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
