The Ballad of Jimmy & Johnny Rancid
[C] [F] [A#]
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Verse:
[C]Jimmy and Johnny, two [F]friends of mine
[A#] [C]
Skinheads what they claim (D|-5-5-5--3--2--0-|)
[C]Outside simi[F]larities but [A#]no, they don't feel the [C]same
See [C]Johnny thinks Jimmy's a [F]mod
And [A#]Jimmy thinks Johnny's a [C]punk
[C]Jimmy listens to [F]ska and [A#]Johnny likes Last R[C]esort
[C]Jimmy and Johnny in the [F]trenches, [A#]going down to[C]night
[C]Drinking Guinness, smoking [F]555's
[A#]Once you're in the middle every[C]thing's all right
Prechorus:
[C] [F] [A#] [C]
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Skinhead tats and a Fred Perry, there's a war in the cemetary
[C] [F] [A#] [C]
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Started fighting Stop drinking What the fuck were they thinking?
Chorus:
[F] [C]
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[A#]Jimmy and Johnny, tell me what you were seeing
[F] [C]
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[A#]Jimmy and Johnny, tell me what you were seeing
[F]Yeah, [C]yeah, yeah, [A#]yeah!
[F]Yeah, [C]yeah, yeah, [A#]yeah!
Verse:
[C]Jimmy had his [F]two-tone girl back [A#]on his scooter that [C]night
[C]Johnny had a [F]jacked up Chevy that could [A#]blow you right off, [C]off the line
(PRECHORUS)
(CHORUS)
Bridge:
[C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [A#] [A#] [A#] [C]
[C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [A#] [A#] [A#] [C]
(CHORUS)
[C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [A#] [A#] [A#] [C]
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|Transcribed by Derek Carlson |
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|The Complete Rancid Guitar Tab Compilation |
|(http://hem1.passagen.se/ak5/rancid/) |
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Last revised: January 17, 1999.
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