Jet Pilot

Words and music by Jay Farrar from the 2005 album "Okemah and the Melody of Riot."

Chords used:

A x02220

Asus2 x02230

D xx0232

Em 022000

G 320033

D* is a regular D chord followed by this little arpeggio:

e|--2----2----2-----|

B|---3----3----3----|

G|----2----2----2---|

D|------------------|

A|------------------|

E|------------------|

Intro: A Asus2 A D*

A

Jet pilot for the day

[Asus2]

Washed his sins away

A

Loves to see the Rangers [D*]play

A [Asus2]

His daddy has a job in Washington

A

Wants to raise a Harvard [D*]son

Em G A

Junior liked to let his hair down

Em D A

Only trouble is, word gets around

Prechorus tab (see below) X2

A [Asus2] A

Revolution will be telev ised

[Asus2]

across living rooms

A

and the great divide

[Asus2]

Robbing barren ghettos

A

for us now

[Asus2] Em GD

everybody needs a hunting ground

Em G D*

A Asus2 A D*

A

Jet Pilot flown away

[Asus2]

Got a passing grade

A

Made it to the world [D*]stage

A

A hemisphere away

[Asus2]

Death is on display

A

The sins would never wash [D*]away

Em G A

Junior liked to let his hair down

Em D A

Only trouble is, word gets around

Prechorus tab (see below) X2

A [Asus2] A

Revolution will be telev ised

[Asus2]

across living rooms

A

and the great divide

[Asus2]

Robbing barren ghettos

A

for us now

[Asus2] Em GD

everybody needs a hunting ground

Em G D*

Em G A

Junior liked to let his hair down

Em D A

Only trouble is, word gets around

Prechorus tab: (palm mute on X)

e|--0-0--X--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|

B|--2-2--X--2-2-3-3-3--2-2--|

G|--2-2--X--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--|

D|--2-2--X--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--|

A|--0-0--X--0-0-0-0-0--2-2--|

E|-------X------------------|