Biography:
For group credited work see Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. Over the last decade, Pokey has won the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing. After signing with Jack White’s Third Man Records to release his fifth full-length album (Pokey LaFarge) in 2013
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There were no lyrics nor chords online for this amazing song, so I gave it a go myself.
I might have named some of the chords wrong, but this is how you make them:
C#7 F# B7 E7 A B D7 A(var)
e|- x 2 x x 5 7 x 5
B|- 2 2 7 5 5 7 3 5
G|- 4 3 x 7 6 8 5 6
D|- 3 4 7 6 7 9 4 7
A|- 4 x 6 7 7 9 5 x
E|- x x 7 x 5 7 x x
You can use the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfBLcO97xI8 to see how he uses his thumb for the bass
and alternates it, and using his other fingers for the higher notes.
Let me know if there are any mistakes in here so I can correct them ;)
ENJOY!
[Verse 1]
C#7 F#
Your troubles got you outnumbered,
C#7 F#
You know that you’ve got to go somewhere,
C#7 F#
So that you can do something,
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Ease your worried mind.
C#7 F#
Who cares what they say?
C#7 F#
It’s your chance to make it your way
C#7 F#
I suggest you make it your day
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Before you’re running out of time!
[Chorus]
A
Go and pack your own suitcase
B E7 A
And this time do it right
A
Come out and take your place
B7 E7
It’s on the road tonight
A
Cash your chips in on a dream
D7
Life’s a big old slot machine
B7 E7 A(var) E7 A(var)
Pack it up, pack it up, pack it up.
[Verse 2]
C#7 F#
It’s a b c d e f g
C#7 F#
It’s a q r s take a tip from me
C#7 F#
There’s a lot of mighty fine scenery
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Around this great big country
C#7 F#
though you are feelin a little rejected,
C#7 F#
Confused or disconnected
C#7 F#
And a lot is hand selected boy
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Come along with me
[Chorus]
A
Go and pack your own suitcase
B E7 A
And this time do it right
A
Come out and take your place
B7 E7
It’s on the road tonight
A
Cash your chips in on a dream
D7
Life’s a big old slot machine
B7 E7 A(var) E7 A(var)
Pack it up, pack it up, pack it up.
[Solo]
(Chord progression like verse)
[Chorus]
A
Go and pack your own suitcase
B E7 A
And this time do it right
A
Come out and take your place
B7 E7
It’s on the road tonight
A
Cash your chips in on a dream
D7
Life’s a big old slot machine
B7 E7 A(var) E7 A(var)
Pack it up, pack it up, pack it up.
I might have named some of the chords wrong, but this is how you make them:
C#7 F# B7 E7 A B D7 A(var)
e|- x 2 x x 5 7 x 5
B|- 2 2 7 5 5 7 3 5
G|- 4 3 x 7 6 8 5 6
D|- 3 4 7 6 7 9 4 7
A|- 4 x 6 7 7 9 5 x
E|- x x 7 x 5 7 x x
You can use the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfBLcO97xI8 to see how he uses his thumb for the bass
and alternates it, and using his other fingers for the higher notes.
Let me know if there are any mistakes in here so I can correct them ;)
ENJOY!
[Verse 1]
C#7 F#
Your troubles got you outnumbered,
C#7 F#
You know that you’ve got to go somewhere,
C#7 F#
So that you can do something,
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Ease your worried mind.
C#7 F#
Who cares what they say?
C#7 F#
It’s your chance to make it your way
C#7 F#
I suggest you make it your day
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Before you’re running out of time!
[Chorus]
A
Go and pack your own suitcase
B E7 A
And this time do it right
A
Come out and take your place
B7 E7
It’s on the road tonight
A
Cash your chips in on a dream
D7
Life’s a big old slot machine
B7 E7 A(var) E7 A(var)
Pack it up, pack it up, pack it up.
[Verse 2]
C#7 F#
It’s a b c d e f g
C#7 F#
It’s a q r s take a tip from me
C#7 F#
There’s a lot of mighty fine scenery
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Around this great big country
C#7 F#
though you are feelin a little rejected,
C#7 F#
Confused or disconnected
C#7 F#
And a lot is hand selected boy
B7(7) E7(7-6-5-4) (just move the chord down untill you're back on C#7)
Come along with me
[Chorus]
A
Go and pack your own suitcase
B E7 A
And this time do it right
A
Come out and take your place
B7 E7
It’s on the road tonight
A
Cash your chips in on a dream
D7
Life’s a big old slot machine
B7 E7 A(var) E7 A(var)
Pack it up, pack it up, pack it up.
[Solo]
(Chord progression like verse)
[Chorus]
A
Go and pack your own suitcase
B E7 A
And this time do it right
A
Come out and take your place
B7 E7
It’s on the road tonight
A
Cash your chips in on a dream
D7
Life’s a big old slot machine
B7 E7 A(var) E7 A(var)
Pack it up, pack it up, pack it up.
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