A Quick One/The Who Sell Out Tabs:
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HAPPY JACK
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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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
yup yup yup
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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Bassdude Average |
#4 by Bassdude at May 3, 2006 at 3:04 PM EST |
| No, this one's not about masturbating. That's Pictures of Lilly. And by the way, good music should only be used for good cars. Hummers are the worst fucking car ever to come off an assembly line. I'm a fan of "Rock and Roll" in the Cadillac ads. | |
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austin Average |
#5 by austin pancner at May 30, 2006 at 2:11 AM EST |
| If I had a H2 go-cart and I could off-road, I'd be happier than Jack Sprat would be in a vegetable patch. | |
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Mike Average |
#6 by Mike Murphy at Jun 28, 2006 at 8:48 PM EST |
| i know! i really like the ending, with listening to you, i think it really puts a good ending to an awesome show! i also really like i dont even know myself. and keith at the very end is hilarious! | |
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Diego Wanna Be |
#7 by Diego Rodriguez at Sep 7, 2006 at 7:16 PM EST |
| I thought I heard that this song was about masterbation back when I was young. | |
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Gabba Gabba Hey Average |
#8 by Gabba Gabba Hey at Mar 15, 2007 at 7:17 PM EST |
| It says in the booklet of The Who: the Ultimate Collection c.d. that when Pete Townshend yells "I saw yer" at the end, it was because Keith Moon had been kicked out of the studio they were in and he was trying to sneak back in, but Townshend saw him. | |
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pat Wanna Be |
#9 by pat smear at May 30, 2007 at 10:05 PM EST |
| wow thank you captain obvious | |
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The Mexican Who Average |
#10 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Jul 8, 2007 at 7:42 PM EST |
| anyone see live at isle of wight dvd? | |
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josh Average |
#11 by josh meador at Aug 11, 2007 at 3:06 AM EST |
| i also agree with reeli its about doing your own thing no matter what others think | |
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Beaver Average |
#12 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 |
#13 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 |
#14 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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