Grocer Jack - Excerpt From A Teenage Opera

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[Intro]

  A          E           B           E
|/  /  /  / |/  /  /  / |/  /  /  / |/  /  /  /|

 F#m7  B    F#m7  B    E
|/  /  /  /|/  /  /  /|/  /  /  /| [into verse]


[Verse 1]

E
Counts the days into years,

Yes 82 brings many fears,
F#m7
Yesterday's laughter turns to tears,
    A
His arms, his legs don't feel so strong,
    E
His heart is weak there's something wrong,
B
Opens windows in despair,
B
Trying to breath in some fresh air,
    A
His conscience cries "get on your feet",
    E
"Without you Jack the town cant eat",


[Chorus 1]

E           B               A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back,
   B               E
Go into town don't let them down,
      C#m
Oh no no  [Repeat]

  A    B
|/  /  / /|


[Verse 2]

    E
The people that live in the town,

Don't understand,
   F#m7
He's never been known to miss his round,
    A
Its 10 o'clock the housewifes yell,
     E
When Jack turns up we'll give him hell,
B
Husbands moan at breakfast tables,
   B
No milk no eggs no marmalade labels,
A                             E
Mothers send the children out to Jacks house,

To scream and shout,


[Chorus 2]

E           B               A
Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back,
   B               E
Go into town don't let us down,
      C#m
Oh no no  [Repeat]


[Instrumental]

 F#m7       B          E          C#m        G#m        C#m
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 A          B
|/  /  /  /|/  /  /  /|


 [Intro Riff]

  A          E           B           E
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[Verse 3]

    E
Its Sunday morning bright and clear,
E
Lovely flowers,
F#m7
Decorate a marble square,
A
People cry and walk away,
E
Think about the fateful day,
B
Now they wish they'd given Jack,

More affection than respect,
    A
The little children dressed in black,
      E
Don't know what's happened to old Jack,


[Chorus 3]

E           B
Grocer Jack grocer Jack,
A               B
Is it true what mummy says,
    E
You won't come back,
      C#m
Oh no no  [Repeat 5 times]