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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[Intro]
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C
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Bb Bb C
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oh the romance of these harbour towns
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lights that shimmer on canals
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and in the bottom of your glass
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the air buzzing with foreign tongues
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and the occasional cries of sailors, tramps and rock 'n' rollers
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hey babe you look so hot tonight
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hey come over here i'll treat you right 'cause
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a man's a man all right just like any other man
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he'll search the town tonight for a fifty dollar love affair
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Bb Bb C
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and another taste of cheap delight
Em7
street food sizzling outside
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washed down with the local poison
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 G G7
these back alleys with their pinkish lights
Em7 E7
and the occasional cries of smugglers, bums and credit card holders
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G F G F G F G F
hey babe i feel so good tonight
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i got shore leave and i sure ain't leavin' here till i prove that
[Chorus]
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a man's a man all right just like any other man
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C Bb
he'll search the town tonight for a fifty dollar love affair
Bb C
[Outro]
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Bb C D
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C
Bb Bb C
[Verse]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 G G7
oh the romance of these harbour towns
Em7
lights that shimmer on canals
E7
and in the bottom of your glass
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 G G7
the air buzzing with foreign tongues
Em7 E7
and the occasional cries of sailors, tramps and rock 'n' rollers
[Bridge]
G F G F G F G F
hey babe you look so hot tonight
G F G F G F G F
hey come over here i'll treat you right 'cause
[Chorus]
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C
a man's a man all right just like any other man
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C Bb
he'll search the town tonight for a fifty dollar love affair
Bb C
[Instrumental]
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C
Bb Bb C
[Verse]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 G G7
and another taste of cheap delight
Em7
street food sizzling outside
E7
washed down with the local poison
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 G G7
these back alleys with their pinkish lights
Em7 E7
and the occasional cries of smugglers, bums and credit card holders
[Bridge]
G F G F G F G F
hey babe i feel so good tonight
G F G F G F G F
i got shore leave and i sure ain't leavin' here till i prove that
[Chorus]
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C
a man's a man all right just like any other man
Am7 D Bm7 Am7 D C Bb
he'll search the town tonight for a fifty dollar love affair
Bb C
[Outro]
D C Bb
Bb C D
D C Bb
Bb C D
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