Less Than Jake - History Of A Boring Town (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Less Than Jake - History Of A Boring Town First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Less Than Jake. Other chords and tabs for the "History Of A Boring Town" can find at the bottom of the page.

This is one of the best songs I have ever heard. It was also very hard
to tab, and therefore may not be perfect. It's all in order.

You will need to hear the song to get the timing perfect,
although the strumming pattern is a fairly standard off-beat ska rhythm.
I've included where to strum down (/) and up () on the verses, even
though it's just a rigid down-up pattern, but I didn't bother on the
other parts because it is not as important as in the verses.

If I've replaced numbers with letters, it's because they are double
figured numbers which would mess up the timing if typed in full. See
the keys at the right sides of the bars for what the letters mean.
I've also written out the paticular chord that the letters are replacing
in brackets underneath for easier reference.

The 2 verses are clean and everything else is distorted.


VERSE 1:
Just talked to this girl, used to live yeah on my street,
But after all these years your here and you remember me
/ ///////////////////////////////
e|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-6-x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

She said her old boyfriend packed up and headed back east,
But she always knew someday he would go
//////////////// ///////// / // // //
e|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxttt3-55x5x5x577x7x7x73-3-333-335-5555-|
b|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxttt3-55x5x5x577x7x7x73-3-333-335-5555-|
g|-66x6x6x644x4x4x466x6x6x6eexeee4-66x6x6x688x8x8x84-4-444-445-5555-| t=10
d|------------------------------------------------------------------| e=11
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(-,-,-,11,10,10)

She just got a new job and she doubts it will last,
So lets take a drink and never think, yeah here's to the past
////////////////////////////////
e|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-66x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

She said it's so funny how life burns out so fast,
It's just another wasted day
/////////////////////////////     /
e|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxtxtxtwwxwxwxw77x7x7x733x5x5x55-----5--|
b|-55x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x5ttxtxtxtttxtxtxt77x7x7x733x5x5x55-----5--| t=10
g|-66x6x6x644x4x4x466x6x6x6eexexexe99x9x9x988x8x8x844x6x6x56-----5--| e=11
d|------------------------------------------------------------------| w=12
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(-,-,-,11,10,10) (-,-,-,9,10,12)

A boring life in a boring town with the same old crowd,
And I used to say that I'd never stay but I'm rotting here today
/ ///////////////////////////////
e|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-6-x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

With that same old crowd that's always been around,
And I always thought I'd be the first to go.
///////////////////////// / / / /   /
e|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x555x533x355x5x5x577x7x7x7-----------------|
b|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x577x733x355x5x5x577x7x7x7-----------------|
g|-66x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x677x744x466x6x6x688x8x8x8-----------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-9---9----|
a|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-7---7----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ Distortion On Here


CHORUS 1:
That same old crowd that drags me down, another day in a boring town
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
(-,9,11,-,-,-)

That same old crowd that brings me down, a boring life in a boring town.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
(-,9,11,-,-,-)


VERSE 2:
Just talked to this girl who used to live yeah on my street,
After all these years your here and it's still just you and me
/ ///////////////////////////////
e|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x355x5x5x555x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x5x5x5x5-|
b|-5-x5x5x5x5x5x5x533x3x3x377x7x7x755x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x3x3x3x3x7x7x7x7-|
g|-6-x6x6x6x6x6x6x644x4x4x477x7x7x766x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x4x4x4x4x7x7x7x7-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sometimes I can't believe after all these years
I just think I'll never leave here
////////////////
e|-wwxwxwxwxwxwxwxwffxfxfxfwwxwxwxw-|
b|-uuxuxuxuxuxuxuxuwwxwxwxwffxfxfxf-| w=12
g|-uuxuxuxuxuxuxuxuwwxwxwxwuuxuxuxu-| u=14
d|----------------------------------| f=15
a|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
(-,-,-,14,14,12) (-,-,-,12,12,15) (-,-,-,14,15,12)

She said it's so funny how life burns out so fast,
Let's take another drink and here's to the past.
////////////////////////////////
e|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x555x533x355x5x5x577x7x7x733x3x33355x5x555-|
b|-55x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x577x733x355x5x5x577x7x7x733x3x33355x5x555-|
g|-66x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x6x677x744x466x6x6x688x8x8x844x4x44455x5x555-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS 2:
That same old crowd that drags me down, another day in a boring town
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
(-,9,11,-,-,-)

That same old crowd that brings me down, a boring life in a boring town.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-e-e-e-e-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| e=11
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
(-,9,11,-,-,-)


MIDDLE:
You remember when they'd look through you and they'd look past me,
we were the ones they said would always leave
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------6-7-77779---------9-9-9999--------7-7-7777--------9-9-9999-|
a|-9-99994-5-55557-7-7-777-7-7-77775-5-555-5-5-55557-7-777-7-7-7777-|
E|-7-7777----------5-5-555---------3-3-333---------5-5-555----------|

So when you go just think of me; think of me.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------77777777--------99999999---------------7--7--7-7---------|
a|-999999975555555577777777777777775--5--5-5------5--5--5-5---------|
E|-77777775--------55555555--------3--3--3-3------------------------|

SOLO:
e|-0-0-000-2-00------------0-------0-0-000-2-00--------0000----22---|
b|-------------332200--------3-3333------------332200-------3-3--22-|
g|-------------------22-222--------------------------2--------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------333322-0--0-----|
b|-3-23-3223-23-32200-0-0000--------3-2-332-3-2-3-2---------3-------|
g|--------------------------2-2-222---------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


ENDING:
A boring life in a boring town with the same old crowd,
And I used to say I'd never stay but I'm rotting here today
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------7-7-7-7-------------------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-7---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5---------------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3----------|

With that same old crowd that's always been around,
And I always thought that, yeah and I always thought that
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------7-7-------------7-7--|
a|-7-7-7-7-5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-----5-5-5-5-7-7------|

Yeah and I always thought I'd be the first to go,
A boring life in a boring town
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-------------------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-7-7-7-7-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-7-7---------------------x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3----------|

A boring life in a boring town, a boring life in a boring town.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------7-7-7-7-------------------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---------x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3----------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------7-7-7777x--------------------------------|
a|-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5555x---7----------------------------|
E|-x-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---------x---5----------------------------|


(Overdub over last 2 bars): (I'm not sure about this bit)
e|-0-0-000-2-00------------0-------0-0-000-2-00--------0000----22---|
b|-------------332200--------3-3333------------332200-------3-3--22-|
g|-------------------22-222--------------------------2--------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------32-0---20-------------------------------------|
b|-3-23-3223-23-32200------3---2-20---------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------x---7----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------x---5----------------------------|