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Mediocre Bad Guys by Jack Johnson
Mediocre Bad Guys
Tuning: Normal - EADGBe
Chords
B D A G E Emaj
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e|-7-|-5-|-5-|-3-|-7-|-0-|
B|-7-|-7-|-5-|-3-|-9-|-0-|
G|-8-|-7-|-6-|-4-|-9-|-1-|
D|-9-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-9-|-2-|
A|-9-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-2-|
E|-7-|-x-|-5-|-3-|-x-|-0-|
Intro x3
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e|-7--7--------5--5--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8--8--------7--7--------6--6--------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9--9--------7--7--------7--7--------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9--9-7/9\7--5--5-7/9\7--7--7-7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7--7--------x--x--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 1
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B A Emaj
Don't give me no comic book sad looks no more,
B A Emaj
please don't use those same excuses you've used before,
B A Emaj
mmmh mhhmmm, mmmh mhh, mmmh mmmh
B A Emaj
you told yourself so many times it's okay,
B A Emaj
so be good to try, but you just don't know how to come back down,
chorus
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B
and now you beat me up and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
solo
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e|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
G|--8-8----9--7----------7~---------7~-------7~-|
D|--9-9----------9--7h9-----------7----9-7h9----|
A|--9-9-----------------------7h9---------------|
E|--7-7-----------------------------------------|
e|--7-------------------------------------------|
B|--7----------------------------------10-------|
G|-----9--7----------7~---------7~-9/11--11\9~--|
D|-----------9--7h9-----------7-----------------|
A|------------------------7h9-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
verse 2
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B A Emaj
well how about those people i know, but you know the ones i mean,
B A Emaj
not so good, not so bad, only know what they have, and they have only what they've seen, ohh
B A Emaj
them mediocre bad guys don't let them bring you down,
B A Emaj
they can't be defeated, and you know, they're never going to come around,
chorus
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B
they just, beat me up and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Outro x3
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e|-7----------5----------5----------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7----------7----------5----------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8----------7----------6----------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9----------7----------7----------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9---7/9\7--5---7/9\7--7---7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7----------x----------5----------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 3 (sometimes included in live version)
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B A Emaj
well, somebody's something was left in the room, and now that it's gone of course we assume,
B A Emaj
that somebody else needed something so bad, that they took everything somebody had,
B A Emaj
somebody saw him jump yeah but nobody saw him slip, i guess he lost a lot of hope
and then he lost his grip,
B A Emaj
and now he's lying in the freeway in the middle of this mess, I guess we lost
another one, just like the other one,
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Intro x2
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|------------------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------|
|------7/9-9-7--5--7/9-9-7---7/9-9-7-|-------5-7/9-7|
|--5-7---------------------5---------|-3-5/7--------|
Bm A E
Don't give me no comic book sad looks no more,
Bm A E Bm
Please don't use those same excuses you've used before,
A E
mmmmm, mmm
Bm A E
you told yourself so many times it's okay,
Bm A E
So eager to try, but you just don't know how to come back down,
Chorus
Bm
And now you beat me up and break me down,
D
Hoping I don't come around,
A (last mesure of intro)
Kick me when I'm on the ground,
Bm
Beat me up, break me down,
D
Hoping I don't come around,
A (last mesure of intro)
Kick me when I'm on the ground,
Bm A E
Well how about those people I know, that you know the ones I mean,
Bm A E
Not so good, not so bad, only know what they have, and they have only what they've seen,
Bm A E
Ahh them mediocre bad guys can really bring you down,
Bm A E
They can't be defeated and you know, never going to come around,
Chorus 3x
Bm
And now you beat me up and break me down,
D
Hoping I don't come around,
A (last mesure of intro)
Kick me when I'm on the ground,
Bm
Beat me up, break me down,
D
Hoping I don't come around,
A (last mesure of intro)
Kick me when I'm on the ground,
Outro x3
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----7/9-9-7--5--7/9-9-7---7/9-9-7--------5-7/9-7|
|--7---------------------5----------3-5/7--------|
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version 3
Bm A E
e-----7-------5-------0---
B-----7-------5-------0---
G-----7-------6-------1---
D-----9-------7-------2---
A-----9-------7-------2---
E-----7-------5-------0---
introduction
e----------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------
d--9----------9-----------2--------------------------------
a--9—-7h9p7/--7---7h9p7/--0---7h9p7-------------5-5-5/9----
e--7---------------------------------3-3-3/7-7-------------
(the lyrics)
Well don't give me no comic book sad looks no more,
please don't use those same excuses you've used before,
mmmh mhhmmm,
you told yourself so many times it's okay,
so be good to try, but you just don't know how to come back down,
