Biography:
With his husky voice, a head full of catchy tunes and a story to tell, Jack Savoretti would seem to have everything it takes.
Yet, just one year ago - with two albums already to his name, a raft of rave reviews, and a legion of fans from five years of solid gigging - Jack was about to pack it all in.
Having left his former label and management, he had become thoroughly disillusioned with the music biz at the age of 27. “I was seriously thinking about giving it all up,” he admits.
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Other songs:
- Love Is On The Line
- Patriot
- All The Love That I Have Found
- Back Where I Belong
- Before The Storm
- Better Change
- Between The Minds
- Breaking The Rules
- Broken Glass
- Candlelight
- Catapult
- Changes
- Chemical Courage
- Come Shine A Light
- Dont Mind Me
- Dr Frankenstein
- Dreamers
- Fight Til The End
- For The Last Time
- Gypsy Love
- Harder Than Easy
- Hate And Love
- Him And Her
- Home
- Im Yours
- Knock Knock
- Lovely Fool
- Mother
- Nobody Cept You
- Not Worthy
- Once Upon A Street
- One Day
- Only You
- Russian Roulette
- Sleep No More
- Soldiers Eyes
- Sweet Hurt
- Take Me Home
- The Other Side Of Love
- The Proposal
- Tie Me Down
- Tight Rope
- What More Can I Do
- When We Were Lovers
- Whiskey Tango
- Without
- Written In Scars
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
By Peter Fry 8.2.14
This is an easy version, Jack doesn’t play it like this (Because he's a good
guitarist) but it sounds good anyway.
Improvise at the end with la la las etc
Sounds better played with Bar Chords on G A Bm
Once Upon a Street
[Verse]
D Bm G Bm
D G D
There once was a writer
G D
He liked to write songs
D G D
He had the eyes of a fighter
G D
Never did nobody wrong
G A D
D A D G D
He then became a lover the day he found his heart
Bm D G D
In the words of a hooker who walked the cold streets after dark
Bm G D
She said, Where d'you think your going with that look upon your face
Bm
Nowhere for you
G Bm A D A G
He said, I'm going nowhere, would you like to come too oooo
G Bm A D
He said, I'm going nowhere, would you like to come too
G A D
G D
So they made sweet love by a streetlight
G D
While the raindrops washed their sins
G D
And as he trespassed into her life
G D
Well she fell in love with him
D G
While touching her face
D
Looking for a love
G D
He began to kiss her eyes
Bm D G D
But at the taste of a tear drop he heard the lady say goodbye
D Bm D
So he said, Where d'you think your going with that look upon your face
Bm
Nowhere for you
G Bm A D A Bm
She said, I'm going nowhere would you like to come too ooo Yeah
G Bm
She said, I'm going nowhere
A D
He said, I would love to come with you
A G D
I would love to come with you
This is an easy version, Jack doesn’t play it like this (Because he's a good
guitarist) but it sounds good anyway.
Improvise at the end with la la las etc
Sounds better played with Bar Chords on G A Bm
Once Upon a Street
[Verse]
D Bm G Bm
D G D
There once was a writer
G D
He liked to write songs
D G D
He had the eyes of a fighter
G D
Never did nobody wrong
G A D
D A D G D
He then became a lover the day he found his heart
Bm D G D
In the words of a hooker who walked the cold streets after dark
Bm G D
She said, Where d'you think your going with that look upon your face
Bm
Nowhere for you
G Bm A D A G
He said, I'm going nowhere, would you like to come too oooo
G Bm A D
He said, I'm going nowhere, would you like to come too
G A D
G D
So they made sweet love by a streetlight
G D
While the raindrops washed their sins
G D
And as he trespassed into her life
G D
Well she fell in love with him
D G
While touching her face
D
Looking for a love
G D
He began to kiss her eyes
Bm D G D
But at the taste of a tear drop he heard the lady say goodbye
D Bm D
So he said, Where d'you think your going with that look upon your face
Bm
Nowhere for you
G Bm A D A Bm
She said, I'm going nowhere would you like to come too ooo Yeah
G Bm
She said, I'm going nowhere
A D
He said, I would love to come with you
A G D
I would love to come with you
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