Key: Eb5

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Intro: Eb5 - C5 - Ab5 - Bb5 - Eb5 - Bb5 - Ab5 - Bb- x2


Verse 1:
Eb5             C5
jimmy's just a bum
             Ab5             Bb5
who wants to hold on to the past
   Eb5            Bb5      
he tries to be a tough guy
    Ab5        Bb5      Eb5
but dumb kids come in last
              C5
he says he'll win her heart
    Ab5             Bb5
his love life is a mess
   Eb5                   Bb5
he calls his dream girl destiny
    Ab5        Bb5
and she calls him ob-


Chorus 1:
 Eb5
-sessed he says he'll
Bb5            Ab5 Bb5 
take my girl away
    Eb5             Bb5
but i don't really care
    Ab5      Bb5
and i don't worry
Ab(hold)       Bb(hold)
i know that he wants her
        Eb5 Bb5       Ab5 
but it's   plain to see
     Ab5
that jimmy's dream girl
Bb5
she's in love with me


Post Chorus: Bass Solo
Eb5 - C5 - Ab5 - Bb5 - Eb5 - Bb5 - Ab5 - Bb-


Verse 2:
Eb5              C5
jimmy calls his dream girl
       Ab5                 Bb5
on the phone real late at night
   Eb5                  Bb5
he says that they were meant to be
    Ab5       Bb5             Eb5
and she lets him know she's mine
          C5
he offers her his haircut
Ab5               Bb5
his nice shoes a b-ball game
Eb5              Bb5
all i've got is my guitar
     Ab5       Bb5
this band and half a-


Chorus 2:
 Eb5
-brain he says he'll
Bb5            Ab5 Bb5 
take my girl away
    Eb5             Bb5
but i don't really care
    Ab5      Bb5
and i don't worry
Ab(hold)       Bb(hold)
i know that he wants her
        Eb5 Bb5       Ab5 
but it's   plain to see
     Ab5
that jimmy's dream girl
Bb5
she's in love with me


(Repeat Post chorus)


Chorus 3:
Eb5
  he says he'll
Bb5            Ab5 Bb5 
take my girl away
    Eb5             Bb5
but i don't really care
    Ab5      Bb5
and i don't worry
Ab(hold)       Bb(hold)
i know that he wants her
        Eb5 Bb5       Ab5 
but it's   plain to see
     Ab5
that jimmy's dream girl
Bb5
she's in love
     Ab5
that jimmy's dream girl
Bb5
she's in love
     Ab5
that jimmy's dream girl
Bb5                 Eb5 Eb(hold)
she's in love with me