Tuning: E A D G B E

Verse Bridge --------- ------------- A x02220 Amaj7 x02120 G 320033 A7 x02020 D xx0232 Bm x24432 D xx0232 A x02220 N.C. = No chord Riff-1: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---5b6--4--2-----2-----------2---| D|--------------4--------------2---| A|--------------------4--2--0--0---| E|---------------------------------| [Verse 1]

^A Joey pulled himself to his fee^Gt Hauled his body back up the bank ^D And looked back down ^N.C.there

[Verse 2]

^G ^G ^A He said the water was not that dee^Gp But I almost drowned there ^D A Riff-1 You can drown in a bathtub so they say

[Verse 3]

^A Someone in class called me a lo^Gser So I decided to skip the day ^DHey hey hey, skip the day ^A

[Verse 4]

^A I tried to look casual sneaking round the bac^Gk Past the shotput across the track ^D A Riff-1 And to the gate beside the portables

[Verse 5]

^A But a red tie and school gray ^Gslacks Doesn't blend in with the grass ^D As the teacher was changing class ^A

[Bridge 1]

^Amaj7 He chased me halfway through the ^A7park Till I ran into the ^Bmwoods And I'm ^Dvery good ^Ain the woods

[Verse 6]

^A So I was an Indian ^G Built a fire by the creek ^D And dried my eyes there ^A

[Bridge 2]

^Amaj7 There's a record body count this ^A7year ^Bm There's a ^Drecord body ^Acount this year

[Verse 7]

^A Joey stepped up on a block of ic^Ge Put a rope around his neck ^D And fell asleep before he died ^A

Rheostatics - Record body count