Jack Johnson – Tape Deck (Ukulele)

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Chords

Bb Eb Eb F
        Bb                  Eb
From my tape deck there's a recklessness

                   F
Inflections of the world we want

Bb                 Eb
All my friends my rusty truck

                             F
We're just specks of love directionless

Bb                  Eb
Call this band just what we want

                            F
We can change the name from month to month

Bb               Eb
Four guitars and zero drums

                       F      E     Eb
We sounded folk but we wanted to be punk

     Eb    E    F
In a world post punk

Bb               Eb
My friend had an old guitar

                            F
He took some lessons didn't get very far

   Bb              Eb
An Ibanez with one knob stuck

                                   F
Said You can have that thing for fifty bucks

Bb                      Eb
Laura got a bass but it got no amp

                          F
Borrowed skills but never gave it back

Bb                    Eb
Luke is just learning how to strum

                                       F    E   Eb
But since he was the worst We made him play the drums

Eb   E   F
Play the drums

        Bb          Eb
You may find In the palm

        F              Eb
Of your hand There's a flame

      Bb          Eb
As it burns As it climes

      F          Eb
As it turns To a blaze

          Bb             Eb
Well this flame It won't last

        F             Eb
Here it comes Hold it close

           Bb           Eb
Cause this blaze Can be fast

       F                 Eb
Set it free now there it goes
Bb Eb F Eb
Bb                   Eb
Luke's mom said that after school

                         F
We could rehearse in the living room

Bb                   Eb
But that sure didn't last too long

                                F
Guess she didn't know we'd play Fugazi songs

Bb                           Eb
We played these songs in the talent show

                              F
And all of the girls would be in the front row

Bb                     Eb
But in the end we just chickened out

                             F E  Eb
Because we can't sing We can only shout

Eb E F
Only shhh

        Bb          Eb
You may find In the palm

        F              Eb
Of your hand There's a flame

      Bb          Eb
As it burns As it climes

      F          Eb
As it turns To a blaze

          Bb             Eb
Well this flame It won't last

        F             Eb
Here it comes Hold it close

           Bb           Eb
Cause this blaze Can be fast

       F                 Eb
Set it free now there it goes