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Posters by Jack Johnson
Posters
[Intro]
e|----5--------5-----7-9h12p9------------|
B|----5--------5-----7-------12-9h12p9---|
G|----6--------6-----8----------------11-|
D|----7--------7-----9-------------------|
A|----7--------7-----9-------------------|
E|-5~-5--5-x-5-5--7~-7-------------------|(x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9-9-9-----------------------|
G|.---------------------9-9-9-----------------------|
D|.-----9h11p9----9--9--9-9-9/11-11-11-14-13-11-9-9-|
A|---11--------11-----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------7-7-7/-9--9--9-12-11--9-7-7-|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9-9-9-----------------------|
G|----------------------9-9-9----------------------.|
D|------9h11p9----9-9---9-9-9/11-11-11-5-5-7-7-----.|
A|---11--------11-----------------------------------|
E|-0------------------0-7-7-7/-9--9--9-3-3-5-5------|
[Verse]
e|---7~-7------7~-7-----7~-7------7~-7--|
B|---9~-9------9~-9-----9~-9------9~-9--|
G|---9~-9------9~-9-----9~-9------9~-9--|
D|---9~-9------9~-9-----9~-9------9~-9--|
A|---7~-7------7~-7-----7~-7------7~-7--|
E|-0-------7-7--------9-------7-7-------|
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't look alike him at all
So he ties it up he puts it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
[Chorus]
e|---5------5----7------7-|
B|---5------5----7------7-|
G|.--6------6----8------8-|
D|.--7------7----9------9-|
A|---7------7----9------9-|
E|-5-5--5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-|
He gets his courage from the can,
It makes him feel like a man
Because he's loving all the ladies
But the ladies don't love him at all
e|----------------------7-7-----7~-7-----7~-7--|
B|----------------------9-9-----9~-9-----9~-9--|
G|----------------------9-9-----9~-9-----9~-9-.|
D|------9h11p9----9-9---9-9-----9~-9-----9~-9-.|repeat x 2
A|---11--------11-------7-7-----7~-7-----7~-7--|then back to verse
E|-0------------------0-------9------7-7-------|
(repeat CHORUS type thing here)
Cause when he's not drunk
He's only stuck on himself
And then he has the nerve
To say he needs a decent girl
(back to VERSE pattern)
Looking at herself but wishing she was someone else
Because the body of the dolly don't a-look like hers at all
So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up but gives a grin
Laughing at herself because she knows she ain't that at all
[Chorus]
Caught up in the trends
You know the truth began to bend
And the next thing you man
There just ain't no truth left at all
Cause when the pretty girl walks
She walks so proud
And when the pretty girl laughs
Oh man, she laughs so loud
[Bridge]
e|--7~-7---5~-5---4~-4---2~-2--|repeat-----|(x2)
B|--9~-9---7~-7---6~-6---4~-4--------------|then intro
G|.-9~-9---7~-7---6~-6---4~-4-.|part 2 x 2-|
D|.-9~-9---7~-7---6~-6---4~-4--------------||then back to
A|--7~-7---5~-5---4~-4---2~-2--------------|verse for the
E|-----------------------------------------|rest of the song
And if it ain't this then its that
As a matter of fact
She hasn't had a day to relax
Since she has lost her ability to think clearly
[Intro 2] (x2)
(back to VERSE pattern, but often silent and with the second
part of the CHORUS being played here and there...)
