Intro: Figure #1 e ------------| B ------------| G --------0------------0------------| D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0------------| A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3------------| E ------------| Figure #2 e|---0------------| B|-3---3--3/5-5--3--3/1------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| Figure #3 "Is this your meal Jackie Brown??" e|------------0--0--0--0------------| B|------------3--1--0--1------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| Figure #4 "...more than this out" e|------------0--0--0--0--0------------| B|------------5--3--1--0--1------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| Is this your life Jackie Brown? (Figure #2) (Figure #3) Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town Is this your daughter Jackie Brown? (Figure #2) (Figure #3) This pretty little girl in worn out clothes that have been hand-me-down Is this your wife Jackie Brown? (Figure #1) Sad blue eyes walking on eggshells so you don’t see her frown Is this your family Jackie Brown? (Figure #1) Dream of vacationing in a mountain stream And giving the world more than it gave you What ugly truths freedom brings And it hasn’t been very kind to you Is this your life Jackie Brown? Violin/Guitar "Solo" e|------------| B|-3-3-3-6-5-3--3-3h5---5-5-6-5-3-3h5--5-6-5--3--3--3h5------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| e|---3------------| B|-5---5--1-1-3-3-3-1-0-1------------| G|------------0------------0------------| D|------------0-2---2-0---0-2----0-2---2-0---0------------| A|------------3-----------3------3-----------3---3------------| E|------------| (Figure #3) Is this your meal Jackie Brown? (Figure #4) Barely enough I’ve seen people throw more than this out Is this your home Jackie Brown? (Figure #3) This three room shack with no running water and a bathroom out back Is this your grave Jackie Brown? This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took himself out Is this your dream Jackie Brown? Going nowhere and nowhere fast We shame ourselves to watch people like this live But who gives a damn about Jackie Brown? Just another lazy man who couldn’t take what was his One hell of a life Jackie Brown Forever more Jackie Brown Well amen amen Jackie Brown e ------------| B ------------| G --------0------------0------------| D ----0-2---2-0---0-2---------0-2---2-0---0------------| A --3-----------3-----------3-----------3---3------------| E ------------------------------------|

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque la vie d'une femme nommée Jackie Brown, confrontée à des réalités difficiles et à une existence marquée par la pauvreté. Elle interroge divers aspects de sa vie, de sa famille à son chez-soi, soulignant tant l'impuissance que les espoirs déçus. Les paroles mettent en lumière ses rêves et ses désirs, mais montrent aussi le fardeau des injustices et des luttes quotidiennes qu'elle doit endurer. Le contexte semble toucher à des enjeux sociaux, notamment autour de la classe sociale et de la discrimination, illustrant un portrait poignant de ceux qui se battent pour trouver leur place dans une société souvent indifférente. Par ce biais, la chanson invite à réfléchir sur la dignité humaine et les luttes invisibles de ceux qui vivent à la marge.