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Jack of Shadows

Hawkwind
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4.2(3)

Chords in this song10

Verse 1

Jack of Shadows, nocturnal outlaw
Demon of darkness, brother to the night
Jack of Shadows, what's he hanging out for?
King of the dimensions, the other side of light

Chorus 1

And when he passes
He casts shades of mystery black
Flowing like molasses
It's only Jack of Shadows
On his way back
To the kingdom of thieves
Before the skies crack

Verse 2

Jack of Shadows, cloak of constellations
Draped around his body, blanking out his face
Jack of Shadows, don't believe in God
He steals from the future, fades without a trace

Chorus 2

And when the flames flare
Flickering forms of velvet dark
He plays his games there
It's only Jack of Shadows,
He's lit up by a spark
To run into the umbra,
As fast as a shark

Instrumental

C . . . D . . . Bb . . . C . . . } Played under keyboard
Am . . . Bb . . . Em . . . F . . . } Solo

Verse 3

Jack of Shadows, ultraviolet eyesight
Giving him the vision of cats-eye infrared
Jack of Shadows, watch him as he flies right
Through all of the umbras, quicker than the dead

Chorus 3

And when he passes
He casts shades of mystery black
Flowing like molasses
It's only Jack of Shadows
on his way back
To the kingdom of thieves
Before the skies crack

Outro

Jack of Shadows, la-la-la-la   
Jack of Shadows, la-la-la-la   
Jack of Shadows, la-la-la-la   
Jack of Shadows, la-la-la-la   

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