Jacqueline was seventeen, working on a desk
G# A#
When Ivor peered above her spectacle
A#7 A#7
Forgot that he had wrecked a girl
Cm G# A#
Sometime these eyes forget the face they’re peering from
A#7 A#7
When the face they peer upon
G Cm
Well you know that face as I do
G#
And how in the return of the gaze
A# Cm
She can return you the face that you’re staring from
Bass arranged for guitar:
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|————————-3-3-3-3——————|
|—————–1-1-1-1————————–|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3———————————-|
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x2
Riff 1:
Guitar:
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|—————–4-4-4—————————-|
|————-5-5——-5-5————————|
|——-5-5-5—————5-5——————–|
|-3-3-3——————————————–|
|————————————————–|
x2
Riff 2:
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|-8-8-4–6-^(8)–8-8-4–6-^(8)–8-8-4–6~-4-4-3-3–|
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|————————————————–|
|————————————————–|
|————————————————–|
x2
Riff 3:
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|————————————————–|
|————————————————–|
|——————–3-5-6-5-3———————|
|-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-5-6————6-5—————–|
|————————————————–|
x4
Chorus:
Cm Bb G
It’s always better on holiday
Cm D# A
So much better on holiday
Cm Bb G Cm D# A
That’s why we only work when we need the money
x2
Cm
Gregor was down again
G#
Said, ‘Come on, kick me again’
A# A#7
Said, ‘I’m so drunk I don’t mind if you kill me’
Cm G#
Come on you gutless
A#
Yeah, I’m alive
A#7
I’m alive
G Cm
I’m alive and how I know it
G# A# Cm
But for chips, and for freedom I could die
Riff 2 (x1)
Chorus (x2)
Break:
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|-3——-5-6-8————————————|
|-3——-5-6-8————————————|
|-1——-3-4-6————————————|
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|-4-x-x——————————————–|
|-5-x-x–3—————————————–|
|-5-x-x–3—————————————–|
|-3-x-x–1—————————————–|
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(work strumming out for tourself, repeat.)
Chorus (x2)
