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HAPPY JACK
(The Who)
A7 x022xx
(intro pattern)
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|-0---2-4-------2----4-0-|-0--
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D (main pattern; use palm mute)
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||-2-------|-2-------||
||-0-4-4-4-|-0-4-4-4-||
||---5-5-5-|---5-5-5-||
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D
D D A7 D
Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man
D D A7 D
He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man
[intro riff]
D D A7 D
The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key
D D A7 D
So they rode on his head on their furry donkey
D
G
The kids couldn't hurt Jack
A
They tried and tried and tried
G
They dropped things on his back
Asus4 A Asus4 A
And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied
But they couldn't stop Jack or the waters lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy
| A | D | A | D | A | D | A | D Dsus4 |
But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy
| A | D | A | D | G | A D | G |
| A A | A A | A A | A A | A.......
The kids couldn't hurt Jack
They tried and tried and tried
They dropped things on his back
And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied
But they couldn't stop Jack or the waters lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy
[opening lick ]
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Zack Wanna Be |
#1 by Zack Volm at Sep 23, 2005 at 2:01 AM EST |
| heh, this song is in an H2 commercial now. Its a good use of the song in my opinion. The idea of the commercial and song go very well together. | |
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austin Lead Player |
#2 by austin at Dec 26, 2005 at 5:29 AM EST |
| This song isn't really about anything, it's pure nonsense. Except for the part about the Isle of Man, Pete's dad used to play in a band called the Squadronaires at the Isle of Man. And Happy Jack is a real guy, my aunt met him in a pub in England a while back, U2's producer introduced her. He was just happy all the time, hence the song. | |
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Basstard Professional |
#3 by Basstard at Mar 9, 2006 at 9:19 PM EST |
| To me, this song is about doing your own thing, and ignoring others who get in your way. | |
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Beaver Average |
#4 by Beaver Butt at Aug 12, 2007 at 9:36 PM EST |
| The story behind the "I saw ya!" is that Keith Moon was a terrible singer, but kept trying to sneak in vocals. Eventually Pete and Roger threw him out every vocal session, but he kept trying to come back to sing; it was a game between them. During "Happy Jack", Keith tried to come in, but Pete saw him and yelled "I saw ya!" | |
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Nick Average |
#5 by Nick Vanderstelt at Aug 24, 2007 at 3:07 PM EST |
| i love this song. jack not givin a shit about what people think and just doin his own thing, awesome. | |
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goofy Rhythm Player |
#6 by goofy at Sep 14, 2007 at 11:12 AM EST |
| that video RULES!! I laugh EVERYTIME I see it!! It has nothing to do with the song but its still great! Especially when they throw cake at the cop in the end!! | |
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