Jeremy

Words & Music:

Pearl Jam

A [stay on A until "Daddy"]

At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops with him on top.

Lemon yellow sun; arms raised in a "V".

The dead lay in pools of maroon below.

G/A          D/A          A                                   G/A

Daddy didn't give attention to the fact that mommy didn't care.

     D/A         A

King Jeremy, The Wicked ruled his world.

 

CHORUS:

F               Dm  E  F   A

Jeremy spoke in class--- today.  [2x]

 

Clearly, I remember pickin' on the boy.  Seemed a harmless little fuck.

But, we unleashed a lion.

Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast.

How could I forget?  He hit me with a surprise left.

My jaw left hurtin', ooo, dropped wide open.

Just like the day, like the day I heard...

Daddy didn't give affection & the boy was something mommy wouldn't wear.

King Jeremy, The Wicked ruled his world.

 

CHORUS:

 

OUTRO:  [over F  G  A...sometimes Am]

Try to forget this...

Try to erase this from the blackboard.

 

 

Jeremy Tab (tabber unknown)

Opening riff:  [2x]

                          H*       H*                                  H*     H*

|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

|----------------------|-----------12---------|---------------------|-----------------|

|---------------7----5-|--12-------12---------|-------------7----5--|--12-------------|

|--0---5H7--0-----0----|--12------------------|--0--5H7--0----0-----|--12------12-----|

|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|----------12-----|

 

The main riff behind the lyrics is always:

               At home, drawing pictures       of mountaintops...

|---------------------|----------------------------|

|---------------------|----------------------------|

|---------------------|----------------------------|

|--------------7---5--|--------------7----------5--|

|---0--5H7--0----0----|---0--5H7--0-----0---5H7----|

|---------------------|----------------------------|

 


The following chords are arranged for one guitar:

                            Daddy didn't give attention

                    A       G/A            D/A

|----------------|----------------------|------------------------------|

|----------------|--10-------8----------|------------------------------|

|----------------|--9--------7----------|---7--------------------------|

|----------------|--7--------5----------|---4--------------------------|

|----0--5H7--0---|--0--------0----------|---0------------0---5H7----0--|

|----------------|----------------------|------------------------------|

 

                To the fact that mommy didn't care--->

  D/A      A                                         A       G/A

|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|

|----------2--------|-----------------------------|--10-------8---|

|-7--------2--------|-----------------------------|--8--------7---|

|-4--------2--------|-----------------------------|--7--------5---|

|-0--------0--------|------------------0---5H7--0-|--0--------0---|

|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|

 

King Jeremy the          wicked              ruled his world

   D/A           D/A      A

|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|

|----------------------|----------2--------|------------------------|

|---7------------------|--7-------2--------|------------------------|

|---4------------------|--4-------2--------|------------------------|

|---0-------0--5H7---0-|--0-------0--------|-------------0--5H7--0--|

|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|

 

Chorus chords:

 F               Dm   E   F    A

 Jeremy spoke in   cla-ass  today

 

Rhythm fill at end of line is:

|----12--------------------|----------------12-----------|

|---------12----------12---|---12h14p12----------12------|

|----------------14--------|------------14-----------14--|

|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

 

End of song chords (under solos) are:  F   G   A  (sometimes Am)

 

Outro riff:

|--------------------------|---------------------------|

|---------8-----------7----|---------3-----------5-----|

|-------9----------7-----7-|-------4----------5-----5--|

|--------------------------|---------------------------|

|---0----------0-----------|---0----------0------------|

|--------------------------|---------------------------|

 

|--------------------------|---------------------------|

|---------0-----------1----|--------0------------1-----|

|-------0----------2-----2-|------0-----------2-----2--|

|--------------------------|---------------------------|

|---0-----------0----------|---0----------0------------|

|--------------------------|---------------------------|

 

Repeat the first three the second time through and end with:

                         H*      H*

|--------------------------------------|

|-------------1------------------------|

|--------2------------------------12---|

|-------------------------12------12---|

|---0-------------0-------12-----------|

|--------------------------------------|

 

 





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