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Jed

Goo Goo Dolls
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 - x9(11)(11)xx
e ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ---------------------|
D ---------------------|
 A --5--4h5p4h5p4-------|
E ---------------------|
 Outta  my face
 I don't know your name
As  time goes  by,
 You're the same
The  last time that you saw  me
I  didn't even care
The  next time that I saw  you
 It was me  who stood and stared
I'm out  of sight
 You're out  of mind
 I'm out  of sight
 You're out  of  mind
Miiiiiind, iiiind
 (verse)
 Hang at the bar
 Loud rockin' noise
 You have a Chevy
 I guess it's a choice
 (pre-chorus)
 You really thought you had me
 Thought you put me in my place
 You were so cool in high school
 But now I'm in your face!
 (chorus)
 I'm out of sight
 You're out of mind
 I'm out of sight
 You're out of mind
 Miiiiiind, iiiind
 (verse)
 You tell me you got a wife
 Well I suspect
 You got a kid
 And I got a cat
 You really thought you had me
 Thought you put me in my place
 You were so cool in high school
 But now I'm in your face!
 (chorus)
 I'm out of sight
 You're out of mind
 I'm out of sight
 You're out of mind
 Miiiiiind, iiiind
iiiiind
 Up yours  stop your whinin'
 Feeling swell  I'm doing fine
Fuck  your suicide  its all bull  shit cuz I tried
 And it really  dont impress  me all that much
 (verse)
 Up yours what d'you find
 Sit right down I got time
 (chorus)
 And you say there comes the end and you haven't got a friend
 And I'm standing here just screamin at the wall
 (slide down)
 (verse)
 Up yours stop your whinin'
 What have you got I got mine
 (verse)
 And you shake your stupid head and you wish that you were dead
 But I swear sometimes your happier then me
 (bridge)
 And you know  its hard  to be
 All the things  you want  me to be
 And then you go  and make it hard  on me
 But I swear  that
Anything  you could be I could be can't you see
 
