Jeremy

by Pearl Jam

A      Emsus4        A       Emsus4
At home      drawing pictures
           A   Emsus4            A   Emsus4
Of mountaintops      with him on top
             A    Emsus4  A           Emsus4
Lemon yellow sun, arms    raised in a vee
A       Emsus4      A        Emsus4
And the dead lay in pools of maroon below

    A (open)      D
      Daddy never gave attention
    Asus4  A                                   (open)
          ...To the fact that mommy didn't care
    D               Asus4  A
    King Jeremy the Wicked   ruled his world
    F              Dm Dsus4   A  Emsus4  A  Emsus4
    Jeremy spoke in   class today
    F              Dm Dsus4   A  Emsus4  A  Emsus4
    Jeremy spoke in class today

Clearly I remember picking on the boy
Seemed a harmless little fuck
Oooh but we unleashed a lion
Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast
How could I forget
And he hit me with a surprise left
My jaw left hurting, dropped wide open
Just like the day, like the day I heard

    Daddy never gave affection
    And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear
    King Jeremy the Wicked ruled his world
    Jeremy spoke in class today

    Try to forget this (try to forget this)
    Try to erase this (try to erase this)
    From the blackboard