Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Intro: Eb - Cm - Ab - Bb - Eb - Bb - Ab - Bb- x2


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


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


Post Chorus: Bass Solo
Eb - Cm - Ab - Bb - Eb - Bb - Ab - Bb-


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


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


(Repeat Post chorus)


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