#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------## Date: Fri 7 Jul 95 17:28:43 EDT > Subject: SPRING HEELED JIM by Morrissey Spring Heeled Jim         (Morrissey/Whyte) This is the second song off of -Vauxhall & I- and a pretty good one in my opinion.  I play this song with a capo on the fourth fret.  The intro and interlusions (if there is such a word) are this RIFF:                              G#------------1-----------|------------0-----------| D#-------1--------1--------|-------1--------1--------| F#-3---3------------3---|-----2------------2---| C#------------|-0------------| #------------|------------| Spring-Heeled Jim winks an eye He~ll do he~ll never be done to He takes on whoever flew through Well it~s the normal thing to do (ahhh) RIFF Spring-Heeled Jim lives to love Now kissing with his mouth full And his eyes on some other fool So many women his head should be spinning (oh but no) RIFF Spring-Heeled Jim slurs the words There is no need to be so knowing Take life at five times your average speed Like I do Until Jim feels the chill Oh where did all the time go Once always in for the kill Now it~s too cold And he feels too old RIFF (ending instrumental played with verse chords) you may notice my deliberate use of Dsus4 chords and i justify that by telling you that if you listen to the album closely it has such a feel for A Dsus4 chord. for poor people who cannot afford capoes i can sympathize so i will decode each chord into their correct names and their correct fingering but having a capo makes it so much easier.  (the cheapest capo costs only two dollars or maybe less).  anyway:                      ----------- Capoed F = A         5 7 7 6 5 5 Capoed Am=C#m        x 4 6 6 5 4 Capoed E = G#        4 6 6 5 4 4 Capoed C = E         x 7 9 9 9 x Capoed D = F#        x x 4 6 7 6 Capoed Dsus4=F#sus4  x x 4 6 7 7 (questions comments phillipics email me)  bye-bye