Green Day

St. Jimmy(Chords)

Green Day

Key: A

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	        Intro: A5 (strum once, Gtr.2 plays palm muted open A String throughout)  D5 
 (Note: Opening A5 chord is a sixteenth chord as it is segued from
'Are we the waiting?')
 
Verse 1: 
A5                                           D5 
St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway  
A5                                            D5 
Up on the boulevard like a zip code on parade  
A5                D5 
Light on the silhouette  
A5                D5 
He's insubordinate  
A5                D5        E5   D5 
Coming at you on account of one, two..  
(no chords) 
One, two, three, four
A5   D5   E5   A5  (repeat 2x) 
 
 
Verse 2: 
A5                      D5           E5      A5 
My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out  
A5                     D5           E5      A5 
Suicide commando that your momma talked about  
A5                     D5           E5      A5 
King of the forty thieves and I'm here to represent  
A5                     D5           E5      A5 
That needle in the vein of the establishment  

D5 A5 I'm the patron saint of the denial D5 E5 With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
A5 D5 E5 A5 A5 D5 E5 A5(Variation) Verse 3: A5 D5 E5 A5 Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope A5 D5 E5 A5 I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allen Poe A5 D5 E5 A5 Raised in the city in the hail of lights A5 D5 E5 A5 Product of war and fear that we've been victimized Chorus: D5 A5 I'm the patron saint of the denial D5 E5 With an angel face and a taste for suicidal Bridge: A5 D5 A5 D5 E5 (repeat 4x) You talkin' to me? I'll give you something to cry about. A5 E5 C5 Eb5 (repeat 4x) ST. JIMMY A5 D5 E5 A5(Variation) A5 D5 E5
Solo: 
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Verse 4: A5 D5 My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun G5 D5 A5 I am the one that's from the way outside, now A5 D5 A teenage assassin executing some fun G5 D5 A5 In the cult of the life of crime, now A5 D5 I really hate to say it but I told you so G5 D5 A5 So shut your mouth before I shoot you down old boy A5 D5 Welcome to the club and give me some blood G5 D5 A5 And the resident leader of the lost and found Outro: A5 D5 E5 A5 It's comedy and tragedy A5 D5 It's St. Jimmy E5 A5 And that's my nameeeeeee. A5 ... and don't wear it out!

Written by Michael Pritchard, Frank Wright, Billie Armstrong

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