Well I'm an energetic apathetic version of another person
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in here
Well I'm a superficial systematic music, television addict
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in
Here comes another one, just like the other
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't a look alike a him
He ties it up he puts it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
He knows he ain't loved at all
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
Intro Parts:
e|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|\
B|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-| \
G|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-| \Part 1
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-| /
A|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-| /
E|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|/
d d u d u d d u d u
e|--------------------x---------------------x-------|\
B|--------------------x---------------------x-------| \
G|--------------------x--x-x-x-x-x-x------x-x--x--x-| \Part 2
D|-------9h11p9-----9-x--9-9-9-9-9-9/11--11-x-11-11-| /
A|----11--------h11---x--x-x-x-x-x-x------x-x--x--x-| /
E|-0------------------x--7-7-7-7-7-7/9----9-x--9--9-|/
d d d u u d d d u d u u d
e|--------------|\ e|------------------|\
B|--------------| \ B|------------------| \
G|--x--x--x-x-x-| \Part 3 G|-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| \Part 4
D|-14-13-11-9-9-| / D|-5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| /
A|--x--x--x-x-x-| / A|-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| /
E|-12-11--9-7-7-|/ E|-3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|/
u u u u u u u d u d u d u
Verse Parts:
Asterisks mean staccato the chord (play it quickly and release the pressure
on the strings to get a sort of "bap" sound).
e|----------x--x------------------x--x---------|\
B|----x-x-x-x--x---x-x-x----x-x-x-x--x---x-x-x-| \
G|----9-9-9-x--9---9-9-9----9-9-9-x--9---9-9-9-| \Part 1
D|----9-9-9-x--9---9-9-9----9-9-9-x--9---9-9-9-| /
A|----7-7-7-x------7-7-7----x-x-x-x------7-7-7-| /
E|-0--0-0-0-x----7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-x----7-7-7-7-|/
d d u u d d u d d u u d d u
* * * *
e|----5--x---x----5-x-x-x----7--x---x----7-x-x-x-\
B|----5--x---x----5-x-x-x----7--x---x----7-x-x-x- \
G|----6--x---x----6-x-x-x----8--x---x----8-x-x-x- \Part 2a
D|-x--7----x---x--7-x-x-x-x--9----x---x--9-x-x-x- /
A|-7--7----7---7--7-x-x-x-9--9----9---9--9-x-x-x- /
E|-5--5----5---5--5-x-x-x-7--7----7---7--7-x-x-x-/
d d u d u d d u d u d d u d u d d u d u
e|--------------------x--x------------------x--x---------\
B|--------------------x--x---x-x-x----x-x-x-x--x---x-x-x- \
G|--------------------x--9---9-9-9----9-9-9-x--9---9-9-9- \2b
D|-------9h11p9-----9-x--9---9-9-9----9-9-9-x--9---9-9-9- /
A|----11--------h11---x------7-7-7----x-x-x-x------7-7-7- /
E|-0------------------x----7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-x----7-7-7-7-/
d d d u u d d u d d u u d d u
These are all the parts to the song. If you listen to the music, you'll get the
hang of it and be able to put in the little quirks that Jack does. This is the
basic, but correct way to play. You can do a lot with it.
Here's the complete song, with the lyrics.
Intro: Intro Parts 1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 4
Verse 1:
(Repeat Verse Part 1 twice, then start singing)
(Verse Part 1 repeats until specified)
Lookin' at himself
And wishin' he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall
They don't look like him at all.
So he ties it up, he tucks it in
He pulls it back and gives a grin
Laughin' at himself
Because he knows he ain't loved at all.
He gets his
(Verse Part 2a)
Courage from the can
It makes him feel like a man
Because he's lovin' all the ladies
But the ladies don't love him at
(Verse Part 2b)
all.
And
(Verse Part 2a)
When he's not drunk
He's only stuck on himself
And then he has the nerve
To say he needs a decent
(Verse Part 2b)
Girl
Verse 2:
(Verse Part 1)
Lookin' at herself
And wishin' she was someone else
Because the body of the dolly
Don't look like hers at all
So she straps it on, she sucks it in,
She throws it up, and gives a grin,
Laughin' at herself
Because she knows she's ain't that at all.
(Verse Part 2a)
Caught up in the trends
Well, the truth began to bend
And the next thing you know, man
There just ain't no truth left at
(Verse Part 2b)
All.
'Cuz when the
(Verse Part 2a)
Pretty girl walks
She walks so proud
And when the pretty girl laughs
Oh man, she laughs so
(Verse Part 2b)
Loud.
