Cookie Jar — Jack Johnson
Chords and lyrics for Cookie Jar by Jack Johnson (key of F#m).
Intro
[F#m] [C#m] [B] [C#m]
Verse 1
[F#m]I would turn on the [C#m]TV, but it's so [B]embarrassing [C#m]
[F#m]to see all the other [C#m]people, I don't know what they [B]mean[C#m]
[F#m]It was magic at [C#m]first, when they spoke without [B]sound[C#m]
[F#m]But now this world is [C#m]gonna hurt, you better turn that thing [B]down[C#m]
Verse 2
[F#m]It wasn't me, says the [C#m]boy with the gun[B][C#m]
[F#m]Sure I pulled the [C#m]trigger, but it needed to be [B]done[C#m]
[F#m]Because life's been killing [C#m]me ever since it [B]begun[C#m]
[F#m]You can't blame me because [C#m]I'm too [B]young[C#m]
Verse 3
[F#m]You can't blame me, sure the [C#m]killer was my [B]son[C#m]
[F#m]But I didn't teach him to [C#m]pull the trigger of the [B]gun[C#m]
[F#m]It's the killing on his [C#m]TV [B]screen[C#m]
[F#m]You can't blame me, it's those [C#m]images he [B]seen[C#m]
Verse 4
[F#m]You can't blame me, says the [C#m]singer of the [B]song[C#m]
[F#m]Or the maker of the [C#m]movie which he based his life [B]on[C#m]
[F#m]It's only entertainment, as [C#m]anyone can [B]see[C#m]
[F#m]It's smoke machines and [C#m]makeup, you can't fool [B]me[C#m]
Verse 5
[F#m]You can't blame me, says the [C#m]media [B]man[C#m]
[F#m]I wasn't the one who came [C#m]up with the [B]plan[C#m]
[F#m]I just point my camera at [C#m]what the people want to [B]see[C#m]
[F#m]It's a two way mirror and [C#m]you can't blame [B]me[C#m]
Verse 6
[F#m]It was you, it was me, it [C#m]was every [B]man[C#m]
[F#m]We've all got the blood on our [C#m]hands[B][C#m]
[F#m]We only receive what we [C#m]demand[B][C#m]
[F#m]And if we want hell then [C#m]hell's what we'll [B]have[C#m]
Verse 7
[F#m]I would turn on the [C#m]TV, but it's so [B]embarrassing[C#m]
[F#m]To see all the other [C#m]people, I don't know what they [B]mean[C#m]
[F#m]It was magic at [C#m]first, but let everyone [B]down[C#m]
[F#m]And now this world is [C#m]gonna hurt, you better turn it [B]around[C#m]
Outro
[F#m]Turn it [C#m]around[B][C#m]
[F#m]