as performed by Jimmy Eat World
Words and Music by Jimmy Eat World
4/4 Time
All Guitars are in dropped-D tuning (DADGBE)
Bass is in dropped-D tuning (DADG)
Intro
D5 A5
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G||*PM*————-|—————–|—————–|—————–|
D||-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2————-|—————–|
A||—————–|—————–|—–4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D||—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|(Guitar 1)
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A||*PM*————-|—————–|—————–|—————–|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|(Guitar 2)
G5 D5
e|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
B|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
G|*PM*————-|—————–|—————–|—————–|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—|—————–|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|—————4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|—————–|—————–|
D|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
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e|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
B|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
G|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
D|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
A|*PM*————-|—————–|—————–|—————–|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Verse
D(root)
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D|————————-|————————-|
A|*PM*———————|————————-|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|(Guitar 2)
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D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|(Bass)
Hey Don’t write yourself off
A(root)
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D|————————-|————————-|
A|*PM*———————|————————-|
D|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
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A|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
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yet It’s only in your head you
G(root)
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A|*PM*———————|————————-|
D|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
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A|————————-|————————-|
D|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
feel left out or looked down on
D(root)
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B|————————-|————————-|
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D|————————-|————————-|
A|*PM*———————|————————-|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|(Guitar 2 continues verse pattern)
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D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|(Bass continues verse pattern 3/4 times)
Just try your best
D(root)
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B|*PM*———————|————————-|
G|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-7–7–7–7–6–6–6–6–|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|(Guitar 1)
Try everything you
A(root)
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B|*PM*———————|————————-|
G|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A|————————-|————————-|
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can and don’t you worry what they
G(root)
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G|-4–4–2–2–2–2–2–2–|-2–2–2–2–6–6–6–6–|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A|————————-|————————-|
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tell themselves when you’re away
D(root)
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B|*PM*———————|————————-|
G|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A|————————-|————————-|
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A|————————-|————————-|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–12s|(Bass)
It just
Chorus
D
e|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
B|——-3———–3–3–|—-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
G|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
D|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|(Guitars 1 & 2)
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A|———————-5–|————————-|
D|——-0—–0—–0—–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
takes some time little girl you’re in the middle
A
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B|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
G|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
D|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
A|-0—–0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————————-|————————-|
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A|-0–0–0—–0—–0–0–|—-0–0—–0–0–0—–|
D|————————-|————————-|
of the ride Everything everything will
G5
e|——-3———–3–3–|—-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
B|——-3———–3–3–|—-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
G|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A|——-x———–x–x–|—-x–x–x–x–x–x–x–|
D|-5—–5———–5–5–|—-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
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A|————————-|————————-|
D|-5–5–5—–5—–5–5–|-5–5–5—–5–5–5—–|
be just fine Everything everything will
D
e|——-2———–2–2–|——-2–2—–2–2–2–|
B|——-3———–3–3–|——-3–3—–3–3–3–|
G|——-2———–2–2–|——-2–2—–2–2–2–|
D|——-0———–0–0–|——-0–0—–0–0–0–|
A|——-0———–0–0–|——-0–0—–0–0–0–|
D|-0—–0———–0–0–|——-0–0—–0–0–0–|
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A|——-5———–5—–|—————-5–5–5–|
D|-0–0——–0–0—–0–|-0–0–0—–0———–|
be all right all right
Verse 2
Guitar 2 plays Verse pattern 2x
Bass plays Verse pattern 2x
e|:|——-7———–7—–|——-7—–7—–7—–|:|
B|:|—-10—-10—-10—-10-|—-10—-10—-10—-10-|:|
G|:|-7———–7———–|-7———————–|:|
D|:|*PM*———————|————————-|:|
A|:|————————-|————————-|:|
D|:|————————-|————————-|:|
(Guitar 3 repeats this pattern 8 times during verse 2)
D(root)
Hey You know they’re all the
A(root)
same You know you’re doing better
G(root)
on your own so don’t buy
D(root)
in Live right now
e|:|————————-|:|
B|:|*PM*———————|:|
G|:|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|:|
D|:|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|:|
A|:|————————-|:|
D|:|————————-|:|
(Guitar 1 repeats this pattern 8 eight times 8 measures into verse 2)
D(root)
You just be yourself
A(root)
It doesn’t matter if it’s
G(root)
good enough for someone else
D(root)
It just takes
Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2 play chorus pattern 2x
Bass plays chorus pattern 2x
D
some time little girl you’re in the middle of
A
the ride Everything everything will be
G5
just fine Everything everything will be
D
all right all right It just takes
D
some time little girl you’re in the middle of
A
the ride Everything everything will be
G5
just fine Everything everything will be
D
all right all right
Guitar Solo
A5
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B|-2h3p2p0———————-|————————-|
G|——–2h4p2p0—————|————————-|
D|—————4h5p4p0——–|-4p0-0———-0——–|
A|———————-2h4p2p0-|———-4———–4–|
D|——————————|————————-|(Guitar 3)
