Hey Jack Kerouac chords by 10, 000 Maniacs
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Hey Jack Kerouac
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I think of your mother
A#m
And the tears she cried,
B
they were cried for none other
F#
Than her little boy lost
B
in our little world that hated
A#m
And that dared to drag him down
B
Her little boy, courageous
Chorus 1
B
Who chose his words from mouths of
C#
Babes got lost in the wood
B
Hip flask slinging madmen,
C#
steaming cafe flirts
B
They all spoke through you
Verse 2
F#
Hey, Jack
B
Now for the tricky part
A#m
When you were the brightest star
B
Who were the shadows?
F#
Of the San Francisco beat boys
B
You were the fa- vorite
A#m
Now they sit and rattle their bones
B
And think of their blood-stoned days
Chorus 2
B
You chose your words from mouths of
C#
Babes got lost in the wood
B
The hip flask slinging madmen,
C#
steaming cafe flirts
B
In Chinatown, howling at night
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
F#
B
Allen baby, why so jaded
A#m
Have the boys all grown up
B
and their beauty faded?
F#
B
Billy, what a saint they've made you
A#m
Just like Mary down in Mexico
B
on All Souls' Day
Chorus 3
B
You chose your words from mouths of
C#
Babes got lost in the wood
B
Cool junk booting madmen,
C#
street minded girls
B
In Harlem, howling at night
Interlude 2
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Outro 1
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What a tear- stained
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shock of the world
A
You've gone away without saying
B
F#
Saying goodbye
Hey Jack Kerouac
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