FGCD e---X----X----X----X---- B---X----X----X----X---- G---X----X----5----7---- D---3----5----5----7---- A---3----5----3----5---- E---1----3----X----X---- G F C G He was an artist and a writer 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 well that just depends G F 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 for a while and they fly away C G Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him C When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice G Never thought twice about being here C G Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him C When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice G Never thought twice about being here G F Some grow 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 ones who perished C G He was one of the ones who was already saved G F Through all this evil and wreckage C G He maintained a sense of himself C G Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him C When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice G Never thought twice about being here C G Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him C When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice G Never thought twice about being here Solo: e-------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------- G-0-7-7-5-2-2-5-2-0-0-7-7-5-2-2-5-2-0-- D-------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------- G F Some men are in prison though they walk the streets at night C G Other men who got the lockdown are free as a bird in flight... CFGFFGFC C G Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him C When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice G Never thought twice about being here C G Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him C When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice G Never thought twice about being here CFGFFGFC Verse: (repeated) GFCG E---3---1---3---3--- B---3---1---5---3--- G---4---2---5---4--- D---5---3---5---5--- A------------------- E------------------- Chorus: One guitar plays the chords, barred, and the lead guitar plays the riff. I believe the timing's right: C F G E----------------------------------- B-----------------1-3b-3b-3s1------- G---0---0---0---3-------------3-0--- D----------------------------------- A----------------------------------- E----------------------------------- Solo: (2x) E------------------------------------ B-----3--3-3-3-3-2------1------------ G-------------------2-2---2-2-2-2-0-- D--0--------------------------------- A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Bridge: C F G C F G E---3---1---3-----3---1---3-------------------------- B---5---1---3-----5---1---3-------------------------- G---5---2---4-----5---2---4---5---------------------- D---5---3---5-----5---3---5---5--3--5---3-3---5--3--- A-----------------------------3--3--5---3-3---5--3--- E--------------------------------1--3---1-1---3--1--- CFF