Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls - James Dean guitar tab

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"JAMES DEAN" by the Goo Goo Dolls

from the album "JED"

The major part of the song is D - A - G - G, through the intro and

verses and most of the choruses. The pre-chorus and the other part

of the choruses ("I wanna be oversexed...") is Em - G - Am - Am.

These are all open chords played on an acoustic.

VERSE 1

Look around outside

Ain't nothin' to do but hang around

Thinkin' 'bout all the stupid things that I've done

I guess I ain't nothin' but a clown

PRE-CHORUS

And if I had a wish, I swear I'd wish, I'd wish for just one thing

And I don't even think about all the things my wish'd bring,

cause...

CHORUS

I just wanna be James Dean

I just wanna be James Dean

I just wanna be James Dean

...For a day

I wanna be oversexed and underworked and look at me,

I'm such a jerk

And I just wanna be James Dean

...For a day

VERSE 2

Think about stories of the actors and the movie stars

Sittin' here watchin' the old men drinkin' at the bar

I think about Dean and all the things he shoulda tried

I think about Dean and all the ways he coulda die

Yeah, died...

PRE-CHORUS

And I wouldn't give a shit about anything cause I'd be such a big

movie star

But that don't really do me much good just cryin' at the bar

CHORUS

I just wanna be James Dean

I just wanna be James Dean

I just wanna be James Dean

...For a day

See but I'm overworked and undersexed and look at me,

I'm such a wreck

And I just wanna be James Dean

...For a day

VERSE 3

I'm goin' crazy cause I'm always all alone

I'm goin' crazy, no one calls me on the phone

I think about Dean and I know Dean he wouldn't care

If I was Dean I know there'd be somebody there

Yeah, there'd be somebody there for me

Yeah I think about all the really cool things I could do and say

And then you go and tell me that you found out Dean was gay...

No...

CHORUS

I don't wanna be James Dean

I don't wanna be James Dean

I don't wanna be James Dean

...Anymore...

CHORDS:

D : x x 0 2 3 2

A : x 0 2 2 2 0

G : 3 2 0 0 3 3

Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0

Am: x 0 2 2 1 0

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Daryl Landcastle dnlandca@mailbox.syr.edu

E-mail me for any questions or corrections. Goofans, keep those

tabs and chords comin'. Anybody got "Only One" or anything else off

of "A BOY NAMED GOO"?

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