Fontaines D.C. – Jackie Down The Line Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Fontaines D.C. – Jackie Down The Line Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Jackie Down The Line by Fontaines D.C. on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
G     Bm
Do do do
G     Bm
La la la

[Verse 1]
          G                 Bm
My friend Sally says she knows ya
       G              Bm
Got a funny point of view
          G             Bm
Says you got away with murder
       G               Bm
Maybe one time, maybe two
           G              Bm
Something happens in the morning
              G
When I can’t see
               Bm
those failing eyes
          G                   Bm
I can’t find a good word for ya
          G            Bm
Does it come as a surprise?

[Chorus]
          G         Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
       G                 Bm
I will wear you down in time
        G               Bm
I will hurt you, I’ll desert you
       G             Bm
I am Jackie down the line

[Verse 2]
          G              Bm
Said did Sally ’bout a future
             G              Bm
Before you bored of her as well
            G                Bm
If all you want is entertainment
              G                Bm
If you can’t have it you make hell

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[Pre-Chorus]
        G           Bm
Don’t make no odds for ye
    G         Bm
To be told, yeah
           G           Bm
Don’t make no odds for ye
   G         Bm
To be told, yeah

[Chorus]
          G         Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
       G                 Bm
I will wear you down in time
        G               Bm
I will hurt you, I’ll desert you
       G             Bm
I am Jackie down the line
          G         Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
        G                Bm
I will make your secrets mine
        G              Bm
I will hate ye, I’ll debase ye
      G              Bm
I am Jackie down the line

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G     Bm
Do do do
G     Bm
La la la

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[Verse 3]
             G
So come on down
             Bm
to Sally’s boneyard
          G           Bm
See her spirit in decline
          G                Bm
See the handsome mourners crying
               G
They hawked a beating heart
        Bm
for a sturdy spine, yeah
G              Bm          G
What good is happiness to me
            Bm               G
If I’ve to wield it carefully?
               Bm
For care I’ll always
           G
come up short
           Bm
It’s only right

[Chorus]
          G         Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
       G                 Bm
I will wear you down in time
        G               Bm
I will hurt you, I’ll desert you
         G            Bm
I’m one Jackeen of a line
          G         Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
        G                Bm
I will take up all your time
         G                Bm
I will chew ye, I’ll go through ye
      G              Bm
I am Jackie down the line
          G         Bm
I don’t think we’d rhyme
        G                 Bm
I will make your secrets mine
        G              Bm
I will hate ye, I’ll debase ye
       G              Bm
I am Jackie down the line
             G              Bm
And I will stone ye, I’ll alone ye
      G               Bm
I am Jackie down the line
          G
If I can make you,
       Bm
I can break you
       G             Bm
I am Jackie down the line
       G             Bm
I am Jackie down the line

[Outro]
G     Bm
Do do do
G     Bm
La la la

How to play Jackie Down The Line: key, chords and progression

Jackie Down The Line by Fontaines D.C. uses 2 chords: G and Bm.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

Jackie Down The Line chords: questions

What chords are in Jackie Down The Line?

Jackie Down The Line uses 2 chords: G, Bm.

Is Jackie Down The Line easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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