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I Went In

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This whole song is played ska style (upstrokes on offbeats, muted or no downstrokes) except the bridge,
which is strummed normally.
He probably plays with barre chords as that's par the course for this style of music, but to make it simpler
I transcribed it for capo 2, which is almost all open chords.
G
GA little hCope toniAmght
DIt was smaGll but it was aCll I needAmedD  
GA split seCcond whAmen
We bDoth lost contrGol
It wasn’t juCst meAm  
It wasDn’t just mGe
When we stoCpped in the stAmreet and yDou stopped breaGthing
Your hAmead tilted back
D (strummed)
Heart attack
D (strummed)
HEART ATTACK
(muted strumming)Em
You closed your eyes
And opened your moButh
Nothing came Cout so I went iBn
Em   G(stop muting and crescendo)
You closed your eyes and opened your mouth
We both stoCpped in the miDddle of the stGreet
Id like to thCink that it waDsn’t just Gme
Your head leaned bCack
DHeart atEmtack
We both stoCpped in the miDddle of the strGeet
(muted strumming)Em
You closed your eyes
And opened your moButh
Nothing came Cout so I went iBn
Em   G(stop muting and crescendo)
You closed your eyes and opened your mouth
Em(rhythmic strumming, listen to the song to get the pattern)
EmThree months Amof frustration Dand self mGutilatDion
EmAll burned aAmway in the middle of the strDeet
G   D   Em(muted strumming)
But later that night you brought it all back
EmWhy did I do thCat
D(stop muting and crescendo)
Why did I do that
Why are yCou aDfraid of Gme
Afraid to bCe alDone with Gme
You know I’ll aDsk and then you’ll crEmash
Now I know wGhy you’re afDraid of mGe
(muted strumming)Em
You closed your eyes
And opened your moButh
Nothing came Cout so I went iBn
Em   G(start chopping it up)
You closed your eyes and opened your mouth
You closed your eEmyes
And opened your moButh
Nothing came Cout so I went iBn
Em   G(stop muting and crescendo)
You closed your eyes and opened your mouth
G
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