Tom: Bm
Intro x4
Verse x4
Post-V x4
Verse x4
Post-V x4
Chorus x4
Verse x4
Post-V x4
Chorus x4
the rhythm is basic for the most part.
the 2nd/4th measure chords sound like they start at the end of the 1st/3rd
rather than at the start of the 2nd/4th
Intro (the same thing as post verse but i like to add some stuff)
e|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
B|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
D|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
A|-|----------------------5-|-4--5-------------------|----------------------4-|-2-----0--0--2--0-------|-|
E|-|-2-----2-----x--x--x----|------------------------|-0-----0-----x--x--x----|-------------------0--0-|-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Post-Verse
F#m D E C#m A
e|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
B|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
D|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
A|-|------------------------|-5-----5-----5--5--5--5-|------------------------|-4-----4--4-------------|-|
E|-|-2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|------------------------|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|-------------5--5--5--5-|-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse
F#m D E C#m F#m D E A G#m
e|-|-------9--9--------5----|-------7--7--------4----|-------9--9--------5----|-7----------------------|-|
B|-|------10-10--------7----|-------9--9--------5----|------10-10--------7----|-9----------------------|-|
G|-|------11-11--------7----|-------9--9--------6----|------11-11--------7----|-9----------------------|-|
D|-|------11-11--------7----|-------9--9--------6----|------11-11--------7----|-9----------------------|-|
A|-|-9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4-|-9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-|
E|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------(5)---(4)---|-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
play () on the 4th repeat
Chorus
Bm G# F#m D E G# F#
e|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
B|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
G|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-|
D|-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-2--2--2--2-------------|-|
A|-|-2--2--2--2--2----------|------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|------------------------|-|
E|-|----------------4--4--2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|------------------------|-------------4--4--2--2-|-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m
D E C#m F#m D E
Back in '80-5, yeah, the scene was strong, yeah, the scene was alive
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
It took a lot of time to build it up and break it down again
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
You tried to be, yeah, you tried to be a friend but no one understands you and you're hard to comprehend
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
Because there's no one we know, no one really knows
A G#m
F#m D E C#m A
And I tried to be a friend but I cant 'cause there's no one there
F#m D E C#m A
I don't know what's goin' on, I don't really know
F#m D E C#m A
No one nobody cares, kids with green hair and nobody stares
F#m D E C#m A
I don't know what's goin' on, I don't really know
F#m
D E C#m F#m D E
Back in '80-5 the scene was strong, yeah, the scene was alive
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
It took a lot of time to build it up and break it down again
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
I tried to be, yeah, I tried to be your friend but no one understands and it's hard to comprehend
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
And now there's no one we know, no one really knows
A G#m
F#m D E C#m A
You tried to throw it down, shave your head and move downtown
F#m D E C#m A
I don't wanna be like them, I don't wanna be
F#m D E C#m A
They shut us down inside, closed our scene with no surprise
F#m D E C#m A
I don't wanna be like them, I don't wanna be
Bm G# F#m D E G# F#m
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
F#m
D E C#m F#m D E
Back in '90-4, the scene's the same as it was before
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
It took a lot of time to build it up and break it down again
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
I tried to be, yeah, I tried to be your friend but no one understands and it's hard to comprehend
F#m D E C#m F#m D E
No one we know, no one really knows
A G#m
F#m D E C#m A
No one is satisfied, the kids are angry 'cause Green Day lied
F#m D E C#m A
I don't wanna be like them, I don't wanna be
F#m D E C#m A
Bloodstains and alibis, our scene's collapsed with no compromise
F#m D E C#m A
I don't wanna be like them, I don't wanna be
Bm G# F#m D E G# F#m
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
Pop goes the weasel, the band is tired, it's time to go home
Bm
Go home
