon, Gino and Jermaine,
We've got the brawn, [Gbm] we've got the brain,
[Db] Green [D] team, green team,
Boy die, boy die, boy [Db] die!
One, two, three, ABC,
Do, re, mi, man alive,
Ho, go, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Go, go, go, Jacky [D] five,
The whistle blew for the second half,
The [Fm] excitement filled the [D] place,
You could tell both teams were all charged up,
As [F] they stood there face to face,
[Ebm] They dribbled, they passed, but faced the shot,
They moved with dazzling [Eb] speed,
But [Gb] the two teams seemed so evenly [Ebm] matched,
Neither one could hold a lead,
[E]
With 15 seconds left in [Ab] the game,
The dream team led [Em] by one,
[E] They knew if they could freeze [D] the ball,
The Jacksons would be done,
[Fm]
It's been four young Jackson boys,
Began to moan and groan,
They dropped to the ground with Billy [C] ace,
Leaving Jacky standing [F] alone,
[Gbm] Too much popcorn,
Too many peanuts,
Too much [Db] junk,
[Gb] Sorry Jacky, we [G] let you down,
It looked like a [Gb] Jacky number,
[Gm] The ref called time to remove the boys,
The game's over, he [Eb] said,
Get real, [G] but Jacky [Gm] said,
Ref, I'll play [Gb] myself, [Gm] that's what I have to do,
So the ref gave Jacky the ball [Ebm] and said,
[Abm] There's time for one more play,
And [E] Jacky said,
Ref, that's [Eb] all I need, [Ab] I know I'll find a way, _
[A] Jacky took the [Bb] ball and started out,
[B] Way at the [Am] end of the court,
[Db] But he still had to [D] get past five,
Of the [Eb] best who ever [A] played the sport,
As the clock kept [Gb] ticking,
Seconds away, [Em] no mistake could [Ab] he afford,
[A] But he went all the way,
With a [Bbm] brilliant [B] display,
And then the buzzer [Dm] went off, _
_ _ [A] He's gone!
[D] _ All the fans in the stands went wild,
As Jacky won the game,
And [Bb] the Dream Team said,
That he played so well,
He [Db] belongs in the Hall of Fame,
[C] _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ So the Jackson [F] 5 ended up [D] on top,
_ And we thanked them one and [F] all, _
[Bb] But not only did they beat the [C] best,
They also saved the game,
_ _ _ Of [Bb] Basketball, _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _
Hey man, that was really out of sight.
Well, thanks Rosie. _ _
Wow, you sure are [N] big.
Well, you know, being big get me into a lot of doors.
Well, you're big enough to be an athlete.
So, you ever play any sports?
Just a little figure skating.
Why don't you come over to the house and play some basketball with us sometime?
Oh, I'll see if I can round up a few figure skaters.
You better bring the best man, because me and my brother's gonna put you away.
Beat us?
You little guys?
Right.
In your wildest dream, you ain't never seen a team like I got.
Like I got.
Like I got.
[D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Three nights!
[Gm] Popcorn!
[Bbm] _ _ _
[F] The sporting world's had [Dm] many teams the fans have called first rate.
Had the Yankees in the 40s.
[D] All agreed we're really great. _
[G] _ Packers and the [D] Celtics piled up records hard to beat.
But good as they all seem [Gm] to be, they tasted [F] of defeat. _
[D] No team has ever won them all and [G] always stayed on top. _
Except that [Dm] group of superstars [G] no team could [Am] ever stop. _
[G] A bunch of splendid [Eb] athletes who [Gm] all stood strong and tall.
[G] They called themselves the [D] Dream Team and their game was_
[Gm] _ Basketball!
[Dbm] [D] The scissor, a massive collection of bones, was known by the nickname the Skyscraper Jones.
_ [E] _ _
[Gb] _ [G] _ _ [D] The forwards were both brilliant ball [Ebm]-handlers too, named Kangaroo Carson [A] and Dead Eye Magoon.
[Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Eb] The guards were two giants who played with great cool, called Bulldogs of Princeton [Bbm] and Hook Shadow too.
_ [Eb] _
[E] Together they moved like a well-oiled machine and ran up such scores it was almost obscene.
This team is unbeatable.
Everyone said.
And [Em] if no one can beat them, then basketball's dead.
[Fm] Basketball's dead, yes, basketball's dead.
No team will beat them, so no team can meet them.
Basketball's dead, _ [F] _ [Fm] _ _ _
yes, basketball's dead.
[G] But wait folks.
What?
_ Not?
_ _ _ From out of Indiana like bees from a hive came a little known [A] team called the Jacksons [G] 5.
The game was a mission impossibly tough to whip the Dream Team so they're hollering up.
[Ab] We'll rap for y'all, friends.
We'll muggle you guys.
We'll get [Eb] down to each one of you.
[Bb] Right down the file.
We'll shiver your timbers till all of you [B] fall.
The Jacksons will beat you in [Eb] say_
_ [Ab] Basketball!
[A] The _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Dream Team signed and everything [Am] nearly cried!
Go home little [D] boys, get off the [A] court!
It's a [G] big man's game, you're much [A] too [Bb] short!
Too short, ma?
That's just your way, you're [F] afraid to play!
