The rhythm (main riff - tricky!) goes something like this:

A . . A . . A . . A . . A . . A . . C C C C C C 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - A . . A . . A . . A . . A . . A . . G G G G G G So the song goes (The lyrics are from Jason's PJH homepage, blame someone else for their inaccuracies, blame me for the guitar ones!): Intro. (riff above) Verse (With riff above) A C Joe ain't you my buddy be A G stay with me when i fall and die A C always thought you'd come rushing in A G clear the shit out of my eye Chorus (Of sorts) D A D C Verse (again) Joe ain't you my buddy be lay my enemies out in lines come in close now i'll wash your feet with my hair i'll mop them dry Chorus (of sorts, again; but with: (I'm not positive about the timing on the parts with the lyrics, but them's the chords. Scratch the muted strungs between the Second D and the A-C-A parts.) D A C D A C A with my hair i'll mop them dry D A C D A C A something over there i do not like The Middle Eight: e|--------------------------------------|| b|--------------------------------------|| g|--------------------------------------|| d|-----------------------7--------5-----|| a|--O--O--O--3^-- 3 > 5-----5--3-----3--|| E|--------------------------------------|| (Key: ^ means slight bend, > means slide up to) More verse: joe will you be my buddy please in this hell and day long time when i'm trusting my hated tree coming down with your silver knife More chorus: coming down with your silver knife something over there i do not like Ending bit: (These are chords, the O meaning open strings, play the A as a power chord, the C is a single note vibratoed like mad) A - A - O - A - A - O - A - A - O - C^ To lots of noise to FIN