[Intro - ring B and high E open as play power chords really] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2 (Let top two open notes ring) e|--------0--------0--------0-------0-| B|--------0--------0--------0-------0-| G|---------4-4-x-------------2-2-x----| D|-2-2-x---4-4-x----2-2-x----2-2-x----| A|-2-2-x---2-2-x----2-2-x----0-0-x----| E|-0-0-x------------0-0-x-------------|
[Verse 1 - B is Bsus4, A is Asus2] Her [E] name is Noelle [B] [E] I have a dream [A] about her. [E] She rings my bell [B] I got [E] gym class in half [A] an hour. [E] Oh, how she [B] rocks, In [E] keds and tube [A] socks, But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] [E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B][C#m] baby, [G#m] with me [E] ooh [A] ooh [B] ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Instrumental] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 2] Her [E] boyfriend's a dick [B] [E] and he brings a [A] gun to school, [E] And he'd simply kick [B] My [E] ass if he knew [A] the truth. [E] He lives on my [B] block [E] And he drives and I [A] rock But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 2] 'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] [E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B][C#m] baby, [G#m] with me [E] ooh [A] ooh [B] ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Bridge 1] [E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Instrumental] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 3] [E] Man, I feel like [B] mould, It [E] 's prom night and [A] I am lonely. [E] Lo and behold: [B] She's [E] walking over [A] to me. [E] This must be [B] fake, My [E] lip starts to [A] shake. But [C#m] How does she know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] How does she give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses, possibly pluck certain notes) I've got two [E] tickets to [A] Iron [B] Maiden [C#m] baby [G#m] Come [E] with me Fri [A] day, don't [B] say ma [C#m] ybe. [G#m] [E] I'm just a teen[A] age dirt [B] bag [C#m] baby [G#m] like [E] you [A] ooh [B] ooh ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Bridge 2] [E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Outro] E B E A E B E(stop on E and sustain) A G#m (F#m G#m F#m) E
[Piano Intro - No drums - muted arpeggio picking with first finger] [A][D][G][G] x3
[Verse 1 - Drums in light - keep picking going] [A] You would not b [D] elieve your eyes [G] If ten million fireflies [A] Lit up the [D] world as I fell a [G] sleep [A] 'Cause they'd fill the o [D] pen air [G] And leave teardrops everywhere [A] You'd think me rude But I [D] would just stand and [G] stare
[Chorus - Just bass drum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems
[Verse 2 - Light drums-] [A] 'Cause I'd get a [D] thousand hugs [G] From ten thousand lightning bugs [A] As they tried to [D] teach me how to [G] dance [A] A foxtrot a [D] bove my head [G] A sock hop beneath my bed A [A] disco ball is [D] just hanging by a [G] thread
[Chorus - Full drums and strum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall as [D] leep (pause - count 1 2 3 4 from sleep)
[Bridge - Light drums] [A] Leave my door [D] open just a [G] crack (Please take me away from here) [A] 'Cause I feel like [D] such an insomn [G] iac (Please take me away from here) [A] Why do I [D] tire of counting [G] sheep (Please take me away from here) [A] When I'm far too [D] tired to fall a [G] sleep (pause)
[Verse 3 - Light drumas] [A] To ten million [D] fireflies [G] I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes [A] I got misty e [D] yes as they said [G] farewell [A] But I'll know where [D] several are [G] If my dreams get real bizarre 'Cause I [A] saved a few and [D] I keep them in a [G] jar
[Chorus - Full drums] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems When I fall asleep
[G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall a [G] sleep (see below - I'd like)
[Outro] (single Strums) [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's [G] hard to say that I'd r [D] ather stay Aw [G] ake when [A] I'm as [Bm] leep Be [G] cause my dreams are [D] bursting at the [A] seams
