One Jump Ahead Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][Em]
[Em][Em]
[Em][Em]
[Gm][Gm]
[B][C][B][C]
[B][C][B]

[Verse 1]
Gotta [Em]keep one jump a[C]head of the [B]breadline
[Em]One swing ahead [A]of the sword
[G]I steal onl[D#]y what I can't affor[G]d
(That's [B]everything!)
[Em]One jump ahead[C] of the lawm[B]en
[Em]That's all, and that[A]'s no joke
[G]These guys don[D#]'t appreciate[D]
I'm [G]broke

[Bridge 1]
[D]Riffraff!
Street rat!
[G]Scoundrel!
Take that!
[D]Just a little [G]snack, guys
[Am]Rip him [B]open, [Em]take it back, guys
[C]I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
You [F#]are my only friend, Ab[B]u!

[Verse 2]
Who?
[Em]Oh it's sad Aladdin has hit the bottom
[C][B]
[Em]He's become a one-man rise in [A]crime
[Dm]I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em
[F#]Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Tell you all a[B]bout it when I got the [C]time!

[Verse 3]
[Fm]One jump ahead[Db] of the slow[C]pokes
[Fm]One skip ahead[Bb] of my doom
[Ab]Next time gonn[E]a use a nom [Eb]de plume[Ab][C]
[Fm]One jump ahead[Db] of the hitm[C]en
[Fm]One hit ahead [Bb]of the flock
[Ab]I think I'll take [E]a stroll aroun[Eb]d
the [Ab]block

[Bridge 2]
[Eb]Stop, thief!
Vandal!
[Ab]Out rage!
Scandal!
[Eb]Let's not be too [Ab]hasty
[Bbm]Still I [C]think he's [Fm]rather tasty
[Db]Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
[G]Otherwise we'd get a[C]long
[Db]Wrong!

[Interlude 1]
[F#m][D]
[F#m][B]
[Em]
[F#][F#]
[F#][F#]
[C#][C#][D#]

[Verse 4]
[G#m]One jump ahead o[E]f the hoofbe[D#]ats
[G#m]One hop ahead o[C#]f the hump
[B]One trick ahea[G]d of disas [F#]ter
[D#m]They're quick, but I'm mu[G#m]ch faster
[C#m]Here goes, better[E] throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
All I gotta do is jump!
[B]