The Mountain Goats - Jenny
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)