David Bowie - Wood Jackson: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Wood Jackson" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Wood Jackson Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Wood Jackson" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Fm D# D Jackson made twenty tapes in a day D# C# C D# C# C D# C#C To give away, a-give away G# And he'd play Cm The tunes they'd call creative when C# they're running out of names E G# Heaven knows he's really torn it now Cm But the names, it hurt poor Jackson, C# stopped the haters in his way E Heaven knows he's for it G# Cm C# Shame, hey, hey E F# F He was never quite unsure, but really sane F# F Wants to play Fm D# D Jackson stole twenty souls in a day To take away, a-take away he takes away G# F# F And no complaints A# D# Heart's upon his sleeve and his blade C Wood Jackson took the beating Fm D# D everyday, given out, passed away D# C# C D# C# C Another way, hey, hey D# C# C Just wants to play G# And how he'd play Cm The mob, they bleed and tremble C# when they're running after life E G# Heaven knows he's really torn it now Cm The words that killed Wood Jackson's C# friends were written on the wall E Heaven knows he's for it F# F Shame F# F Just wants to play F# F It's a shame F# F Shame F# F It's a shame F# F Wants to play F# F It's a shame F# F It's a shame F# F Just wants to play You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  Cm  C#  D  D#  E  F  Fm  F#  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Wood Jackson" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wood Jackson" by David Bowie.