JUMP NICK BARKER
Tabbed By Scott Wight

Great acoustic cover by Nick Barker on his album ‘ C-sides’ , nearly beats the original Van Halen song.

If you find any errors in the song pleases email me at scotty5402@hotmail.com I think its pretty right. Listen to song for rhythm. Enjoy

CHORDS USED

  G     Cadd9     Am     C     D   B
--3------3--------0------0-----3—--0--
--3------3--------1------1-----2—--1--
--0------0--------2------0-----3—--0--
--0------2--------2------2-----0—--0--
--2------3--------X------3-----X—--2--
--3------X--------X------X-----x---X--

Intro: G, Cadd9, G, Cadd9, x2

Verse 1:
      G Cadd9    G  Cadd9                   G Cadd9 G Cadd9
I get up,           and nothin' gets me down
            G Cadd9    G  Cadd9                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
You want it rough,        I've seen the roughest around
    G Cadd9   G  Cadd9                  G Cadd9 G Cadd9
And I know,      baby, just how you feel
           G Cadd9                G Cadd9               G Cadd9 G Cadd9 
You got to roll with the punches   and get to what's real

Pre Chorus:
(RIFF)
  Am          B        C        (this bit strummed softly)
---------------------------------00000
-------1------------1--------1---11111
----------2----------------------00000
----2------------0--------2------22222
-0------------2--------3---------33333
---------------------------------XXXXX

(Riff)
can't ya see me standin' here I got my back against the record machine
(picked part of riff)(strummed part)
                    I ain't the worst that you've seen
(picked part of riff)(strummed part)   D
                   do ya see what I mean?

CHORUS:
(stop strumming)  G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Ah, might as well jump
              G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Might as well jump
                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah just Go ahead an' jump. Jump!
                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah you might as well jump 


Verse 2:
G      Cadd9     G cadd9                         G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Ow-oh! Hey, you! Who said that? Baby, how you been?
                  G Cadd9  G Cadd9                    G Cadd9 G Cadd9
You say you don't know,    yeah you don't know until you begin
      G Cadd9   G Cadd9                     G Cadd9 G Cadd9
And I know yeah I know baby just how it feels
           G Cadd9       G Cadd9                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
You got to roll with the punches just get to what's real
 

Pre Chorus:
(Riff)
can't ya see me standin' here I got my back against the record machine
(picked part of riff)(strummed part)
                    I ain't the worst that you've seen
(picked part of riff)(strummed part)   D
                   do ya see what I mean?


CHORUS:
(stop strumming)  G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Ah, might as well jump
              G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Might as well jump
                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah just Go ahead an' jump. Jump!
                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah you might as well jump 


Solo (Verse x4)


Pre Chorus:
(Riff)
can't ya see me standin' here I got my back against the record machine
(picked part of riff)(strummed part)
                    I ain't the worst that you've seen
(picked part of riff)(strummed part)   D
                   do ya see what I mean?


CHORUS: (first 2 Lines are Played Softly)

(stop strumming)  G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Ah, might as well jump
              G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Might as well jump
                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah just Go ahead an' jump. Jump!
                       G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah you might as well jump       (jump)

(play Prechorus Riff x1 – gradually slow it down)

Cheers. Scott Wight. Gisborne Reprezents