 (verse)
 Up yours got no mind
 That's too bad, you got time
 (chorus)
 Yeah, fuck your silly game cuz its driving me insane
 And it really doesn't matter much to me
 (Robby's vocals in left, Johnny's on the right. Tough to figure out!)
(IX)  - x9(11)(11)xx
/  - x033xx
 (play intro chords)
 I've been around...And I realize it's always the same
 All the time...And I realize it's all been unchanged
 What I find...Before you realize there's no one home
 There's no way out...When you realize you're all alone
Some say, there's  no  way  out
Here today, there's  no  way  out
Every time  I'm walking down  by Delaware Park
You  rarely hold  my hand when  it's after dark
And  all of the places that  we go and the things  that we have seen
????????
 There's  no way  out
 There's  no way  out
 (verse)
 Some say...And you realized that time goes by
 ??????...And you realized you're still alive
 Alive today...Before you realize you're not gonna die
 ??????...And you realize the sun goes by
 (pre-chorus 1)
 Some say, there's no way out
 Here today, there's no way out
 (pre-chorus 2)
 Every time I come a knockin' at your door
 You tell me to turn away, pal you're to poor
 I ain't a rich boy, I've heard about all that
 All the places I go it's, ching ching ching
 (chorus)
 There's no way out
 There's no way out
 (verse - this time Robby screams indecipherably)
 And I realize it's always the same
 And I realize it's all been unchanged
 And you realize there's no one home
 When you realize you're all alone
 (pre-chorus 1)
 Some say, there's no way out
 Here today, there's no way out
 (pre-chorus 2)
 Every time I'm waiting for you in the rain
 My mom says our love is sunk in like a God damn vein
 I stand around and I think it's gonna work
 But you look at me like what I'm a jerk, oh!
 (chorus)
 There's no way out
 There's no way out
 (chorus)
 There's no way out
 There's no way out
 End on F5
(guitar 1)
e --3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
B --3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
G --0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0------0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
D --0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0------0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
A --2-------X-------3-----------2-------X-------3-------|
E --3-------1-------X-----------3-------1-------X-------|
|
|(guitar two)
e ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
D ---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A ------------------3-----3-3-0-----------------3-------|
E --3-----3-1-----1-------------3-----3-1-----1---------|
 (lead enters)
 Fade out playing intro
 Chords:
e --------------------------------------|
B -----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
G --------------------------------------|
D ---4---4----7---7----5---5----9---9---|
A -2--------5--------3--------7---------|
E --------------------------------------|
(bass  and  drums in after 4th time)
I  don't wanna lie around with  this feeling  anymore
Every  time you push me  you  just push me out the door
And  I don't wanna  stand  up, when  I'm by your side
For  you to make  your  silly  mind, 1,  2, 3,  4
 with riff on first three lines):
 Laughing love doll
 Boy, you're so proud
 Love is sold out
 (verse)
 Every time I look into your sad, pathetic face
 I don't even wanna restore your faith in the human race
 And I don't wanna stand up, around no more
 For you to walk right out, walk right out, walk out the door
 (chorus)
 Laughing love doll
 Boy, you're so proud
 Love is sold out
 (chorus)
 Laughing love doll
 Boy, you're so proud
 Love is sold out
 Chords:
 Well I was hangin'  around the  railway  station
 My mind  went  insane from  total  degradation
Little  boy  blue was  a tootin' his  horn now
Scared  those  cows right  out of the  door now
I  hear you screaming  but you can't  come in
Cause  I know, that  you're just a sex maggot!
 (verse)
 Mommy and daddy used to play this game now
 Told me boys and girls are really all the same now
 I don't know the difference at the age of 21
 Who's telling me, I don't like anyone, hah!
 (chorus)
 I hear you screaming but you can't come in
 Cause I know, that you're just a sex maggot!
 (chorus - lead over top)
 I hear you screaming but you can't be found
 Cause I know, that you're just a sex maggot!
 End on G5
 (palm mute)
Early  in the evening just  about suppertime
Over  by the courthouse they're starting  to unwind
Poor  kids on the corner trying  to break it up
Willy  picks a tune out he knows  they're gonna start
Down  on the Corner out  in the street
 Willy and the poor  boys are playing
 bring a nickel  tap your feet
 (verse)
 Johnny hits the washboard people just gotta smile
 Robby thumbs a gut bass and solos for awhile
 Poor boy playing rhythm on his Kalamazoo
 Willy goes into a dance a doubles on Kazoo
 Hey!
 (chorus)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (play verse)
 (chorus)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (chorus)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (verse - guitar out for bass mini-solo)
 You dont need a penny just to hang around
 But if you got a nickel won't you lay your money down
 (guitar enters)
 Over on the corner there's a happy noise
 People come from all around to watch the magic boys
 (chorus)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (chorus)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (chorus - no guitar/bass)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (chorus - no guitar/bass)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (chorus)
 Down on the Corner out in the street
 Willy and the poor boys are playing
 bring a nickel tap your feet
 (repeat and fade out)
e ------3----------3----------3----------3-------|
B ----3---3------3---3------3---3------3---3-----|
G ----------0----------0----------0----------0---|
D -------------0---------------------------------|
A --3---------------------2----------3-----------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
If  I leave today, don't  know where to go that  I can stay
I  know what I need,  but  I won't follow, I  can lead
And  when I stood  there and I felt November chill
You  crushed my heart  and I nearly lost  my will
You  think you understand  the way  you make me feel
I  started to choke  on you cause I  know what you fear
e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -------2-----2---------------------------------|
A -------2-----2---------------------------------|
E -------0-----0----0--2--3---3--3----2---3------|
  Cuz I had enough and I dont really need it
e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G --2------2-------------------------------------|
D --2------2-------------------------------------|
A --0------0----0--2--3---3--3---2----0----------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
