Standard (EADGBE)

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Verse 1

My brother Jake,

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hat, shades, head in a daze.

My brother Jake,

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have you though about changin' your ways?

 He goes out, he don't have no doubt

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he don't have to know what the world's about.

Verse 2

My brother Jake, head, down, it's a scrapin' the ground,

Jake, stay away, you know you can always be down

He goes out he don't have no doubt

he don't have to know what the world's about.

Chorus

 I said Jake, now won't you wait,

what's got into you, your candle is burnin’

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the wheels are turning what you gonna do?

Verse 3

My brother Jake, won’t you start again try makin' some friends

Jake, it's not too late to start again, by making amends

He goes out he don't have no doubt

he don't have to know what the world's about.

Chorus

I said Jake, now won't you wait,

what's gone wrong with you, your candle is burning

the wheels are turning what you gonna do?

Chorus

I said Jake, don't you wait, what's gone wrong with you,

your candle is burning the wheels of time are turning

uh! What you gonna do?

Chorus

I said Jake, Jake, Jake, don't you wait, wait. wait,

what's got into you, your candle is burning

the wheels of time are turning uh! What you gonna do?

Outro

 Listen, I'm gonna break you Jake,

 because you got what it takes

 to give a whole lotta people some.......soul