• Song:

    Looking For Jack

  • Artist:

    Colin Hay

  • Album:

    Men At Work And Friends

This is the acoustic version from the Going Somewhere album. Its played on a 12 string
the recording I think.

Chords used (Not sure on some of the names):

D: XX023X
A/C#: X4222X
D/F#: XX423X
E/G#: XX645X
E: 022100
A: X02220
D2: X5777X
D/C#: X4777X
E2: X7999x.


So the intro goes (muted):


e|----------------------------------------------------0----0-----|
B|---3----2----3----5---------------------------------0----2-----|
G|---2----2----2----4---And at the end of the verse---1----2-----|
D|---0----2----4----6---------------------------------2----2-----|
A|--------4-------------------------------------------2----0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------0----------|

D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)       D/F# (200232@1)      E/G#Everybody's (143121@4)always looking for Jack
D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  E/G#In (143121@4)the fire in the water
D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)       D/F# (200232@1)      E/G#Everybody's (143121@4)always looking for Jack
D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)       D/F# (200232@1)    E/G#In (143121@4)the streets and on the corners
D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)     D/F# (200232@1)      E/G#I (143121@4)always wanted to be like Jack
D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)  D/F# (200232@1) E/G#He's (143121@4)as cool as they come
D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)       D/F# (200232@1)      E/G#Yeah (143121@4)I always wanted to be like Jack
D (xx0232@1)   A/C# (042220@1)  E (022100@1)     AStill (x02220@1)for me he's the one


I'm not sure about the chorus, but the best I could get was:

 D2 (x43141@2) D/C# (x40232@1) E2Someday (024100@1)    Someday
 D2 (x43141@2) D/C# (x40232@1) E2Someday (024100@1)    Someday


The same pattern is used throughout. If you have any better ideas about the the chorus 
please do comment.

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