Flake chords by
Jack Johnson (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Bbm

Db

Gb

Db

Bbm

Db

Gb

Db

Verse 1
Bbm Bbm 
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Db Db 
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I     know she said, it's alright
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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You can make it up next time
Bbm Bbm 
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Db Db 
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I     know she knows, it's not right
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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There ain't no use in lying
Bbm Bbm 
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Db Db 
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Maybe she thinks I know something
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Maybe, maybe she thinks it's fine
Bbm Bbm 
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Db Db 
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Maybe she knows something I don't
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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I'm so, I'm so tired, I'm so tired of trying

Chorus 1
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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It seems to me that maybe
Bbm Bbm 
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F F 
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It pretty much always means, no
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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So don't tell me, you might just let it go
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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And often times we're lazy
Bbm Bbm 
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F F 
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It seems to stand in my way
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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'Cause no  one, no not, no  one
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Ab Ab 
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Likes to be let down

Verse 2
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I     know she loves the sunrise
Gb Gb 
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No longer sees it with her sleeping eyes
Bbm Bbm 
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And   I know that when she said,
Db Db 
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she's gonna try
Gb Gb 
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Well, it might not work
Db Db 
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because of other ties and
Bbm Bbm 
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Db Db 
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I know she usually has some other ties
Gb Gb 
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And I wouldn't wanna break 'em,
Db Db 
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nah, I wouldn't wanna break 'em
Bbm Bbm 
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Db Db 
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Gb Gb 
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Maybe she'll help me to  untie this, but
Ab Ab 
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Until then well, I'm gonna have to lie to her

Chorus 2
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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It seems to me that maybe
Bbm Bbm 
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F F 
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It pretty much always means, no
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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So don't tell me, you might just let it go
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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And often times we're lazy
Bbm Bbm 
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F F 
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It seems to stand in my way
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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'Cause no  one, no not, no  one
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Likes to be let down
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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It seems to me that maybe
Bbm Bbm 
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F F 
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It pretty much always means, no
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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So don't tell me, you might just let it go

Solo 1

C#

C#

C#

C#

C#

C#

C#

C#

Outro 1
C# C# 
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The harder that you try baby,
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the further you'll fall
C# C# 
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Even with all the money
G# G# 
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in the whole wide world
C# C# 
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Please, please, please don't pass me
F# F# 
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Please, please, please don't pass me
C# C# 
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F# F# 
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C# C# 
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Please, please, please don't pass me by
C# C# 
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Everything you know about me now,
F# F# 
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baby you gonna have to to change
C# C# 
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You goin' to call it, by a brand new name
C# C# 
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Please, please, please don't drag me
F# F# 
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Please, please, please don't drag me
C# C# 
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F# F# 
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C# C# 
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Please, please, please don't drag me down
C# C# 
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Just like your tree, down by the water,
F# F# 
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baby I shall not move
C# C# 
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G# G# 
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Even after all the silly things you do
C# C# 
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Please, please, please don't drag me
F# F# 
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Please, please, please don't drag me
C# C# 
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F# F# 
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C# C# 
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Please, please, please don't drag me down
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBbm Db Gb Ab F...

Chords

Bbm
Db
Gb
Ab
F
C#
F#
G#
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
G#: 4-6-6-5-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -4

-4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Flake by Jack Johnson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Jack Johnson's performance.

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