She Loves The Jerk Chords by John Hiatt
Tempo:
112.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[G] We talked it to death, crying on the [Am] telephone
Nights when it drinks [C] at home, [D] she has to whisper through her [G] tears
[Am] [D]
[G] Johnny, she says, you'd never do these things to [Am] me
I can never make [C] her see, [D] he's wasted such precious [Em] [E] years
Well, [Am] you married the wrong guy [D] is what I [G] heard her say
He's an old [E] good soul and so, [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
[C] [C]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] Well, he was the guy, always out on [Am] the make
I guess it had what [C] it takes [D] to turn the heads of pretty [G] girls
[Am] [D]
[G] She thought it would change, the worst of us would settle [Am] down
But he couldn't stay out of [C] town, [D] not even with this [Em] precious girl
[E]
Now [Am] she lives with the lies and [D] the bumps and the bruises
[G] He's an old [E] good soul and so, [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
[C]
[G] Well,
[C] I hang up [D] and
[B] pretend she's in [Em] my arms
[C] What I [B] wouldn't give for just [Em] one-tenth of what she [D] gives Mr.
Charmin
[E] [A] He's an old [Gb] good soul and so, [Bm] but she'll never [Bb] let him go
[E] She knows it'll never work, she loves [A] the jerk
She [D] loves [A] the jerk
[D] [A] She's never gonna change, whoa, whoa, love [D] is strange
[A] She'll never let him go, well I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
She's never gonna change, [D] [A] she'd be better off with me
[D] She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna [D] change, [A] whoa, whoa, love is [D] so strange
[A] She'll never let him, never let him [D] go
[A] I know, I know, I know, [D] I know
She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna, never, [B] see
[Bm]
[G] We talked it to death, crying on the [Am] telephone
Nights when it drinks [C] at home, [D] she has to whisper through her [G] tears
[Am] [D]
[G] Johnny, she says, you'd never do these things to [Am] me
I can never make [C] her see, [D] he's wasted such precious [Em] [E] years
Well, [Am] you married the wrong guy [D] is what I [G] heard her say
He's an old [E] good soul and so, [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
[C] [C]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] Well, he was the guy, always out on [Am] the make
I guess it had what [C] it takes [D] to turn the heads of pretty [G] girls
[Am] [D]
[G] She thought it would change, the worst of us would settle [Am] down
But he couldn't stay out of [C] town, [D] not even with this [Em] precious girl
[E]
Now [Am] she lives with the lies and [D] the bumps and the bruises
[G] He's an old [E] good soul and so, [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
[C]
[G] Well,
[C] I hang up [D] and
[B] pretend she's in [Em] my arms
[C] What I [B] wouldn't give for just [Em] one-tenth of what she [D] gives Mr.
Charmin
[E] [A] He's an old [Gb] good soul and so, [Bm] but she'll never [Bb] let him go
[E] She knows it'll never work, she loves [A] the jerk
She [D] loves [A] the jerk
[D] [A] She's never gonna change, whoa, whoa, love [D] is strange
[A] She'll never let him go, well I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
She's never gonna change, [D] [A] she'd be better off with me
[D] She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna [D] change, [A] whoa, whoa, love is [D] so strange
[A] She'll never let him, never let him [D] go
[A] I know, I know, I know, [D] I know
She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna, never, [B] see
[Bm]
Key:
D
A
G
Am
C
D
A
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] We talked it to death, _ crying on the [Am] telephone
_ _ _ Nights when it drinks [C] at home, _ [D] she has to whisper through her [G] _ tears
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] Johnny, she says, you'd never do these things to [Am] me
I _ can never make [C] her see, _ [D] he's wasted such precious [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] years
Well, [Am] you married the wrong guy [D] is what I [G] heard her say
He's an old [E] good soul and so, _ [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[G] Well, he was the guy, _ always out on [Am] the make
_ I guess it had what [C] it takes [D] to turn the heads of pretty [G] girls
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
[G] She thought it would change, the worst of us would settle [Am] down
But he couldn't stay out of [C] town, _ [D] not even with this [Em] precious girl
_ [E] _ _ _
Now [Am] she lives with the lies and [D] the bumps and the bruises
[G] _ He's an old [E] good soul and so, _ [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Well, _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I hang up [D] and _ _
_ [B] pretend she's in [Em] my arms
[C] What I [B] wouldn't give for just [Em] one-tenth of what she [D] gives Mr.
Charmin
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ He's an old [Gb] good soul and so, _ [Bm] _ but she'll never [Bb] let him go
[E] She knows it'll never work, she loves [A] the jerk _
She [D] _ _ loves [A] the _ jerk
[D] _ _ _ [A] She's never gonna _ change, _ whoa, whoa, love [D] is strange
_ [A] She'll never let him go, _ well I know, I know, _ I know, I know, I know
_ She's never gonna change, [D] _ _ _ [A] she'd be better off with me
[D] _ She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna _ [D] change, _ _ _ [A] whoa, whoa, love is [D] so strange
_ [A] She'll never let him, never let him [D] go
_ _ [A] I know, I know, I know, [D] I know
She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna, never, _ [B] see _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] We talked it to death, _ crying on the [Am] telephone
_ _ _ Nights when it drinks [C] at home, _ [D] she has to whisper through her [G] _ tears
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] Johnny, she says, you'd never do these things to [Am] me
I _ can never make [C] her see, _ [D] he's wasted such precious [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] years
Well, [Am] you married the wrong guy [D] is what I [G] heard her say
He's an old [E] good soul and so, _ [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[G] Well, he was the guy, _ always out on [Am] the make
_ I guess it had what [C] it takes [D] to turn the heads of pretty [G] girls
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
[G] She thought it would change, the worst of us would settle [Am] down
But he couldn't stay out of [C] town, _ [D] not even with this [Em] precious girl
_ [E] _ _ _
Now [Am] she lives with the lies and [D] the bumps and the bruises
[G] _ He's an old [E] good soul and so, _ [Am] but she'll never [Ab] let him go
[D] She knows it'll never [Dm] work, she loves the [G] jerk
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Well, _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I hang up [D] and _ _
_ [B] pretend she's in [Em] my arms
[C] What I [B] wouldn't give for just [Em] one-tenth of what she [D] gives Mr.
Charmin
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ He's an old [Gb] good soul and so, _ [Bm] _ but she'll never [Bb] let him go
[E] She knows it'll never work, she loves [A] the jerk _
She [D] _ _ loves [A] the _ jerk
[D] _ _ _ [A] She's never gonna _ change, _ whoa, whoa, love [D] is strange
_ [A] She'll never let him go, _ well I know, I know, _ I know, I know, I know
_ She's never gonna change, [D] _ _ _ [A] she'd be better off with me
[D] _ She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna _ [D] change, _ _ _ [A] whoa, whoa, love is [D] so strange
_ [A] She'll never let him, never let him [D] go
_ _ [A] I know, I know, I know, [D] I know
She loves the jerk
[A] She's never gonna, never, _ [B] see _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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