Standard Tuning
No Capo
Tabbed By: Trav
*

    John plays it fairly percussively,
    with some palm muting and lots of slapping on
    the low notes to keep the beat.

Intro
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-11----11--11----11--11----11--11----11-----|
D|-11h13-13--11h13-13--11h14-14--11h14-14-----|
A|-11----11--11----11--11----11--11----11-----|
E|--0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----| (x1)


Part 1
                                (x2)

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------| Sometimes it sounds like the 0111111xx
G|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--| is just the 0111311xx only more muted
D|-11--13--11--13--11--13--11--13--| (also sometimes he'll throw a
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|  0111411xx in there)
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|

Part 2
               (x1)a.                   b.
E|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-11--13--13--13-|-11--11--11--11-----|--11--11--11--11----|
D|-14--11--11--11-|-13--14--13--13h14--|--13--13--14--14----|
A|-11--11--11--11-|-11--11--11--11-----|--11--11--11--11----|
E|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0---0----|

  c.
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-11--11--11--11--|
D|-13--13--13--13--|
A|-11--11--11--11--|
E|--0---0---0---0--|

  He plays the first 4 chords and
  either a or b or c (they all sound good)


Part 3                                 Part 4
                 (x2)             (x1)                  (x1)
E|--0---0---0----0--|-----------------|--0----0--------0---|
B|--0---0---0----0--|-----------------|--0----0--------0---|  Keep the
G|--4---6---9---13--|-11--11--11--11--|--3----4--------4---|  same rhythm
D|--2---4---7---11--|-13--13--13--13--|--2----2--------2---|  throughout
A|--0------------0--|-11--11--11--11--|--x----x--------x---|
E|--0------------0--|--0---0---0---0--|--2----0--------4---|



Intro

(1)Freshman year,
   Mom asks "What do you want to do when you get out of here?"
   I said, "Well, gee, I'm only 13, but I think I'd like to play
(2)my guitar...(a)be a star."
(1)"Well," she said, "that's not it,you got time to go.
    Good sense will kick in anytime, you know.
(2)I'm not worried,(b) I'm not worried."

(1)Sophomore year,
   she asked the same old thing,
   my answer had remained unchanged.
(2)I saw her (b) fidget with her thumbs.
(1)She said, "You like computers, John,
   you like computers, don't you?
   Yeah, I always see you with computers...
   you like computers
(2)maybe you could do something with computers.
  (b)Yeah, wouldn't that be nice?"

(1)Junior year,
   It's a little more intense,
   She says, "What do you want to do with your life?"
   I'm not on the fence, (2) I know exactly what I aim to be,
   (b)and I'm only 17.
(1)She said, "Well, all I ask, is that you pay attention in class,
   so if you happen to change your mind in time,
   you can still go somewhere (2) reputable...
   (c)do us proud."
(2)So I went downstairs,
   (c)and I played guitar loud.

(3)Yeah, senior year,
   Same old question,
   She said, "What do you want to do?"
   I said, "Play my guitar and sing."
(4)She said, "There's no such thing."
   She said, "There's no such thing..."

(speaking: I love you Mom)


Lead into "No Such Thing"