Teenage Dirtbag Chords & Tabs
by Wheatus
[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Intro & Verse (1):
BPM: 94
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 202, 2, 102, 2, 101, 1, 202, 1, 202, 2, 102, 2, 101]
Intro & Verse (2):
BPM: 94
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 101, 1, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 101]
Chorus:
BPM: 94
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 1, 201, 202, 1, 1, 201, 202, 1, 1, 201, 202, 1, 101, 1, 101]
[Intro]
E B E A E B E A
(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]
E B
Her name is Noelle,
E A
I have a dream about her.
E B
She rings my bell.
E A
I got gym class in half an hour.
E B
Oh, how she rocks,
E A
In keds and tube socks,
C#m A B
But she doesn't know who I am,
C#m A B
And she doesn't give a damn about me.
[Chorus 1]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B
G|--------2-2---4-4-------------------2-2---4-4-------------|---------|
D|--2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------|---------|
A|--2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---|---7---9-|
E|--0-0-------------------4-----0-0-------------------4-----|-5---7---|
E A B C#m G#m
'Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
E A B C#m G#m
Yeah, I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
E A B C#m G#m E ABC#m G#m A B
Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me.
[Instrumental]
E B E A E B E A
[Verse 2]
E B
Her boyfriend's a dick
E A
and he brings a gun to school,
E B
And he'd simply kick
E A
My ass if he knew the truth.
E B
He lives on my block
E A
And he drives an Iroc
C#m A B
But he doesn't know who I am,
C#m A B
And he doesn't give a damn about me.
[Chorus 2]
E A B C#m G#m
'Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
E A B C#m G#m
Yeah, I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
E A B C#m G#m E ABC#m G#m A B
Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me.
[Bridge 1]
EAsus2 EAsus2 E Asus2
Yeeah, -------- Dirtbag, ----------
C#m G#m A B
No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
EAsus2 EAsus2 E Asus2
Yeeah, -------- Dirtbag, ----------
C#m G#m A B
No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
[Instrumental]
E B E A
[Verse 3]
E B
Man, I feel like mold,
E A
It's prom night and I am lonely.
E B
Lo and behold:
E A
She's walking over to me.
E B
This must be fake,
E A
My lip starts to shake.
C#m A B
How does she know who I am?
C#m A B
And why does she give a damn about me?
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses, possibly pluck certain notes)
E A B C#m G#m
I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby.
E A B C#m G#m
Come with me Friday, don't say maybe.
E A B C#m G#m E ABC#m G#m A B
I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby like you.
[Bridge 2]
EAsus2 EAsus2 E Asus2
Yeeah, -------- Dirtbag, ----------
C#m G#m A B
No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
EAsus2 EAsus2 E Asus2
Yeeah, -------- Dirtbag, ----------
C#m G#m A B E B
No, she doesn't know what she's mis - sing.
[Outro]
E A E B E A (G#m) (F#m) E
