Look Sharp Chords by Joe Jackson
Tempo:
130.45 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
D
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Am] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D] [Em] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am] Tell me what [G] goes on [Am] around here.
[Em]
[Am] Go out and get me [G] in the corner, [A] smoke my cigarettes [Dm] and [D#] drink my [Am] beer.
[G]
[C] Tell me that [G] this [C] world is no place for the hood.
[G] [F] If you [Am] can't look me [D] in the [Em] eye, [Am] tell me if you see a trace of fear.
You gotta look sharp.
[G] [A]
You gotta [C] look sharp.
[G] [A]
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm]
illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[Am] Okay, what you say?
Tell me [D] what they're [C#] wearing [Am] this year.
[Em]
[Am] Don't want that laugh at me, cause you don't see that I got something going right here.
[G]
[C] [D] [C] Say I'm just a dreamer, say I'm just a kid.
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] Well, [D] hey, shut [C] your face, maybe [G] you will see your [Am] hair.
[D] [G]
[Am] [D] Gotta look sharp.
[A]
You gotta [C] look sharp.
[Gm] [A]
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm] illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am]
[D] [G] [Am] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [Em] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am] [G] [Am] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] And [Am] you gotta have no illusions.
Big shot, [G] thanks a lot.
[Am] Gotta [Em] go, it's getting [Am] late.
[D] [Em]
[Am] I'm a thang with [G] my tailor now, [Am] thanks for [G] grooming me so [Am] straight.
[Em]
[C] Tell me how they rock me to find I'll get real sweet.
Well, [Am] check your watch [D] and wallet [G] now [Am] before I go [D] and you're [Am] too late. Oh, [Em] well.
[Am] You gotta look [D] sharp.
[G] [A]
You gotta [D] look sharp.
[G] [A]
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm]
illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em] looking over your [Am] shoulder.
Yeah!
[N]
[Am] [D] [Em] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am] Tell me what [G] goes on [Am] around here.
[Em]
[Am] Go out and get me [G] in the corner, [A] smoke my cigarettes [Dm] and [D#] drink my [Am] beer.
[G]
[C] Tell me that [G] this [C] world is no place for the hood.
[G] [F] If you [Am] can't look me [D] in the [Em] eye, [Am] tell me if you see a trace of fear.
You gotta look sharp.
[G] [A]
You gotta [C] look sharp.
[G] [A]
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm]
illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[Am] Okay, what you say?
Tell me [D] what they're [C#] wearing [Am] this year.
[Em]
[Am] Don't want that laugh at me, cause you don't see that I got something going right here.
[G]
[C] [D] [C] Say I'm just a dreamer, say I'm just a kid.
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] Well, [D] hey, shut [C] your face, maybe [G] you will see your [Am] hair.
[D] [G]
[Am] [D] Gotta look sharp.
[A]
You gotta [C] look sharp.
[Gm] [A]
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm] illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am]
[D] [G] [Am] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [Em] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am] [G] [Am] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] And [Am] you gotta have no illusions.
Big shot, [G] thanks a lot.
[Am] Gotta [Em] go, it's getting [Am] late.
[D] [Em]
[Am] I'm a thang with [G] my tailor now, [Am] thanks for [G] grooming me so [Am] straight.
[Em]
[C] Tell me how they rock me to find I'll get real sweet.
Well, [Am] check your watch [D] and wallet [G] now [Am] before I go [D] and you're [Am] too late. Oh, [Em] well.
[Am] You gotta look [D] sharp.
[G] [A]
You gotta [D] look sharp.
[G] [A]
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm]
illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em] looking over your [Am] shoulder.
Yeah!
[N]
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[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G]
[Am] Tell me what [G] goes on [Am] around here.
_ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ Go out and get me [G] in the corner, [A] smoke my cigarettes [Dm] and [D#] drink my [Am] beer.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Tell me that [G] this [C] world is no place for the _ hood. _
_ _ [G] [F] If you [Am] can't look me [D] in the [Em] eye, [Am] tell me if you see a trace of fear. _ _ _
_ You gotta look sharp.
[G] _ [A] _
_ You gotta [C] look sharp.
[G] _ [A] _
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no _ [Dm]
illusions.
[C] _ Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Okay, what you say?
Tell me [D] what they're [C#] wearing [Am] this year.
_ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ Don't want that laugh at me, cause you don't see that I got something going right here.
[G] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ Say I'm just a dreamer, say I'm just a kid.
[G] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ Well, [D] hey, shut [C] your face, maybe [G] you will see your [Am] hair.
_ [D] _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ [D] Gotta look sharp.
_ [A] _
_ You gotta [C] look sharp.
_ [Gm] _ [A] _
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm] illusions.
[C] _ Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[Am] _ [D] And [Am] you gotta have no illusions.
Big shot, [G] thanks a lot.
[Am] Gotta [Em] go, it's getting [Am] late.
_ [D] _ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ _ I'm a thang with [G] my tailor now, [Am] thanks for [G] grooming me so [Am] straight.
_ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ Tell me how they rock me to find I'll get real sweet. _ _
Well, _ [Am] _ check your watch [D] and wallet [G] now [Am] before I go [D] and you're [Am] too late. Oh, [Em] well. _
[Am] _ You gotta look [D] sharp.
_ [G] _ [A] _
You gotta [D] look sharp.
[G] _ _ [A] _
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no _ [Dm]
illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em] looking over your [Am] shoulder.
Yeah! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G]
[Am] Tell me what [G] goes on [Am] around here.
_ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ Go out and get me [G] in the corner, [A] smoke my cigarettes [Dm] and [D#] drink my [Am] beer.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Tell me that [G] this [C] world is no place for the _ hood. _
_ _ [G] [F] If you [Am] can't look me [D] in the [Em] eye, [Am] tell me if you see a trace of fear. _ _ _
_ You gotta look sharp.
[G] _ [A] _
_ You gotta [C] look sharp.
[G] _ [A] _
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no _ [Dm]
illusions.
[C] _ Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Okay, what you say?
Tell me [D] what they're [C#] wearing [Am] this year.
_ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ Don't want that laugh at me, cause you don't see that I got something going right here.
[G] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ Say I'm just a dreamer, say I'm just a kid.
[G] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ Well, [D] hey, shut [C] your face, maybe [G] you will see your [Am] hair.
_ [D] _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ [D] Gotta look sharp.
_ [A] _
_ You gotta [C] look sharp.
_ [Gm] _ [A] _
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no [Dm] illusions.
[C] _ Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em]
looking over your shoulder.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[Am] _ [D] And [Am] you gotta have no illusions.
Big shot, [G] thanks a lot.
[Am] Gotta [Em] go, it's getting [Am] late.
_ [D] _ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ _ I'm a thang with [G] my tailor now, [Am] thanks for [G] grooming me so [Am] straight.
_ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ Tell me how they rock me to find I'll get real sweet. _ _
Well, _ [Am] _ check your watch [D] and wallet [G] now [Am] before I go [D] and you're [Am] too late. Oh, [Em] well. _
[Am] _ You gotta look [D] sharp.
_ [G] _ [A] _
You gotta [D] look sharp.
[G] _ _ [A] _
And you gotta [F] have [Em] no _ [Dm]
illusions.
[C] Just [Dm] keep going, you ain't [Em] looking over your [Am] shoulder.
Yeah! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _