Chords with lyrics
Again, another version best done acoustic. My personal style is simple playing and
emotional singing, and a lot of J Roddy's songs allow for this if you break them down and
play acoustic. Anyways, hope you have fun with this one.
Chords used:
FF
C majorC
G+G
E minorEm
A minorAm
e-|---1-----0-----3-----0-----0---|
B-|---1-----1-----3-----0-----1---|
G-|---2-----0-----0-----0-----2---|
D-|---3-----2-----0-----2-----2---|
A-|---3-----3-----2-----2-----0---|
E-|---1-----x-----3-----0-----x---|
Intro -
FF
C majorC
The city children, they know how to breed
They've touched some love, but they believe in need
FF
C majorC
I said to myself, I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don't cry."
C majorC
The downtown bigots, they want to be friends
I filled their cup up until they said when
FF
C majorC
I said to myself, I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don't cry."
G+G
FF
I feel a fever, a generation
C majorC
E minorEm
I am just human, I m information
FF
G+G
It's true, it's true
C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
And cry, cry, cry, and do that tear jerk
FF
C majorC
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk, too
FF
G+G
C majorC
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you
C majorC
The progress mongers, the southpaws of smoke
Full-formed veneers for us average folks
FF
C majorC
I said to myself, I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don t cry."
C majorC
And after us, the engines will search
For fashion youth, the signs and wonders in shirts
FF
C majorC
I said to myself I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don't cry."
G+G
FF
I feel a fever, a generation
C majorC
E minorEm
I am just human, I m information
FF
G+G
It's true, it's true
C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
And cry, cry, cry, and do that tear jerk
FF
C majorC
And I, I, I, I do that tear jerk, its true
C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
And cry, cry, cry, and do that tear jerk
FF
C majorC
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk, too
FF
G+G
C majorC
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you
(This part is mostly drums, so I like to just do one stab at the beginning of each line
and maybe do a light tapping on the guitar so that it's not completely a capella. I'll
provide the chords I do the stabs of.)
C majorC
I stole these rhythms from the man who had them, and uh
FF
He wiped his chin down with Uncle Tom's napkin, and uh
C majorC
He said you choose this day whom you will serve, and uh
FF
Take bits of grace, not just the things you will deserve, and uh
A minorAm
"Well, Jesus Christ," I said "you're changing your mind.", and uh
C majorC
You're turning water back from that wine
FF (resume playing normally)
It's the day the Lord has made and the year of rabbits, too
G+G
I got my calendar mind and it's set on you
C majorC
I'm gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk
FF
C majorC
And I, I, I, I do that tear jerk, its true
C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk
FF
C majorC
And I, I, I, and do that tear jerk, it's true
FF
G+G
C majorC
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you
FF
G+G
C majorC (let ring)
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you