Jimmy
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verse 1
C# G#
Jimmy used to run through the streets at night
Cmin C#
To escape from all the fighting
C# G
He was always told that he wasn't right
Cmin C#
So he just kept on writing
C# G
Writing to a dad that he wished he'??d had
Cmin C#
That he didn't know he needed, he said
C# G
"We should run away, but today we'll stay"
Cmin
And I havenâ??t seen him since that day, now I got
Chorus
C# G#
Jimmy on my mind, felt like yesterday
Cmin C#
But I don't see him anymore, anymore
C# G#
Jimmy, he got tired, so he couldn't stay
Cmin C# C#
Now I don't see him anymore, anymore
Post-Chorus
G# Cmin
Nah, nah, no, no
C# C# G#
I don't see him anymore
Cmin C#
Nah, nah, nah, ah
verse 2
C# G#
Jimmy would come over after school sometimes
Cmin C#
And we'd dance around the garden
C# G#
He would never talk, but when he would try
Cmin C#
It would never come out right and
C# G#
One day he had to go when his mum called him home
Cmin C#
And he looked at me and smiled and he said
C# G#
"We should run away, but today we'll stay"
Cmin
And I haven't seen him since that day, now I got
Chorus
C# G#
Jimmy on my mind, felt like yesterday
Cmin C#
But I don't see him anymore, anymore
C# G#
Jimmy, he got tired, so he couldn't stay
Cmin C#
Now I don't see him anymore, now I got
C# G#
Jimmy on my mind, feels like yesterday
Cmin C#
But I donâ??t see him anymore, anymore
C# G#
Jimmy, he got tired, but he couldn't stay
Cmin C# C#
Now I don't see him anymore, anymore
Post-Chorus
G# Cmin
Nah, nah, no, no
C# C# G#
I don't see him anymore
Cmin C#
Nah, nah, nah, ah
Bridge
C# Fmin D#maj
And I pictured you back in the day when we were nine
C# Fmin D#maj
We said that someday we would leave this all behind
C# Fmin D#maj
And I pictured you back in the day when we were nine
C# Fmin D#maj
We said that someday we would leave this all behind
Now I got
Chorus
C# G#
Jimmy on my mind, felt like yesterday (Oh, oh, oh lord)
Cmin C#
But I don't see him anymore, anymore
C# G#
Jimmy, he got tired, so he couldn't stay
Cmin C#
Now I don't see him anymore, now I got
C# G#
Jimmy on my mind, feels like yesterday
Cmin C#
But I donâ??t see him anymore, anymore
C# G#
Jimmy, he got tired, but he couldn't stay
Cmin C# C#
Now I don't see him anymore, anymore
Post-Chorus
G# Cmin
Nah, nah, no, no
C# C# G#
I don't see him anymore
Cmin
Nah, nah, nah, nah, ah
C# C# G#
I don't see him anymore
Cmin
Nah, nah, nah, ah
C# C# G#
I don't see him anymore
Cmin C#
Nah, nah, nah, ah
How to play Jimmy
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.