Grocer Jack - Excerpt From A Teenage Opera

A E B E |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / /| F#m7 B F#m7 B E |/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /| into verse E Counts the days into years, Yes 82 brings many fears, F#m7 Yesterday's laughter turns to tears, A His arms, his legs don't feel so strong, E His heart is weak there's something wrong, B Opens windows in despair, B Trying to breath in some fresh air, A His conscience cries "get on your feet", E "Without you Jack the town cant eat", E B A Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back, B E Go into town don't let them down, C#m Oh no no Repeat A B |/ / / /| E The people that live in the town, Don't understand, F#m7 He's never been known to miss his round, A Its 10 o'clock the housewifes yell, E When Jack turns up we'll give him hell, B Husbands moan at breakfast tables, B No milk no eggs no marmalade labels, A E Mothers send the children out to Jacks house, To scream and shout, E B A Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back, B E Go into town don't let us down, C#m Oh no no Repeat F#m7 B E C#m G#m C#m |/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /|/ / / /| A B |/ / / /|/ / / /| Intro Riff A E B E |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / /| E Its Sunday morning bright and clear, E Lovely flowers, F#m7 Decorate a marble square, A People cry and walk away, E Think about the fateful day, B Now they wish they'd given Jack, More affection than respect, A The little children dressed in black, E Don't know what's happened to old Jack, E B Grocer Jack grocer Jack, A B Is it true what mummy says, E You won't come back, C#m Oh no no Repeat 5 times