  Had enough and I dont really feel it
e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -------2-----2---------------------------------|
A -------2-----2---------------------------------|
E -------0-----0-----0---2---3---3--3----2---3---|
  Had enough but you really dont see it
 But you'll see  it for the first  time in your life
 (verse)
 If you had a brain you'd be smart enough to change
 Watch yourself, the thoughts of you plague no one else
 And when I stood there and I felt November chill
 You broke my heart, and I really lost my will
 (bridge)
 You try to understand the way you make me feel
 I started to choke on you, cause I know what you fear
 (chorus)
 Cause I've had enough, and I don't really need it
 Had enough, and I don't really feel it
 Had enough, but you really can't see it
 But you'll see it for the first time in your life
 (solo type thing over verse/bridge)
 (chorus)
 Cause I've had enough, and I don't really need it
 Had enough, and I don't really feel it
 Had enough, but you really can't see it
 But you'll see it for the first time in your life
 (solo 2)
 (chorus)
 Cause I've had enough, and I don't really need it
 Had enough, and I don't really feel it
 Had enough, but you really can't see it
 But you'll see it for the first time in your life
----|
----|
Do  you think it'd  be okay if your  willing to let things  go
Would  you  lay me to die and try  to learn what you don't  know
I  don't know why  I got  behind the wheel
Sun's  in the sky  and I was
on  the road to Salinas
down  the road i thought  could free us
Ordinary dreams  would go, and I  would always get  back home
 (verse)
 Take the time and try to find the boy inside my brain
 Someone waited out on him and he's trying to get away
 (bridge)
 I dont know why I feel the way I feel
 Suns in the sky and I was
 (chorus)
 on the road to salinas
 down the road I thought could free us
 Ordinary dreams would go, and I would always get back home
 (Verse)
 See myself with someone else and I just dont know why
 When i lay my head to sleep I lay awake and cry
 (bridge)
 I dont know why I got behind the wheel
 Suns in the sky and I was
 (chorus)
 on the road to salinas
 down he road I thought could free us
 Ordinary dreams would go, and I would always get back home
 (solo - vocal ad lib)
 One too many  times I've seen  you in a frown
 You hold your head  down in despair
 Oh, but,  now it's time  you wear  that frown
 Cause you'll never  see me again
Fortune, misfortune
Such  a distortion
Fortune, misfortune
Such  a distortion
 (verse)
 You keep on reaching for those things you just can't keep
 You keep on searching for some more
 But I know, what you stole you are so greedy
 You bet your stealin' like before
Fortune, misfortune
 (chorus)
 Fortune, misfortune
 Such a distortion
 Fortune, misfortune
 Such a distortion
 B5 D5-C5-B5--|A5 G5 A5 (4x)
G5-A5-D5--------|A5
End  on B5
 Chords:
e ----------------|
B ----------------|
G ----------------|
D ----------------|
A ---2--4--2--5---|
E ----------------|
Walking  over the same  ole  grass
Trying to  stay on the beaten  path
I don't  need to apologize
For  the  things I don't recognize
Artie,  take a look  at me
 And I wanna  think about  all the little  things
 That piss you  off about  me
 (chorus)
 Hey there man
 I'll take and scratch your cat
 But I'll apologize for all the little things
 That piss you off about me
A-A2--|A-A4 E5 D5
A-A2--|A-A4 E5 D5
A-A2--|A-A4 E5 D5
A-A2--|A-A4 E5 D5
 (verse)
 Walking over the same ole ground
 Thinking 'bout all the things we found
 I don't wanna let it bring me down
 I'm wantin' out of this dirty town
 (chorus)
 Artie, take a look at me
 And I wanna think about all the little things
 That piss you off about me
(play chorus, then)
F5-D5-A5-F#5-E5---|riff*
A-A2---------------|A-A4 E5 D5
A-A2---------------|A-A4 E5 D5
A-A2---------------|A-A4 E5 D5
A-A2---------------|A-A4 E5 D5
 (verse)
 Walking over the same ole grass
 Trying to stay on the beaten path
 I don't need to apologize
 For the things I don't recognize
 (verse)
 Walking over the same ole ground
 Thinking 'bout all the things we found
 I ain't gonna let it bring me down
 Up & out of this dirty town
 Artie's part:
 Don't do anything irrational!
 What happened?
Oh  the storm is threatening
 My very life today
 If I dont get some shelter
 I'm gonna fade away
War children,  it's just a shot away, it's  just a shot away
War children,  it's just a shot away, it's  just a shot away
 (verse)
 See the fire sweeping
 Our very streets today
 Burns like red coal carpet
 Mad bull lost his way
 (chorus)
 War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
 War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
 (break over chorus)
 (chorus)
 Well mother (or murder?) it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
 Well mother/murder it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
 (chorus)
 Brothers sisters, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
 well mother/murder it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away
 (Guitar lead Outro over chorus)
 The major part of the song is D - A - G - G, through the intro and
 verses and most of the choruses. The pre-chorus and the other part
 of the choruses ("I wanna be oversexed...") is Em - G - A - A.
 These are all open chords played on an acoustic.
 Look around outside
 Ain't nothin' to do but hang around
 Thinkin' 'bout all the stupid things that I've done
 I guess I ain't nothin' but a clown
 And if I had a wish, I swear I'd wish, I'd wish for just one thing
 And I don't even think about all the things my wish'd bring,
 cause...
 I just wanna be James Dean
 I just wanna be James Dean
 I just wanna be James Dean
 ...For a day
 I wanna be oversexed and underworked and look at me,
 I'm such a jerk
 And I just wanna be James Dean
 ...For a day
 Think about stories of the actors and the movie stars
 Sittin' here watchin' the old men drinkin' at the bar
 I think about Dean and all the things he shoulda tried
 I think about Dean and all the ways he coulda die
 Yeah, died...
 And I wouldn't give a shit about anything cause I'd be such a big
 movie star
 But that don't really do me much good just cryin' at the bar
 I just wanna be James Dean
 I just wanna be James Dean
 I just wanna be James Dean
 ...For a day
 See but I'm overworked and undersexed and look at me,
 I'm such a wreck
 And I just wanna be James Dean
 ...For a day
 I'm goin' crazy cause I'm always all alone
 I'm goin' crazy, no one calls me on the phone
 I think about Dean and I know Dean he wouldn't care
 If I was Dean I know there'd be somebody there
 Yeah, there'd be somebody there for me
 Yeah I think about all the really cool things I could do and say
 And then you go and tell me that you found out Dean was gay...
 No...
 I don't wanna be James Dean
 I don't wanna be James Dean
 I don't wanna be James Dean
 ...Anymore...

