The Mountain Goats – Jenny (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Great song from one of John Darnielle's best albums. The strumming patterns are above,
but I think the best way to figure it out is playing along with the recording, especially
for the first half of the instrumental bit after "the pirate's life for me." I added
barlines in the chord chart for just that part of the song, so you can see visually
where he's creating a melody by moving the second note of the chord.
Here's a detailed tab of it:
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a e|-2-----------2-----2 -2--3-----2-----0-----0-----| B|-3-----------3-----3--3--3-----3-----3-----3-----| G|-2-----------2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----2-----| D|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----2-----| A|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----0-----| E|-x-----------x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----x-----| Asus2 A Asus4 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a e|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------| B|-------3-----3-----3--3--0-----2-----3-----------| G|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------| D|-------2-----2-----2--2--2-----2-----2-----------| A|-------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----------| E|-------x-----x-----x--x--x-----x-----x-----------|
[Intro]
D Bm G A (x2)
[Verse 1]
D Bm G A You roared into the driveway of our southwestern ranch-style house D Bm G A On a new Kawasaki, all yellow and black D Bm G Fresh out of the showroom A Our house faced west D Bm G A So the big orange sun positioned at your back G A Lit up your magnificent silhouette D How much better G How much better can my life get
[Refrain]
D A 900 cubic centimeters of raw, whining power D G No outstanding warrants for my arrest D Woah, woah A Woah woah
The pirate's life for me!
[Instrumental]
| D Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4 | Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 | (x4)
D F#m G A (x2)
[Verse 2]
D Bm G A I hopped on back of the bike, wrapped my arms around you D Bm G A And I sank my face into your hair D Bm G A And then I inhaled as deeply as I possibly could D Bm G A You were sweet and delicious as the warm desert air G A And you pointed your headlamp toward the horizon D G We were the one thing in the galaxy God didn't have his eyes on
[Refrain]
D A 900 cc's of raw whining power D G No outstanding warrants for my arrest D Hi diddle dee dee! A God damn!
The pirate's life for me!
[Instrumental]
| D Dsus4 D Dsus2 Asus4 | Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 | (x4)
D Bm G A (x2)