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:
A5D5
St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway
A5D5
Up on the boulevard like a zip code on parade
A5D5
Light on the silhouette
A5D5
He's insubordinate
A5D5E5D5
Coming at you on account of one, two..
(no chords)
One, two, three, four
A5D5E5A5 (repeat 2x)
Verse 2:
A5D5E5A5
My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
A5D5E5A5
Suicide commando that your momma talked about
A5D5E5A5
King of the forty thieves and I'm here to represent
A5D5E5A5
That needle in the vein of the establishment
D5A5
I'm the patron saint of the denial
D5E5
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
A5D5E5A5A5D5E5A5(Variation)
Verse 3:
A5D5E5A5
Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
A5D5E5A5
I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allen Poe
A5D5E5A5
Raised in the city in the hail of lights
A5D5E5A5
Product of war and fear that we've been victimized
Chorus:
D5A5
I'm the patron saint of the denial
D5E5
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
Bridge:
A5D5A5D5E5 (repeat 4x)
You talkin' to me? I'll give you something to cry about.
A5E5C5Eb5 (repeat 4x)
ST. JIMMY
A5D5E5A5(Variation)
A5D5E5
Verse 4:
A5D5
My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun
G5D5A5
I am the one that's from the way outside, now
A5D5
A teenage assassin executing some fun
G5D5A5
In the cult of the life of crime, now
A5D5
I really hate to say it but I told you so
G5D5A5
So shut your mouth before I shoot you down old boy
A5D5
Welcome to the club and give me some blood
G5D5A5
And the resident leader of the lost and found
Outro:
A5D5E5A5
It's comedy and tragedy
A5D5
It's St. Jimmy
E5A5
And that's my nameeeeeee.
A5
... and don't wear it out!
Composição de Michael Pritchard, Frank Wright, Billie Armstrong