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Readable chord sheet for Jed by Goo Goo Dolls

[F#5] - x9(11)(11)xx

e ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ---------------------|
D ---------------------|
A --5--4h5p4h5p4-------|
E ---------------------|

Outt[E5]a my face
[D5]   [B5]   I don't know your name
[F#5]As time g[E5]oes by,
[D5]   [B5]   You're the same

[A5]The last time that you [E5]saw me
[A5]I didn't even care
[A5]The next time that I [E5]saw you
It was [A5]me who stood and stared

[A5]I'm [B5]out of [D5]sight
[A5]  You're [B5]out of [D5]mind
[A5]  I'm [B5]out of [D5]sight
[A5]  You're [B5]out of[D5] mind
[B5]Miiiiiind, [C5]iiiind
[D5]

(verse)
Hang at the bar
Loud rockin' noise
You have a Chevy
I guess it's a choice

(pre-chorus)
You really thought you had me
Thought you put me in my place
You were so cool in high school
But now I'm in your face!

(chorus)
I'm out of sight
You're out of mind
I'm out of sight
You're out of mind
Miiiiiind, iiiind

(verse)
You tell me you got a wife
Well I suspect
You got a kid
And I got a cat
You really thought you had me
Thought you put me in my place
You were so cool in high school
But now I'm in your face!

(chorus)
I'm out of sight
You're out of mind
I'm out of sight
You're out of mind
Miiiiiind, iiiind
[D5]iiiiind [E5]
[B5] [C5] [D5] [E5]

Up [G5]yours stop your [C5]whinin'
Feeling [G5]swell I'm doing [C5]fine

[D5]Fuck your sui[C5]cide its all [D5]bull shit cuz I [C5]tried
And it [Bm]really dont im[C]press me all that [D]much

(verse)
Up yours what d'you find
Sit right down I got time

(chorus)
And you say there comes the end and you haven't got a friend
And I'm standing here just screamin at the wall

(slide down)

(verse)
Up yours stop your whinin'
What have you got I got mine

(verse)
And you shake your stupid head and you wish that you were dead
But I swear sometimes your happier then me

