LOOK SHARP
Joe Jackson

INTRO:  Am--D-G (x4)

VERSE 1:
Am        D        G
Big shot, tell you what
        Am        D   G     Am--D-G (x2)
Tell me what goes on around here
          Am            D      G
Go on and get me in the corner
         Am             D     G  Am--D-G (x2)
Smoke my cigarettes and drink my beer
C                 G     F  C        G   F   C--G-F (x2)
Tell me that this world is no place for the weak
             Am             D   G
Then you can look me in the eye
            Am           D     G  Am--D-G   Am
And tell me if you see a trace of fear

CHORUS:
       D       C5->D5->C5->D5 G5 Am
You gotta look sharp
               C5->D5->C5->D5 G5 Am
You gotta look sharp
                   F  Em7 Dm7      C
And you gotta have no-oh illusions
          Bm7                    E                   Am--D-G (x4)
Just keep going your way looking over your shoulder

VERSE 2:
Am    D        G
Okay, what you say
Am                   D       G    Am--D-G (x2)
Tell me what they're wearing this year
          Am                D         G
Go on and laugh at me cause you don't see
     Am              D     G     Am--D-G (x2)
That I got something going right here
C              G       F
Say I'm just a dreamer
C       G    F      C--G-F (x2)
Say I'm just a kid
Am        D         G
Well ace, shut your face
Am             D      G     Am--D-G   Am
Maybe you will see or hear

CHORUS:
       D       C5->D5->C5->D5 G5 Am
You gotta look sharp
               C5->D5->C5->D5 G5 Am
You gotta look sharp
                   F  Em7 Dm7      C
And you gotta have no-oh illusions
          Bm7                    E                   Am--D-G (x4)
Just keep going your way looking over your shoulder

VERSE 3:
Am         D        G
Big shot, thanks a lot
Am            D    G  Am--D-G (x2)
Gotta go it's getting late
        Am           D      G
I got a date with my tailor now
Am                 D  G  Am--D-G (x2)
Thanks for putting me so straight
C                G   F   C          G  F  C--G-F (x2)
Tell me how they run the crime down every street
    Am                   D      G
But check your watch and wallet now
  Am            D      G   Am--D-G  Am
Before I go and you're too late

CHORUS:
       D       C5->D5->C5->D5 G5 Am
You gotta look sharp
               C5->D5->C5->D5 G5 Am
You gotta look sharp
                   F  Em7 Dm7      C
And you gotta have no-oh illusions
          Bm7                    E                   Am
Just keep going your way looking over your shoulder

PATTERN:
     Am    D  G
e|---5--------7--|
B|---5-----7--8--|
G|---5-----7--7--|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|