Jack's Lament Uke tab by Danny Elfman

12 Chords used in the song: Bm, Bmaj7, Bm7, A, G, F#, Bm6, Am, Em, A7, Bm2, F#7

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Year:  2006
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5.14
(Intermediate)
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Bm Bm           Bmaj7 Bmaj7         Bm7 Bm7         A A
There are few who would deny at what I do I am the best
G G F# F# G G A A Bm Bm
For my talents are renowned far and wide.
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm6 Bm6 A A
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
G G F# F# G G Bm Bm
I excel without ever even trying.
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charm
G G F# F# G G Am Am Bm Bm
I've seen grown men give out a shriek
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
With a wave of my hand and a well placed moan
G G F# F# G G Am Am Bm Bm
I have swept the very bravest off their feet.
G G F# F# G G F# F#
Yet year after year, it's the same old cheer
G G F# F# Em Em A7 A7
And I grow so weary of the sound of screams
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 A A G G F# F#
And I, Jack, the Pump-kin King
G G F# F# G G F# F#
Have grown so tired of the same old thing
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones
G G F# F# Em Em F# F#
An emptiness began to grow
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
There's something out there, far from my home
G G F# F# F# F# Bm2 Bm2
A A longing that I've never known
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
I'm a master of fright, and a demon of light
G G F# F# G G Am Am Bm Bm
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky
G G F# F# G G Bm Bm
And I'm known throughout England and France
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
And since I am dead, I can take off my head
G G F# F# G G Am Am Bm Bm
To recite Shakespearean quotations
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
No animal nor man can scream like I can
G G F# F# G G Bm Bm
With the fury of my recitations

G G F# F# G G F# F#
But who here would ever understand
G G F# F# Em Em A7 A7
That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 A A A A G G F# F#
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
G G F# F# G G F# F#
He'd give it all up if he only could
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
Oh, there's an empty place in my bones
G G F# F# Em Em A A
That calls out for something unknown
Bm Bm Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm7 A A
The fame and praise come year after year
G G F# F# F#7 F#7 Bm2 Bm2
Does nothing for these empty tears

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cherryblossom17 avatar
the lyrics are incorrect
26 Feb 2020
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Caitlin_Crabtree avatar
This song is really relatable for me... Smart kids in small towns may know what I mean.
16 Sep 2019
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titbean avatar
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I’d say a little harder than 4 difficulty because of tempo but if you slow done it’s easy! great either way
07 Sep 2019
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