Chords for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-A Jackknife To A Swan
Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
[Am] [D] [E] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Fm] [G] [D] Surely after Evelyn [Em] was passed with [C] gasoline [G] and soft stuff,
A few miles off [D] the avenue, [Em] a ladder [C] flashed into a [G] fogpole.
There he is, looking for [D] a backpack, hoppin' out of the [Em] w-way,
I swear he won't use all that [C] energy, he's a cranky, cranky, filthy, filthy,
[G] If just [D] a little [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] He'll be fed up [D] with the [E] infection, I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [G] One [Bm] shift was [Em] overheated, I'm to [C] catch the red line [G] on him,
Two stops away, his [Bm] family [Em] slept, he'd be [C] there when they [G] got out of bed.
He knew he'd seen someone [D] standing, someone's dead, so he looked [Em] back,
Black eyes were headin' his [C] way, he ran to catch that last [G] train on track.
[D] If a [E] correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have been through [D] the [E] inside,
I swear I've been [C] there before, [D] it was,
[A] [D] and it was gone.
[A] [Am] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [G] I woke the brain, [D] and it said to him, I learned,
[Em] He had some pain in his hand, [C] he was choked on [G] a little brand of what [D] they would call a mess head.
[G] He's bringing it down on [C] her, Walter Johnson brought [G] a victory.
[D]
[E] If a correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have [D] been through the inside,
[E] I swear [C] I've been there [G] before, if [D] a [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] the infection must have [D] been through the inside, [E] I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
[G]
[Am] [D] [E] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Fm] [G] [D] Surely after Evelyn [Em] was passed with [C] gasoline [G] and soft stuff,
A few miles off [D] the avenue, [Em] a ladder [C] flashed into a [G] fogpole.
There he is, looking for [D] a backpack, hoppin' out of the [Em] w-way,
I swear he won't use all that [C] energy, he's a cranky, cranky, filthy, filthy,
[G] If just [D] a little [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] He'll be fed up [D] with the [E] infection, I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [G] One [Bm] shift was [Em] overheated, I'm to [C] catch the red line [G] on him,
Two stops away, his [Bm] family [Em] slept, he'd be [C] there when they [G] got out of bed.
He knew he'd seen someone [D] standing, someone's dead, so he looked [Em] back,
Black eyes were headin' his [C] way, he ran to catch that last [G] train on track.
[D] If a [E] correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have been through [D] the [E] inside,
I swear I've been [C] there before, [D] it was,
[A] [D] and it was gone.
[A] [Am] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [G] I woke the brain, [D] and it said to him, I learned,
[Em] He had some pain in his hand, [C] he was choked on [G] a little brand of what [D] they would call a mess head.
[G] He's bringing it down on [C] her, Walter Johnson brought [G] a victory.
[D]
[E] If a correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have [D] been through the inside,
[E] I swear [C] I've been there [G] before, if [D] a [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] the infection must have [D] been through the inside, [E] I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
[G]
Key:
G
D
C
E
Em
G
D
C
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] [D] Surely after Evelyn [Em] was passed with [C] gasoline [G] and soft stuff,
A few miles off [D] the avenue, [Em] a ladder [C] flashed into a [G] fogpole.
There he is, looking for [D] a backpack, hoppin' out of the [Em] w-way,
I swear he won't use all that [C] energy, he's a cranky, cranky, filthy, filthy,
[G] If just [D] a little [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] He'll be fed up [D] with the [E] infection, I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
[D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] One [Bm] shift was [Em] overheated, I'm to [C] catch the red line [G] on him,
Two stops away, his [Bm] family [Em] slept, he'd be [C] there when they [G] got out of bed.
He knew he'd seen someone [D] standing, someone's dead, so he looked [Em] back,
Black eyes were headin' his [C] way, he ran to catch that last [G] train on track.
[D] If a [E] correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have been through [D] the [E] inside,
I swear I've been [C] there before, [D] it was, _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] and it was gone. _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] I woke the brain, [D] and it said to him, I learned,
[Em] He had some pain in his hand, [C] he was choked on _ [G] _ _ a little brand of what [D] they would call a mess head.
[G] _ He's bringing it down on [C] her, Walter Johnson brought [G] a victory.
_ [D] _
[E] If a correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have [D] been through the inside,
[E] I swear [C] I've been there [G] before, if [D] a [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] the infection must have [D] been through the inside, [E] I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] [D] Surely after Evelyn [Em] was passed with [C] gasoline [G] and soft stuff,
A few miles off [D] the avenue, [Em] a ladder [C] flashed into a [G] fogpole.
There he is, looking for [D] a backpack, hoppin' out of the [Em] w-way,
I swear he won't use all that [C] energy, he's a cranky, cranky, filthy, filthy,
[G] If just [D] a little [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] He'll be fed up [D] with the [E] infection, I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
[D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] One [Bm] shift was [Em] overheated, I'm to [C] catch the red line [G] on him,
Two stops away, his [Bm] family [Em] slept, he'd be [C] there when they [G] got out of bed.
He knew he'd seen someone [D] standing, someone's dead, so he looked [Em] back,
Black eyes were headin' his [C] way, he ran to catch that last [G] train on track.
[D] If a [E] correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have been through [D] the [E] inside,
I swear I've been [C] there before, [D] it was, _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] and it was gone. _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] I woke the brain, [D] and it said to him, I learned,
[Em] He had some pain in his hand, [C] he was choked on _ [G] _ _ a little brand of what [D] they would call a mess head.
[G] _ He's bringing it down on [C] her, Walter Johnson brought [G] a victory.
_ [D] _
[E] If a correction's not [C] a step forward, the [G] infection must have [D] been through the inside,
[E] I swear [C] I've been there [G] before, if [D] a [E] correction's not a [C] step forward,
[G] the infection must have [D] been through the inside, [E] I'm jacked, [C] I'm beat, this won't end.
_ [G] _ _