Intro
B G#m D#m
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Verse 1]
B G#m
Oh, Jessica WJ
D#m B
Playing bass riffs, 1998
G#m
She's forever left
D#m
In stories told
As Elizabeth, if you had only ever known
[Chorus 1]
B G#m
Jessica, Jessica, Jessica, Jessica WJ
I don't know why I kept
D#m
Running, and running, and running, and running, and running away
See I like you but
B G#m
Jessica, Jessica, Jessica I made a mistake
D#m
You wrote your number on a letter and I threw it away
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Verse 2]
B G#m
And babble on the microphone
D#m
D# scorpion and a scorpio
I'm moonwalking like an Eskimo
Singing oh, oh, oh (yuh!)
B
Surf was down and the surf was up
G#m
Her hair stood like it was lightning struck
D#m
I joined an Argentinian boxing club like
Whoa-oa-oa
[Chorus 1]
B G#m
Jessica, Jessica, Jessica, Jessica WJ
I don't know why I kept
D#m
Running, and running, and running, and running, and running away
See I like you but
B G#m
Jessica, Jessica, Jessica I made a mistake
D#m
You wrote your number on a letter and I threw it away
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Chorus 2]
B
We're going downtown, baby
That's where we want to go
G#m
I got a map and rolled down the windows
D#m
She says "hey," I say "it's beautiful"
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Chorus 2]
B
We're going downtown, baby
That's where we want to go
G#m
I got a map and rolled down the windows
D#m
She says "hey," I say "it's beautiful"
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Bridge]
C#m
Evil Knievel jumped the fire
Fb
Kept flying higher and higher
C#m D#m Fb
D# human cannonball
C#m
His cape hung red, white, blue
Fb
Girl cries out "I'm in love with you"
C#
Now all that's left is the fall
But the feeling doesn't die
[Chorus 1]
B G#m
Jessica, Jessica, Jessica, Jessica WJ
I don't know why I kept
D#m
Running, and running, and running, and running, and running away
See I like you but
B G#m
Jessica, Jessica, Jessica I made a mistake
D#m
You wrote your number on a letter and I threw it away
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Chorus 2]
B
We're going downtown, baby
That's where we want to go
G#m
I got a map and rolled down the windows
D#m
She says "hey," I say "it's beautiful"
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Chorus 2]
B
We're going downtown, baby
That's where we want to go
G#m
I got a map and rolled down the windows
D#m
She says "hey," I say "it's beautiful"
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)
[Outro]
B G#m D#m
(Shake, shake, shake, whoa-oa-oa)