Bridge:
E D C# B
e|------7-7-7-m--x---5-5-5----4-4-4-m--x---2-2-2-|
B|------9-9-9-m--x---7-7-7----6-6-6-m--x---4-4-4-|
G|------9-9-9-m--7---7-7-7----6-6-6-m--4---4-4-4-|
D|------9-9-9-m--7---7-7-7----6-6-6-m--4---4-4-4-|
A|------7-7-7-m------5-5-5----4-4-4-m------2-2-2-|
E|--7---7-7-7-m----5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4-m----2-2-2-2-|
d d d u u d d u d d u u d d u
(mute)
And (E) if it ain't this that it's that
(D) As a matter of
(C#) Fact, she hasn't had a day (mute)
(B) To relax
(Slide back to E)
Since she's lost (mute)
(D) Her
(C#) Ability to think (mute)
(B) Clear-
(Slide up neck)
(Intro Part 2)
-ly
(Intro Parts 3, 2, 4)
Outro:
Well I'm an
(Verse Part 1 repeats)
energetic, apathetic
Version of another person,
Check out my outsides,
There ain't nothin' in here
Well I'm a
Superficial, systematic,
Music, television addict,
Check out my outsides,
There ain't nothin' in
(Verse Part 2a)
Here comes another one,
Just like the other one,
Lookin' at himself and wishin'
He was someone else,
Because the
(Verse Part 2b)
Posters on the wall,
They don't uh look uh like uh him.
He ties up, he tucks it in,
He Pulls it back and gives a grin,
(Verse Part 1)
Laughin' at himself
Because he knows he ain't loved at all.
He knows he ain't loved at all.
Where he starts Verse Part 2b is difficult, so I'll just go through it.
Because the-
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B|------------------------------------x----x-------x--x-x------|
G|------------------------------------x----9-------9--9-9------|
D|----------------9h11--p9---------9--x------------9--9-9------|
A|------------11-------------h11------x------------7--7-7------|
E|-0----------------------------------x-------7----7--7-7------|
d d u
-posters on the wall, they don't uh look uh like him.
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version 3
e|-------------------------------------9h12p9--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------12--9h12p9----|
G|-----6----------------6---------8--------------------11--|
D|-----7----------------7---------9------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|5---------0h5--0h5---------7-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6p4--5---4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6--6--9--8--6--4----------|
D|6------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4--4--7--6--4--2----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6p4--5---4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6--6---5--5--7--7---------|
D|6------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4--4---3--3--5--5---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6p4--5---4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6--6--9--8--6--4----------|
D|6------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4--4--7--6--4--2----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6p4--5---4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6--6---5--5--7--7---------|
D|6------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4--4---3--3--5--5---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9----------9---------9----------9-------------------|
G|-----9----------9---------9----------9-------------------|
D|-----9----------9---------9----------9-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|7---------7--7-------9---------9--9----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6p4--5---4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6--6--9--8--6--4----------|
D|6------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4--4--7--6--4--2----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----5----------------5---------7----------------7-------|
B|-----5----------------5---------7----------------7-------|
G|-----6----------------6---------8----------------8-------|
D|7---------7----7-7---------9---------9----9-9------------|
A|7---------7----7-7---------9---------9----9-9------------|
E|5---------5----5-5---------7---------7----7-7------------|
That's pretty much the chorus along with this a few times:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6p4--5---4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6--6--9--8--6--4----------|
D|6------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4--4--7--6--4--2----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6p4--5---4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6--6---5--5--7--7---------|
D|6------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4--4---3--3--5--5---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't look like him at all
So he ties it up, he tucks it in, he pulls it back, and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
He gets his courage from the can
It makes him feel like a man
Because he's loving all the ladies
But the ladies don't love him at all
'Cause when he's not drunk
He's only stuck on himself
And then he has the nerve
To say he needs a decent girl
Looking at herself but wishing she was someone else
Because the body of the doll it don't look like hers at all
So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up, and gives a grin
Laughing at herself because she knows she ain't that at all
All caught up in the trends
Well the truth began to bend
And the next thing you know man
There just ain't no truth left at all
'Cause when the pretty girl walks
She walks so proud
And when the pretty girl laughs
Oh man, she laughs so loud
And if it ain't this then it's that
As a matter of fact