(bridge)
[Em]   And you [D5]know its [C5]hard to be
[Em]   All the [D5]things you [C5]want me to be
[Em]   And then you [D5]go and make it [C5]hard on me
[Em]   But I [D5]swear that
[C5]Anything you could be I could be can't you see

  [G5] [C5] [G5] [C5] [D5] [C5] [D5] [C5] [Bm] [C5] [D5]

(verse)
Up yours got no mind
That's too bad, you got time

(chorus)
Yeah, fuck your silly game cuz its driving me insane
And it really doesn't matter much to me

(Robby's vocals in left, Johnny's on the right. Tough to figure out!)
[F5](IX) - x9(11)(11)xx
[Bb5]/[A] - x033xx

[F#5] [C5] [D5] [C5]

(play intro chords)
I've been around...And I realize it's always the same
All the time...And I realize it's all been unchanged
What I find...Before you realize there's no one home
There's no way out...When you realize you're all alone

[F5]Some [A5]say, [F5]there's[E5] no[D5] wa[E5]y out
[F5]Here [A5]today, [F5]there's[E5] no[D5] wa[E5]y out

[D5]Every [Bb5]time I'm walking [F5]down by Delaware [C5]Park
[D5]You rarely [Bb5]hold my hand [F5]when it's after [C5]dark
[D5]And all of the places [Bb5]that we go and the [F5]things that we have [C5]seen
[D5]???[Bb5]????[F5]?  [C5]

[C5]   [Bb5]  There's[Bb5] no [A]way[Bb5] out
[C5]   [Bb5]  There's[Bb5] no [A]way[Bb5] out

(verse)
Some say...And you realized that time goes by
??????...And you realized you're still alive
Alive today...Before you realize you're not gonna die
??????...And you realize the sun goes by

(pre-chorus 1)
Some say, there's no way out
Here today, there's no way out

(pre-chorus 2)
Every time I come a knockin' at your door
You tell me to turn away, pal you're to poor
I ain't a rich boy, I've heard about all that
All the places I go it's, ching ching ching

(chorus)
There's no way out
There's no way out

(verse - this time Robby screams indecipherably)
And I realize it's always the same
And I realize it's all been unchanged
And you realize there's no one home
When you realize you're all alone

(pre-chorus 1)
Some say, there's no way out
Here today, there's no way out

(pre-chorus 2)
Every time I'm waiting for you in the rain
My mom says our love is sunk in like a God damn vein
I stand around and I think it's gonna work
But you look at me like what I'm a jerk, oh!

(chorus)
There's no way out
There's no way out

(chorus)
There's no way out
There's no way out

End on F

(guitar 1)
e --3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
B --3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
G --0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0------0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
D --0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0------0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
A --2-------X-------3-----------2-------X-------3-------|
E --3-------1-------X-----------3-------1-------X-------|
|
|(guitar two)
e ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
D ---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A ------------------3-----3-3-0-----------------3-------|
E --3-----3-1-----1-------------3-----3-1-----1---------|

[G5] [F5] [C5] [C5]

[A5] [G5] [F5]
[A5] [B5] [C5]
[E5]   [D5]   [C5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [C5] [D5]
[E5]   [D5]   [C5] [B5] [A5]   [G5]

(lead enters)
[F5] [C5] [G5] [G5]

[A5] [G5] [F5]
[A5] [B5] [C5]
[E5]   [D5]   [C5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [C5] [D5]
[E5]   [D5]   [C5] [B5] [A5]   [G5]

Fade out playing intro

Chords:

e --------------------------------------|
B -----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
G --------------------------------------|
D ---4---4----7---7----5---5----9---9---|
A -2--------5--------3--------7---------|
E --------------------------------------|
[B5](bass[G5] an[D5]d drums in after 4th time)
[B5]   [G5] [D5]