and now you beat me up and break me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kick me when i'm on the ground,
e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----------------------------- this riff used often
a------5-9--------------------
E--3-7------------------------
beating me up, breaking me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kicking me when i'm on the ground,
Bm e
e------------7---------------------7-------------------
b------------7---------------------9-------------------
g------------7--7-9-7--------7-----9--------7-------7--
d------------9---------9-7-9-------9-----7-9--9-7-9----
a------5-9---9---------------------7--7-9--------------
E--3-7-------7-----------------------------------------
well how about those people i know,
that you know the ones i mean,
not so good, not so bad,
only know what they have,
and they have only what they've seen,
them mediocre bad guys can really bring you down,
they can't be defeated, and you know,
they're never going to come around,
they just beat me up and break me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kick me when i'm on the ground,
beating me up, breaking me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kicking me when i'm on the ground,
Well somebody's something was left in the room,
and now that it's gone of course we assume,
that somebody else needed something so bad,
that they took everything somebody had,
somebody saw him jump yeah but nobody saw him slip,
i guess he lost a lot of hope and then he lost his grip,
and now he's lying in the freeway in the middle of this mess,
I guess we lost another one, just like the other one,
beat me up and break me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kick me when i'm on the ground,
beating me up, breaking me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kicking me when i'm on the ground,
beat me up, break me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kick me when i'm on the ground,
beat me up, break me down,
hopeing i don't come around,
kick me when i'm on the ground.
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--7h9p7--5--7h9p7-----7h9p7-------------5-5-5/9-9-----------------------|
E|--7-------------------5---------3-3-3/7-7----------------------------------|
[Verse]
Bm A E
e|-------7-------------5---------------0-------------------------------------|
B|-------7-------------5---------------0-------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------6---------------1-------------------------------------|
D|-------9-------------7---------------1-------------------------------------|
A|-------9-------------7---------------2-------------------------------------|
E|-------7-------------5---------------0-------------------------------------|
[Solo]
e|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5--3---------3-----------------3--------3-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-2-4---------------2-4-----4-2-4-------------------------------|
D|------------------------0-2-4----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------7-7-----------------------|
e|--7-------------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
B|-----5--3---------3-------------------3--3/7-----7\-------------------------|
G|-----------4-2-4----------------2-4-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------0-2-4-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well don't give me no comic book sad looks no more
Please don't use those same excuses you've used before
Mmm hmmm Mmm hmmm
You told yourself so many times it's okay
So eager to try
But you just don't know how to come back down
And now you beat me up, you break me down
Hoping I don't come around,
Kick me when I'm on the ground,
Beat me up, break me down,
Hoping I don't come around,
Kick me when I'm on the ground
Well how about those people I know that you know the ones I mean
Not so good, not so bad
Only know what they have
And they have only what they've seen
Them mediocre bad guys can really bring you down
They can't be defeated, and you know
They're never going to come around
They just beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
Beat me up, and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
They just beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
Beat me up, and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
Beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
Beat me up, break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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version 5
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--7h9h7-5---7h9p7-0--7h9p7-----------5-5-5/9----------------------------|
E|--7---------------------------3-3-3/7-7------------------------------------|
Bm, A, and E progress through song, easy to get
Don't give me no comic book
Sad looks no more
Please don't use those same
Excuses you used before
You told yourself so
Many times it's okay
So eager to try
But you just don't know how to come back down
And now you beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
Beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground (on the ground)
Oh how 'bout those people I know
That you know the ones I mean
Not so good not so bad
Only know what they have
And they have only what they've seen
Then the mediocre bad guys
Can really bring you down
They can't be defeated and you know
Never gonna come around
They just beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
Beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground
They beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground (on the ground)
They beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground (on the ground)
They beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground (on the ground)
They beat me up and break me down
Hoping I don't come around
Kick me when I'm on the ground (on the ground)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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