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Mediocre Bad Guys - Jack Johnson
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Tabbed by: Cody McIntosh
Email: mccowboy@hotmail.com
Tuning: Normal - EADGBe
Chords
B D A G E Emaj
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e|-7-|-5-|-5-|-3-|-7-|-0-|
B|-7-|-7-|-5-|-3-|-9-|-0-|
G|-8-|-7-|-6-|-4-|-9-|-1-|
D|-9-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-9-|-2-|
A|-9-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-2-|
E|-7-|-x-|-5-|-3-|-x-|-0-|
Intro x3
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e|-7--7--------5--5--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8--8--------7--7--------6--6--------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9--9--------7--7--------7--7--------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9--9-7/9\7--5--5-7/9\7--7--7-7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7--7--------x--x--------5--5--------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 1
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B A Emaj
Don't give me no comic book sad looks no more,
B A Emaj
please don't use those same excuses you've used before,
B A Emaj
mmmh mhhmmm, mmmh mhh, mmmh mmmh
B A Emaj
you told yourself so many times it's okay,
B A Emaj
so be good to try, but you just don't know how to come back down,
chorus
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B
and now you beat me up and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
solo
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e|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
G|--8-8----9--7----------7~---------7~-------7~-|
D|--9-9----------9--7h9-----------7----9-7h9----|
A|--9-9-----------------------7h9---------------|
E|--7-7-----------------------------------------|
e|--7-------------------------------------------|
B|--7----------------------------------10-------|
G|-----9--7----------7~---------7~-9/11--11\9~--|
D|-----------9--7h9-----------7-----------------|
A|------------------------7h9-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
verse 2
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B A Emaj
well how about those people i know, but you know the ones i mean,
B A Emaj
not so good, not so bad, only know what they have, and they have only what they've seen, ohh
B A Emaj
them mediocre bad guys don't let them bring you down,
B A Emaj
they can't be defeated, and you know, they're never going to come around,
chorus
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B
they just, beat me up and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, and break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
B
beat me up, break me down,
D
hopeing i don't come around,
A GGBBDDEE
kick me when i'm on the ground,
Outro x3
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e|-7----------5----------5----------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
B|-7----------7----------5----------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9|
G|-8----------7----------6----------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9|
D|-9----------7----------7----------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9|
A|-9---7/9\7--5---7/9\7--7---7/9\7--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7|
E|-7----------x----------5----------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 3 (sometimes included in live version)
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B A Emaj
well, somebody's something was left in the room, and now that it's gone of course we assume,
B A Emaj
that somebody else needed something so bad, that they took everything somebody had,
B A Emaj
somebody saw him jump yeah but nobody saw him slip, i guess he lost a lot of hope
and then he lost his grip,
B A Emaj
and now he's lying in the freeway in the middle of this mess, I guess we lost
another one, just like the other one,
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Troy Wanna Be |
#1 by Troy Erskine at Sep 27, 2007 at 11:56 PM EST |
| I agree with grace51891 I think its about how its just as bad to not do anything. | |
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Wacko Average |
#2 by Wacko Jacko at Sep 29, 2007 at 6:36 PM EST |
| I loooove this song, its one I always put on repeat in my car! I think he might be talking about a bad friend, how they come around, then let you down... just what I think, any other ideas? | |
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Evans Average |
#3 by Evans at Sep 30, 2007 at 3:10 AM EST |
| That bit near the end, from "somebody saw him jump..." to "guess we lost another one..." are actually from a different song, from Fall Line. This is a great song, perfect to listen to when you're mad at someone! | |
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Luke Average |
#4 by Luke Kilpatrick at Sep 30, 2007 at 7:27 PM EST |
| great music..as well as great lyrics.. yet a nother great pice... props to jack. | |
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Brenton Average |
#5 by Brenton Giordano at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:18 AM EST |
| This is definetely one of his best of by far his best album. I love all of his albums but this album is a modern classic. I remeber laying back on a warm late summers night listening to this album for the first time and reaching the stage where your thinking "can this album get any better" and this came on. The beat kinda reminded me of a mid 90s mega drive game. I cant remember the title but you would walk through the streets as either a black dude, a white guy with spikey blonde hair or a woman hitting other gangs members with objects. | |
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* kiss me now * Wanna Be |
#6 by * kiss me now * kill me later * at Oct 1, 2007 at 6:37 PM EST |
| The Little Things In Life Are The Hardest to Deal With. When He Says them mediocre bad guys can really bring you down, they can't be defeated, and you know, they're never going to come around, they just beat me up and break me down, hopeing i don't come around, kick me when i'm on the ground, beating me up, breaking me down, hopeing i don't come around, kicking me when i'm on the ground, It Sounds Like This Guys is rally suffering from something big and he can't get a break. Maybe he has alot of little things beating him up, and preventin' him from recovering Another Hit!! | |
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Kash Average |
#7 by Kash Jones at Oct 2, 2007 at 5:43 PM EST |
| i love this song so much she sounds like such a bitch in this song lol i went and saw jack johnosns concert he is soooooo good live this is by far one of my faves on the album | |
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Simon (Si) Lead Player |
#8 by Simon (Si) Brown at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:43 PM EST |
| Ahhh love it. | |
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Chris Rhythm Player |
#9 by Chris Hall at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:24 PM EST |
| The Little Things In Life Are The Hardest to Deal With. When He Says them mediocre bad guys can really bring you down, they can't be defeated, and you know, they're never going to come around, they just beat me up and break me down, hopeing i don't come around, kick me when i'm on the ground, beating me up, breaking me down, hopeing i don't come around, kicking me when i'm on the ground, It Sounds Like This Guys is rally suffering from something big and he can't get a break. Maybe he has alot of little things beating him up, and preventin' him from recovering Another Hit!! | |
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Anthony Average |
#10 by Anthony Chattha at Oct 4, 2007 at 8:30 PM EST |
| by m tay on 02-28-2006 @ 12:11:09 AM i think its about our society is very shallow minded " not so good not so bad only know what they have and they have only what theyve seen" Jack realizes that society's views cant be defeated and there never gonna come around -that and how society is trying to beat their culture into him, but he's not going to give in even though it's hard to resist when they're messing with him so much | |
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Leo Average |
#11 by Leo Jaeggi at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:01 AM EST |
| i think this song is about how by doing nothing good can also be just as harmful to those around us as doing something evil. by just doing what we know, and pretending to be good, it doesn't save us in the end. we must all do good if we want the reward in the end. | |
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Kane Average |
#12 by Kane Timson at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:20 AM EST |
| Great song. It is what it is. | |
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Roxie Wanna Be |
#13 by Roxie Ramos at Oct 6, 2007 at 4:48 AM EST |
| i think its about our society is very shallow minded " not so good not so bad only know what they have and they have only what theyve seen" Jack realizes that society's views cant be defeated and there never gonna come around | |
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Super Average |
#14 by Super Q at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:36 PM EST |
| My favorite off of On and On. I love the guitars in this. Motivates me to ignore the naysayers because they don't mean anything... | |
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niles Wanna Be |
#15 by niles lewis at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:12 PM EST |
| This is a character study about bad guys vs. good guys and tyrants vs the people they dominate/manipulate. Imagine Saddam vs. GW. Which one is the real bad guy? Both are certainly mediocre/infamous. Was Saddam a benevolent tyrant only putting down people that needed to be put down in his opinion for the good of his country? Was GW the same? In the end, the real victims are the people they govern and killed; and both GW and Saddam are just mediocre bad guys in the grand scheme of things. 1 | |
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