Unemployed Boyfriend
Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To Smile
"Hi, this is Peggy, leave a nice message or I'll kill ya"
"Hey Peggy it's me. You are never gonna believe what happened to me today"
!!!!NOTE!!!! - The third chord in the following riff (which is also used throughout
the tab) may well be wrong. There's about half a million suggestions for it down at
the bottom of the tab, with the most recent at the bottom, including the word from
Art himself, but anyway have a look and decide for yourself
G C9 Bm C9e|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------| B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0--------------------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2--------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3--------------------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|"I am sitting at the unemployment office, waiting on my
G C9 Bm C9 G/B G/Ae|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------| B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0-----0-0--0---------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2-----2-0--0---------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3-----3-2--0---------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|loser of a caseworker in one of those nasty chairs"
G C9 Bm C9e|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------| x2B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0--------------------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2--------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3--------------------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|"And out from nowhere this total stranger walked right up to meSits down then leans over and says something like, "This is going to sound a little obsessive""
G C9 Bm C9 G/B G/Ae|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------| x4 B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0-----0-0--0---------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2-----2-0--0---------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3-----3-2--0---------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|This is gonna sound a little obsessive, this is gonna sound a little bit strangeI have one thing to say before I turn and I walk awayThis is gonna sound a little impulsive, this is gonna sound a little insaneI know you don't know me yet, but you and I, we will be together someday
Ae|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------| x2B|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------|G|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------------------|D|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------------------|A|-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4----------------------|E|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------|Someday, I knowI know that I sound like I'm on drugs, listen to me when I say
G C9 Bm C9 G/B G/Ae|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------| x4 B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0-----0-0--0---------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2-----2-0--0---------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3-----3-2--0---------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|Ever since when I first saw you, sitting on your car outsideYou asked for a cigarette, I couldn't stop staring at your eyesEver since when I first saw you, looking bored in that plastic chairWith the lights in the office around youThose blond streaks they look so pretty in your black hair
Ae|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------| x2B|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------|G|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------------------|D|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------------------|A|-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4----------------------|E|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------|You look cool and alternative with that disaffected stareYeah you want people to think that you just don't care
G Em D C De|------------2-2-2--(x3)-|-------------| x2B|------------3-3-3-------|-------------|G|--------0---2-2-2-------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-|D|--5-5---2---0-0-0-------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-|A|--5-5---2---------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-|E|--3-3---0---------------|-------------|Yeah you can be with me `cause I just might be the oneWho will treat you like you're perfect Who will always make you comeYeah you can be with me Yes I will always let you winI will never be like those other guysI will never be your unemployed boyfriend
G C9 Bm C9e|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------| x2B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0--------------------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2--------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3--------------------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|"Can you believe he said that to me. To me, of all peopleI can't even remember the last time a guy took me out on a date and actually paid for it"
G C9 Bm C9 G/B G/Ae|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------| B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0-----0-0--0---------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2-----2-0--0---------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3-----3-2--0---------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|This is gonna sound a little bit out thereThis is gonna sound a litle insane
G C9 Ge|--3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3-3---------| B|--3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3-3---------|G|--0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0---------|D|--0-0-0-0-2--------0-0-0-0-0-0---------|A|--2-2-2-2-3--------2-2-2-2-2-2---------|E|--3-3-3-3----------3-3-3-3-3-3---------|But I keep having the same dreamYou will be the mother of my children someday
Ae|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------| x10B|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------|G|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------------------|D|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------------------|A|-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4----------------------|E|-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------------------|I heard you sleep with that obnoxious guyI know he was in that famous bandYou look so sad when you are with himYes I never see him reach to hold your hand
G Em D C De|------------2-2-2--(x3)-|-------------| x3B|------------3-3-3-------|-------------|G|--------0---2-2-2-------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-|D|--5-5---2---0-0-0-------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-|A|--5-5---2---------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-|E|--3-3---0---------------|-------------|
Yeah you can be with me, Yes I will treat you like a queen
I will go to all those chick-flick movies that I really don't want to
see
Yeah you can be with me, No I will never let you down
I will never make out with your girlfriend
When I know you're not around
Yes you can be with me Yeah I just might be the one
Who will treat you like your special I will always make you come
G Em D C De|------------2-2-2--(x3)-|-----------------------------|B|------------3-3-3-------|-----------------------------|G|--------0---2-2-2-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-|D|--5-5---2---0-0-0-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-|A|--5-5---2---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|E|--3-3---0---------------|-----------------------------|You can be with me Yes I will always let you winI will never be like those other guysI will never be like those other guysI will never be your unemployed boyfriend
G C9 Bm C9e|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------| x1B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0--------------------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2--------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3--------------------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|"Can you believe this? I mean can this be for real?"
G C9 Bm C9 G/B G/Ae|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------| x2 B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3-----3-3--3---------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0-----0-0--0---------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2-----2-0--0---------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3-----3-2--0---------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|"Then he take my hand, writes down his number, and just walks away.I mean.....wow. But you know, the weird thing is, he actually is kinda cute"
G C9 Bm C9e|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------| x1B|--3-3-3-3-3-------7-7-7-7-3--------------------|G|--0-0-0-0-0-------7-7-7-7-0--------------------|D|--0-0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9-2--------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-3-------9-9-9-9-3--------------------|E|--3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x----------------------|"in a real intense way....kinda like Perry Farrell, you know intensebut sensitive. Anyway, I told my bitchy sister about it and she just laughed at me. I told her I was really excited about this, that I have a really good feeling about this guy.....I told her that this could be the guy"
