Short Jumping (Chords)

These are the official lyrics and chords for the song “Short Jumping”. It’s track #4 from the album “Feast your Eyes on Me”.

An upbeat, uptempo song with many opportunities for some decorative flair in your guitar playing!

I’m afraid I improvised the solo parts, so below are only the chords. I’ll try to write down what I did in the future so I can add it to my tabs.

Special chords:

• Adim = X01212
• Bb7 = X13111
• C7 = X35333
• D7 = X57575 (or just XX0212)

Intro

A series of different G-chord variations:

• 302000 => 304000 => 305000 (or reverse)
• 300200 => 300400 => 300500 (or reverse)

When you’re ready to start the song, end on an open A: 5000XX

Verse 1

G
I wonder what it’s like to live

C
Out in the woods – and send the letters

Greet nature morning and evening we
Live off the land – forget the

Chorus 1

D   D7
Worries made by

G    G7
Society and gates

C
Built out of spite

Bb     F
 We would say goodbye

Bb7
 To money and schools

C7
 A life we can’t choose

D7
 Wouldn’t it be good

Verse 2

I wonder what it’s like to
Rewrite all our youths – and learn the letters

Play forward, scars are just warnings
To repeat mistakes – the once we made when we

Chorus 2

Danced to a drum
Not yet so strung, humming the simple hum
That made our voice strong
Back where we belong

Our nature, our life
Our strongest inner desires
To reignite the fire

Intermezzo

G    Cadd9 (several times)
D    D7

Bridge

G
  I’ve been living in the moment

C
  I’ve been living for the dream

G
  I have lists and lists of futures

C        D7
  None picking up steam

   F
Come close

      Am
Stay safe – make way

Adim          F
  Don’t be smart it’s just a short jump

Verse 5

We’re taking, taking heartache
And building it back
Better than it ever was

Can’t wait to come home
And smell fresh air again
And build a bower

Solo

Same as intermezzo, but ending on G7

Most importantly: go loose, be merry, play some cool riffs, follow the groove as long as you like! That’s what I did.

Post

(slower tempo, completely different vibe/melody)

 Em  D/F#    G     C
We are the world, but we forgot we don’t own it
We’re scared for the jump, but our legs will support us
We rose from the dirt, not to rush and not to hurt
Not to study or to work, I wonder, I wonder

Outro

Repeat the bridge cadence, fading out