From Jack's new album. Enjoy!
It's a bit tricky at first, but listen to the song to work through all the rough spots.
Hope it helps out!
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Capo 1
Intro: A D D E
A D D E
A D
From my tape deck there's a recklessness
D E
Inflections of the world we want
A D
All my friends, my rusty truck
D E
We're just specks of love, directionless
A D
Call this band just what we want
D E
We can change the name from month to month
A D
Four guitars and zero drums
D E D
We sounded folk but we wanted to be punk
E D E
In a world post punk
A D
My friend had an old guitar
D E
He took some lessons didn't get very far
A D
An Ibanez with one knob stuck
D E
Said, "You can have that thing for fifty bucks"
A D
Laura got a bass but it got no amp
D E
Borrowed skills but never gave it back
A D
Luke is just learning how to strum
D E D
But since he was the worst, we made him play the drums
E D E
Play the drums
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jack_johnson/tape_deck_crd.html ]
A
You may find
D
In the palm
E
Of your hand
D
There's a flame
A
As it burns
D
As it climes
E
As it turns
D
To a blaze
A
Well this flame
D
It won't last
E
Here it comes
D
Hold it close
A
Cause this blaze
D
Can be fast
E D
Set it free now there it goes
Instrumental: A, D E, D, E, A, D, D, E
A D
Luke's mom said that after school
D E
We could rehearse in the living room
A D
But that sure didn't last too long
D E
Guess she didn't know we'd play Fugazi songs
A D
We played these songs in the talent show
D E
And all of the girls would be in the front row
A D
But in the end we just chickened out
D E D
Because we can't sing, we can only shout
E D E
Only shhh
A
You may find
D
In the palm
E
Of your hand
D
There's a flame
A
As it burns
D
As it climes
E
As it turns
D
To a blaze
A
Well this flame
D
It won't last
E
Here it comes
D
Hold it close
A
Cause this blaze
D
Can be fast
E D
Set it free now there it goes
Instrumental: A, D E, D, E, A, D, D, E, A
