REMEMBER LEFT HAND MUTE ON THE ON-BEAT WITH A DOWN-STROKE, THEN PLAY ON THE OFF-BEAT WITH AN UPSTROKE. Use lots of treble on your amp, set it to about 10 with Bass:5 and Mids:7 Try to hit mainly the first 3-4 strings to achieve the real ska sound. Intro: The intro is just an alternating chord sequence between C and F e|--0h3-8--8-6-5-5-6-5--| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|
Verse: C F Let me point my finger in your nose C F Whoa, its not funny, no no no no C F I can you you lookin' down her shirt C F I can see you lifting up her skirt C F G Only gonna tell you once, only gonna tell you once to just get back! Chorus: F G You better stay away from my girlfriend E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--3--3-----------3--3-----------| E|--------5--3--5--------5--3--5--| F G You better stay away from her E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--3--3-----------3--3-----------| E|--------5--3--5--------5--3--5--| F G C Am I'm just giving warning so you get no broken bones F G C You better leave my girl alone (Finish with this riff) E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-5-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Verse 2: C F Well, I bet you can understand what i say C F Whoa, I'm really just playin' C F I can see you lookin' down her shirt C F I can see you liftin' up her skirt C F G Only gonna tell you twice, ask you really really nice Chorus: F G You better stay away from my girlfriend E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--3--3-----------3--3-----------| E|--------5--3--5--------5--3--5--| F G You better stay away from her E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--3--3-----------3--3-----------| E|--------5--3--5--------5--3--5--| F G C Am I'm just giving warning so you get no broken bones F G C You better leave my girl alone Bridge: Palm mute the first few strikes of each chord E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----------------------5-5-5-5-5-| D|--3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|--3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-----------| This progression will be played then followed by a fill Fill 1: e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|--8-8-8-7-7-| E|-----------8| Fill 2: e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|--3-3-3-3/5| A|-----------| E|-----------| Back to fill 1 again: Fill 1: e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|--8-8-8-7-7-| E|-----------8| Then: Fill 3: e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--7----| E|----8-8| PM--| Finish with the chorus Riff we Did: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-5-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Now go back to the Intro progression of C and F Verse3: C F Let me break your neck and crush your skull C F Whoa, you never listen, no no no no C F I can see you lookin' down her shirt C F I can see you liftin' up her skirt C F G I've seen too much of you I can't take much more of this Chorus: F G You better stay away from my girlfriend E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--3--3-----------3--3-----------| E|--------5--3--5--------5--3--5--| F G You better stay away from her E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--3--3-----------3--3-----------| E|--------5--3--5--------5--3--5--| F G C Am I'm just giving warning so you get no broken bones F G C You better leave my girl alone Outro: Palm mute the first few strikes of each chord E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----------------------5-5-5-5-5-| D|--3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|--3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-----------| This progression will be played then followed by a fill Fill 1: e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|--8-8-8-7-7-| E|-----------8| Fill 2: e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|--3-3-3-3/5| A|-----------| E|-----------| Back to fill 1 again: Fill 1: e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|--8-8-8-7-7-| E|-----------8| Then: Fill 3: e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--7----| E|----8-8| PM--| Finish with the chorus Riff we Did: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-0-0-2-3-5-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| ************************************ | h Hammer-on | / Slide up
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