Jackie (Brel/Jouannest/Shuman) Intro: Cm Gm x4 Verse 1

^CmAnd if one ^Gmday I should be^Cmcome a singer ^Gmwith a Spanish ^Cmbum Who sings for ^Gmwomen of great ^Cmvirtue^Gm

^CmI'd sing to ^Gmthem with a gui^Cmtar I'd borrowed ^Gmfrom a coffee ^Cmbar Well, what you ^Gmdon't know doesn't ^Cmhurt you!^Gm

^CMy name would be Anton^Cmaj7io and all my bridges I would ^Gmaj6burn And when I gave them some they'd ^Cmaj7know I^C'd expect something in re^Dmturn^G ^Dm ^G

Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility

With some old Grandmama who ^Dm6might be decked out like a Christmas ^E7tree ^AmAnd though pink ^Emelephants I'd ^Amsee, though I'd be ^Emdrunk as I could ^Ambe

Still I would ^Emsing my song to ^Amme about the ^Dm7time they called me ^CJackie

Chorus

If I could ^Cbe^Cmaj7 for only an ^Gmaj6hour ^Cmaj7 If I could ^Cbe for an ^Cmaj7hour every ^Dmday ^G

Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Dm6 If I could be for just one little hour

A cute ^Gcute in a stupid-assed way ^Cm ^Gm ^Cm ^Gm

Verse 2

^CmAnd if I ^Gmjoined the social ^Cmworld, became pro^Gmcurer of young ^Cmgirls Then I would ^Gmhave my own bor^Cmdellos^Gm

^CmMy record ^Gmwould be number ^Cmone and I'd sell ^Gmrecords by the ^Cmton All sung by ^Gmmany other ^Cmfellows^Gm

^CMy name would then be Handsome ^Cmaj7Jack and I'd sell boats of opi^Gmaj6um Whisky that came from Twicke^Cmaj7nham, ^C authentic queers and phoney ^Dm7virg^Gins^Dm7 ^G

Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 If I had banks on every finger, a finger in every country

And all the countries ruled by me^Dm6 I'd still know where I'd ^E7want to be ^AmLocked up in^Emside my opium ^Amden surrounded ^Emby some China^Ammen

I'd sing the ^Emsong that I sang ^Amthen about the ^Dm7time they called me ^CJackie

repeat chorus Verse 3

^CmNow tell me ^Gmwouldn't it be ^Cmnice that if one ^Gmday in Para^Cmdise I'd sing for ^Gmall the ladies ^Cmup there ^Gm

^CmAnd they would ^Gmsing along with ^Cmme, we'd be so ^Gmhappy, that'd ^Cmbe 'Cos down be^Gmlow is really ^Cmnowhere^Gm

^CAnd if my name were Juni^Cmaj7per and I would know where I was ^Gmaj6going And I would become ^Cmaj7all-knowing, my beard so ^Cvery long and ^Dm7flow^Ging^Dm7 ^G

Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 If I became deaf, dumb and blind because I pitied all mankind

And broke my heart to make things ^Dm6right I'd know that every ^E7single night

^AmWhen my an^Emgelic work was ^Amthrough the angels ^Emand the Devil ^Amtoo Would sing my ^Emchildhood song to ^Amme about the ^Dm7time they called me ^CJackie

repeat chorus Cm Gm x4 end on C

Scott Walker - Jackie