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Man in the Corner Shop

The Jam
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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From: schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Schnitzius)

Subject: TAB: The Jam -- "Man in the Corner Shop"

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THE JAM

Man in the Corner Shop

Intro

D Bm G

-2--0--------------------------3--2--0-----
-3-----3--2--0--------0--2--3--0--------3--
-2-----------------4-----------0-----------
-0--------------4--------------0-----------

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A

----0-----------0--
-0--2--0--2--3-----  (repeats)
----2--------------
----2--------------

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B Abm F#7

Puts up the 'Closed' sign does the man in the corner shop

B G#m F#7

Serves his last and says goodbye to him

E A

He knows it is a hard life

C#m F#m

but its nice to be your own boss really

D Bm

Walks off home does the last customer

D Bm

He is jealous of the man in the corner shop

D Bm

He is sick of struggling so hard

G A

Says it must be nice to own a factory

(With intro tab)

D Bm G A

La la la la la La la la la la

The rest of the song uses these chord progressions at different points.

Let me know if you're a Jam fan and you're alive.

Mark Schnitzius

schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu

University of Central Florida

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