Intro: A5 (strum once, Gtr.2 plays palm muted open A String throughout) D5
(Note: Opening A5 chord is a sixteenth chord as it is segued from
"Are we the waiting?")
Verse 1:
A5 D5
St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway
A5 D5
Up on the boulevard like a zip code on parade
A5 D5
Light on the silhouette
A5 D5
He's insubordinate
A5 D5 E5 D5
Coming at you on account of one, two..
(no chords)
One, two, three, four
A5 D5 E5 A5 (repeat 2x)
Verse 2:
A5 D5 E5 A5
My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
A5 D5 E5 A5
Suicide commando that your momma talked about
A5 D5 E5 A5
King of the forty thieves and I'm here to represent
A5 D5 E5 A5
That needle in the vein of the establishment
D5 A5
I'm the patron saint of the denial
D5 E5
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
A5 D5 E5 A5
A5 D5 E5 A5(Variation)
Verse 3:
A5 D5 E5 A5
Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
A5 D5 E5 A5
I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allen Poe
A5 D5 E5 A5
Raised in the city in the hail of lights
A5 D5 E5 A5
Product of war and fear that we've been victimized
Chorus:
D5 A5
I'm the patron saint of the denial
D5 E5
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
Bridge:
A5 D5 A5 D5 E5 (repeat 4x)
You talkin' to me? I'll give you something to cry about.
A5 E5 C5 Eb5 (repeat 4x)
ST. JIMMY
A5 D5 E5 A5(Variation)
A5 D5 E5
Solo:
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Verse 4:
A5 D5
My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun
G5 D5 A5
I am the one that's from the way outside, now
A5 D5
A teenage assassin executing some fun
G5 D5 A5
In the cult of the life of crime, now
A5 D5
I really hate to say it but I told you so
G5 D5 A5
So shut your mouth before I shoot you down old boy
A5 D5
Welcome to the club and give me some blood
G5 D5 A5
And the resident leader of the lost and found
Outro:
A5 D5 E5 A5
It's comedy and tragedy
A5 D5
It's St. Jimmy
E5 A5
And that's my nameeeeeee.
A5
... and don't wear it out!