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From: schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Schnitzius)
Subject: TAB: The Jam -- "Man in the Corner Shop"
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THE JAM
Man in the Corner Shop
Intro
D Bm G
-2--0--------------------------3--2--0-----
-3-----3--2--0--------0--2--3--0--------3--
-2-----------------4-----------0-----------
-0--------------4--------------0-----------
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A
----0-----------0--
-0--2--0--2--3----- (repeats)
----2--------------
----2--------------
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B Abm F#7
Puts up the 'Closed' sign does the man in the corner shop
B G#m F#7
Serves his last and says goodbye to him
E A
He knows it is a hard life
C#m F#m
but its nice to be your own boss really
D Bm
Walks off home does the last customer
D Bm
He is jealous of the man in the corner shop
D Bm
He is sick of struggling so hard
G A
Says it must be nice to own a factory
(With intro tab)
D Bm G A
La la la la la La la la la la
The rest of the song uses these chord progressions at different points.
Let me know if you're a Jam fan and you're alive.
Mark Schnitzius
schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu
University of Central Florida
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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sammy Average |
#1 by sammy shaffer at Apr 20, 1972 at 12:47 PM EST |
| of the 5 songs on the Beat Surrender EP only the title track and the cover of "Move On Up" retained the original power of the Jam. The others - including this - could have been performed by the Style Council! Nice jazz-punk guitar though! 1 | |
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Alex Average |
#2 by Alex P at Mar 20, 1978 at 8:16 PM EST |
| i agree the lyrics are very conversational for Paul Weller around this period. this is my favourite 'slow' Jam song; just love that melancholic refrain! | |
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Sally Average |
#3 by Sally Gray at Oct 16, 1983 at 9:47 PM EST |
| This is a great Jam song, and one of the highlights off of "sound affects" so im surprised no one has commented. The lyrics are pretty simple, and mostly i think about everybody wanting what someone else has. The only especially interesting thing is probably the turn around of the phrase "god created all mean equal," which in this case doesn't refer to equal rights, but rather to the idea that all sorts of people essentially act the same way. The factory worker wants to be his own boss, while the man in the corner shop wants to work in a factory. Everybody is equal in that they want something that someone else has, regardless of their social status. | |
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Tim Rhythm Player |
#4 by Tim Hanson at Aug 21, 1989 at 3:16 PM EST |
| lovely, understated and proof that a power 3 piece can be versatile without having to add instruments for the sake of it 1 | |
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