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G|——————————|————————-|
D|——————————|————————-|
A|-7——7—7–7——7—7—|-7—7—-7–7–7–7–7–|
D|-7——7—7–7——7—7—|-7—7—-7–7–7–7–7–|(Guitars 1 & 2)
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D|——————————|————————-|
A|-0——0—0–0—0–0—0—|-0—–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|——————————|————————-|(Bass)
Whoa
D5
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B|————————-|————————-|
G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|/7—–5–4–5—–4–5–|-4h5p4p0—————–|
D|————————-|———-0————–|
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D|————————-|————————-|
A|-0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|-0–0—–0–0–0–0–0–|(Guitars 1 & 2 then play
D|-0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|-0–0—–0–0–0–0–0–|these 4 solo measures again)
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D|————————-|————————-|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|-0—–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0—–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A5
e|——————————|————————-|
B|-2h3p2p0———————-|————————-|
G|——–2h4p2p0—————|————————-|
D|—————4h5p4p0——–|-4p0-0———-0——–|
A|———————-2h4p2p0-|———-4———–4–|
D|——————————|————————-|
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D|——————————|————————-|
A|-0——0—0–0—0–0—0—|-0—–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|——————————|————————-|
D5
e|————————-|————————-|
B|————————-|————————-|
G|(trem. pick)————-|————————-|
D|-0—–0—–2—–2—–|-4——–5~~~~~~~-5—–|
A|-//—-//—-//—-//—-|-//———————-|
D|-//—-//—-//—-//—-|-//———————-|
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A|————————-|————————-|
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–2–2–2–4–4–|
G5
e|————————-|————————-|
B|————————-|————————-|
G|————————-|————————-|
D|-5/7—5–4–5~~~~-4–5–|-5/7—5–4–4h5~~-4–0–|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
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B|————————-|————————-|
G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|-5—–5–5–5—–5–5–|-5—–5–5–5—–5–5–|
D|-5—–5–5–5—–5–5–|-5—–5–5–5—–5–5–|(Guitars 1 & 2)
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D|————————-|————————-|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
D5
e|————————-|————————-|
B|————————-|————————-|
G|-7——–7–7/9——9–|-9/11—–11-11/12-11-12-|
D|-//—-0———–0—–|——-0—————–|
A|-//———————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
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e|————————-|————————-|
B|————————-|————————-|
G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|-0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|-0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|
D|-0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|-0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|
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G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|—————-5–5—–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5—–|
D|-0–0–0–0–0——–0–|————————-|
A5
e|————————-|————————-|
B|-15—-15—-14—-14—-|-12—-12—-10—-10—-|
G|-//—-//—-//—-//—-|-//—-//—-//—-//—-|
D|-//—-//—-//—-//—-|-//—-//—-//—-//—-|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
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G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
D|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
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G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0—–|-0—–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————————-|————————-|
Asus2
e|-0——–0——–0—–|—-0——–0—–0—–|
B|-8——–7——–5—–|—-3——–2—–0—–|
G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
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e|-0——–0——–0—–|—-0——–0—–0—–|
B|-0——–0——–0—–|—-0——–0—–0—–|
G|-2——–2——–2—–|—-2——–2—–2—–|
D|-2——–2——–2—–|—-2——–2—–2—–|
A|-0——–0——–0—–|—-0——–0—–0—–|
D|————————-|————————-|
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D|————————-|————————-|
A|-12——-12——-12—-|—-12——-12-12-12|
D|————————-|————————-|
Verse 3
D(root)
e|————————-|————————-|
B|————————-|————————-|
G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|————————-|————————-|(Guitars 1 & 2)
D|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|(No Bass)
Hey Don’t write yourself off
A(root)
e|————————-|————————-|
B|————————-|————————-|
G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|(Guitar 2 continues verse pattern)
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G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————————-|————————-|(Bass Enters and continues verse pattern)
yet It’s only in your head you
G(root)
feel left out or looked down
D(root)
on Just do your best
e|:|————————-|:|
B|:|*PM*———————|:|
G|:|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|:|
D|:|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|:|
A|:|————————-|:|
D|:|————————-|:|
(Guitar 1 repeats this pattern 8 eight times 8 measures into verse 3)
D(root)
Do everything you
A(root)
can And don’t you worry what their
G(root)
bitter hears are gonna say
D(root)
It just
Chorus
Bass plays chorus pattern
Guitars 1 & 2 play chorus pattern
D
some time little girl you’re in the middle of
A
the ride Everything everything will be
G5
just fine Everything everything will be
D
all right all right It just
D
e|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2—–2–2–2–|
B|——-3———–3–3–|—-3–3–3—–3–3–3–|
G|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2—–2–2–2–|
D|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0—–0–0–0–|
A|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0—–0–0–0–|
D|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0—–0–0–0–|(Guitars 1 & 2)
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G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|——-0—–0—–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|(Bass)
takes some time little girl you’re in the middle
Asus2 A Asus4 A
e|——-0———–0—–|————————-|
B|——-0———–0–2–|—-2–2–3—–2–2–2–|
G|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2—–2–2–2–|
D|——-2———–2–2–|—-2–2–2—–2–2–2–|
A|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0—–0–0–0–|
D|————————-|————————-|
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G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|——-0—–0—–0–0–|—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————————-|————————-|
of the ride everything everything will
G5
e|——-3———–3–3–|—-3–3–3—–3–3–3–|
B|——-3———–3–3–|—-3–3–3—–3–3–3–|
G|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0—–0–0–0–|
D|——-0———–0–0–|—-0–0–0—–0–0–0–|
A|——-x———–x–x–|—-x–x–x—–x–x–x–|
D|——-5———–5–5–|—-5–5–5—–5–5–5–|
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G|————————-|————————-|
D|————————-|————————-|
A|————————-|————————-|
D|——-5—–5—–5–5–|-5–5–5—–5–5–5–5–|
be just fine everything everything will
e|——-2—–2——–2–||
B|——-3—–3——–3–||
G|——-2—–2——–2–||
D|——-0—–0——–0–||
A|-0—–0—–0——–0–||
D|-0—–0—–0——–0–||
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G|————————-||
D|————————-||
A|—————-5——–||
D|-0—–0—–0—–0–0–||
be all right
