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Jeremy

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[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------<5>------------------------<5>------------------------<5>----|
D|---------7----5----<5>--------------7----5----<5>--------------7----5----<5>--------|
A|-0-5h7-0----0---------------0-5h7-0----0---------------0-5h7-0----0-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  h = hammer on
                                                                                       < > = natural harmonic
[Intro]
  A5    G5x4
G5
[Verse 1]
A5At home G5drawing pictures   A5  G5of mountain topsA5,
G5with him on A5topG5, lemon yellow A5sun
G5Arms A5raised in a G5V,
A5And the dead G5lay in A5pools of G5maroon belowA5  
[Pre-Chorus]
G5Daddy didn't A5give atG5tention, ohA5  G6  
to the A5fact thG5at mommy didn't A5carG5e
A5King JerG5emy the wicA5kedG5,
A5oh ruled his world
[Chorus]
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todA5ay
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todA5ay
[Verse 2]
G5Clearly I remeA5mber G5picking on the A5boyG5, seemed a harmless lA5ittle fuckG5  
A5Uhh but G5we unleashed a A5lioG5n, gnA5ashed his teeth and bit the G5recess lady's breastA5  
G5How can I forgA5et, G5and he hit me with a surA5prise G5left
   A5mmm my G5jaw left hurtingA5,  G5oh dropped wide oA5penG5  
just like the A5dayG5,  oh A5like the day I heard
[Pre-chorus]
G5Daddy didn't A5give afG5fection, noA5, aG5nd the boy was A5something G5that mommy wouldn't A5weaG5r
A5King JerG5emy the wA5ickG5ed, A5oh ruled his world
[Chorus]
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todA5ay
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todA5ay
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todA5ay
[Instrumental]
  A5    G5x4
[Bridge]
Try to A5forget this, G5try
to forget A5this, G5try
to erA5ase this, G5try
to A5erase this
G5from the black bFoarDmdA5  G5  
[Chorus]
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todA5ay
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todA5ay
FJeremy spoke in, Dmspoke Em7in
A5Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
FJeremy spoke in DmclasEm7s todAay
[Outro]
FSpoke in, sGpoke in
A5Spoke in, spoke in, Fspoke in, Gspoke in
A5Spoke in, spoke in
Ooh Foh, Goh, oh, A5oh oh oh,
Ooh Foh, Goh, oh, A5oh oh oh, yeah
Ooh Foh, Goh, oh, A5oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Ooh Foh, Goh, A5I I I I I I I I I I
FUh-GhuAh  FUh-GhuhA  

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Jeremy

by Pearl Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------<5>------------------------<5>------------------------<5>----|

D|---------7----5----<5>--------------7----5----<5>--------------7----5----<5>--------|

A|-0-5h7-0----0---------------0-5h7-0----0---------------0-5h7-0----0-----------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| h = hammer on

< > = natural harmonic

[Intro]

A5 G5

[Verse 1]

A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

At home drawing pictures of mountain tops,

G5 A5 G5 A5

with him on top, lemon yellow sun

G5 A5 G5

Arms raised in a V,

A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

And the dead lay in pools of maroon below

[Pre-Chorus]

G5 A5 G5 A5 G6

Daddy didn't give attention, oh

A5 G5 A5 G5

to the fact that mommy didn't care

A5 G5 A5 G5

King Jeremy the wicked,

oh ruled his world

[Chorus]

F Dm Em7 A5

Jeremy spoke in class today

F Dm Em7 A5

Jeremy spoke in class today

[Verse 2]

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

Clearly I remember picking on the boy, seemed a harmless little fuck

A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

Uhh but we unleashed a lion, gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

How can I forget, and he hit me with a surprise left

A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

mmm my jaw left hurting, oh dropped wide open

A5 G5 A5

just like the day, oh like the day I heard

[Pre-chorus]

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

Daddy didn't give affection, no, and the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear

A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

King Jeremy the wicked, oh ruled his world

[Chorus]

F Dm Em7 A5

Jeremy spoke in class today

F Dm Em7 A5

Jeremy spoke in class today

F Dm Em7 A5

Jeremy spoke in class today

[Instrumental]

A5 G5

[Bridge]

A5 G5

Try to forget this, try

A5 G5

to forget this, try

A5 G5

to erase this, try

to erase this

G5 F Dm A5 G5

from the black board

[Chorus]

F Dm Em7 A5

Jeremy spoke in class today

F Dm Em7 A5

Jeremy spoke in class today

F Dm Em7

Jeremy spoke in, spoke in

F Dm Em7 A

Jeremy spoke in class today

[Outro]

F G

Spoke in, spoke in

A5 F G

Spoke in, spoke in, spoke in, spoke in

Spoke in, spoke in

F G A5

Ooh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh,

F G A5

Ooh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, yeah

F G A5

Ooh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh

F G A5

Ooh oh, oh, I I I I I I I I I I

F G A F G A

Uh-huh Uh-huh

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