• Song:

    Happy Jack

  • Artist:

    The Who

  • Album:

    20th Century Masters: T...

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

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  THE WHO - HAPPY JACK (Townsend) Released as a single on 3rd 
            December 1966 with I'VE BEEN AWAY as the B side.

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  Tabbed by:PJVillanueva






Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man.
He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man.
The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key,
So they rode on his head in their furry donkey.

The kids couldn't hurt Jack,
They tried, tried, tried.
They dropped things on his back,
They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.

But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.

But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.

Kids couldn't hurt Jack,
They tried, tried, tried.
They dropped things on his back
They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.

But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping.
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.

I saw ya! 





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                                                          Happy 


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  Jack    wasn't  old,    but he  was a   


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  man.                                                        He


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  lived   in the  sand  at the  Isle of 


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  Man.


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                              The

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  kids    would 
              all sing,   he would take the 
 (Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohh
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  wrong   key,                                            So they 
  La  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la

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  rode    on  his head    in their furry      
 (Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohh         X   X   X   X
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  donkey. 


  X   X   X   X   X   X   X X X   X   X   X   X X X   X X X X X X  

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  X   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 

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                              The 



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  kids   couldn't hurt Jack, they tried,  tried,  tried.      They
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  dropped                    They lied,   lied,   lied,   lied, 
       things on  his back,
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  lied.                                                   But they 
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  couldn't   stop Jack,  'or the  waters    
 (Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohh       


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  lapping,                                                And they
  Lalala  la  la  lalala  la  la  lalala  la  la  lalala  la  la

                                  7
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  couldn't prevent    Jack    from being 



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  happy.



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  A                               



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  couldn't   stop Jack,  'or the  waters    
 (Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohh       


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  lapping,                                                And they
  La      la      la      la      La      la      la      la  


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  couldn't prevent    Jack    from being 
 (Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohh     


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  happy.



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  Kids   couldn't hurt Jack, they tried,  tried,  tried.      They            
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  dropped                    They lied,   lied,   lied,   lied, 
       things on  his back,
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  lied.                                                   But they 
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  couldn't   stop Jack,  'or the  waters    
  


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  lapping,                                                And they
  


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  couldn't prevent    Jack    from being 



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E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  happy.


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                          I       saw   ya!







        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  Slide up
        \  Slide down
        H  Hammer-on
        P  Pull-off
        ~  Vibrato
        +  Harmonic
        x  Mute note
        .  Play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^  Ties two notes together
        (. Pause
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