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History Of A Boring Town Tab

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History of a Boring Town - Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview

This is one of the best songs I have ever heard. It was also very hard 
to tab, and therefore may not be perfect. It's all in order.

You will need to hear the song to get the timing perfect, 
although the strumming pattern is a fairly standard off-beat ska rhythm. 
I've included where to strum down (/) and up () on the verses, even 
though it's just a rigid down-up pattern, but I didn't bother on the 
other parts because it is not as important as in the verses.

If I've replaced numbers with letters, it's because they are double 
figured numbers which would mess up the timing if typed in full. See 
the keys at the right sides of the bars for what the letters mean.
I've also written out the paticular chord that the letters are replacing
in brackets underneath for easier reference.

The 2 verses are clean and everything else is distorted.


VERSE 1:
Just talked to this girl, used to live yeah on my street,
But after all these years your here and you remember me
   / ///////////////////////////////
e|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-6-x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

She said her old boyfriend packed up and headed back east,
But she always knew someday he would go
   //////////////// ///////// / // // //
e|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxttt3-55x5x5x577x7x7x73-3-333-335-5555-|
b|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxttt3-55x5x5x577x7x7x73-3-333-335-5555-|
g|-66x6x6x644x4x4x466x6x6x6eexeee4-66x6x6x688x8x8x84-4-444-445-5555-| t=10
d|------------------------------------------------------------------| e=11
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       (-,-,-,11,10,10)

She just got a new job and she doubts it will last,
So lets take a drink and never think, yeah here's to the past
   ////////////////////////////////
e|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-66x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

She said it's so funny how life burns out so fast,
It's just another wasted day
   /////////////////////////////     /
e|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxtxtxtwwxwxwxw77x7x7x733x5x5x55-----5--|
b|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxtxtxtttxtxtxt77x7x7x733x5x5x55-----5--| t=10
g|-66x6x6x644x4x4x466x6x6x6eexexexe99x9x9x988x8x8x844x6x6x56-----5--| e=11
d|------------------------------------------------------------------| w=12
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                   (-,-,-,11,10,10) (-,-,-,9,10,12)

A boring life in a boring town with the same old crowd,
And I used to say that I'd never stay but I'm rotting here today
   / ///////////////////////////////
e|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-6-x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

With that same old crowd that's always been around,
And I always thought I'd be the first to go.
   ///////////////////////// / / / /   /
e|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x555x533x355x5x5x577x7x7x7-----------------|
b|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x577x733x355x5x5x577x7x7x7-----------------|
g|-66x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x677x744x466x6x6x688x8x8x8-----------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-9---9----|
a|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-7---7----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   ^ Distortion On Here


CHORUS 1:
That same old crowd that drags me down, another day in a boring town
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
                                (-,9,11,-,-,-)

That same old crowd that brings me down, a boring life in a boring town.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
                                (-,9,11,-,-,-)


VERSE 2:
Just talked to this girl who used to live yeah on my street,
After all these years your here and it's still just you and me
   / ///////////////////////////////
e|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-6-x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sometimes I can't believe after all these years 
I just think I'll never leave here
   //////////////// 
e|-wwxwxwxwxwxwxwxwffxfxfxfwwxwxwxw-|
b|-uuxuxuxuxuxuxuxuwwxwxwxwffxfxfxf-| w=12
g|-uuxuxuxuxuxuxuxuwwxwxwxwuuxuxuxu-| u=14
d|----------------------------------| f=15
a|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
(-,-,-,14,14,12) (-,-,-,12,12,15) (-,-,-,14,15,12)

She said it's so funny how life burns out so fast,
Let's take another drink and here's to the past.
   ////////////////////////////////
e|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x555x533x355x5x5x577x7x7x733x3x33355x5x555-|
b|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x577x733x355x5x5x577x7x7x733x3x33355x5x555-|
g|-66x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x677x744x466x6x6x688x8x8x844x4x44455x5x555-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS 2:
That same old crowd that drags me down, another day in a boring town
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
                                (-,9,11,-,-,-)

That same old crowd that brings me down, a boring life in a boring town.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
                                (-,9,11,-,-,-)


MIDDLE:
You remember when they'd look through you and they'd look past me,
we were the ones they said would always leave
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------6-7-77779---------9-9-9999--------7-7-7777--------9-9-9999-|
a|-9-99994-5-55557-7-7-777-7-7-77775-5-555-5-5-55557-7-777-7-7-7777-|
E|-7-7777----------5-5-555---------3-3-333---------5-5-555----------|

So when you go just think of me; think of me.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------77777777--------99999999---------------7--7--7-7---------|
a|-999999975555555577777777777777775--5--5-5------5--5--5-5---------|
E|-77777775--------55555555--------3--3--3-3------------------------|

SOLO:
e|-0-0-000-2-00------------0-------0-0-000-2-00--------0000----22---|
b|-------------332200--------3-3333------------332200-------3-3--22-|
g|-------------------22-222--------------------------2--------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------333322-0--0-----|
b|-3-23-3223-23-32200-0-0000--------3-2-332-3-2-3-2---------3-------|
g|--------------------------2-2-222---------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


ENDING:
A boring life in a boring town with the same old crowd,
And I used to say I'd never stay but I'm rotting here today
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------7-7-7-7-------------------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-7---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5---------------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3----------|

With that same old crowd that's always been around,
And I always thought that, yeah and I always thought that
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------7-7-------------7-7--|
a|-7-7-7-7-5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-----5-5-5-5-7-7------|

Yeah and I always thought I'd be the first to go,
A boring life in a boring town
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-------------------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-7-7---------------------x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3----------|

A boring life in a boring town, a boring life in a boring town.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------7-7-7-7-------------------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---------x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3----------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------7-7-7777x--------------------------------|
a|-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5555x---7----------------------------|
E|-x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---------x---5----------------------------|


(Overdub over last 2 bars): (I'm not sure about this bit)
e|-0-0-000-2-00------------0-------0-0-000-2-00--------0000----22---|
b|-------------332200--------3-3333------------332200-------3-3--22-|
g|-------------------22-222--------------------------2--------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------32-0---20-------------------------------------|
b|-3-23-3223-23-32200------3---2-20---------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------x---7----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------x---5----------------------------|


Tabbed by James Muff
E-mail: muffingtonbear@hotmail.com

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Ryan Wanna Be	#1 by Ryan Carter at Aug 5, 1970 at 7:44 AM EST
	fuck my shit hole town. im glad i leave for the summers

No Picture The Great South Lead Player	#2 by The Great Southern Trendkill at Jan 26, 1983 at 4:28 PM EST
	this song scares the crap out of me because i know this is what is gonna happen to me. i lived in jersey all my life as much as i say "im leaving as soon as im 18" im just gonna be stuck here forever.

No Picture Dakota Lead Player	#3 by Dakota Sparks at May 6, 2005 at 5:47 AM EST
	I'm back from college for the summer and this is how I feel. All I ever wanted to do is leave this place but I find myself attached and wanting to stay.

No Picture Reece Wanna Be	#4 by Reece Brown at Feb 4, 2006 at 8:55 PM EST
	yardley pennsylvania man.... this should be our theme song