Originally in C, I play in A capo 2, and follow the chords very loosely
Intro, approximated for guitar
| Aadd9 | A | D/A | D/A | Aadd9 | Aadd9 | A | D/A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 |
| x4 |
Intro chords keep going throughout the verse
Vox around the 3 on “up”
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| I get | up, and nothing gets me down | → | → |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| You got it t | ough, I’ve seen the toughest around | → | → |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| And I k | now, baby, just how you feel | → | → |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| You’ve got to | roll with the punches to get to what’s real | → | → |
| F#m | |
| Oh can’t you | see me standing here |
| D | D/C# | Bm7 | |
| I’ve got my back against the record machine | → | → |
| Bm7 | D | D/C# | Bm7 | |
| I ain’t the | worst that you’ve | seen → | → |
| D | A/C# | E | |
| Oh, can’t you see what I | mean? |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| Might as well j | ump, might as well jump | → | → |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| Go ahead, j | ump, go ahead and jump | → | → |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| Ah o | h, hey you, who said that, baby, how you been | → | → |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| You say you don’t k | now, you won’t know, until you begin | → | → |
| F#m | |
| So can’t you | see me standing here |
| D | D/C# | Bm7 | |
| I’ve got my back against the record machine | → | → |
| Bm7 | D | D/C# | Bm7 | |
| I ain’t the | worst that you’ve | seen → | → |
| D | A/C# | E | |
| Oh, can’t you see what I | mean? |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| Might as well j | ump, go ahead and jump | → | → |
| A | D/A | A/C# | Esus4 | |
| Might as well j | ump, go ahead and jump | → | → |
Jump!