Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel - Johnny Are You Queer guitar tab

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JOHNNY ARE YOU QUEER? - Screeching Weasel

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Tabbed by: Greg Noblet / Dennis Mello

noblet@zephyr.ce.berkeley.edu

July 2001

This tab is written with four bars per line, i.e. like this:

| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 |

Chord names are written above the tab.

Lyrics are written below the tab, but not in-sync exactly.

Listen to the record for the timing of the lyrics. Also, some of

the lyrics may be wrong, they're not printed in the liner notes.

[intro:]

G# D# G# D#

e|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|

B|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[verse 1 & chorus 1:]

G# D# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|

Johnny what's the deal, boy? Is your love for real, boy?

C# G# D# D/D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|

When the lights are low, you never hold me close

G# D# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|

I saw you today, boy Walking with the straight boys

C# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|

Johnny you hurt me so, now I gotta know: Johnny are you

G# G# /A# /B /C /C# G# C# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------6-6-----6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-9-9-10106-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-9-9-10104-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-7-7-8-8-----4-4-----4-4---------------|

Queer? 'Cause when I see you dancin' with your

D# C# G# C# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-----6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|---------------------4-4-----4-4-------------------------------|

friends I can't help wonderin' where I stand

[verse 2 & chorus 2:]

G# D# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|

I'm so afraid I'll lose you if I can't seduce you

C# G# D# D/D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|

Is there something more? Johnny come on strong

G# D# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|

Oh why! are you so weird boy? Johnny are you queer, boy?

C# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|

When I make the play, you're pushing me away Johnny are you

G# G# /A# /B /C /C# G# C# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------6-6-----6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-9-9-10106-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-9-9-10104-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-7-7-8-8-----4-4-----4-4---------------|

Queer? 'Cause when I see you dancin' with your

D# C# G# C# G# D#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-----6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6

E|---------------------4-4-----4-4-------------------------------|

friends I can't help wonderin' where I stand

[jump up half a step and play two extra bars:]

/e

e|--------------------------------

B|--------------------------------

G|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9-9-9-9-9

D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7

A|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|--------------------------------

[verse 3:]

A e A e

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|

Oh! Johnny you're forsaking the love you could be taking

D A e

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9-9-9-9-9

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9-9-9-9-9

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|

I wanna give it to you, but you never come through

A e A e

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|

Oh why! are you so weird, boy? Johnny are you queer, boy?

D A e

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|

WhenIaskedyouforadate, I thought that you were gay Johnny are you

[there is no 3rd chorus; after verse 3 it goes into the ending:]

A e A e

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|

Queer?

A e A e

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|

Johnny are you queer, boy? Johnny are you queer, boy?

[repeat the above a few times, then end on a single e chord like

this:]

A e A e

e|--------------------------------------------------

B|--------------------------------------------------

G|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------9

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

Johnny are you queer, boy? Johnny are you queer!?

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