Jump Chords

by Van Halen
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author timbo63 [pro] 6,185.
1 contributor total, last edit on Nov 15, 2019
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Chords

CM9
C
F/C
G
F
Am
C/E
Dm
Gadd9
Bbm
Gb
Ab
Db
Bb6
Am7
AbM7

Strumming

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[Intro]
CM9 C F/C   CM9 C   F/C C G  (x3)
F C   F C G
 
[Verse 1]
        CM9 C F/C           CM9      C   F/C C G
I get up,      and nothing gets me down,     
               CM9 C F/C                     CM9   C   F/C C G
You got it tough,      I've seen the toughest around
          CM9 C F/C             CM9        C   F/C C G
And I know,         Baby, just how you feel
              CM9 C             F/C                CM9     C   F/C C G
You've got to roll-l, with the punches to get to what's real
 
[Pre-Chorus]
             Am               /G        Am           /G         Am     /G   F C/E Dm
Oh can't you see me standing here, I've got my back against the record machine
                                  F C/E Dm                          F C/E Gadd9
I ain't the worst that you've seen,       oh can't you see what I mean? 
 
[Chorus]
                     CM9 C F/C         CM9      C  F/C C G
Might as well jump, (jump),   might as well jump
                 CM9 C F/C     CM9      C  F/C C G
Go ahead, jump, (jump),   go ahead, jump
 
[Verse 2]
        CM9   C                F/C        CM9    C   F/C C G
Aaa-ohh hey you, who said that?  Baby how you been? 
                   CM9 C             F/C           CM9 C   F/C C G
You say you don't know-w, you won't know, until we begin
 
[Pre-Chorus]
             Am               /G        Am           /G         Am     /G   F C/E Dm
Oh can't you see me standing here, I've got my back against the record machine
                                  F C/E Dm                          F C/E Gadd9
I ain't the worst that you've seen,       oh can't you see what I mean? 
 
[Chorus]
                     CM9 C F/C         CM9      C  F/C C G
Might as well jump, (jump),   might as well jump
                 CM9 C F/C     CM9      C  F/C C G
Go ahead, jump, (jump),   go ahead, jump           jump
 
[Guitar/Keyboard Solo]
Bbm Gb Ab Db  (x4)
C F G Bb6 Am7 AbM7 G C
CM9 C F/C  CM9 C  F/C C G  (x2)
 
[Out-Chorus]
                     CM9 C F/C         CM9      C  F/C C G
Might as well jump, (jump),   might as well jump
                 CM9 C F/C     CM9      C  F/C C G
Go ahead, jump, (jump),   go ahead, jump
 
 
 
example chords arranged for simple guitar:
 
  CM9 C  F/C C  G     Am  /G   F C/E Dm (riff)  Gadd9 (riff)
e-------|-----------|-------|--1---0--0--1----|--5--3------|----------------
B--3--5-|-1--1--3---|-1---1-|--1---1--3--3----|--3--3------|----------------
G--4--5-|-2--0--0---|-2---2-|--2---0--2--2----|--4--4------|----------------
D--5--5-|-3--2--0---|-2---2-|--3---2--0--0----|--5--5------|----------------
A--3--3-|-3--3--2---|-0-----|--3---3----------|--5---------|----------------
E-------|-------3---|-----3-|--1---0----------|--3---------|----------------
 
Note (aka):   CM9=G/C
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