[B5]I don't wanna [G5]lie [D5]around [B5]with this feeli[G5]ng any[D5]more
[B5]Every time you [G5]push [D5]me yo[B5]u just push me out the [G5]door  [D5]
[B5]And I don't wan[G5]na sta[D5]nd up, [B5]when I'm by your s[G5]ide   [D5]
[B5]For you to [G5]make y[D5]our s[B5]illy mind, 1[G5], 2, 3[D5], 4

with riff on first three lines):
[B5]   [D5]   [C5]   [E5]   Laughing love doll
[B5]   [D5]   [C5]   [E5]   Boy, you're so proud
[B5]   [D5]   [C5]   [E5]   Love is sold out
[B5] [D5] [C5] [D5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [E5]

[B5]   [G5] [D5]

(verse)
Every time I look into your sad, pathetic face
I don't even wanna restore your faith in the human race
And I don't wanna stand up, around no more
For you to walk right out, walk right out, walk out the door

(chorus)
Laughing love doll
Boy, you're so proud
Love is sold out

[B5]   [G5] [D5]

(chorus)
Laughing love doll
Boy, you're so proud
Love is sold out

[B5] [D5] [C5] [D5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [E5]      [E5] [E5] [E5]

Chords:

[G5] [D5] [C5] [G5]

Well I was [G5]hangin[D5]' around t[C5]he railw[G5]ay station
[G5] [D5] [C5] [G5]
My [G5]mind we[D5]nt insane fr[C5]om tot[G5]al degradation
[G5] [D5] [C5] [G5]
[G5]Little b[D5]oy blue was[C5] a tootin' h[G5]is horn now
[G5] [D5] [C5] [G5]
[G5]Scared tho[D5]se cows rig[C5]ht out of t[G5]he door now

[A5]I hear you [C5]screaming but you [G5]can't come in
[A5]Cause I [C5]know, [D5]that you're just a sex maggot!

[G5] [D5] [C5] [G5]

(verse)
Mommy and daddy used to play this game now
Told me boys and girls are really all the same now
I don't know the difference at the age of 21
Who's telling me, I don't like anyone, hah!

(chorus)
I hear you screaming but you can't come in
Cause I know, that you're just a sex maggot!

[G5] [D5] [C5] [G5]

(chorus - lead over top)
I hear you screaming but you can't be found
Cause I know, that you're just a sex maggot!

[G5] [D5] [C5] [G5]

End on G5

[D5]    [A5] [D5]
[D5]    [A5] [D5]
[G5]    [D5]
[D5]    [A5] [D5]

(palm mute)
[D5]Early in the evening [A5]just about supper[D5]time
[D5]Over by the courthouse they're [A5]starting to un[D5]wind
[G5]Poor kids on the corner [D5]trying to break it up
[D5]Willy picks a tune out he [A5]knows they're gonna [D5]start

[G5]Down on the [D5]Corner [A5]out in the [D5]street
Willy and the [G5]poor boys are [D5]playing
bring a [A5]nickel tap your [D5]feet

[D5]   [A5] [D5]
[D5]   [A5] [D5]

(verse)
Johnny hits the washboard people just gotta smile
Robby thumbs a gut bass and solos for awhile
Poor boy playing rhythm on his Kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance a doubles on Kazoo
Hey!

(chorus)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet

(play verse)

(chorus)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet

(chorus)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet

[D5]   [A5] [D5]
[D5]   [A5] [D5]

(verse - guitar out for bass mini-solo)
You dont need a penny just to hang around
But if you got a nickel won't you lay your money down
(guitar enters)
Over on the corner there's a happy noise
People come from all around to watch the magic boys

(chorus)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet

(chorus)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet

(chorus - no guitar/bass)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet

(chorus - no guitar/bass)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet

(chorus)
Down on the Corner out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playing
bring a nickel tap your feet
(repeat and fade out)

e ------3----------3----------3----------3-------|
B ----3---3------3---3------3---3------3---3-----|
G ----------0----------0----------0----------0---|
D -------------0---------------------------------|
A --3---------------------2----------3-----------|
E -----------------------------------------------|

[C5]If I leave to[D5]day, [Bm]don't know where to go that[C5] I can stay
[C5]I know what I [D5]need, b[Bm]ut I won't follow, [C5]I can lead
[G5]And when I [C5]stood there and I [Em]felt [D5]November [C5]chill
[G5]You crushed my [C5]heart and I [Em]nearly [D5]lost my w[C5]ill

