------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fratellis - Acid Jazz Singer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use this basic strumming pattern for the intro and the verses: A D e|----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5------------------------------------------| B|----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-7------------------------------------------| G|----6-6----6-6----6-6----6-7------------------------------------------| x2 D|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------------------------------------------| A|--7------7------7------7----------------------------------------------| E|--5------5------5------5----------------------------------------------| ----------- First Verse ----------- A D e|--5-------------------------------------------5-----------------------| B|--5-------------------------------------------7-----------------------| G|--6-------------------------------------------7-----------------------| x2 D|--7-------------------------------------------7-----------------------| A|--7-------------------------------------------5-----------------------| E|--5-------------------------------------------5-----------------------| Well let me tell you something let me tell you so This could be the one thing that you really need to know D7 A e|--------------5-------------------------------5-----------------------| B|--------------7-------------------------------5-----------------------| G|--------------5-------------------------------6-----------------------| D|--------------7-------------------------------7-----------------------| A|--------------5-------------------------------7-----------------------| E|--------------5-------------------------------5-----------------------| You got to stop once in a while and shake off that face of yours F#m C#m e|-------2-------------------------------4------------------------------| B|-------2-------------------------------5------------------------------| G|-------2-------------------------------6------------------------------| x2 D|-------4-------------------------------6------------------------------| A|-------4-------------------------------4------------------------------| E|-------2-------------------------------4------------------------------| Cause nothing comes easy, no it just comes free You could sing it better if you'd sing it for me E5 e|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------9---------------------------------------------------------------| D|------9---------------------------------------------------------------| A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------| E|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| Oh sister ------------ Second verse ------------ (Same chords as the first verse) Well I cannot claim this advice as my own I learned it in the gutter one night crawling home She said "Don't you look ridiculous?" I checked out her meticulously And I would've stopped to argue but my teeth were broke I said "I'd love to contradict you but my life's a joke" Oh sister ------ Chorus ------ A e|------5---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------6---------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7---------------------------------------------------------------| A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------| E|------5---------------------------------------------------------------| She said I'm no genius and I've lost myself The books are on the table and the secret's on the shelf D7 e|------2---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------1---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------2---------------------------------------------------------------| D|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| And it's one time keep it slow, wind them up and here we go A e|------5---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------6---------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7---------------------------------------------------------------| A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------| E|------5---------------------------------------------------------------| Get it right today and you may still be here tomorrow E5 e|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------9---------------------------------------------------------------| D|------9---------------------------------------------------------------| A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------| E|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| Some said she was saintly, to some she was a swinger D7 A e|------2---------------------------------------5-----------------------| B|------1---------------------------------------5-----------------------| G|------2---------------------------------------6-----------------------| D|------0---------------------------------------7-----------------------| A|----------------------------------------------7-----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------5-----------------------| Me I only knew her as an acid jazz singer, come on -------------- Guitar break 1 -------------- A e|------------------------------------------------5---------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------7b9r7p5---7b9r7p5-----------7b9r7p5-----------------------------| x2 D|--------------------------7-----------------7-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------- Third verse ----------- (Same chords as the first verse) Well I'm a lucky man and maybe so is she And maybe this is just the way it has to be It's all based on speculation seems a crazy occupation to me And though I didn't much believe her I was bound to call I really didn't want to miss a single thing at all Oh sister ------ Chorus ------ She said I'm no genius and I've lost myself The books are on the table and the secret's on the shelf And it's one time keep it slow, wind them up and here we go Get it right today and you may still be here tomorrow Some said she was saintly, to some she was a swinger Me I only knew here as an acid jazz singer, come on -------------- Guitar break 2 -------------- A e|------------------------------------------------5---------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------7b9r7p5---7b9r7p5-----------7b9r7p5-----------------------------| x2 D|--------------------------7-----------------7-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| C5 e|-----------------------------------------------------8----------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--10b12r10p8---10b12r10p8------------10b12r10p8-----------------------| D|---------------------------10--------------------10-------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A e|------------------------------------------------5---------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------7b9r7p5---7b9r7p5-----------7b9r7p5-----------------------------| D|--------------------------7-----------------7-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | E D C#m Bm |e|--------12------10-------9-----7--------------------------------------| |B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |G|----/13------11-------9-----7-----------------------------------------| x3 |D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Played with these chords: | | E D C#m Bm |e|-----12------10-------9------7----------------------------------------| |B|-----12------10-------9------7----------------------------------------| |G|-----13------11-------9------7----------------------------------------| x3 |D|-----14------12-------11-----9----------------------------------------| |A|-----14------12-------11-----9----------------------------------------| |E|-----12------10-------9------7----------------------------------------| | A5 E7 e|--------------------------------------0--------------------------------| B|---------------2----------------------3--------------------------------| G|------2-----------4--2----------------1--------------------------------| D|------2-----------------4--2----------2--------------------------------| A|------0-------------------------------2--------------------------------| E|------------------------------3b4-----0--------------------------------| ------ Chorus ------ She said I'm no genius and I've lost myself The books are on the table and the secret's on the shelf And it's one time keep it slow, wind them up and here we go Get it right today and you may still be here tomorrow Some said she was saintly, to some she was a swinger Me I only knew here as an acid jazz singer E5 e|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------9---------------------------------------------------------------| D|------9---------------------------------------------------------------| A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------| E|------0---------------------------------------------------------------| I haven't seen her lately man I have to ring her (Play these D7's stacato) D7 e|------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------| B|------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------| G|------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------| D|------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Put your hands together for the acid jazz singer, come on. ------ Ending ------ A G C e|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------| B|------5----5---5--------------3-------5-------------------------------| G|------6----6---6--------------4-------5-------------------------------| x16 D|------7----7---7--------------5-------5-------------------------------| A|------7----7---7--------------5-------3-------------------------------| E|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------| A G C e|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------| B|------5----5---5--------------3-------5-------------------------------| G|------6----6---6--------------4-------5-------------------------------| D|------7----7---7--------------5-------5-------------------------------| A|------7----7---7--------------5-------3-------------------------------| E|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------|