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Jenny

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1/15

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 15Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Great song from one of John Darnielle's best albums. The strumming patterns are above,
but I think the best way to figure it out is playing along with the recording, especially
for the first half of the instrumental bit after "the pirate's life for me." I added
barlines in the chord chart for just that part of the song, so you can see visually
where he's creating a melody by moving the second note of the chord.
Here's a detailed tab of it:
   D1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  Dsus43  e  D+  a  Dsus24  e  Asus4+  a
e|-2-----------2-----2 -2--3-----2-----0-----0-----|
B|-3-----------3-----3--3--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-2-----------2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----2-----|
A|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----0-----|
E|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----x-----|
   1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  Asus23  e  A+  a  Asus44  e  +  a
e|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------|
B|-------3-----3-----3--3--0-----2-----3-----------|
G|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------|
D|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------|
A|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------|
E|-------x-----x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----------|
[Intro]
   D     Bm     G    A(x2)
[Verse 1]
You Droared into the dBmriveway of our Gsouthwestern ranch-style Ahouse
On a Dnew KawasakBmi,  Gall yellow and Ablack
Fresh out of the showroDomBm  G  
Our house faced Awest
So the bDig orange Bmsun Gpositioned at your bacAk
GLit up your magnificent Asilhouette
How much betDter
How much better can my Glife get
[Refrain]
D900 cubic centimeters of Araw, whining power
DNo outstanding warrants for my arreGst
Woah, woDah
Woah woAah
The pirate's life for me!
[Instrumental]
|    D   Dsus4   D   Dsus2   Asus4|    Asus4   Asus2   A   Asus4|  (x4)
     D     F#m     G     A(x2)
[Verse 2]
I Dhopped on back of the bikBme,  Gwrapped my arms around yoAu
 DAnd I sank my fBmace  Ginto your hairA  
  DAnd then I inhaleBmd as Gdeeply as I possibly couAld
You were sDweet and deliciouBms     Gas the warm desert aiAr
And you poinGted your headlamp Atoward the horizon
We were the one Dthing in the galaxy God Gdidn't have his eyes on
[Refrain]
D900 cc's of Araw whining power
DNo outstanding warrants for my Garrest
Hi diddle dee dDee!
God damAn!
The pirate's life for me!
[Instrumental]
|    D   Dsus4   D   Dsus2   Asus4|    Asus4   Asus2   A   Asus4|  (x4)
     D     Bm     G     A(x2)

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Jenny

by The Mountain Goats

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Dsus4

Dsus2

Asus4

Asus2

F#m

Great song from one of John Darnielle's best albums. The strumming patterns are above,

but I think the best way to figure it out is playing along with the recording, especially

for the first half of the instrumental bit after "the pirate's life for me." I added

barlines in the chord chart for just that part of the song, so you can see visually

where he's creating a melody by moving the second note of the chord.

Here's a detailed tab of it:

D Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

e|-2-----------2-----2 -2--3-----2-----0-----0-----|

B|-3-----------3-----3--3--3-----3-----3-----3-----|

G|-2-----------2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----2-----|

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

A|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----0-----|

E|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----x-----|

Asus2 A Asus4

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

e|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------|

B|-------3-----3-----3--3--0-----2-----3-----------|

G|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------|

D|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------|

A|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------|

E|-------x-----x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----------|

[Intro]

D Bm G A

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D Bm G A

You roared into the driveway of our southwestern ranch-style house

D Bm G A

On a new Kawasaki, all yellow and black

D Bm G

Fresh out of the showroom

Our house faced west

D Bm G A

So the big orange sun positioned at your back

G A

Lit up your magnificent silhouette

How much better

How much better can my life get

[Refrain]

D A

900 cubic centimeters of raw, whining power

D G

No outstanding warrants for my arrest

Woah, woah

Woah woah

The pirate's life for me!

[Instrumental]

D Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4 Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4

| | | (x4)

D F#m G A

(x2)

[Verse 2]

D Bm G A

I hopped on back of the bike, wrapped my arms around you

D Bm G A

And I sank my face into your hair

D Bm G A

And then I inhaled as deeply as I possibly could

D Bm G A

You were sweet and delicious as the warm desert air

G A

And you pointed your headlamp toward the horizon

D G

We were the one thing in the galaxy God didn't have his eyes on

[Refrain]

D A

900 cc's of raw whining power

D G

No outstanding warrants for my arrest

Hi diddle dee dee!

God damn!

The pirate's life for me!

[Instrumental]

D Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4 Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4

| | | (x4)

D Bm G A

(x2)

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