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Jacqueline chords by Franz Ferdinand (Official Version)

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Cm
Ab
Bb6
Bb
G
Eb
Fm
Gm

Verse 1
Cm 
Jacqueline was seventeen, working on a desk
Ab 
Bb6 
When Ivor peered above a spectacle
Bb 
Forgot that he had wrecked a girl
Cm 
Ab 
Sometimes these eyes forget
Bb6 
the face they're peering from
Bb 
When the face they peer upon
G 
Cm 
Well, you know that face as I   do
Ab 
And how in the return of the gaze
Bb6 
She can return  you the face
Cm 
that you are staring from

Interlude 1
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 

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Chorus 1

Cm

Eb

Bb

It's always better on holiday,

Cm

Eb

Bb

so much better on holiday,

Cm

Eb

Bb

That's why we only work when,

Cm

Eb

Bb

we need the money

Cm

Eb

Bb

It's always better on holiday,

Cm

Eb

Bb

so much better on holiday,

Cm

Eb

Bb

That's why we only work when,

Cm

Eb

Bb

we need the money

Verse 2
Cm 
Gregor was down again,
Ab 
said, "Come on, kick me again"
Bb6 
Said, "I'm  so drunk, I don't mind if you kill me
Cm 
Ab 
Come on, you gutless
Bb6 
Yeah, I'm alive, oh, I'm alive
G 
Cm 
Oh, I'm alive and how I know it
Ab 
Oh, but for chips
Bb6 
and for freedom, I could die"

Interlude 2

Cm

Eb

Bb

Cm

Eb

Bb

Chorus 2
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
It's always better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
so much better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
That's why we only work when,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
we need the money
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
It's always better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
so much better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
That's why we only work when,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
we need the money

Interlude 3
Fm 
Gm 
Ab 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 

Chorus 3
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
It's always better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
so much better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
That's why we only work when,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
we need the money
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
It's always better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
so much better on holiday,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
That's why we only work when,
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm 
we need the money

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Cm
Ab
Bb6
Bb
G
Eb
Fm
Gm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C minorBPM: 151

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb6: 6-x-5-7-6-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of Jacqueline by Franz Ferdinand, 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 C minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Franz Ferdinand's performance.

Jacqueline

Franz Ferdinand

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