Songs From An American Movie Volume 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude
Words By Art Alexakis
Music By Everclear
NOTE: Tuning is half a step down (Low to High EbAbDbGbBbeb)
All Chords are written with respect to that tuning
(ie A becomes G#)
G# F# C#
eb|-5–7–5~————————————|
Bb|-5–8–7~————————————|
Gb|-6–7–7~————————————|
Db|-7–5–7~—————————–4-4—-|
Ab|-7—–5~—————————3-5-5–3-|
Eb|-5——————————————-|
G#7 G#7
eb|—3-3—————3-3————-| x4
Bb|—2-2—————2-2————-|
Gb|—2-2—————2-2————-|
Db|—2-2—————2-2—–4-4—–|
Ab|-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3–0-0-0—3-5-5—3-|
Eb|————————————-|
| |
eb|————————————-|
Bb|—8-8-8————-8-8-8———–|
Gb|—6-6-6————-6-6-6———–|
Db|-7—————–7—————–|
Ab|————————————-|
Eb|————————————-|
Walking wounded with a belly full of pain and
a big bad attitude.
We are shaking shadows for that perfect dark room
where we can do just what we want to do.
C# E G# F#
eb|-5——-5——–5——–7———-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5——–8———-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6——–7———-|
Db|-7——-7——–7——–5———-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7——————-|
Eb|———5——–5——————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———5——–8——-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6——–7—–|
Db|—————————5——5—|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|——————5——5————|
There is a place… where we can leave behind all those simple minds.
C# E G#
eb|-5——-5——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6–6-x-x-6–6–x–x-|
Db|-7——-7——–7–7-x-x-7–7–x–x-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7–7-x-x-7–7–x–x-|
Eb|———5——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6————————–|
Gb|—–7——-5————————|
Db|————————————–|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8———————|
Eb|———————————-5-8-|
They would not like the way we live.
C# E G# F#
eb|-5——-5——–5——–7———-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5——–8———-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6——–7———-|
Db|-7——-7——–7——–5———-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7——————-|
Eb|———5——–5——————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———5——–8——-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6——–7—–|
Db|—————————5——5—|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|——————5——5————|
When we are all alone in this house that we call home,
C# E G#7
eb|-5——-5————-3-3————|
Bb|-7——-6————-2-2————|
Gb|-7——-5————-2-2————|
Db|-7——-7————-2-2————|
Ab|-5——-8———3-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3-|
Eb|———5—————————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———–8-8-8———-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6-6-6———-|
Db|———————7—————-|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|————————————–|
you will become my misery whip.
G#7
eb|—3-3—————–3-3————–3-3——-|
Bb|—2-2—————–2-2————–2-2——-|
Gb|—2-2—————–2-2————–2-2——-|
Db|—2-2—————–2-2————–2-2——-|
Ab|-0-0-0————-3-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3-0-0-0—–3-|
Eb|————————————————–|
(Yes… I said like a misery whip.)
G#7 G#7
eb|—3-3—————3-3————-| x4
Bb|—2-2—————2-2————-|
Gb|—2-2—————2-2————-|
Db|—2-2—————2-2—–4-4—–|
Ab|-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3–0-0-0—3-5-5—3-|
Eb|————————————-|
| |
eb|————————————-|
Bb|—8-8-8————-8-8-8———–|
Gb|—6-6-6————-6-6-6———–|
Db|-7—————–7—————–|
Ab|————————————-|
Eb|————————————-|
Walking hungry with a pocket full of promise and a big black song in my head.
I know the answers to my questions, they are purple black and blue,
and they are waiting for me in my bed.
C# E G# F#
eb|-5——-5——–5——–7———-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5——–8———-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6——–7———-|
Db|-7——-7——–7——–5———-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7——————-|
Eb|———5——–5——————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———5——–8——-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6——–7—–|
Db|—————————5——5—|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|——————5——5————|
There is a place… where we can leave behind all those simple minds.
C# E G#
eb|-5——-5——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6–6-x-x-6–6–x–x-|
Db|-7——-7——–7–7-x-x-7–7–x–x-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7–7-x-x-7–7–x–x-|
Eb|———5——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6————————–|
Gb|—–7——-5————————|
Db|————————————–|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8———————|
Eb|———————————-5-8-|
They would not like the way we live.
