Target Chords by Joe Jackson

Tempo:
112.45 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

E

Dm

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Jackson - Target (1982) chords
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[Am] [Gb]
[D]
up, down, down, down.
No one's supposed to see I'm [E] a target.
[D] Black, white, day, night.
No one's supposed to see [Am] I'm a target.
[D] Somebody say I'm [E] crazy, walking in this neighborhood.
Say you can't be too careful, but that won't do [Am] no good.
[Gm] [Am] I'm no one special, but any [Dm] part
of town.
[Am] Someone could smile at me then, shake my [Dm] hand and run me [Am] down.
[Bbm]
[Am] [D] up, down, down, down.
No one's supposed to see [E] I'm a target.
[D] [D] Black, white, day, night.
No one's supposed to see I'm a target.
[E] Somebody say I'm crazy, living in this crazy town.
I say maybe you're just lazy, got to either swim or [Am] drown.
I'm
[Gm] [Am] doing a [Dm] happy day today, [Am] but then something [G] happens, takes [Dm] my love [Am] away.
[Bbm] [Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [C] [D] [Ab]
[Gb] [D]
[E]
[D]
[D]
[F]
[A] [D]
[Am] [Bbm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bm]
[A] [Am]
[Bbm] [Cm] [Dbm]
[D]
Down, down, down, [A] down.
No one's supposed to see I'm a target.
[D]
Black, white, day, night.
No one's supposed to see I'm a target.
No one's supposed to [Am] see I'm a [D] target.
[A]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
E
2311
Dm
2311
Bbm
13421111
D
1321
Am
2311
E
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Joe Jackson - Target chords, with this master sequence: Am, D, D, E, Gm, Am, Dm, Am, E and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 112. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [Am] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
up, down, down, down.
No one's supposed to see I'm [E] a target.
_ [D] Black, white, day, night. _
No one's supposed to see [Am] I'm a target.
[D] _ _ Somebody say I'm [E] crazy, walking in this neighborhood.
Say you can't be too careful, but that won't do [Am] no good. _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] I'm no one special, but any [Dm] part
of town.
[Am] Someone could smile at me then, shake my [Dm] hand and run me [Am] down.
_ [Bbm] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ up, down, _ down, down.
No one's supposed to see [E] I'm a target.
_ [D] [D] Black, white, day, night.
_ No one's supposed to see I'm a target.
_ _ [E] Somebody say I'm crazy, living in this crazy town.
I say maybe you're just lazy, got to either swim or [Am] drown.
_ I'm _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ doing a [Dm] happy day today, [Am] but then something [G] happens, takes [Dm] my love [Am] away.
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Down, down, down, [A] down.
No one's supposed to see I'm a target.
_ _ [D]
Black, white, day, night.
No one's supposed to see I'm a target.
No one's supposed to [Am] see I'm a [D] target. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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This song was penned by Joe Jackson.

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