Jimmy Mack Uke tab by Martha Reeves

5 Chords used in the song: Dm7, F, Cmaj7, G7, C

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Year:  1966
Difficulty: 
3.9
(Intermediate)
Key: C, AmChords
Dm7 Dm7     F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F
When are you coming back?

Dm7 Dm7 F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F G7 G7
When are you coming back?

Verse 1:

C C F F C C F F
My arms are missing you,

C C F F Dm7 Dm7 G7 G7
My lips feel the same way too.

C C F F C C F F
I tried so hard to be true,

C C F F C C F F
Li—ike I promised I'd do.

C C F F
But this boy,

C C F F
Keeps coming around,

C C F F
He's trying to wear,

C C F F
My re—sistance down.


Chorus 2:

Dm7 Dm7 F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F
When are you coming back?

Dm7 Dm7 F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F G7 G7
You better hurry back.


Verse 2:

C C F F C C F F
He calls me on the phone,

C C F F Dm7 Dm7 G7 G7
About three times a day.

C C F F
Now my heart's,

C C F F
Just listening to,

C C F F C C F F
What he has to say.

C C F F
But this loneliness,

C C F F
That I have within,

C C F F
Keeps reaching out,

C C F F
To be his friend.


Chorus 3:

Dm7 Dm7 F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F
When are you coming back?

Dm7 Dm7 F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F G7 G7
You better hurry back.


Break:

C C
Need your loving,

(Jimmy Mack,
F F C C
Won't you hurry back?)

F F C C
Need your loving,

(Jimmy Mack,

C C F F G7 G7
You better hurry back).

Interlude:

C C F F (x4)
Dm7 Dm7 G7 G7, C C

F F G7 G7
I wanna say;

Verse 3:

C C F F
I'm not getting,

C C F F
Any stronger,

C C F F
I can't hold out,

C C F F
Very much longer.

C C F F
Trying hard,

C C F F
To be true,

C C
But Jimmy, he talks,

F F C C F F
Just as sweet as you.


Chorus 4:

Dm7 Dm7 F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F
When are you coming back?


Dm7 Dm7 F F
Jimmy, Jimmy,

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh Jimmy Mack,

F F G7 G7
You better hurry back.


Coda:

C C
Need your loving,

F F
(Hurry back,

C C F F
Jimmy Mack).

Dm7 Dm7
Need your loving,

(Hurry...
Hurry, hurry.

C C F F
Hey Jimmy Mack,

C C F F
You better hurry back.

C C F F
Hey Jimmy Mack,

C C F F
When are you coming back?

(Repeat to Fade)

Uke tab by , 22 May 2016

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About this song: Jimmy Mack

"Jimmy Mack" is a 1967 pop/soul single recorded by Martha and the Vandellas for Motown's Gordy imprint. Written and produced by Motown's main creative team, Holland–Dozier–Holland."Jimmy Mack" was the final Top 10 hit for the Vandellas in the United States, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 and at #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.The song, with lead vocal by Vandellas' lead singer Martha Reeves, is narrated by a woman who longs for her boyfriend, named "Jimmy Mack", to return to her. Read more on Last.fm.

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