Mediocre Bad Guys
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Step 1 / 82Position: 7
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Normal - EADGBe
Chords
+B++ +D++ +A++ +G++ +E++ Emaj+++
e|-7-|-5-|-5-|-3-|-7-|-0-|
B|-7-|-7-|-5-|-3-|-9-|-0-|
G|-8-|-7-|-6-|-4-|-9-|-1-|
D|-9-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-9-|-2-|
A|-9-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-2-|
E|-7-|-x-|-5-|-3-|-x-|-0-|
Intro x3
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e|-7--7--------5--5--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8--8--------7--7--------6--6--------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9--9--------7--7--------7--7--------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9--9-7/9\7--5--5-7/9\7--7--7-7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7--7--------x--x--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 1
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BDon't give me no Acomic book sad looks Emajno more,
Bplease don't Ause those samEmaje excuses you've used before,
Bmmmh mhhmmm, Ammmh mhh, Emajmmmh mmmh
Byou told yourself Aso many times it's oEmajkay,
Bso be good to Atry, but you just don't know Emajhow to come back down,
chorus
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and now you Bbeat me up and break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Bbeat me up, break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
solo
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e|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
G|--8-8----9--7----------7~---------7~-------7~-|
D|--9-9----------9--7h9-----------7----9-7h9----|
A|--9-9-----------------------7h9---------------|
E|--7-7-----------------------------------------|
e|--7-------------------------------------------|
B|--7----------------------------------10-------|
G|-----9--7----------7~---------7~-9/11--11\9~--|
D|-----------9--7h9-----------7-----------------|
A|------------------------7h9-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
verse 2
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Bwell how about those Apeople i know, but you Emajknow the ones i mean,
Bnot so good, not so bad, only Aknow what they have, and they Emajhave only what they've seen, ohh
Bthem mediocre Abad guys don't let them bring you doEmajwn,
Bthey can't be deAfeated, and you know, they're Emajnever going to come around,
chorus
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they just, Bbeat me up and break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Bbeat me up, and break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Bbeat me up, and break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Bbeat me up, and break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Bbeat me up, break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Bbeat me up, break me down,
Dhopeing i don't come around,
AGGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Outro x3
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e|-7----------5----------5----------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7----------7----------5----------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8----------7----------6----------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9----------7----------7----------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9---7/9\7--5---7/9\7--7---7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7----------x----------5----------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 3 (sometimes included in live version)
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well, Bsomebody's something was Aleft in the room, and Emajnow that it's gone of course we assume,
that Bsomebody else needed Asomething so bad, that they Emajtook everything somebody had,
Bsomebody saw him jump yeah but Anobody saw him slip, i guess he Emajlost a lot of hope
and then he lost his grip,
and now he's Blying in the freeway in the Amiddle of this mess, I Emajguess we lost
another one, just like the other one,
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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Mediocre Bad Guys
by Jack Johnson
Chords in this song · guitar
B
D
A
G
E
Emaj
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Tuning: Normal - EADGBe
Chords
B D A G E Emaj
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e|-7-|-5-|-5-|-3-|-7-|-0-|
B|-7-|-7-|-5-|-3-|-9-|-0-|
G|-8-|-7-|-6-|-4-|-9-|-1-|
D|-9-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-9-|-2-|
A|-9-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-2-|
E|-7-|-x-|-5-|-3-|-x-|-0-|
Intro x3
+++++
e|-7--7--------5--5--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8--8--------7--7--------6--6--------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9--9--------7--7--------7--7--------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9--9-7/9\7--5--5-7/9\7--7--7-7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7--7--------x--x--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 1
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B A Emaj
Don't give me no comic book sad looks no more,
B A Emaj
please don't use those same excuses you've used before,
B A Emaj
mmmh mhhmmm, mmmh mhh, mmmh mmmh
B A Emaj
you told yourself so many times it's okay,
B A Emaj
so be good to try, but you just don't know how to come back down,
chorus
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B
and now you beat me up and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
solo
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e|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
G|--8-8----9--7----------7~---------7~-------7~-|
D|--9-9----------9--7h9-----------7----9-7h9----|
A|--9-9-----------------------7h9---------------|
E|--7-7-----------------------------------------|
e|--7-------------------------------------------|
B|--7----------------------------------10-------|
G|-----9--7----------7~---------7~-9/11--11\9~--|
D|-----------9--7h9-----------7-----------------|
A|------------------------7h9-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
verse 2
+++++++
B A Emaj
well how about those people i know, but you know the ones i mean,
B A Emaj
not so good, not so bad, only know what they have, and they have only what they've seen, ohh
B A Emaj
them mediocre bad guys don't let them bring you down,
B A Emaj
they can't be defeated, and you know, they're never going to come around,
chorus
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B
they just, beat me up and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A
GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Outro x3
+++++
e|-7----------5----------5----------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7----------7----------5----------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8----------7----------6----------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9----------7----------7----------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9---7/9\7--5---7/9\7--7---7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7----------x----------5----------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 3 (sometimes included in live version)
+++++++
B A Emaj
well, somebody's something was left in the room, and now that it's gone of course we assume,
B A Emaj
that somebody else needed something so bad, that they took everything somebody had,
B A Emaj
somebody saw him jump yeah but nobody saw him slip, i guess he lost a lot of hope
and then he lost his grip,
B A Emaj
and now he's lying in the freeway in the middle of this mess, I guess we lost
another one, just like the other one,
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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