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Happy Jack
By The Who, 1966
Written by Pete Townshend
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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Happy DJack wasn't Dold, but he A7was a Dman
He Dlived in the Dsand at the A7Isle of DMan
[intro riff]
The Dkids would all Dsing, he would A7take the Dwrong key
So they Drode on his Dhead on their A7furry Ddonkey
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The Gkids couldn't hurt Jack
They Atried and tried and tried
They Gdropped things on his back
And Asus4lied and lied and Alied and lied and Asus4lied A
But they couldn't stop Jack or the waters lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy
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But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy
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The kids couldn't hurt Jack
They tried and tried and tried
They dropped things on his back
And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied
But they couldn't stop Jack or the waters lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy
[opening lick]
I saw ya
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