Chord/Tab song: The Ballad of Jimmy & Johnny

[C] [F] [A#]

e--X----X----X----------
B--X----X----X----------
G--5----X----3----------
D--5----3----3----------
A--3----3----1----------
E--X----1----X----------

Verse:

[C]Jimmy and Johnny, two [F]friends of mine
[A#] [C]

Skinheads what they claim (D|-5-5-5--3--2--0-|)

[C]Outside simi[F]larities but [A#]no, they don't feel the [C]same

See [C]Johnny thinks Jimmy's a [F]mod
And [A#]Jimmy thinks Johnny's a [C]punk
[C]Jimmy listens to [F]ska and [A#]Johnny likes Last R[C]esort

[C]Jimmy and Johnny in the [F]trenches, [A#]going down to[C]night
[C]Drinking Guinness, smoking [F]555's
[A#]Once you're in the middle every[C]thing's all right

Prechorus:

[C] [F] [A#] [C]

e|---------------------1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------|
B|--1--1-1--1-1--1-1-------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

Skinhead tats and a Fred Perry, there's a war in the cemetary

[C] [F] [A#] [C]

e|---------------------1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------|
B|--1--1-1--1-1--1-1-------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

Started fighting Stop drinking What the fuck were they thinking?

Chorus:

[F] [C]

e|------------------------------------|
B|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

[A#]Jimmy and Johnny, tell me what you were seeing

[F] [C]

e|------------------------------------|
B|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

[A#]Jimmy and Johnny, tell me what you were seeing

[F]Yeah, [C]yeah, yeah, [A#]yeah!
[F]Yeah, [C]yeah, yeah, [A#]yeah!

Verse:

[C]Jimmy had his [F]two-tone girl back [A#]on his scooter that [C]night
[C]Johnny had a [F]jacked up Chevy that could [A#]blow you right off, [C]off the line

(PRECHORUS)

(CHORUS)

Bridge:

[C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [A#] [A#] [A#] [C]
[C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [A#] [A#] [A#] [C]
(CHORUS)

[C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [A#] [A#] [A#] [C]

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|Transcribed by Derek Carlson |

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|The Complete Rancid Guitar Tab Compilation |
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Last revised: January 17, 1999.