Hey Jack Kerouac — 10,000 Maniacs
Chords and lyrics for Hey Jack Kerouac by 10,000 Maniacs (key of D).
Intro
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [F/C] [G]
Verse 1
[D]Hey Jack Kerouac, I think of your [G/D]mother
and the tears she cried, they were cried for [F#m]none other
than her little boy lost in a little world that [G]hated
and that dared to drag him down, her little boy [F#m]courageous
[G]who chose his words from mouths of babes got lost in the [A]wood
[G]Hip flask slinging madman, steaming cafe [A]flirts
[G]they all spoke through you [D]
Verse 2
[D]Hey Jack, now for the tricky part [G/D]
when you were the brightest star, who were the [F#m]shadows [G]?
Of the San Francisco beat boys you were the [D]favorite [G/D]
Now they sit and rattle their bones and think of their blood stoned [F#m]days [G]
You chose your words from mouths of babes got lost in the [A]wood
[G]The hip flask slinging madman, steaming cafe [A]flirts [G]
in Chinatown howling at [D]night
Bridge
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [F/C] [G]
Verse 3
[D]Allen baby, why so [G/D]jaded [?]
Have the boys all grown up and their beauty [F#m]faded [G]?
[D]Billy, what a saint they've made [G/D]you
just like Mary down in Mexico on All Souls' [F#m]Day [G]
You chose your words from mouths of babes got lost in the [A]wood
[G]Cool junk booting madmen, street minded [A]girls [G]
in Harlem, howling at [D]night
Bridge
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [F/C] [G]
Outro
What a tear stained shock of the [G]world [D]
you've gone away babe, without sayin', saying [F/C]goodbye [G] [D]