[D5]You think you u[C5]nderstand the [D5]way you make me f[C5]eel
[D5]I started to c[C5]hoke on you cause [D5]I know what you f[C5]ear

e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -------2-----2---------------------------------|
A -------2-----2---------------------------------|
E -------0-----0----0--2--3---3--3----2---3------|
  Cuz I had enough and I dont really need it

e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G --2------2-------------------------------------|
D --2------2-------------------------------------|
A --0------0----0--2--3---3--3---2----0----------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
    Had enough and I dont really feel it

e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -------2-----2---------------------------------|
A -------2-----2---------------------------------|
E -------0-----0-----0---2---3---3--3----2---3---|
         Had enough  but you really dont see it

But you'll [A5]see it for the [B5]first time in your [C5]life

(verse)
If you had a brain you'd be smart enough to change
Watch yourself, the thoughts of you plague no one else
And when I stood there and I felt November chill
You broke my heart, and I really lost my will

(bridge)
You try to understand the way you make me feel
I started to choke on you, cause I know what you fear

(chorus)
Cause I've had enough, and I don't really need it
Had enough, and I don't really feel it
Had enough, but you really can't see it
But you'll see it for the first time in your life

(solo type thing over verse/bridge)

(chorus)
Cause I've had enough, and I don't really need it
Had enough, and I don't really feel it
Had enough, but you really can't see it
But you'll see it for the first time in your life

(solo 2)

(chorus)
Cause I've had enough, and I don't really need it
Had enough, and I don't really feel it
Had enough, but you really can't see it
But you'll see it for the first time in your life

[E5]-[B5]-[F#5]--|[E5]
[E5]-[B5]-[F#5]--|[E5]

[E5]Do you think [B5]it'd be okay if [F#5]your willing to let th[E5]ings go
[E5]Would you[B5] lay me to die and tr[F#5]y to learn what you d[E5]on't know

[C#5]I don't know [A5]why I [B5]got behind the [E5]wheel
[C#5]Sun's in the [A5]sky and I was

[B5]on the road to [A5]Salinas
[B5]down the road i [A5]thought could free us
[B5]Ordinary [A5]dreams would go, and [Ab5]I would always [A5]get back home

(verse)
Take the time and try to find the boy inside my brain
Someone waited out on him and he's trying to get away

(bridge)
I dont know why I feel the way I feel
Suns in the sky and I was

(chorus)
on the road to salinas
down the road I thought could free us
Ordinary dreams would go, and I would always get back home

(Verse)
See myself with someone else and I just dont know why
When i lay my head to sleep I lay awake and cry

(bridge)
I dont know why I got behind the wheel
Suns in the sky and I was

(chorus)
on the road to salinas
down he road I thought could free us
Ordinary dreams would go, and I would always get back home

(solo - vocal ad lib)
[Ab5] [E5] [F#5] [E5]

[Ending]
[B5] [A5] [G5] [F#5]

[B5]   [D5] [C#5] [B5] [A5] [G5]   [A5]

[G5]  One too [A5]many times I've [D5]seen you in a [A5]frown
[G5]  You hold your [A5]head down in [D5]despair
[G5]  Oh, [A5]but, now it's [D5]time you [A5]wear that frown
[G5]  Cause you'll [A5]never see me again

[B5] [B5] [B5] [B5]   [B5]   [B5]

[A5]Fortune, [G5]misfortune [F#5]     [G5]
[A5]Such a dis[G5]tortion [F#5]     [G5]
[A5]Fortune, [G5]misfortune [F#5]     [G5]
[A5]Such a dis[G5]tortion [F#5]     [G5]

[B5]   [D5] [C#5] [B5] [A5] [G5]   [A5]

(verse)
You keep on reaching for those things you just can't keep
You keep on searching for some more
But I know, what you stole you are so greedy
You bet your stealin' like before

[A5]Fortune, [G5]misfortune [B5]    [B5]       [B5]          [B5]

(chorus)
Fortune, misfortune
Such a distortion
Fortune, misfortune
Such a distortion

