{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":426090,"song":"Jenny","artist":"The Mountain Goats","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11560057-jenny-chords-by-the-mountain-goats/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/426090?type=chord","rating":4.83009,"votes":85,"content":"Great song from one of John Darnielle's best albums. The strumming patterns are above,\r\nbut I think the best way to figure it out is playing along with the recording, especially\r\nfor the first half of the instrumental bit after \"the pirate's life for me.\" I added\r\nbarlines in the chord chart for just that part of the song, so you can see visually\r\nwhere he's creating a melody by moving the second note of the chord.\r\nHere's a detailed tab of it:\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\n   1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-2-----------2-----2 -2--3-----2-----0-----0-----|\r\nB|-3-----------3-----3--3--3-----3-----3-----3-----|\r\nG|-2-----------2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----2-----|\r\nD|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----2-----|\r\nA|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----0-----|\r\nE|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----x-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Asus2[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\n   1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------|\r\nB|-------3-----3-----3--3--0-----2-----3-----------|\r\nG|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------|\r\nD|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------|\r\nA|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------|\r\nE|-------x-----x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou roared into the driveway of our southwestern ranch-style house[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOn a new Kawasaki,  all yellow and black[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFresh out of the showroom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOur house faced west[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo the big orange sun positioned at your back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLit up your magnificent silhouette[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow much better[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow much better can my life get[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n900 cubic centimeters of raw, whining power[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo outstanding warrants for my arrest[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWoah, woah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWoah woah[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe pirate's life for me!\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] | [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] |  (x4)\r\n  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI hopped on back of the bike,  wrapped my arms around you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n And I sank my face  into your hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  And then I inhaled as deeply as I possibly could[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou were sweet and delicious     as the warm desert air[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd you pointed your headlamp toward the horizon[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe were the one thing in the galaxy God didn't have his eyes on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n900 cc's of raw whining power[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo outstanding warrants for my arrest[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHi diddle dee dee![/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGod damn![/tab]\r\n\r\nThe pirate's life for me!\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] | [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] |  (x4)\r\n  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   (x2)","plain_text":"Great song from one of John Darnielle's best albums. The strumming patterns are above,\nbut I think the best way to figure it out is playing along with the recording, especially\nfor the first half of the instrumental bit after \"the pirate's life for me.\" I added\nbarlines in the chord chart for just that part of the song, so you can see visually\nwhere he's creating a melody by moving the second note of the chord.\nHere's a detailed tab of it:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nD   Bm   G   A  (x2)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\nThe pirate's life for me!\n\n[Instrumental]\n| D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4 | Asus4   Asus2 A Asus4 |  (x4)\n  D   F#m   G   A   (x2)\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\nThe pirate's life for me!\n\n[Instrumental]\n| D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4 | Asus4   Asus2 A Asus4 |  (x4)\n  D   Bm   G   A   (x2)","chords":["D","Dsus4","Dsus2","Asus4","B","G","A","E","Asus2","Bm","F#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}