Biography:
Joe Jackson (born 11 August 1954 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK, as David Ian Jackson) is a British musician. Jackson is probably best known for the hit singles Is She Really Going Out With Him? (1979) and Steppin' Out (1982). Although born in Staffordshire, Jackson grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
He started off learning to play the violin but soon switched to piano. From the age of 16 he played in bars, and won a scholarship to study musical composition at London's Royal Academy of Music.
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Other songs:
- A Little Smile
- A Place In The Rain
- A Slow Song
- Baby Stick Around
- Be My Number Two
- Blaze Of Glory
- Breaking Us In Two
- Different For Girls
- Far Away
- Fast Forward
- Fifty Dollar Love Affair
- Fools In Love
- Girl
- Happy Ending
- Happy Loving Couples
- Home Town
- Hometown
- If I Could See Your Face
- If It Wasnt For You
- Im The Man
- Is She Really Going Out With Him
- Its Different For Girls
- Junkie Diva
- Keep On Dreaming
- Kings Of The City
- Look Sharp
- Neon Rain
- Ode To Joy
- On Your Radio
- One More Time
- One To One
- Poor Thing
- Real Men
- Satellite
- See No Evil
- So You Say
- Steppin Out
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Sunday Papers
- The Blue Time
- The Other Me
- Wild West
- You Cant Get What You Want Til You Know What You Want
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[Intro]
|Dm7 |Eb |F7sus | |
|:Bb F |Ab Eb :|
[Verse]
Bb F Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb
Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street.
Bb F Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb
>From my window I'm staring while my coffee grows cold.
Bb F
Look over there! (Where?)
Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb
There's a lady that I used to know.
Bb Eb Bb F Bb F Ab Eb
She's married now, or engaged, or something, so I am told.
[Chorus]
Eb F Bb
Is she really going out with him?
Eb Dm Gm F Eb
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
Eb F Gm
Is she really going out with him?
Eb
'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me,
F Bb
There's something going wrong around here.
[Verse]
Tonight's the night when I go to all the parties down my street.
I wash my hair and I kid myself I look real smooth.
Look over there! (Where?)
Here comes Jeanie with her new boyfriend.
They say that looks don't count for much.
If so, there goes your proof.
[Chorus]
Eb F Bb
Is she really going out with him?
Eb Dm Gm F Eb
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
Eb F Gm
Is she really going out with him?
Eb
'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me,
F Bb
There's something going wrong around here.
[Bridge]
Dm7 Eb F7sus G7sus Dm7
But if looks could kill, there's a man there who's more down as dead.
Eb F7sus G7sus Dm7
'Cause I've had my fill, "Listen you, take your hands off her head!"
Eb F7sus G7sus F7sus G7sus F7sus
I get so mean around this scene! Hey, hey, hey.
|:Bb F |Ab Eb :|
[Chorus]
Eb F Bb
Is she really going out with him?
Eb Dm Gm F Eb
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
Eb F Gm
Is she really going out with him?
Eb
'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me,
F Bb
There's something going wrong around here.
|:Bb F |Ab Eb :|
and out
|Dm7 |Eb |F7sus | |
|:Bb F |Ab Eb :|
[Verse]
Bb F Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb
Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street.
Bb F Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb
>From my window I'm staring while my coffee grows cold.
Bb F
Look over there! (Where?)
Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb
There's a lady that I used to know.
Bb Eb Bb F Bb F Ab Eb
She's married now, or engaged, or something, so I am told.
[Chorus]
Eb F Bb
Is she really going out with him?
Eb Dm Gm F Eb
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
Eb F Gm
Is she really going out with him?
Eb
'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me,
F Bb
There's something going wrong around here.
[Verse]
Tonight's the night when I go to all the parties down my street.
I wash my hair and I kid myself I look real smooth.
Look over there! (Where?)
Here comes Jeanie with her new boyfriend.
They say that looks don't count for much.
If so, there goes your proof.
[Chorus]
Eb F Bb
Is she really going out with him?
Eb Dm Gm F Eb
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
Eb F Gm
Is she really going out with him?
Eb
'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me,
F Bb
There's something going wrong around here.
[Bridge]
Dm7 Eb F7sus G7sus Dm7
But if looks could kill, there's a man there who's more down as dead.
Eb F7sus G7sus Dm7
'Cause I've had my fill, "Listen you, take your hands off her head!"
Eb F7sus G7sus F7sus G7sus F7sus
I get so mean around this scene! Hey, hey, hey.
|:Bb F |Ab Eb :|
[Chorus]
Eb F Bb
Is she really going out with him?
Eb Dm Gm F Eb
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
Eb F Gm
Is she really going out with him?
Eb
'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me,
F Bb
There's something going wrong around here.
|:Bb F |Ab Eb :|
and out
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