by Greg Graffin, from the album American Lesion
TAB and Chord layout by Nasgul07
Standard tuning: E A D G B E
Riff 1 & 2 are actually played on keyboard and possibly banjo/e-banjo in the
original, along to the backing chords on guitar (see above RIFF 1 & 2), but it
still sounds good played on the guitar.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G]
E|---------------------------------|
B|1---0--010------1-3-0------------|
G|----------0-2-24------20-242-0---| //RIFF 1// (INTRO) x2
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
The [C]first thing [G]I re[D]member was the [C]friction [G]in the [D]room
And that [C]brown spi[G]net pi[D]ano that [Em]never played in [G]tun[D]e
The [C]cruel im[G]patient [D]tyrant, the frus[C]trated [G]malcon[D]tent,
The [C]need to [G]find the [D]pieces, and the [Em]absence of ce[D]ment
[C]No one ever [G]told me about the [C]right [G]way to [D]love
And [C]no one ever [G]showed me what we're [D]supposed to be made of
So [C]don't be too forth[G]right about what you [C]think that [G]I should [D]be
And I'll [C]willingly ac[G]cept your low o[D]pinion of [G]me
//RIFF 1//
The [C]last thing [G]I re[D]member was the [C]slamming [G]of the [D]door
And the [C]resonance of my [G]imper[D]fection broke the [Em]silence once [G]mor[D]e
The [C]selfish [G]angry [D]bastard who [C]doesn't [G]want to [D]hear
I [C]tried to [G]learn com[D]passion you [Em]turned the other [D]ear
[C]No one ever [G]told me about the [C]right [G]way to [D]love
And [C]no one ever [G]showed me what we're [D]supposed to be made of
So [C]don't be too forth[G]right about what you [C]think that [G]I should [D]be
And I'll [C]willingly ac[G]cept your low o[D]pinion of [G]me
//RIFF 2//
[C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [G] [D]
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|1---0--10--------1---0-----------|1---0--10--------5---531----------|
G|---------2------------2--2-------|---------2--------------4--5h42---|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
The [C]worn out [G]broken [D]record who [C]doesn't [G]fit the [D]mold
The [C]righteous [G]inde[D]pendent, the [C]mood so [G]harsh and [D]cold
[C]Momma never [G]told me about the [C]right [G]way to [D]love
[C]And daddy never [G]showed me what we're [D]supposed to be made of
So [C]don't be too forth[G]right about what you [C]think that [G]I should [D]be
And I'll [C]willingly ac[G]cept your low o[D]pinion of [G]me
//RIFF 1// x2
TAB and Chord layout by Nasgul07
Standard tuning: E A D G B E
Riff 1 & 2 are actually played on keyboard and possibly banjo/e-banjo in the
original, along to the backing chords on guitar (see above RIFF 1 & 2), but it
still sounds good played on the guitar.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G]
E|---------------------------------|
B|1---0--010------1-3-0------------|
G|----------0-2-24------20-242-0---| //RIFF 1// (INTRO) x2
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
The [C]first thing [G]I re[D]member was the [C]friction [G]in the [D]room
And that [C]brown spi[G]net pi[D]ano that [Em]never played in [G]tun[D]e
The [C]cruel im[G]patient [D]tyrant, the frus[C]trated [G]malcon[D]tent,
The [C]need to [G]find the [D]pieces, and the [Em]absence of ce[D]ment
[C]No one ever [G]told me about the [C]right [G]way to [D]love
And [C]no one ever [G]showed me what we're [D]supposed to be made of
So [C]don't be too forth[G]right about what you [C]think that [G]I should [D]be
And I'll [C]willingly ac[G]cept your low o[D]pinion of [G]me
//RIFF 1//
The [C]last thing [G]I re[D]member was the [C]slamming [G]of the [D]door
And the [C]resonance of my [G]imper[D]fection broke the [Em]silence once [G]mor[D]e
The [C]selfish [G]angry [D]bastard who [C]doesn't [G]want to [D]hear
I [C]tried to [G]learn com[D]passion you [Em]turned the other [D]ear
[C]No one ever [G]told me about the [C]right [G]way to [D]love
And [C]no one ever [G]showed me what we're [D]supposed to be made of
So [C]don't be too forth[G]right about what you [C]think that [G]I should [D]be
And I'll [C]willingly ac[G]cept your low o[D]pinion of [G]me
//RIFF 2//
[C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [G] [D]
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|1---0--10--------1---0-----------|1---0--10--------5---531----------|
G|---------2------------2--2-------|---------2--------------4--5h42---|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
The [C]worn out [G]broken [D]record who [C]doesn't [G]fit the [D]mold
The [C]righteous [G]inde[D]pendent, the [C]mood so [G]harsh and [D]cold
[C]Momma never [G]told me about the [C]right [G]way to [D]love
[C]And daddy never [G]showed me what we're [D]supposed to be made of
So [C]don't be too forth[G]right about what you [C]think that [G]I should [D]be
And I'll [C]willingly ac[G]cept your low o[D]pinion of [G]me
//RIFF 1// x2
