A Dm A
when we first met i didn’t know what to do
Dm A
my old love lines were all worn out on you
D D/C# Bm
and the world walked round at my mouth
A E A
they lit me up and they snuffed me out
chorus
A E A
and i was everybody’s boy
D D/C# Bm
but soon that thrill just fades
D E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
[ do opening riff here ]
A
you won’t know who to thank
Dm A
you won’t know who to blame
Dm A
it’s just a part of the murdering game
’cos down in the fleshpots
Dm A
where they pay you in pounds
they’re laughing like drains
Dm A
and baying like bloodhounds
D D/C# Bm
for the jack of all parades
D E A A7
the jack of all parades
D
once i knew a girl
Dm
that looked so much like judy garland
A
that people would stop and give her money
D Dm
and everybody was frankie , jimmy or bobby
A E
not the jack , the jack of all parades ,
A D E
oh the jack , the jack of all parades ,
A E A
oh the jack , of all parades .
[ intro riff again ]
A Dm A
now the way that i feel is no longer news
Dm A
you know my love and how to refuse it
cause you know where the door is
D A
and how to use it
D D/C# Bm
oh you know you do
A
but from my chequered past
Dm A
to this shattered terrace
where you can’t keep your mind off
Dm A
the crimes of paris
and you can’t keep your peace
Dm A
and try to forget it
and i can’t forgive you
Dm A
for things you haven’t done yet
A E A
oh i was anybody’s boy
D D/C# Bm
but soon that thrill just fades
D E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
A [ tacet ]
when we first met i didn’t know what to do
A [ tacet ]
my old love lines were all worn out on you
D D/C# Bm
and the world walked ’round my mouth
A
i didn’t mean to say it
E A
i just blurted it out
D D/C#
as you pretended not to notice
Bm
or be taken aback
E A
and i loved you there and then
E A
it’s as simple as that
A E A
oh i was everybody’s boy
D D/C# Bm
but soon that thrill just fades
D E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
A E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
D E A
oh the jack of all parades
A Dm A
when we first met i didn’t know what to do
Dm A
my old love lines were all worn out on you
D D/C# Bm
and the world walked round at my mouth
A E A
they lit me up and they snuffed me out
chorus
A E A
and i was everybody’s boy
D D/C# Bm
but soon that thrill just fades
D E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
[ do opening riff here ]
A
you won’t know who to thank
Dm A
you won’t know who to blame
Dm A
it’s just a part of the murdering game
’cos down in the fleshpots
Dm A
where they pay you in pounds
they’re laughing like drains
Dm A
and baying like bloodhounds
D D/C# Bm
for the jack of all parades
D E A A7
the jack of all parades
D
once i knew a girl
Dm
that looked so much like judy garland
A
that people would stop and give her money
D Dm
and everybody was frankie , jimmy or bobby
A E
not the jack , the jack of all parades ,
A D E
oh the jack , the jack of all parades ,
A E A
oh the jack , of all parades .
[ intro riff again ]
A Dm A
now the way that i feel is no longer news
Dm A
you know my love and how to refuse it
cause you know where the door is
D A
and how to use it
D D/C# Bm
oh you know you do
A
but from my chequered past
Dm A
to this shattered terrace
where you can’t keep your mind off
Dm A
the crimes of paris
and you can’t keep your peace
Dm A
and try to forget it
and i can’t forgive you
Dm A
for things you haven’t done yet
A E A
oh i was anybody’s boy
D D/C# Bm
but soon that thrill just fades
D E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
A [ tacet ]
when we first met i didn’t know what to do
A [ tacet ]
my old love lines were all worn out on you
D D/C# Bm
and the world walked ’round my mouth
A
i didn’t mean to say it
E A
i just blurted it out
D D/C#
as you pretended not to notice
Bm
or be taken aback
E A
and i loved you there and then
E A
it’s as simple as that
A E A
oh i was everybody’s boy
D D/C# Bm
but soon that thrill just fades
D E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
A E A E F#m
to be the love of one true heart
D E A
or the jack of all parades
D E A
oh the jack of all parades
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