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Lirik dan Chord Lagu Smackwater Jack - Carole Kng

Kompas.com - 08/08/2022, 20:10 WIB
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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 10 Februari 1971, penyanyi asal Amerika Serikat, Carole King merilis sebuah lagu yang berjudul "Smackwater Jack".

Lagu tersebut menjadi trek ke-10 dari 12 lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Tapestry.

Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Smackwater Jack" dari Carole King:

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Its Gonna Work Out Fine - Carole King

[Intro]
D Bm D Bm D

[Verse]
N.C.
Now Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun
Bm         D        A        D              G
Cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation
D              Em               G
He just let it all hang loose
                A
He didn't think about the noose
F#m          G
He couldn't take no more abuse
          D
So he shot down the congregation

[Chorus]
A             Bm
You can't talk to a man
A            D       G
With a shotgun in his hand
D          G               D
Shotgun

[Verse]
Bm                D
Now Big Jim the chief stood for law and order
Bm               D
He called for the guard to come and surround the border
Bm             D
Now from his bulldog mouth
Em                    G
As he led the posse south
F#m                 Em
Came the cry, we got to ride
G            Em            D             Dm                  D
Clean up the streets for our wives and our daughters

[Chorus]
A                Bm
You can't talk to a man
A          D           G              Em
When he don't want to understand
G           D                    A
No, no, no, no, no, no

[Instrumental]
G D G D Bm D G D G C D

[Verse]
Bm                   D
The account of the capture wasn't in the papers
G                            D
But you know, they hanged ole Smack right then instead of later
Dm                    D
You know the people were quite pleased
                G
Cause the outlaw had been seized
A                      G
And on the whole, it was a very good year
              D
For the undertaker

[Chorus]
A                   Bm
You know, you know, you can't talk to a man
G              A           D          Em       A
With a shotgun in his hand
G                    Dm
Shotgun in his hand

[Bridge]
                   D
Smackwater Jack, yeah
                  D
Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
                  D
Yeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
                  D
Smackwater Jack, yeah
                   D
Smackwater Jack, yeah

[Outro]
Bm            D
Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, yeah
Bm                           D
Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, oh
N.C.
Talkin' about Jack and his shotgun
Dm                   D       
Talkin' about Smack, talkin' about Jack
                D
Smackwater Jack, yeah

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