She hasn't had a day to relax
Since she has lost her ability to think clearly
Well I'm an energetic hypothetic version of another person
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in here
Well I'm a superficial, systematic, music television addict
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in
Here comes another one, just like the other one
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't look like a him
And so he ties it up he tucks it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
He knows he ain't loved at all
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Chords]
(for the run down E D C# B)
E X1199XX
D X977XX
C# X866XX
B X644XX
[Intro]
A B E E
E/E E/B E/C# E/B E/E
E D C# B E
E/E E/B E/C# E/B E/E
G A
E D C# B E
E/E E/B E/C# E/B E/E
G A
[Verse]
E E/B
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
E/C# E/B E
Because the posters on the wall they don't look like him at all
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
E E/B
So he ties it up, he tucks it in, he pulls it back, and gives a grin
E/C# E/B E
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
[Bridge]
A
He gets his courage from the can
A
It makes him feel like a man
B7
Because he's loving all the ladies
E
But the ladies don't love him at all
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
A
'Cause when he's not drunk
A
He's only stuck on himself
B7
And then he has the nerve
E
To say he needs a decent girl
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
[Verse]
E E/B
Looking at herself bu t wishing she was someone else
E/C# E/B E
Because the body of the doll it don't look like hers at all
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
E E/B
So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up, and gives a grin
E/C# E/B E
Laughing at herself because she knows she ain't that at all
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
[Bridge]
A
All caught up in the trends
A
Well the truth began to bend
B7
And the next thing you know man
E
There just ain't no truth left at all
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
A
'Cause when the pretty girl walks
A
She walks so proud
B7
And when the pretty girl laughs
E
Oh man, she laughs so loud
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
[Outro]
B
And if it ain't this then it's that
A
As a matter of fact
E B
She hasn't had a day to relax
B A B A E
Since she has lost her ability to think clearly
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
[Instrumental]
E/E E/B E/C# E/B
E/E E/B E/C# E/B E/E
G A
E E/B E/C# E/B E
Well I'm an energetic hypothetic version of another person
E E/B E/C# E/B E
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in here
E E/B E/C# E/B E
Well I'm a superficial, systematic, music television addict
E E/B E/C# E/B E
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in
A
Here comes another one, just like the other one
B
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
E E/B E/C# E/B E
Because the posters on the wall they don't look like a him
E E/B E/C# E/B E
And so he ties it up he tucks it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin
E E/B E/C# E
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
E/C# E/B E
He knows he ain't loved at all
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version 5
Intro
|----5--------5-----7-9h12p9-------------------------------------|
|----5--------5-----7-------12-9h12p9----------------------------|
|----6--------6-----8----------------11--------------------------|
|----7--------7-----9--------------------------------------------|
|----7--------7-----9--------------------------------------------|
|-5~-5--5-x-5-5--7~-7--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------9h11p9----9-9-9/11-11--13--12--9-9-------------------------| 2x
|---11--------11--------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------11--10--7-7-------------------------|
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't look like him at all
So he ties it up, he tucks it in, he pulls it back, and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
He gets his courage from the can
It makes him feel like a man
Because he's loving all the ladies
But the ladies don't love him at all
'Cause when he's not drunk
He's only stuck on himself
And then he has the nerve
To say he needs a decent girl
Looking at herself but wishing she was someone else
Because the body of the doll it don't look like hers at all
So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up, and gives a grin
Laughing at herself because she knows she ain't that at all
All caught up in the trends
Well the truth began to bend
And the next thing you know man
There just ain't no truth left at all
'Cause when the pretty girl walks
She walks so proud
And when the pretty girl laughs
Oh man, she laughs so loud
And if it ain't this then it's that
As a matter of fact
She hasn't had a day to relax
Since she has lost her ability to think clearly
Well I'm an energetic hypothetic version of another person
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in here
Well I'm a superficial, systematic, music television addict
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in
Here comes another one, just like the other one
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't look like a him
And so he ties it up he tucks it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
He knows he ain't loved at all
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