Afraid to [Eb] play?
Hear that [F] squirt?
Go home before you [Bb] all get hurt!
We'd like to get just one thing straight,
We heard you guys [F] were really [Bb] great!
But so far all we heard is [Fm] talk!
Are [Gm] you gonna play, [A] are you gonna [Gb] walk?
Well that's the Dream Team got real mad,
[A] They blew what little [G] cool they had!
[B] This time you guys, you've gone [D] too far!
We'll show you all how good we are!
[F] We'll play you now, but we're [Cm] so sore,
We might not even [Fm] let you score!
[G] Oh yeah, oh yeah, we've [D] heard it all!
Let's cut the talking, [Cm] let's play ball!
So the team signed [G] up and the ball was tossed,
And the game got underway,
And the [Eb] Dream Team knew from the [Ab] very first [Db] step
That the Jacksons knew [G] how to play!
[Dbm] They dribbled, they passed, they faked,
They shot, they hustled, they [A] drove right on through!
And [B] every time that the [A] Dream Team [Db] scored,
Well the Jacksons 5 scored too! _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] When the buzzer went off at the end of the half,
The Dream Team wanted [D] to hide!
[Gm] They couldn't believe it was happening,
But the score [G] was really tied!
We [Abm] gotta stop those guys, we [Ab] gotta stop them quick,
We gotta re [Ebm]-align, they're looking mighty slick,
We've [Abm] got to start our drive or think of some good trick,
It's not the [B] Jacksons 5, they're making us look sick!
[Eb] Sick, [F] sick, [Gb] sick, sick, [B] hey I got a way!
[A] Let's fill them up [G] with peanuts and [Bb] popcorn
And then see [A] how they play!
[D] Hey Mr.
[G] Bender, [Ab] listen to me,
Those Jacksons will use some energy,
[Gb] So pass out your tray and let them grab,
[D] With a good force we'll pick up the [Eb] tab!
We got a great attack, we got them on the run,
If we [Dm] can hold them back, then we'll be number one,
If we let them play, we'll have to jump or be reversed,
To play [Db] the second half the way we played the [E] first,
Jacky, come and check the score,
I'll be right back guys, don't leave the floor!
[Ab] Peanuts and popcorn, have the ball,
Free of charge kids, take [Eb] it all!
Free [Ab] of charge, is that [B] for real?
Free of charge, that's [F] some good deal!
Maybe we shouldn't, maybe we should,
It may [Db] be bad, and maybe it's good,
[F] Put them jackets on, he's out!
Who's gonna tell?
Then I guess [G] we might as well!
[Dbm] So the Jacksons ate, till all the food was gone,
While the cheerleaders [Db] changed, and two teams are on!
D [G]-Box, D-Box, 30 rookie Jacky,
Come on, green team, let's stop Jacky,
Michael, Marlon, Gino and Jermaine,
We've got the brawn, [Gbm] we've got the brain,
[Db] Green [D] team, green team,
Boy die, boy die, boy [Db] die!
One, two, three, ABC,
Do, re, mi, man alive,
Ho, go, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Go, go, go, Jacky [D] five,
The whistle blew for the second half,
The [Fm] excitement filled the [D] place,
You could tell both teams were all charged up,
As [F] they stood there face to face,
[Ebm] They dribbled, they passed, but faced the shot,
They moved with dazzling [Eb] speed,
But [Gb] the two teams seemed so evenly [Ebm] matched,
Neither one could hold a lead,
[E]
With 15 seconds left in [Ab] the game,
The dream team led [Em] by one,
[E] They knew if they could freeze [D] the ball,
The Jacksons would be done,
[Fm]
It's been four young Jackson boys,
Began to moan and groan,
They dropped to the ground with Billy [C] ace,
Leaving Jacky standing [F] alone,
[Gbm] Too much popcorn,
Too many peanuts,
Too much [Db] junk,
[Gb] Sorry Jacky, we [G] let you down,
It looked like a [Gb] Jacky number,
[Gm] The ref called time to remove the boys,
The game's over, he [Eb] said,
Get real, [G] but Jacky [Gm] said,
Ref, I'll play [Gb] myself, [Gm] that's what I have to do,
So the ref gave Jacky the ball [Ebm] and said,
[Abm] There's time for one more play,
And [E] Jacky said,
Ref, that's [Eb] all I need, [Ab] I know I'll find a way, _
[A] Jacky took the [Bb] ball and started out,
[B] Way at the [Am] end of the court,
[Db] But he still had to [D] get past five,
Of the [Eb] best who ever [A] played the sport,
As the clock kept [Gb] ticking,
Seconds away, [Em] no mistake could [Ab] he afford,
[A] But he went all the way,
With a [Bbm] brilliant [B] display,
And then the buzzer [Dm] went off, _
_ _ [A] He's gone!
[D] _ All the fans in the stands went wild,
As Jacky won the game,
And [Bb] the Dream Team said,
That he played so well,
He [Db] belongs in the Hall of Fame,
[C] _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ So the Jackson [F] 5 ended up [D] on top,
_ And we thanked them one and [F] all, _
[Bb] But not only did they beat the [C] best,
They also saved the game,
_ _ _ Of [Bb] Basketball, _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _