Intro:
G F
He was an artist and a writer
C G
And a poet and a friend
G F
In a man's life he will take a fall
C G
But how low he goes it just depends
verse 1
G F
Yeah he's shooting dope in the men's room
C G
At the station Daly City train
G F
Have you ever seen an angel well I know I have
C G
You see they'll stay here for a while and then they'll fly away
C F G
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
C F
When he rolled the dice he never thought twice
G
Never thought twice about being him
C F G
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
C F
When he rolled the dice he never thought twice
G
Never thought twice about being him
verse 2
G F
Some grown up and some grow old
C G
But what about the kid who never learned the rules
G F
Spent all these years on this earth
C G
When you look back it's just a flicker of time
G F
Jackyl was one of the one's that perished
C G
Yeah he was one of the one's that was already saved
G F
Through all the evil and wreckage yeah
C G
He maintained a sense of himself
C F G
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
C F
When he rolled the dice he never thought twice
G
Never thought twice about being him
C F G
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
C F
When he rolled the dice he never thought twice
G
Never thought twice about being him
Solo
verse 3
C F
Some men are in prison even though they walk the streets at night
G
Other men who got the lockdown are free as a bird in flight
C F
How about the hour in the system that ended
G
In a one-way line our measures could not stand it
Break
C F G F F G F
C F G
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
C F
When he rolled the dice he never thought twice
G
Never thought twice about being him
C F G
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
C F
When he rolled the dice he never thought twice
G
Never thought twice about being him
Outro:
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