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Mud Football - Jack Johnson
Tabbed by: Todd
Email: todd_5_bbot
Tuning: Standard
This is 100% correct
G  = 355433
D9 = X54555
D  = 557775
C  = 335553
A  = 577655
INTRO:
G                       Repeat once
OXX OXX OXXX OXOXXX
D9                      Repeat once
OXX OXX OXXX OXOXXX
Repeat all once
G
Saturday morning and it's time to go
One of these could be the days but who coulda known
D9
Loadin' in the back of a pick-up truck
Ridin' with the boys and pushing their luck
G
Singin' songs loud on the way to the game
Wishing all the things could still be the same
D9
Johnny's homeruns over the backstop
Kekua on the ball and soda pop, well
CHORUS
D          G
We used to laugh a lot
C
But only because we thought
G               D9             G      D9
That everything good always would remain
G                            D9            G       D9
Nothing gonna change there's no need to complain
(INTRO, don't repeat)
G
Sunday morning and this time they're going
Been raining all night so everybody knows
D9
Over to the field for tackle football
Big hits, big hats, yeah give me the ball
G
Rain is pouring, touchdown scoring
Keep on rolling, never boring
D9
Karma, karma, karma chameleon
We're talking kinda funny from helium, well
(repeat CHORUS from above)
We used to laugh a lot
But only because we thought
That everything good always would remain
Nothing gonna change there's no need to complain
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--8---7---5------8-7-5--8---7---5-----8-7-5-5/0----------------5/0----|
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Repeat once
G
Monday morning and this time they're going
Wet trunks and schoolbooks and sand on my toes
D9
Do anything you can to dodge the bus-stop blues
They're driving a padidle with a burnt-out fuse, well
G
My best friend Kenny wants to go with you
So meet him by the sugar mill after school
D9
My best friend Kimmy wants to go with you
Meet her by the sugar mill after school
(repeat CHORUS as before)
We used to laugh a lot
But only because we thought
That everything good always would remain
D          G
We used to laugh a lot
C
But only because we thought
A
That everything good always would
C                            G        D9  G  D9
Everything good always would remain
(repeat INTRO and fade)

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture tory Average	#1 by tory lopez at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:51 PM EST
	I love how many references to the north shore he leaves in his work. I went to school at sunset beach elementary and my dad used to pay his dad the water bill when i lived on ke iki road. Jack was 8 years older when he lived there but he refers to over to the field which im guessing is the soccer field and backstop of sunset beach elementary across from ehukai where he lived. The sugar mill is a bit down the road but is nearby his highschool which i have to guess was Kahuku high- so maybe this song was written during that part of his life. He has the best music ive ever heard in my life and its amazing what a small world it turns out to be in the end.

No Picture Ronan Average	#2 by Ronan at Sep 29, 2007 at 9:56 AM EST
	This song is all about good times with the friends. When he says "big hits, big hats, ya give me the ball" he is mentioning his nickname. His friend used to call him "big hats". This is a good song to relax to when your with your friends.

No Picture mike Average	#3 by mike wellspeak at Sep 29, 2007 at 10:39 AM EST
	definitely jack's worst song...i love a good bit of his music, but sometimes the lyrics are just too lacking in artful

No Picture Alisha Wanna Be	#4 by Alisha A. at Sep 29, 2007 at 8:30 PM EST
	he says the only reason they laughed a lot was because they thought that everything good always would remain... dya think that if they knew then what they know now then growin up wouldnt have been half as much fun. ignorance is bliss.

No Picture Damien Wanna Be	#5 by Damien Clark at Sep 29, 2007 at 11:08 PM EST
	i know this song makes many refrences to the north shore, but it is also about growin up and holdin on to memories whether its doin some wild crazy thing w/ ur friends or just hangin out doin nothin @ all, u will remember those times, and u do not realize it, but u can't hold on to these days together forever(u and ur friends), and the days just hangin out together are the days u will remember "One day these could be the days but who could have known" when jack says: "We used to laugh a lot But only because we thought That everything good always would remain Nothing's gonna change there's no need to complain" i think he means that when u r w/ ur friends u don't realize it but ur time together is swindling, and u keep tryin to tell urself that nothings ever goin to change, but it does change and someday u might drift apart, and u need to accept that and realize that, i know i am very young and jack points out to me that i need to cherish the time spent w/ my friends.

