Biography:
Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson, born in Bronx, New York, is a soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger. His singing style is as a belter.
Jackson started out as a songwriter and arranger for Brother Jack McDuff, Jimmy Witherspoon, and the Shangri-Las, among others. He also composed the Pretty Things' 1960s hit single "Come See Me."
Jackson had his own 1966 hit with "But It's Alright," which he wrote with Pierre Tubbs. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: j/jackson_j_j/but_its_alright.crd
A US hit twice - once in 1966, again in 1969 - for soul singer J. J. Jackson.
"But It's Alright"
(Jackson / Tubbs)
Intro:
(guitar w/reverb, 6X [band enters 3rd time]):
A C#m Bm
v v v v
-5---5-----9-777-|
-5---5-----9-777-|
-6---6-----9-777-|
-7---7----11-999-|
-7---7----11-999-|
-5---5-----9-777-|
Verse 1:
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You don't know how I feel
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You'll never know how I feel
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
When I needed you to come around
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You always try to bring me down
C#m Bm
Oh, but I know, girl, believe me when I say that
C#m Bm E
You are surely, surely gonna pay, girl
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
But it's all right all right girl
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You can hurt me but it's all right
Verse 2:
Hey now, one day ah, you will see
You'll never find a guy like me
Who'll love you right both day and night
You'll never have to worry 'cause it's all uptight
Oh, but I'm tellin' you girl and I know it's true
That I was made to love only you
But it's all right, all right girl
You can hurt me, but it's all right
Go on, yeah
[Repeat verse w/glockenspiel solo over first four lines]
Oh, oh, yeah
My my my baby, wow, yeah!
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm [key changes to Bb]
But it's all right all right girl
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
Hey, say it's all right all right girl
Verse 3 (in Bb):
Bb Dm Cm Dm Cm
Now there's one thing I wanna say, hey, yeah
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
You'll meet a guy who'll make you pay
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
He'll treat you bad and make you sad
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
And you will lose the love you had
Dm Cm
Oh, but I hate to say I told you so, but
Dm Cm7/F F
Baby, you gotta gotta reap what you sow
Coda:
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm [continue]
But it's all right all right girl
You are payin' now, but it's all right
So goodbye, now, goodbye, girl
You're payin' now, say bye-bye
You hurt me once, you hurt me twice
Oh, but-a baby, that don't cut no ice
Hey, goodbye, baby [fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: j/jackson_j_j/but_its_alright.crd
A US hit twice - once in 1966, again in 1969 - for soul singer J. J. Jackson.
"But It's Alright"
(Jackson / Tubbs)
Intro:
(guitar w/reverb, 6X [band enters 3rd time]):
A C#m Bm
v v v v
-5---5-----9-777-|
-5---5-----9-777-|
-6---6-----9-777-|
-7---7----11-999-|
-7---7----11-999-|
-5---5-----9-777-|
Verse 1:
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You don't know how I feel
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You'll never know how I feel
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
When I needed you to come around
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You always try to bring me down
C#m Bm
Oh, but I know, girl, believe me when I say that
C#m Bm E
You are surely, surely gonna pay, girl
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
But it's all right all right girl
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm
You can hurt me but it's all right
Verse 2:
Hey now, one day ah, you will see
You'll never find a guy like me
Who'll love you right both day and night
You'll never have to worry 'cause it's all uptight
Oh, but I'm tellin' you girl and I know it's true
That I was made to love only you
But it's all right, all right girl
You can hurt me, but it's all right
Go on, yeah
[Repeat verse w/glockenspiel solo over first four lines]
Oh, oh, yeah
My my my baby, wow, yeah!
A C#m Bm A C#m Bm [key changes to Bb]
But it's all right all right girl
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
Hey, say it's all right all right girl
Verse 3 (in Bb):
Bb Dm Cm Dm Cm
Now there's one thing I wanna say, hey, yeah
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
You'll meet a guy who'll make you pay
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
He'll treat you bad and make you sad
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm
And you will lose the love you had
Dm Cm
Oh, but I hate to say I told you so, but
Dm Cm7/F F
Baby, you gotta gotta reap what you sow
Coda:
Bb Dm Cm Bb Dm Cm [continue]
But it's all right all right girl
You are payin' now, but it's all right
So goodbye, now, goodbye, girl
You're payin' now, say bye-bye
You hurt me once, you hurt me twice
Oh, but-a baby, that don't cut no ice
Hey, goodbye, baby [fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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