Chords with lyrics
This song is number 11 off of Stephen Malkmus' self-titled album w/ The Jicks
There is a constant chord progression throughout the verses that goes like
this-
D- x-5-7-7-x-x-
Db/D- x-4-7-7-x-x-
B/D- 7-x-7-7-x-x
A/D- 5-x-7-7-x-x
G- 3-5-5-x-x-x
F#/G- 2-5-5-x-x-x-
Em- 0-2-2-0-0-0
A- 0-0-2-2-2-0
Then the prechorus thing is an alternating G+G and D, dig?
Check it:
D MajorD Db/D B/D A/D G+G F#m/G
Jennifer ...
E minorEm A augmentedA
He's the ...
D MajorD Db/D B/D
She's 18,...
A/D G+G F#m/G
She's a ...
E minorEm A augmentedA
Of a ...
G+G D MajorD
Kiss when ...
G+G D MajorD
To ...
G+G D MajorD
And if ...
G+G D MajorD
They don't ...
E minorEm G+G
In joining ...
The chords for the next verse is identical until you get to "Let me out.."
then you do an A augmentedA on the 7th fret with a little Chuck Berry alternation going
on like so:
5-7-7-x-x-x
5-7-7-x-x-x
5-9-x-x-x-x
5-7-7-x-x-x
then you do the D MajorD and G+G respective equivalents
A augmentedA
Let me out ...
G+G
Let me ...
G+G
You got to ...
D MajorD
You ...
A augmentedA
Let me ...
G+G
Out of ...
G+G
Out of here,...
A augmentedA
running
Then it's the same as the beginning until the very end, there's a little
change on the very last chord
G+G
Neither one listens...
D MajorD
To ...
G+G
The Ess-...
D MajorD
And he sold ...
E minorEm G+G
Jenny ...
E minorEm G+G
And off ...
E minorEm Eb...D
Off came ...
That's it. I've never seen him live, so I don't know if that's %100 correct.
Have a good time.
-Joe M.