Jacques Lamure
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Jacques Lamure is a volunteer fireman
He longs to give his life
Saving a nice old man and his wife
When their house is filled with flames
Earning him honor and fame
Jacques Lamure is a foreman at a clock factory
He wishes he were boss
So he could fire that scoundrel William Moss
Who always puts him down
When Megan Blanchard is around
He told himself last year
that when springtime was here
He would suddenly appear at Meg's door
He'd rent a mariachi band and respectfully demand
His dear Meg to take his hand
And to be his forever more
But of course he didn't dare
and pretended not to care
About the insult or the loss
When he found out she'd married William Moss
Jacques Lamure goes to see a show
every other Friday night
He likes the westerns best
He'd rather be a sheriff with a gold star on his chest
Than that weird guy who never says a word
And when spoken to pretends he hadn't heard
He realized one day that he didn't have to stay
That he could move as far away as planes could fly
He chuckled as he mused
About the people who had rused him
And how shocked and confused that they would be
When he says goodbye and never turns around
Never returns to that miserable town
Then as weeks passed he soon did find
This move had greatly improved his state of mind
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Readable chord sheet for Jacques Lamure by Of Montreal
[C]Jacques Lamure is a volunteer [F]fireman [Em]He longs to give his l[A]ife [Ab]Saving a nice old man and his [C#]wife [Bb]When their house is filled with flames [G]Earning him honor and fame [C]Jacques Lamure is a foreman at a c[F]lock factory [Em]He wishes he were b[A]oss [Ab]So he could fire that scoundrel William [C#]Moss [Bb]Who always puts him down [G]When Megan Blanchard is around [Dm]He told himself last year [C]that when springtime was here [Bb]He would suddenly appear at Meg's [C#]door He'd rent a [Ab]mariachi band and r[Cm]espectfully demand [A]His dear Meg to take his hand And to be [B]his forever [E]more But of course he didn't [E7]dare [A]and pretended not to [F#]care About the i[G]nsult or the [C]loss When he f[C#]ound out she'd married William M[D]oss [A] [F#] [C]Jacques Lamure goes to see a show [F]every other Friday night [Em]He likes the westerns [A]best [Ab]He'd rather be a sheriff with a gold star on his [C#]chest [Bb]Than that weird guy who never says a word [G]And when spoken to pretends he hadn't heard [Dm]He realized one day that he [C]didn't have to stay [Bb]That he could move as far away as planes could [C#]fly [Ab]He chuckled as he mused [Cm]About the people who had rused him And [A]how shocked and confused that they would [B]be When he says [E]goodbye and never turns a[E7]round [A]Never returns to that miserable t[F#]own [G]Then as weeks passed he soon did [C]find This move had gr[C#]eatly improved his state of [D]mind[A] [F#]