Spring Heeled Jim

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Fri 7 Jul 95 17:28:43 EDT > Subject: SPRING HEELED JIM by Morrissey Spring Heeled Jim         (Morrissey/Whyte) This is the second song off of -Vauxhall & I- and a pretty good one in my opinion.  I play this song with a capo on the fourth fret.  The intro and interlusions (if there is such a word) are this RIFF:                              G#-------------1-----------|-------------0-----------| D#-------1--------1--------|-------1--------1--------| F#-3---3---------------3---|-----2---------------2---| C#-------------------------|-0-----------------------| #-------------------------|-------------------------| Spring-Heeled Jim winks an eye       C                  D      Dsus4 He~ll do he~ll never be done to He takes on whoever flew through Well it~s the normal thing to do (ahhh) RIFF Spring-Heeled Jim lives to love     C                D        Dsus4 Now kissing with his mouth full And his eyes on some other fool So many women his head should be spinning (oh but no) RIFF Spring-Heeled Jim slurs the words          C                D     Dsus4 There is no need to be so knowing Take life at five times your average speed        C        D   Dsus4 Like I do Until Jim feels the chill    C                 D      Dsus4 Oh where did all the time go Once always in for the kill Now it~s too cold And he feels too old RIFF (ending instrumental played with verse chords) you may notice my deliberate use of Dsus4 chords and i justify that by telling you that if you listen to the album closely it has such a feel for A Dsus4 chord. for poor people who cannot afford capoes i can sympathize so i will decode each chord into their correct names and their correct fingering but having a capo makes it so much easier.  (the cheapest capo costs only two dollars or maybe less).  anyway:                      ----------- Capoed F = A         5 7 7 6 5 5 Capoed Am=C#m        x 4 6 6 5 4 Capoed E = G#        4 6 6 5 4 4 Capoed C = E         x 7 9 9 9 x Capoed D = F#        x x 4 6 7 6 Capoed Dsus4=F#sus4  x x 4 6 7 7 (questions comments phillipics email me)  bye-bye