• Song:

    Cookie Jar

  • Artist:

    Jack Johnson

  • Album:

    On and On

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Intro Dm, Am, G, Am X2 

VERSE 1
     
    Dm   Am     
         i would turn on the tv, 
     G   Am
         but its so embarrassing
    Dm      Am
         to see all the other people
     G      Am
       i dont know what they mean

VERSE 2      
      
    Dm       Am
         And it was magic at first, 
     G        Am               
         when    they spoke without sound
    Dm        Am
          but now this world is gonna hurt, 
     G         Am
         you better turn that thing down

Dm   Am    turn it around   G  Am

VERSE 3  

         Dm               Am
         it wasnt me, says   the boy with the gun
                G                     Am
         sure i   pulled the trigger, but it needed to be done
                       Dm         
         because lifes    been killing me ever since it begun
             G                  Am               Dm   Am  G  Am  
         you cant blame me cause   im too young

VERSE 4     

             Dm                 Am  
        you cant blame me, sure   the killer was my son
              G                  Am
        but i didnt teach him to pull the trigger of the gun
                Dm            Am
        its the    killing on his tv screen
             G                  Am                   Dm  Am  G  Am
        you cant blame me, its those images he see's

VERSE 5          

                 Dm                  Am
        Well you cant blame me, says    the media man 
        G                   Am 
        i wasnt the one who came up with the plan
        Dm                     Am
        i just point my camera at what the people want to see
                   G                  Am                Dm  Am  G  Am
        Man, its a two way mirror and you cant blame me


VERSE 6     

             Dm                  Am 
        you cant blame me, says    the singer of the song
               G                  Am
        or the maker of the movie which he based his life on
            Dm                 Am
        its only entertainment,   as anyone can see
            G                         Am                    Dm Am G Am
        its smoke machines and makeup Man, you cant fool me


VERSE 7        

                Dm                 Am
        it was you, it was me, it    was every man
                 G           Am
        weve all    got the blood on our hands
           Dm           Am
        we only receive what we demand
               G             Am                         Dm Am G Am       
        and if we want hell then hells what well have

VERSE 8 

        Dm   Am
              i would turn on the tv, 
        G     Am
              but its so embarrassing
        Dm    Am    
              to see all the other people, 
        G           Am
              dont even know what they mean
 

VERSE 9 

         Dm     Am 
           And it was magic at first, 
        G      Am
           but    let everyone down
        Dm     Am 
           and now this world is gonna hurt, 
        G      Am
           you better turn it around  Dm Am G Am
                          Dm
           Turn it around
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