• Song:

    Jackie

  • Artist:

    New Pornographers

  • Album:

    Mass Romantic

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Artist: The New Pornographers
Album:  Twin Cinema
Song:   Jackie, Dressed in Cobras
tabber: John Baer (eddiebauerman16@aol.com)

Intro: A (over lead riff, 4th time play 3x222x)  to :15

Verse 1:
A (pm)                                               
Look, we've seen this kind of thing before. Jackie threads with Cobras
        D                                  A                 D
at the door. Don't live you life inside an arrow filled with glances
         A             D                  F#m
New York City had your chances yes you've had em, yes you've had em

yes you've had em

Prechorus 1:
      B              D                  B                     D
On a train devouring the land, there's a kid going insane over her man,
B          D         B                 A
insane over her man, insane over her...

Repeat Intro (w/out 3x222x)

Verse 2:
A                          
Look, we've seen this kind of thing before. Orchids hanging from the 
           D                               A            F#m
reverend's door and if he hollers, let him out cuz he's gonna shout
        B                                  D
She's something in the way she moves just should'nt be allowed, or...

Chorus 1: [D, (Amaj7 F#m)x2 B D] x2
D                            Amaj7               F#m     Amaj7      F#m
Wrecked on the jungle floor, Jackie's dressed in cobras, giving me ideas. 
       B                  D
What I really need now is ideas.

Repeat Intro

Verse 3:
A                                             
Look, we've seen this kind of thing before. Vampires thrown across the 
         D                                               A
ballroom floor. ???Now split this bloodless??? lease for dancing.
         D            A                   F#m
New York City had the chances. Yes you've had em, yes you've had em,

yes you've had em

Repeat Prechorus x3

Chorus 2/outro: D, (Amaj7 F#m)x2 B D
D                            Amaj7               F#m     Amaj7  F#m  B D
(Wrecked on the jungle floor, Jackie's dressed in Cobras)x3

*chorus chords to fade

*Amaj7= (x02120)

-Cheers, and buy Twin Cinema!!! (John Baer)
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