B5   D5-C
G5-A5-D5--------|A5
[G5] [A5] [D5]
[G5] [A5] [D5] [A5]
[G5] [A5]
[B5]End[B5] on B5

Chords:

e ----------------|
B ----------------|
G ----------------|
D ----------------|
A ---2--4--2--5---|
E ----------------|

[A] [A2] [A] [Asus4]  [E5]  [D5]

[A]Wa[A2]lki[A]ng[Asus4] over the same[E5] ole[D5] grass
[A]Tr[A2]yin[A]g [Asus4]to stay on the bea[E5]ten pat[D5]h
[A]I [A2]don[A]'t[Asus4] need to apol[E5]ogiz[D5]e
[A]Fo[A2]r t[A]he[Asus4] things I don't reco[E5]gniz[D5]e

[D5]Art[A5]ie, take a [D5]look at [A5]me
And I wan[D5]na think a[A5]bout all the l[F#5]ittle t[D5]hings
That [A5]piss [F#5]you off about[E5] me

(chorus)
Hey there man
I'll take and scratch your cat
But I'll apologize for all the little things
That piss you off about me

A-A2--|A-A4  E5  D5
A-A2--|A-A4  E5  D5
A-A2--|A-A4  E5  D5
A-A2--|A-A4  E5  D5

(verse)
Walking over the same ole ground
Thinking 'bout all the things we found
I don't wanna let it bring me down
I'm wantin' out of this dirty town

(chorus)
Artie, take a look at me
And I wanna think about all the little things
That piss you off about me

(play chorus, then)
F
A-A2---------------|A-A4  E5  D5
A-A2---------------|A-A4  E5  D5
A-A2---------------|A-A4  E5  D5
A-A2---------------|A-A4  E5  D5

(verse)
Walking over the same ole grass
Trying to stay on the beaten path
I don't need to apologize
For the things I don't recognize

(verse)
Walking over the same ole ground
Thinking 'bout all the things we found
I ain't gonna let it bring me down
Up & out of this dirty town

Artie's part:
Don't do anything irrational!
What happened?


[E5]Oh the storm is threatening
[D5]   [E5]  My very life today
[D5]   [E5]  If I dont get some shelter
[D5]   [E5]  I'm gonna fade away

[E5]War [D5]children,[C5] it's just a shot away, [D5]it's just a shot away
[E5]War [D5]children,[C5] it's just a shot away, [D5]it's just a shot away  [E5]     [D5]        [E5]

(verse)
See the fire sweeping
Our very streets today
Burns like red coal carpet
Mad bull lost his way

(chorus)
War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

(break over chorus)

(chorus)
Well mother (or murder?) it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
Well mother/murder it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

(chorus)
Brothers sisters, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
well mother/murder it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away

(Guitar lead Outro over chorus)

The major part of the song is D - A - G - G, through the intro and
verses and most of the choruses. The pre-chorus and the other part
of the choruses ("I wanna be oversexed...") is Em - G - A - A.
These are all open chords played on an acoustic.

Look around outside
Ain't nothin' to do but hang around
Thinkin' 'bout all the stupid things that I've done
I guess I ain't nothin' but a clown

And if I had a wish, I swear I'd wish, I'd wish for just one thing
And I don't even think about all the things my wish'd bring,
cause...

I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
...For a day

I wanna be oversexed and underworked and look at me,
I'm such a jerk

And I just wanna be James Dean
...For a day

Think about stories of the actors and the movie stars
Sittin' here watchin' the old men drinkin' at the bar
I think about Dean and all the things he shoulda tried
I think about Dean and all the ways he coulda die
Yeah, died...

And I wouldn't give a shit about anything cause I'd be such a big
movie star
But that don't really do me much good just cryin' at the bar

I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
...For a day

See but I'm overworked and undersexed and look at me,
I'm such a wreck

And I just wanna be James Dean
...For a day

I'm goin' crazy cause I'm always all alone
I'm goin' crazy, no one calls me on the phone
I think about Dean and I know Dean he wouldn't care
If I was Dean I know there'd be somebody there
Yeah, there'd be somebody there for me

Yeah I think about all the really cool things I could do and say
And then you go and tell me that you found out Dean was gay...
No...

I don't wanna be James Dean
I don't wanna be James Dean
I don't wanna be James Dean
...Anymore...

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