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πΈ Intro:
C G F
C G F
C G F
C G F
πΈ Verse:
C G F
Our band could be your life
C G F
Real names'd be proof
C G F
Me and Mike Watt played for years
C G F
Punk rock changed our lives
πΈ Interlude:
G F Am C
G F Am C
πΈ Verse:
C G F
We learned punk rock in Hollywood
C G F
Drove up from Pedro
C G F
We were fucking corn dogs
C G F
We'd go drink and pogo
πΈ Interlude:
G F Am C
G F Am C
G F Am C
G
πΈ Verse:
C G F
Mr. Narrator
C G F
This is Bob Dylan to me
C G F
My story could be his songs
C G F
I'm his soldier child
πΈ Interlude:
G F Am C
G F Am C
πΈ Verse:
C G F
Our band is scientist rock
C G
But I was E. Bloom and Richard Hell
F C G
Joe Strummer and John Doe
F C G F
Me and Mike Watt, playing guitar
πΈ Outro:
G F Am C
G F Am C
G F Am C
G C
Other versions of this song
- History Lesson Part Two (Tabs)
Song History
Published: January 14, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025