GOOD CHARLOTTE
THE STORY OF MY OLD MAN
THE YOUNG AND THE HOPELESS

TUNED DOWN ? STEP

GOOD CHARLOTTE ARE A GREAT BAND, AND THIS IS A GREAT SONG!

INTRO (AFTER 4 DRUM BEATS)

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------55555---------- (JUST CARRY ON STRUMMIN)-----------
D----------------XXXXX----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------33333-----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------- UNTIL……

‘I don’t know too much about’ (still strummin’)
Then  on ‘too much…’ (listen for timing)

E----------------------] [-------------------------------------  Whole thing
B----------------------] [-------------------------------------   3x
G----------------------] [----55555-------------------------
D----333---555---------] [----55555----33333------55555-----
A----333---555---------] [----33333----33333------55555-----
E----111---333---------] [ ------------11111------33333-----

‘This is the story….’

E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------    X4
D----7777-----5555-----3333---------------
A----7777-----5555-----3333---------------
E----5555-----3333-----1111---------------

At the end of the 3rd time carry on strummin last chord until…..
‘Monday he woke up….’
E-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-----5----------------------------        Then pick then notes of the chord
D-----5----(LET RING)----------         clean.
A-----3-----------------------------
E-----------------------------------

REPEAT THE WHOLE THING FROM THE INTRO
FOR THE 2ND TIME


When it goes back to ‘Monday ….’ Carry on picking the notes until joel goes ‘huh’, then go back to the bit where the lyrics are ‘This is the story…’ part until….

‘Someday he’ll wish that he made….’

E-----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G-------555555--------222222------------------     x4
D-------333333--------222222------333333---
A-------333333--------000000------333333---
E---------------------------------111111---

Then at the end stop dead on 

D----3
A----3
E----1

ThAt’S It, It’S PrEtTy eAsY BuT It’S ReAlLy gOoD AnD EfFeCtIvE WhEn yOu pLaY It!!!!!