Drop-D Tuning (D A D G B E)
Verse and Chorus riff: (occassionally let the B string ring open)
D A/D B/D
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Verse:
Guitar 1 (plays verse riff)
Guitar 2 (light distortion, palm muted)
Guitar 3 (plays fill)
Guitar 2
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
p.m-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
Fill: (acoustic, used throughout entire song)
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
Bridge:
G A/D B/D
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Structure + Lyrics
Drum Intro (4 measures, acoustic fill comes in after 2)
Verse (4x)
this time its on my own
minutes from somewhere else
somewhere I made a wish
with lucky denver mint
Chorus (2x)
you're not bigger than this, not better
why can't you learn?
Verse (4x)
hurry, go on ahead
good things won't let you wait
I'll catch up when we get home
at home i'll leave, a dollar underwater keeps on dreaming for me
Chorus (4x)
Bridge (4x)
why can't I learn?
Chorus (4x)
Drum outro
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by: staticprevails
static_prevails28@hotmail.com
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Justice Wanna Be |
#1 by Justice Fish at Mar 27, 1973 at 4:07 PM EST |
| why does everyone want to overanalyze this song? or any song at that matter? | |
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Ronnie Average |
#2 by Ronnie Lee at Dec 6, 1977 at 4:02 PM EST |
| ALL THEIR SONGS ROCK!!! Jimmy Eat World is the best band this side of U2!!! Meaning U2 used to be the best, but they kinda dropped what they were about, lost their focus! And now Jimmy Eat World is here! With millions of different types of music that everyone can relate to! From fast and peppy to super sad! This is the best band ever!!! And I totally agree w/girliecore!! They are juss beautiful! | |
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jeremy Wanna Be |
#3 by jeremy koss at Jun 10, 1987 at 9:56 PM EST |
| i'd have to agree with girliecore. i REALLY love this song. it was the first song i heard by jew and it will probably forever remain my favorite! | |
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Bobby Rhythm Player |
#4 by Bobby McCorkle at Jul 20, 1988 at 2:26 PM EST |
| If any of you have seen the video (not that videos are the way to interpret songs, though the band probably has *something* to do with it), it shows the guys in the band getting beat at basketball and ultimate frisbee, and then ultimately beating up some hulking wrestlers. Judging by their commentary on 'fitting in' in The Middle, I'd take liveEmodieEmo's comments on wishing (which are undoubtedly correct) further and say that he's wishing he could transcend above those people that say 'you're not bigger than this why can't you learn' to him. It makes for another encouraging song (prior to The Middle from Bleed American), giving the finger to the people who try to keep you down. | |
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JT Wanna Be |
#5 by JT Fairchild at Mar 8, 1994 at 5:52 AM EST |
| i love this song. : ) | |
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Justin Wanna Be |
#6 by Justin Kenney at Aug 28, 1997 at 4:46 AM EST |
| You know you've found a beautiful band when they can create a song like this, and you know you've found a beautiful song when so many people are touched by it like this, and so many people can read themselves or their own messages into it and still come together like this in appreciation and awe. I think everyone so far has had some great things to say about the song's meaning, but here's my take: To me, it sounds like the singer (or whoever he was speaking for in these lyrics; the narrator) is on his own - Everyone's leaving him behind for better things, better lives, and he's been wishing for something, something better for so long, but he just feels worthless, like he doesn't deserve it...He tells them to go on ahead, that good things shouldn't let them wait, and he's telling them not wait for him, maybe he'll catch up with them someday...But in the quiet place, by the wishing well, only the silver dollar can dream for him; He looks around at his life, doesn't see the wishes coming true, sees everyone passing him by, and tries to tell himself not to stop wishing, stop dreaming, he's not better or bigger than his life, why can't he learn to just stay behind? I think we all feel that kind of sentiment at one point in our lives, and writing a beautiful, heartwrenching song like this is an excellent way to rise above it, I think, and relate to a lot of people and give them more hope... | |
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Juandiego Rhythm Player |
#7 by Juandiego Schubnell at Jul 10, 2004 at 5:39 PM EST |
| definitely one of JEW's best. i can't figure out the meaning, exactly, but it definitely speaks to me. :) | |
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Guitar Master Wanna Be |
#8 by Guitar Master J at Dec 24, 2006 at 6:06 PM EST |
| i'd have to agree with liveEmodieEmo on their interpretation of this AWESOME jew song. its one of their best and even thought few understand it... its a favorite to all. | |
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Klez Wanna Be |
#9 by Klez Klez at Oct 2, 2007 at 5:54 PM EST |
| "A dollar underwater keeps on dreaming for me" Kickass!! A) I love that line B) I wish a dollar underwater was dreaming for me.. | |
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Brandon Average |
#10 by Brandon Young at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:19 AM EST |
| whenever i listen to this song, i've always thought of it as a broken friendship... which i can completely relate to!! lol it started with an arguement that just got completely out of control. "this time it's on my own" in my case, my best friend had abandoned me for other friends after 3 years, for friends she had only known for 4 months at the most "somewhere i made a wish with lucky denver mint" i many times had wished that everything would turn out ok and we'd go back to being friends again, however that's not always the case :-) "hurry go on ahead. good things won't let you wait. i'll catch up when we get home. at home i'll leave" i think of this like, she needed to be with other people because she thought there was something better there then what she had in our friendship. the grass is always greener on the other side, you know?? lol and then i recently got to a point in my life (almost a year after it had happened) where it was like, i would keep trying to be friends with her, but then i just realized i didn't need her anymore. ("at home i'll leave") i had made other friends since then who cared way more about me then she ever had. i always thought we had the greatest friendship in the world, and how could she just end it without saying anything really, like how could she just give up on us so easily?? "a dollar underwater keeps on dreaming for me" even though i had pushed her from my thoughts most of the time, there was still this little hope i had tucked far away that she would want to be friends again "you're not bigger than this, not better why can't you learn" i felt like she thought she was too good for me or something, and i think it's pretty obvious how the lyrics fit into that :-) but anways, this song and The Middle always remind me of that whole incident. but i'm happy to say i don't need her anymore :-) hooray for moving on, right?? lol | |
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Aaron Wanna Be |
#11 by Aaron Silver at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:42 AM EST |
| this is one of their best. i agree with the idea of wishing on a coin and throwing it into a lucky fountain or wishing well or something and it does point in the same direction as The Middle, saying don't listen to them, just listen to you and you'll be fine | |
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Brenton Average |
#12 by Brenton Giordano at Oct 6, 2007 at 6:51 AM EST |
| oh, that's interesting. i'd never though of the line "you're not bigger than this, not better, why can't you learn?" as being directed at jim or whoever being held down. i'd always seen it as jim or whoever he is speaking through as the person saying it to the .. er, oppressor - you know, "you're not better than this (speaker), not better, why can't you learn?" like why can't you overcome your ignorance and snobbery or whatever. it's interesting that there are two ways to look at those lyrics. there always is, though! | |
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Cody Professional |
#13 by Cody Noneyobizones at Oct 6, 2007 at 6:58 AM EST |
| i'd have to agree with girliecore. i REALLY love this song. it was the first song i heard by jew and it will probably forever remain my favorite! | |
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