No Picture Antolina Average	#6 by Antolina Viramontes at Sep 30, 2007 at 10:58 PM EST
	ya this is a good song, it also reminds me when in highschool we would have no job, cause we lived off of our parents, no worrys, and all the fun goodtimes -

No Picture Lucas Average	#7 by Lucas Lawrey at Oct 1, 2007 at 12:35 AM EST
	this song is a vivid recolletion of my senior year of high school. playin mud fooball with the guys was one of my favorite memories. i still have the scars as reminders. (girls shouldn't play tackle football) three cheers for jack johnson and his light heartedness

No Picture andrew/JESUS Lead Player	#8 by andrew/JESUS roman at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:14 AM EST
	moe lerner was a guy Jack used to play football with. a big, fat hawian guy that you probably caught a glimpse of at jack's concert in central park with dispatch.

No Picture Fat Man Goz Lead Player	#9 by Fat Man Goz at Oct 1, 2007 at 9:44 PM EST
	this song is tied for number one in my book. tied with better together. although all his songs TOTALL Y KICK ASS.... anywho i believe big hats is referring to his friend, not him, but i could be wrong... anywho i think its unanimous that "We used to laugh a lot But only because we thought That everything good always would remain Nothing's gonna change there's no need to complain" is the best part of the song....

No Picture Dylan Lead Player	#10 by Dylan Julian at Oct 1, 2007 at 11:48 PM EST
	i love jack johnson so much because his music reminds me why i love my home (hawaii) without it having to be annoying hawaiian music. the first time i heard this song, i knew he was talking about the north shore. i've spent a lot of time up there. cruise through haleiwa listening to jack johnson. nothing beats that. does anyone know who moe lerner is? becuase the song is called Mud Football (For Mor Lerner). maybe he was a childhood friend who died, and jack was inspired to write this song. that would explain the line "that everything good always would remain" that was just my though on it.

No Picture matt Wanna Be	#11 by matt fogg at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:38 PM EST
	I love this song so much. It's so upbeat and happy. It just makes you want to kick back and mess around with your friends. 1

No Picture black Rhythm Player	#12 by black rose at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:57 AM EST
	I love this song, it makes me really happy. Reminds me of when I was a kid doing stuff with my friends.

No Picture Ron Average	#13 by Ron Edwards at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:54 PM EST
	this is also one of my favorite songs. thanx 4 explaining it to me inspiredbyJJ, i wasnt really sure what all the words ment but i love the beat and the words (now that i no what they mean! thanx again

No Picture Jack Average	#14 by Jack at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:36 PM EST
	OMG i LOVE this song... especially the "We used to laugh a lot But only because we thoughtThat everything good always would remain" part i dont even know why it juss sounds cool hehe

No Picture HAZARD Professional	#15 by HAZARD at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:00 AM EST
	this song is so much fun, but it also makes u think how quickly things come and go, even though it has a very bright and happy feeling. it really makes me try to cherish all the time i have with my friends.

No Picture phoen Average	#16 by phoen bay at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:28 PM EST
	Quintisential youth song. Have fun, let loose and don't worry about anything else than living in the now. Jack Johnson really knows how to make you feel good about yourself. cheers.

No Picture chris Average	#17 by chris nagel at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:52 PM EST
	This is such a great song....Jack's lyrics never fail to amaze me. I have been listening to this song a lot lately...sometimes it makes me sad, sometimes it makes me happy. It reminds me of my friends and I. We are all going away to school in about two months so this kind of reminds me of how it's our last summer together. So we do all our favorite old things but then come Monday we still have to get on the bus, so to speak, and leave. COME TO BOSTON JACK!

No Picture Splinter Average	#18 by Splinter Cell at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:16 AM EST
	Wonder if this Moe Lerner has any relation to Jack's friend Moe. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/Jul/02/obitsLerner.html

No Picture Dave Wanna Be	#19 by Dave Brousseau at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:13 PM EST
	i love this song too.. it reminds me of when i was about 7 and the only thing i cared about was playing football at the park with the boys.. then we grew up, and everything changed.

No Picture Dylan Average	#20 by Dylan Johnstone at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:53 PM EST
	i LOVE this song. simple pleasures... we can take for granted! 'One day these could be the days but who could have known'

No Picture Philip Average	#21 by Philip Senray at Oct 6, 2007 at 5:17 AM EST
	oh yeah its referring to paul hatter. (big hits, big hats) jacks nick name was jj bagus (means good in indonesia) yeah....

No Picture Seejay Average	#22 by Seejay at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:35 PM EST
	This song is great, it makes me happy and sad whenever I listen to it because it makes me think 'gee this is my last year with everyone I love, and pretty soon we'll go our seperate ways'. But it makes me happy cause its so happy sounding and makes me think of all the fun stuff me and my friends have done. COME TO MINNEAPOLIS JACK! (nov 20 *holds breath)