(A)
A
Woke up this morning, girl next to me
A
Suckin´ on a cigarette burn for all to see
DA
I just grinned poured some Jacks in my coffee
EA
Oh, all I want is a cup of tea
A
Saw her there lyin´ on the floor
A
Reading the bible `bout a quarter past four
DA
I said "Little miss Velvet, give me some tea"
EDA
Oh, all I want is a cup of tea
DA
Oh, this is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
DA
This is the ballad, this is the ballad for Sam
(F#, F, A)(x2)
A
Bit hard on that cigarette burn
A
Told me stories make my stomach turn
DA
I just grinned, pretended it happens every day, yeah, yeah, yeah
EDA
Mustang Sally, you gotta go away
DA
Oh, this is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
DA
Oh, this is the ballad for uncle Sam
F#FA
Oooh, yeah
F#FA
Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
A
I know this guy, he´s got loads of scars
A
Bonfire of vanity down his arms
A
Disinfects them with tears from a jar
A
Like the venom from a rattlesnakes´s heart
DA
This is the ballad, this is the ballad of Jack
DA
Oh, this is the ballad for uncle Sam
E, D, AF#FA
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oooh
F#FA
Oh, this is the ballad of Jack
F#FA
The ballad, the ballad, oh, yeah
F#FA
Ballad, ballad, Jack
F#FA
The ballad, oooh
F#FA
Oh, oh, the ballad, b-b-b-b-b-b-b-ballad
A
Ballad of Jack