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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- 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]
G Dm Bb Gm7
[Verse 1]
G F Bb C
Turn off the TV and turn off the light
Eb F C
Turn off the street lamps as well
G F Bb C
Turn off the billboards that scream through the night
Eb Dm G
And dream the policemen to Hell
[Verse 2]
G F Bb C
Close all the windows and close all the doors
Eb F C
Close all the shutters and blinds
G F Bb C
Close down the churches and pray to the whores
Eb Dm G
Lay down and then close your eyes
[Chorus 1]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what comes into view
Bb Eb F
As we're finally breaking the chains
Bb Eb
When the temperature rises
F Dm7 G F Dm G [x2]
We'll go to our place in the rain
[Verse 3]
G F Bb C
Take down the pictures and take out the trash
Eb F C
Take up the tattered old rugs
G F Bb C
Take up the mattress and count all the cash
Eb Dm G
And laugh with the last of the drugs
[Verse 4]
G F Bb C
Burn all the papers and burn all the wood
Eb F C
Burn what we can't understand
G F Bb C
Run up a flag for the old neighbourhood
Eb Dm G
Sit back and then take my hand
[Chorus 2]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what lovers can do
Bb Eb F
With just a kiss and a glass of champagne
Bb Eb
When the rivers run dry
F Dm7 G F Dm G [x2]
We'can go to our place in the rain
[Bridge chords]
G Dm Bb Gm7
[Verse 5]
G F Bb C
Pay off the piper and pay all the bills
Eb F C
Pay for the getaway car
G F Bb C
Blow out the candles and head for the hills
Eb Dm G
Pray that we make it that far
[Verse 6]
G F Bb C
Run from the poison and run from the flames
Eb F C
Run from the maddening crowd
G F Bb C
Laugh at the whispers of who'll take the blame
Eb Dm G
And sing all the sinners out loud
[Chorus 3]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what crazy can do
Bb Eb F
When every good citizen's sane
Bb Eb
When heaven's a desert
F Dm7 G
We'll go to our place in the rain
Bb F Bb F Bb F G
[Chorus 4]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what comes into view
Bb Eb F
When you just connect your heart back to your brain
Bb Eb
When heaven's a desert
F Dm7 G
We'll go to our place in the rain
F Dm7 G
F Dm7 G
G Dm Bb Gm7
[Verse 1]
G F Bb C
Turn off the TV and turn off the light
Eb F C
Turn off the street lamps as well
G F Bb C
Turn off the billboards that scream through the night
Eb Dm G
And dream the policemen to Hell
[Verse 2]
G F Bb C
Close all the windows and close all the doors
Eb F C
Close all the shutters and blinds
G F Bb C
Close down the churches and pray to the whores
Eb Dm G
Lay down and then close your eyes
[Chorus 1]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what comes into view
Bb Eb F
As we're finally breaking the chains
Bb Eb
When the temperature rises
F Dm7 G F Dm G [x2]
We'll go to our place in the rain
[Verse 3]
G F Bb C
Take down the pictures and take out the trash
Eb F C
Take up the tattered old rugs
G F Bb C
Take up the mattress and count all the cash
Eb Dm G
And laugh with the last of the drugs
[Verse 4]
G F Bb C
Burn all the papers and burn all the wood
Eb F C
Burn what we can't understand
G F Bb C
Run up a flag for the old neighbourhood
Eb Dm G
Sit back and then take my hand
[Chorus 2]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what lovers can do
Bb Eb F
With just a kiss and a glass of champagne
Bb Eb
When the rivers run dry
F Dm7 G F Dm G [x2]
We'can go to our place in the rain
[Bridge chords]
G Dm Bb Gm7
[Verse 5]
G F Bb C
Pay off the piper and pay all the bills
Eb F C
Pay for the getaway car
G F Bb C
Blow out the candles and head for the hills
Eb Dm G
Pray that we make it that far
[Verse 6]
G F Bb C
Run from the poison and run from the flames
Eb F C
Run from the maddening crowd
G F Bb C
Laugh at the whispers of who'll take the blame
Eb Dm G
And sing all the sinners out loud
[Chorus 3]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what crazy can do
Bb Eb F
When every good citizen's sane
Bb Eb
When heaven's a desert
F Dm7 G
We'll go to our place in the rain
Bb F Bb F Bb F G
[Chorus 4]
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what comes into view
Bb Eb F
When you just connect your heart back to your brain
Bb Eb
When heaven's a desert
F Dm7 G
We'll go to our place in the rain
F Dm7 G
F Dm7 G
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