GREEN DAY		 "St. Jimmy"

Intro:
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(Palm mute + repeated stroke on ?A? note)
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St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway
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Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade
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Light of a silhouette
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He's insubordinate
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Coming at you on the count of 1, 2, - 1,2,3,4!

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Verse 1:
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My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
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Suicide commando that your momma talked about
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King of the forty thieves and I'm here to represent
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That needle in the vein of the establishment

Chorus:
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I'm the patron saint of the denial
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With an angel face and a taste for suicidal

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Verse 2:
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Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
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I am the son of a b***h and Edgar Allen Poe
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Raised in the city under a halo of lights
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The product of war and fear that we've been victimized

Chorus:
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I'm the patron saint of the denial
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With an angel face and a taste for suicidal

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ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
I'll give you something to cry about.
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ST. JIMMY!

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SOLO:
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e|-----------------------------------
B|--------------------------------17-
G|---99-9-77-7/12-12--11-11-14-14----
D|---xx-x-xx-x/x--x---x--x--x--x-----
A|---77-7-55-5/10-10--9--9--12-12----
E|-----------------------------------

Verse 3:
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My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun
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I'm the one that's from the way outside
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I'm a teenage assassin executing some fun
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In the cult of the life of crime.
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I really hate to say it but I told you so
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So shut your mouth before I shoot you down old boy
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Welcome to the club and give me some blood
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And the resident leader at the lost and found

Outro:
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It's comedy and tragedy
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It's St. Jimmy and that's my name...                      and don't wear it out!
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