Jackson Cannery Chords & Tabs
Jackson Cannery
Ben Folds Five
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INTRO
C9 C6 (x4)
VERSE 1
C9 D7
Stop the bus, I wanna be lonely
E7 G7
When seconds pass slowly and years go flying by
D F#7 G7
You gotta stop the bus and get off here
[ch]E7/G#[/ch] G7
Enough's enough and I'm leaving this factory
C9 D7
All she wants is food on the table
E7 G7
And I won't be able to bring it home
D F#7 G7
And all I want, come on
[ch]E7/G#[/ch] G7
'Cause all I need, Yeah it's free
D G7 D G7 D G7 D G7
'Cause I'm a factory
CHORUS
A7 G7
Did Mother Nature tell you
C9 D G7 D
"Boy, you come and go as you please?"
E7 F7 F#7 G7
That's what she said to me
A7 D G7 D
But big brother got the keys and I got Jackson Cannery
C9 D G7 D C9 D
Woah Woah Woah Woah
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VERSE 2
C9 D7
Millionaires and mill rats live side by side
E7
Messed up my brother's mind
G7 D7 F#7 G7
He's far from earth, tell me, what's it worth?
[ch]E7/G#[/ch] G7
The same as you, the same as me
D G7 D G7 D G7 D G7
In this factory
CHORUS
A7 G7
Did Mother Nature tell you
C9 D G7 D
"Boy, you come and go as you please?"
E7 F7 F#7 G7
That's what she said to me
A7 D G7 D
But big brother got the keys and I got Jackson Cannery
C9 D G7 D C9 D
Woah Woah Woah Woah
BRIDGE
Bm D7
It's 4 in the morning
Gmaj7 C9 D
Mother don't know that I'm going far away
E7 C9 C6 (x4)
She's whispering to the moon, "I hope he don't join you soon"
D7
Baby boss climbs up on his soapbox
E7 G7
Great Caesar's ghost knows what's best for me
He says stop the bus
OUTRO
A7 G7
Did Mother Nature tell you
C9 D G7 D
"Boy, you come and go as you please?"
E7 F7 F#7 G7
That's what she said to me
A7
But big brother got the keys and I got Jackson Cannery
G7 A7
But big brother got the keys and I got Jackson Cannery
G7 A7 [ch]E7/G#[/ch] G7
But big brother got the keys and I got Jackson Cannery
C9 D Bm Gmaj7 A7 C9