C# E G# F#
eb|-5——-5——–5——–7———-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5——–8———-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6——–7———-|
Db|-7——-7——–7——–5———-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7——————-|
Eb|———5——–5——————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———5——–8——-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6——–7—–|
Db|—————————5——5—|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|——————5——5————|
When we are all alone in this house that we call home,
C# E G#7
eb|-5——-5————-3-3————|
Bb|-7——-6————-2-2————|
Gb|-7——-5————-2-2————|
Db|-7——-7————-2-2————|
Ab|-5——-8———3-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3-|
Eb|———5—————————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———–8-8-8———-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6-6-6———-|
Db|———————7—————-|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|————————————–|
you will become my misery whip.
G#7
eb|—3-3—————–3-3————–3-3——-|
Bb|—2-2—————–2-2————–2-2——-|
Gb|—2-2—————–2-2————–2-2——-|
Db|—2-2—————–2-2————–2-2——-|
Ab|-0-0-0————-3-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3-0-0-0—–3-|
Eb|————————————————–|
(Yes… I will say it again like a misery whip.) Stop!
G#7 G#7
eb|—3-3—————3-3————-| x4
Bb|—2-2—————2-2————-|
Gb|—2-2—————2-2————-|
Db|—2-2—————2-2—–4-4—–|
Ab|-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3–0-0-0—3-5-5—3-|
Eb|————————————-|
| |
eb|————————————-|
Bb|—8-8-8————-8-8-8———–|
Gb|—6-6-6————-6-6-6———–|
Db|-7—————–7—————–|
Ab|————————————-|
Eb|————————————-|
I get no pleasure when I’m going through the motions of my mediocre day to day.
I’m just an actor just like Robert fucking Redford
when I say those stupid words that they expect me to say.
C# E G# F#
eb|-5——-5——–5——–7———-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5——–8———-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6——–7———-|
Db|-7——-7——–7——–5———-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7——————-|
Eb|———5——–5——————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———5——–8——-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6——–7—–|
Db|—————————5——5—|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|——————5——5————|
There is a place… where we can leave behind all those simple minds.
C# E G#
eb|-5——-5——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6–6-x-x-6–6–x–x-|
Db|-7——-7——–7–7-x-x-7–7–x–x-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7–7-x-x-7–7–x–x-|
Eb|———5——–5–5-x-x-5–5–x–x-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6————————–|
Gb|—–7——-5————————|
Db|————————————–|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8———————|
Eb|———————————-5-8-|
They would not like the dirty things we do.
C# E G# F#
eb|-5——-5——–5——–7———-|
Bb|-7——-6——–5——–8———-|
Gb|-7——-5——–6——–7———-|
Db|-7——-7——–7——–5———-|
Ab|-5——-8——–7——————-|
Eb|———5——–5——————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———5——–8——-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6——–7—–|
Db|—————————5——5—|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|——————5——5————|
When we are all alone in this house that we call home,
C# E G#7
eb|-5——-5————-3-3——3-3—|
Bb|-7——-6————-2-2——2-2—|
Gb|-7——-5————-2-2——2-2—|
Db|-7——-7————-2-2——2-2—|
Ab|-5——-8———3-0-0-0—-0-0-0—|
Eb|———5—————————-|
| |
eb|————————————–|
Bb|—7——-6———–8-8-8—-8-8-8-|
Gb|—–7——-5———6-6-6—-6-6-6-|
Db|———————7——–7——-|
Ab|-5—–5/8——8——————–|
Eb|————————————–|
I will fall down like a bitch for you.
G#7 G#7
eb|—3-3—————3-3——3-3—-| x3
Bb|—2-2—————2-2——2-2—-|
Gb|—2-2—————2-2——2-2—-|
Db|—2-2——4-4——2-2——2-2—-|
Ab|-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3–0-0-0—-0-0-0—-|
Eb|————————————-|
| |
eb|————————————-|
Bb|—8-8-8————-8-8-8—-8-8-8–|
Gb|—6-6-6————-6-6-6—-6-6-6–|
Db|-7—————–7——–7——–|
Ab|————————————-|
Eb|————————————-|
I need you to hit me and make me shake.
I need you to hurt me and make me beg for more.
I need you to bend me and make me break.
