Jack the Lion

Intro

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 (Clap 4x) //(CHORD RIFF 1)

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 (Clap 4x) //(CHORD RIFF 1)

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(CHORD RIFF 1, Enter Drums)

Ooooooooh Ooooooooh

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(CHORD RIFF 1)

Ooooooooh Ooooooooh

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 (Clap 4x) //(NOTE RIFF 1, No Drums)

Verse 1

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 1, No Drums)

Rake up all the leaves in pleasant valley

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 1, No Drums)

it's the last day of my visit (Upstate New York) to pay respects to the old man

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 1, Drums Enter)

he's still got his sense of humor but his body fails him

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 2)

he's surrounded by loved ones but that only goes so far and does he know where he is? I doubt it...

Chorus

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(CHORD RIFF 1)

jack the lion roaring his last like a vision sent from the past

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 G5 (hold) //(CHORD RIFF 1, plus held G5)

bedside, crying, holding his hands, strong hands

Pre-Verse

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 (Clap 4x) //(CHORD RIFF 1, with Theramin)

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 (Clap 4x) //(CHORD RIFF 3, with Theramin)

Verse 2

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 1)

finally get a moment alone with the old man

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 3)

he's having trouble breathing and he's not the only one, only one

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 1)

he wonders where time goes and why we haven't spoken for so long

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(NOTE RIFF 3)

he regrets it, he forgets it, and none too soon - because he's closing his eyes and fading

Chorus

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(CHORD RIFF 1)

jack the lion roaring his last like a vision sent from the past

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 G5 (hold) //(CHORD RIFF 1, plus held G5)

bedside, crying, holding his hands, strong hands

Bridge

//(BRIDGE RIFF 1, no lyrics)

//(BRIDGE RIFF 1, no lyrics)

//(BRIDGE RIFF 1)

we thank you for uniting, we thank you for the cause

//(BRIDGE RIFF 1)

we thank you for the lion we thank you for the claws

//(BRIDGE RIFF 2)

come see him again

//(BRIDGE RIFF 2)

come see him again

//(BRIDGE RIFF 2)

come see him again

//(BRIDGE RIFF 2)

come see him again

// BRIDGE RIFF 3

badda dum bop, badda dum bop, badda dum bop, badda dum bop

// BRIDGE RIFF 3

badda dah bop, badda dah bop, badda dah badda dah dah dah dah dah

// BRIDGE RIFF 3

bah bah bah bah, badda dah bah bah, bah, bah-badda dah, buh dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah

// BRIDGE RIFF 3

bup bah bah bah, buh dah dah, bup bah bah bah, dah dah ba nah nah ba nah nah ba nah nah nah nah nah nah

Chorus

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(CHORD RIFF 1)

jack the lion roaring his last like a vision sent from the past

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(CHORD RIFF 1)

bedside, crying, holding his hands, strong hands

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 //(CHORD RIFF 1)

jack the lion roaring his laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast

B5 Ab5 D5 E5 B5 //(CHORD RIFF 1)

jack the lion roaring his laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast

=== //RIFFS ==============================================================

//CHORD RIFF 1 - FULL DISTORTION

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

//NOTE RIFF 1, MILD DISTORTION

e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-2-2---2-2-2---2-----------------5-5---5-5-5---5\-----------------|
E |-----------------4-4---4-4-4---4------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-|

//NOTE RIFF 2, MILD DISTORTION

e |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-2-2---2-2-2---2-----------------5-5---5-5-5-5-5\-------------------|
E |-----------------4-4---4-4-4---4------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

//NOTE RIFF 3, MID DISTORTION

e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-2-2---2-2-2---2-----------------5-5---5-5-5---5--7-7---7-7-7---5-|
E |-----------------4-4---4-4-4---4----------------------------------|

//BRIDGE RIFF 1, "We thank you..." - (VERTICAL LINES BREAK UP PATTERNS)

e |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------2---|
A |-4----4--4-4-2-|-4----4--4-4-2-|-4----4--4-4-2-|-4----4-2-4---4-|
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

//BRIDGE RIFF 2, "Come see him..."

e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-2-6---2----4-2--5-5-4-4-2-4-4-2-|
E |---------------------------------|

//BRIDGE RIFF 3, "badda dum bop" - (VERTICAL LINES BREAK UP PATTERNS)

// Maybe have a GTAR 2 Ride the B5 chord this whole time to thicken

// up the sound

e |--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B |--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G |--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D |--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A |-9---9---9-9--|-9---9---9-9--|-11-12---9---9-9-|-9---9---9-10-9-10-|
E |--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|

=== //NOTES ==============================================================

Contrary to popular belief this incredibly simple song is not just one

chord progression the entire time through.

I scoured the internet for a complete version of this song and couldn't

find one - I also can't seem to find a Harvey Danger songbook, which stinks

too. Anyways - this isn't probably perfect, its based on my ear and

watching a couple of live performances to glean what I could to complete

this tab. I hope it's helpful to someone out there.

This version also has the complete lyrics, and the associated

notes/chords - an Internet first, I believe.

This song is played with a bass and guitar, and they take turns carrying the

song, so some of the parts included here are probably bass parts and some

are guitar parts - like I said, its not note-for-note perfect, but it may

just be the best version available, until someone outdoes me. :D