NOFX
Jaw, Knee, Music
Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1

Standard tuning
NOTES: [8/14/05] - Showed chords and cleaned it up a little bit.

Chords
      E5 (022xxx@1)     G5 (355xxx@1)    D5 (xx023x@1)C5 (x355xx@1)D#5e----------------------------------| (xx134x@1)B----------------------------------|
G--------9--------12---7---5---8---|
D---2-or-9---5-or-12---7---5---8---|
A---2----7---5----10---5---3---6---|
E---0--------3---------------------|

Intro - 4x
  E5 (022xxx@1)     C5e--------------------| (x355xx@1)B--------------------|
G----------5-5-5-5-5-|
D-2--2--2--5-5-5-5-5-|
A-2--2--2--3-3-3-3-3-|
E-0--0--0------------|

Main Riff (guitar 2 lightly strums chords) - 2x
   E5 (022xxx@1)                G5 (355xxx@1)                D5 (xx023x@1)                C5e--7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5-3-x-3-3-x-x-3-x-3-3--| (x355xx@1)B--8-x-8-8-x-x-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-8-x-x-8-x-8-8-7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5--|
G--9-x-9-9-x-x-9-x-9-9-7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse [Palm Muted]
E5Johnny (022xxx@1)has a problem
C5 (x355xx@1)             G5Johnny (355xxx@1)is out of control
E5 (022xxx@1)        C5He (x355xx@1)had a TV party
D5 (xx023x@1)                 G5With (355xxx@1)the kids in the black hole
C5 (x355xx@1)              D5Stealing (xx023x@1)people's mail
G5 (355xxx@1)             C5And (x355xx@1)lynching the landlord
                  D5Things (xx023x@1)to do when angry, young and bored

   E5 (022xxx@1)           C5 (x355xx@1)           G5 (355xxx@1)        D5e---------------------------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G--16-16-12-12-16-14-14-11-14-12-9-9-9-14-12-16-14-12-14-12-11--|
D---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A--14-14-10-10-14-12-12--9-12-10-7-7-7-12-10-14-12-10-12-10--9--|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (same as first)
Johnny was only a lad
Johnny hates the scene
First he hit an old man
Then he hit and run Pauline
The record player spinning the best times
I never had
So why do my old records make me sad?

Chorus [Chart corresponds to order]
   E5 (022xxx@1)C5 (x355xx@1)G5 (355xxx@1)D5 (xx023x@1)E5 (022xxx@1)C5 (x355xx@1)G5 (355xxx@1)D5e---------------------------------| (xx023x@1)B---------------------------------|
G--9---5-------7---9---5---12--7--|
D--9---5---5---7---9---5---12--7--|
A--7---3---5---5---7---3---10--5--|
E----------3----------------------|

E5 (022xxx@1)             C5Cause (x355xx@1)they're so bad
G5 (355xxx@1)                     D5And (xx023x@1)no one seems to understand
             E5The (022xxx@1)glory of guitar
            C5When (x355xx@1)out of tune
          G5The (355xxx@1)off timing
                      D5The (xx023x@1)singers who can't sing
The beauty of flaw

Main Riff - 2x
With lead (echo and delay) - 8x
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12--|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
PM - - - -- -- -- -- -- --

Bridge [Chart corresponds to order]
   E5 (022xxx@1)C5 (x355xx@1)G5 (355xxx@1)D5 (xx023x@1)D#5e---------------------| (xx134x@1)B---------------------|
G--9---5-------7---8--|
D--9---5---5---7---8--|
A--7---3---5---5---6--|
E----------3----------|
E5He's (022xxx@1)a teenage vegetable, this is the last resort
C5 (outro lead really starts here)
He's got PCP in his veins, he lives inside a quart
G5Johnny (355xxx@1)is a punk rocker, Johnny is he queer?
D5 (xx023x@1)                          D#5Johnny (xx134x@1)needed two bags, and a car to commandeer

Outro
   Em (022000@1)          C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)     D#e--7-x-7-7-----8-x-8-8-----3-x-3-3-----5-x-5-5----5-x-5-5-----| (x43121@3)B--8-x-8-8-4x--8-x-8-8-4x--3-x-3-3-4x--7-x-7-7-2x-7-x-7-7-2x--|
G--9-x-9-9-----5-x-5-5-----4-x-4-4-----7-x-7-7----8-x-8-8-----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro Lead [PALM MUTE THROUGHOUT]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-----12-12-----12-12------12-12-------12-12-|
D--12-12-------12-12-------10-10-------10-10-------9-9-------9-9------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------12-12------12-12-------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play three times

Outro Lead (cont'd)
On the 4th time, play this:
e------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G--------12-12-------12-12-----12-12-------12-12-|
D--12-12-------12-12-------14-14-----14-14-------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

EmJohnny (022000@1)wasn't liked much, but he had a lot of friends
CWaits (x32010@1)on stage, eating ludes, A mindless brainwashed pig
GJohnny (320003@1)was a good man, till the day that he got shot
D (xx0232@1)                                 D#He (x43121@3)had a jacked up chevy that could blow you off the spot
EmJohnny (022000@1)always needs more than he takes
CForgets (x32010@1)a couple chords, forgets a couple breaks
GJohnny (320003@1)says he's bound by only six strings to this world
D (xx0232@1)                              D#Johnny (x43121@3)Quest hates sellout bands and Johnny Punk snorts ritilin
EmAnd (022000@1)Johnny is an angry amputee


Play Outro Lead un-muted for the ending.

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