Jeremy

Artist Pearl Jam
Tuning DADGAD
Categories

Vocal Notes

Low voice until "from the blackboard." And walk up to that.

Performance Notes

At home drawing pictures of mountain tops...
Very Minimalist.

Chords

Very minimalist. No chinka.

5th str: 0 5-7 0
4th str: 7 5
Bell tone:
(1st & 3rd time) (3rd str) 7 5
(2nd time) (3rd str) 7 (4th str) 7

VERSES:
muted & chunky (soft)
5th str: 0 5-7 0
007500, 005600
repeat until

"Daddy didn't give attention..."
00 14 14 12 0
00 12 12 10 0
009790
007670
005450
004450
00224x

CHORUS:
222000-333000
D, Em
A: 555000, 550400 (hammer on/off)

1st Chorus 2x
2nd Chorus 3x last, high note

Bridge:
5th str: 0 5-7 0
4th str: 7 5
repeat until
"from the blackboard"
CHORUS, but change A to
555000, 7x7000, 0x9000, 10x10 000, 12x12 000

then continue chorus normal 2 times nomal
then "spoke in, spoke" A is A MINOR..
(D Em F) Chorus again, A MAJOR. High note.

THE END CHORUSES 4x
(1) "Uh-uh" On A, do below:
x05400-x05500
x07600-x07700
x09800-x09900
x0 12 12 00 - x0 14 14 0 0
(2) On A, say "everybody!"
(3) "Whoa... Oh-Oh-Oh"
(4) "Whoa... Ay-Ay-Ay.."


END:
Pick back and forth
x 0 14 12 13
x 0 12 11 12
x 9 7 9
x 10 9 10

x 7 5 7
x 9 7 9
x 5 4 5
x 7 5 7

repeat all, except end with
x 0 2 0
Strum, adding high e

Lyrics

At home drawing pictures of mountain tops
With him on top, lemon yellow sun
Arms raised in a “V”
And the dead lay in pools of maroon below

Daddy didn’t give attention
Oh, to the fact that mommy didn’t care
King Jeremy the wicked
Oh, ruled his world

Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today

Clearly, I remember picking on the boy
Seemed a harmless little fuck
Ooh, but we unleashed a lion
Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady’s breast
How could I forget? And he hit me with a surprise left
My jaw left hurting, ooh, dropped wide open
Just like the day, oh, like the day I heard

Daddy didn’t give affection, no
And the boy was something that mommy wouldn’t wear
King Jeremy the wicked
Oh, ruled his world

Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today

Try to forget this (Try to forget this)
Try to erase this (Try to erase this)
From the blackboard

Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
Jeremy spoke in class today

(Spoke in, spoke in)
(Spoke in, spoke in, spoke in, spoke in…)
(Spoke in, spoke in)
Ooh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Ooh oh, oh (Spoke in…)

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