Pet Shop Boys – Jack The Lad (Guitar)

Written by: Tennant/Lowe
B-side of “Suburbia” (1986)
Now on: "Alternative"

CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7       0-2-2-0-3-0
F#m/A     x-0-4-2-2-2
G/B       x-2-0-0-0-3
Gmaj7/B   x-2-0-0-0-2
Cmaj7     x-3-2-0-0-0
G/D       x-x-0-0-0-3

Em7              F#m/A
 Lawrence in the desert

Em7            F#m/A
 How was he to know?

Em7            F#m/A
 Under so much pressure

Em7                F#m/A
 From the men back home

G/B                A
Play with fire you must be mad

Em           F#m/A
Are you only Jack the lad?

G/B                A
Play with guns you must be bad

   Em                F#m/A
Or hiding something, Jack

Em7              F#m/A
 Telling lies in public

Em7                F#m/A
 Breaking codes at home

Em7             F#m/A
 Underneath the blankets

Em7          F#m/A
 For another role

G/B                 A
Tell these lies you must be mad

Em           F#m/A
Are you only Jack the lad?

   G/B                 A
To feast with panthers every night

    Em               F#m/A
You must be careful, Jack

Gmaj7/B
  Don't let them try to restrain you

A
  This is your only religion

Gmaj7/B
  Don't let them try to detain you

A
  You're not the only fool

Em     Em7   C
We all fall, even Jack the lad

Em     Em7   C             A       [ Cmaj7 | % |
We all fall, even Jack the lad will fall

Em7            F#m/A
 Philby in the desert

Em7           F#m/A
  Looking for a phone

Em7              F#m/A
  Waiting on the pavement

Em7               F#m/A
  For a call from home

G/B                A
Play with fire you must be mad

Em           F#m/A
Are you only Jack the lad?

G/B               A
Turn your back on friends you had

     Em                  F#m/A
They must have hurt you, Jack

Gmaj7/B
  Don't let them try to restrain you

A
  This is your only religion

Gmaj7/B
  Don't let them try to detain you

A
  You're not the only fool

Em     Em7   C
We all fall, even Jack the lad

Em     Em7   C            | A | % |
We all fall, even Jack the lad 

Gmaj7/B
  Don't let them try to restrain you

A
  This is your only religion

Gmaj7/B
  Don't let them try to detain you

A
  You're not the only fool

Em     Em7   C
We all fall, even Jack the lad

Em     Em7   C             A       [ Cmaj7 | % | G/D
We all fall, even Jack the lad will fall