Joe Jackson – The Band Wore Blue Shirts (Guitar)

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Released: 5 Oct 1979 Album: I'm The Man Note: Music starts 0:11 * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring. [Chords] [Gadd9 320203] [Gadd11 320013] Capo: [Intro] F F G* F F G* F F G* F F G* Ab Ab Bb* F F G* F F G* [Verse 1]
N.C.                            F F  G*
I don't know why they come here,

N.C.                  Ab Ab  Bb*
I'm only glad they do,

N.C.                            F  F   G*   F F  G*
They're gonna pay the bills for me and you.
[Verse 2]
N.C.                     F F  G*
People out for an evening,

N.C.                       Ab Ab  Bb*
They have a real good time,

N.C.                         F    F   G*      F F  G*
But when I play, I feel just like I'm miming.
[Verse 3]
G                            F F  G
I made a stand for the music,

G                          Ab Ab  Bb
To turn the page with ease,

Bb                            F    F   G       F F  G
I got the smile that says I'm here to please.
[Verse 4]
G                          F F  G
Me and the bass guitarist,

G                          Ab Ab  Bb
Have even shined our shoes,

Bb                            F  F  G
The drummer's shoes are dirty to confuse.
[Chorus]
G
Yeah,

F                                             G   Gadd9  Gadd11  G
I guess someday my kids will ask me 'bout the old days,

F                                               G   Gadd9  Gadd11  G
I guess that I'll tell them there ain't much to tell,

Bb                                        C                D
The waiters wore black dinner jackets and all that kind of thing,

        Em*                            F     F      G*
And the band wore blue shirts, and the music played on.
[Interlude] F F G F F G Ab Ab Bb F F G F F G [Verse 5]
G                              F F  G
Then at the end of the evening,

G                          Ab Ab  Bb
They throw the suckers out,

Bb                           F   F G        F F  G
Don't get me wrong, I got no beef about it.
[Verse 6]
G                             F F  G
I get my rates from the union,

G                          Ab Ab  Bb
I get my shirts real cheap,

Bb                           F   F    G
I get my money and get home, get some sleep.
[Chorus]
G
Yeah,

F                                             G   Gadd9  Gadd11  G
I guess someday my kids will ask me 'bout the old days,

F                                               G   Gadd9  Gadd11  G
I guess that I'll tell them there ain't much to tell,

Bb                                        C                D
The waiters wore black dinner jackets and all that kind of thing,

        Em*                            F     F      G*
And the band wore blue shirts, and the music played on.
[Interlude] F F G F F G Ab Ab Bb F F G
F F  G

[Interlude]
F F G F F G Ab Ab Bb F F G [Chorus]
G
Yeah,

F                                             G   Gadd9  Gadd11  G
I guess someday my kids will ask me 'bout the old days,

F                                               G   Gadd9  Gadd11  G
I guess that I'll tell them there ain't much to tell,

Bb                                        C                D
The waiters wore black dinner jackets and all that kind of thing,

        Em*                            F     F      G*
And the band wore blue shirts, and the music played on.
[Outro] F F G
F F  G                Ab Ab Bb
     The music played on,

    F     F      G
The music played on,

G*
Music played on,

G*
And on.
G* G*
G*
(Fade Out)