Poor Jack chords by Danny Elfman
Guitar chords with lyrics
From "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Chords from official book, but slightly simplified. Bbm Bbsus What have I done? Bbm Bbsus What have I done? Bbm Ab How could I Bbm Ab be so blind? Em Csus Bbsus All is lost. Em Fm Where was I? Bbm Fm Ab Spoiled all, Bbm Fm spoiled all, F# Fm everything's F# F gone all wrong.
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What have I done?
Bbm Ebm
What have I done?
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Find a deep cave to hide in.
Bbm C#m F# Adim
In a million years they'll find me,
Gm D+
only dust
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and a plaque
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That reads "Here Lies Poor Old Jack."
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Am E
But I never intended all this madness, never.
Em Cm
And nobody really understood, (well, how could they?)
C#m
that all I ever wanted was to bring them something great.
N.C.
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?
F#7 Bm G Em F#7
Well, what the heck, I went and did my best.
G#m D#
And, by God, I really tasted something swell. (That's right!)
C#m F#m6 Gdim7 Ab
And for a moment, why, I even touched the sky.
Bbm F7 Bbm
And at least I left some stories they can tell, I did!
F7 F# Abm Gdim7
And, for the first time since I don't remember when,
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I'd felt just like my old bony self again.
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And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King!
N.C.
(That's right! I am the Pumpkin King! Ha, ha, ha!)
Am B7 F E
And I just can't wait until next Halloween
F#m Fm
'cause I've got some new ideas
Am Fm
that will really make them scream.
Bbm Gdim7 Bbm Gm
And, by God I'm really gonna give it all my might!
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(Uh-oh!) I hope there's still time to set things right!
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