*----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------* *This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the* *song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.* *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------* Released on February 9th 2004, "Jacqueline" is the opening track from Franz Ferdinand's debut homonym album. The song's intro goes in crescendo to reach bright and rhythmic verses. The harmonies walk around 3 chords, making it a very easy song. Tabbed by Pelusteriano Contact at my UG profile Lyrics by Alexander Kapranos, Nicholas McCarthy & Bob Hardy (official lyrics) Music by Franz Ferdinand Key of C minor =========================================================================== CHORDS (low to high) Cm 8-10-10-888 Ab X6654X Bb X8876X Eb XX888X G 355433 Cm Jacqueline was seventeen Ab Bb Working on a desk when Ivor peered above a spectacle Forgot that he had wrecked a girl Cm Ab Bb Sometimes these eyes forget the face they're peering from When the face they peer upon G Cm Well, you know that face as I do Ab And how in the return of the gaze Bb She can return you the face Cm That you are staring from Cm (for lead guitar riffs) CHORUS Cm Eb Bb It's always better on holiday Cm Eb Bb So much better on holiday Cm Eb Bb That's why we only work when Cm Eb Bb We need the money REFRAIN Cm Gregor was down again Ab Said "come on, kick me again" Bb Said "I'm so drunk I don't mind if you kill me" Cm Ab Bb Come on you, gutless, I'm alive, oh, I'm alive! G Oh, I'm alive! Cm And how I know it's true Ab Bb But for chips and for freedom I could die CHORUS Cm Eb Bb It's always better on holiday Cm Eb Bb So much better on holiday Cm Eb Bb That's why we only work when Cm Eb Bb We need the money INTERLUDE Cm Eb Bb (several times) CHORUS Cm Eb Bb It's always better on holiday Cm Eb Bb So much better on holiday Cm Eb Bb That's why we only work when Cm Eb Bb.........Cm We need the money