G#7
eb|—3-3———————————————-|
Bb|—2-2———————————————-|
Gb|—2-2———————————————-|
Db|—2-2——4-4————————————-|
Ab|-0-0-0–0-3-5-5-3–0~——————————-|
Eb|—————————————————-|
| |
eb|—————————————————-|
Bb|—8-8-8——————————————–|
Gb|—6-6-6——————————————–|
Db|-7————————————————–|
Ab|—————————————————-|
Eb|—————————————————-|
|Bass |
Gb|—————————————————-|
Db|—————————————————-|
Ab|——–0-3-5-5-3-0—0-3-5-3—0-3-5—-0-3-5——|
Eb|————————————–3———1-0-|
I need you to make me feel like I am your whore.
eb|——————————————–|
Bb|——————————————–|
Gb|——————————————–|
Db|——————————————–|
Ab|-7-5-3-5-3p0–0-3-5-3–0-3-5—–0-3-5——|
Eb|——————————3———1-0-|
I feel complete when I feel sick inside.
I feel complete when I feel sick inside.
eb|————————————————–| x2
Bb|————————————————–|
Gb|————————————————–|
Db|————————————————–|
Ab|-7-5-3-5-3p0——0-3-5-3—-0-3-5—–0-3-5——|
Eb|————————————3———1-0-|
| |
eb|————————————————–|
Bb|-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—–|
Gb|—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12–|
Db|————————————————–|
Ab|————————————————–|
Eb|————————————————–|
I feel complete when I feel sick inside.
I feel complete when I feel sick inside.
I need to feel like I am real inside
I need to feel like I am really alive.
eb|————————————————–| x2
Bb|————————————————–|
Gb|————————————————–|
Db|————————————————–|
Ab|-7-5-3-5-3p0——0-3-5-3—-0-3-5—–0-3-5——|
Eb|————————————3———1-0-|
| |
eb|————————————————–|
Bb|-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10—–|
Gb|—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12–|
Db|————————————————–|
Ab|————————————————–|
Eb|————————————————–|
| |
eb|————————————————–|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-15-15b15-15–|
Gb|————————————————–|
Db|————————————————–|
Ab|————————————————–|
Eb|————————————————–|
I need you to make me feel. I need you to make me feel.
I need you to make me feel. I need you to make me feel.
G#
eb|———————————————–|
Bb|———————————————–|
Gb|———–2–2-2—2–2-2—2–2-2————|
Db|———–2–2-2—2–2-2—2–2-2————|
Ab|-7-5-3-5-3-0–0-0—0–0-0—0–0-0–0-3-5-5-3-|
Eb|———————————————–|
I need you to hit me and make me shake.
G#
eb|—————————————| x2
Bb|—————————————|
Gb|—2–2-2—2–2-2—2–2-2————|
Db|—2–2-2—2–2-2—2–2-2————|
Ab|-3-0–0-0—0–0-0—0–0-0–0-3-5-5-3-|
Eb|—————————————|
I need you to hurt me and make me beg for more.
I need you to bend me and make me break.
G#
eb|—————————————|
Bb|—————————————|
Gb|—2–2-2—2–2-2—2–2-2————|
Db|—2–2-2—2–2-2—2–2-2————|
Ab|-3-0–0-0—0–0-0—0–0-0–0-3-5-5-5-|
Eb|—————————————|
I need you to make me feel
C# E G# F#
eb|————————————–|
Bb|————————————–|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10——————|
Db|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5–|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-8–8–8–8–7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5–|
Eb|———————5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3–|
like we can leave behind all those simple minds.
C# E G#
eb|————————————–|
Bb|————————————–|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10——————|
Db|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x–|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-8–8–8–8–7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x–|
Eb|———————5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x–|
They would not like the way we live.
C# E G# F#
eb|————————————–|
Bb|————————————–|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10——————|
Db|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5–|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-8–8–8–8–7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5–|
Eb|———————5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3–|
When we are all alone in this house that we call home,
C# E G#
eb|——————————————|
Bb|——————————————|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10——2–2-2—2–2-2-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10——2–2-2—2–2-2-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-8–8–8–8—–3-0–0-0—0–0-0-|
Eb|——————————————|
you will become my misery whip.
G#
eb|—————————————| x3
Bb|—————————————|
Gb|-2–2-2—————-2–2-2—2–2-2-|
Db|-2–2-2—————-2–2-2—2–2-2-|
Ab|-0–0-0–0-3-5-5-3—3-0–0-0—0–0-0-|
Eb|—————————————|
You will become my misery whip.
You will become my misery whip.
You will become my misery whip.
G#
eb|————————————|
Bb|————————————|
Gb|-2–2-2—————-2-x———-|
Db|-2–2-2—————-2-x———-|
Ab|-0–0-0–0-3-5-5-3—3-0-x———-|
Eb|————————————|
You will become my friend.
