Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975 in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii) is a singer, professional surfer, composer, and filmmaker who has achieved critical and commercial success and a dedicated following since he first appeared on G. Love & Special Sauce's album Philadelphonic. The release of his 2001 debut album, Brushfire Fairytales, further cemented his popularity and he has since released four more successful albums including 2003's On and On, 2005's In Between Dreams, 2008's Sleep Through the Static and 2010's To The Sea.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mediocre Bad Guys - Jack Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
verse 1 +++++++ BAEmaj Don't give me no comic book sad looks no more, BAEmaj please don't use those same excuses you've used before, BAEmaj mmmh mhhmmm, mmmh mhh, mmmh mmmh BAEmaj you told yourself so many times it's okay, BAEmaj so be good to try, but you just don't know how to come back down,
chorus ++++++ B and now you beat me up and break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground, B beat me up, break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground,
solo ++++ e|--7-7-7---------------------------------------| B|--7-7-7---------------------------------------| G|--8-8----9--7----------7~---------7~-------7~-| D|--9-9----------9--7h9-----------7----9-7h9----| A|--9-9-----------------------7h9---------------| E|--7-7-----------------------------------------|
verse 2 +++++++ BAEmaj well how about those people i know, but you know the ones i mean, BAEmaj not so good, not so bad, only know what they have, and they have only what they've seen, ohh BAEmaj them mediocre bad guys don't let them bring you down, BAEmaj they can't be defeated, and you know, they're never going to come around,
chorus ++++++ B they just, beat me up and break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground, B beat me up, and break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground,
B beat me up, and break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground, B beat me up, and break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground,
B beat me up, break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground, B beat me up, break me down, D hopeing i don't come around, A GGBBDDEE kick me when i'm on the ground,
Outro x3 +++++ e|-7----------5----------5----------3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7| B|-7----------7----------5----------3-3-7-7-7-7-9-9| G|-8----------7----------6----------4-4-8-8-7-7-9-9| D|-9----------7----------7----------5-5-9-9-7-7-9-9| A|-9---7/97--5---7/97--7---7/97--5-5-9-9-5-5-7-7| E|-7----------x----------5----------3-3-7-7-x-x-x-x|
verse 3 (sometimes included in live version) +++++++ BAEmaj well, somebody's something was left in the room, and now that it's gone of course we assume, BAEmaj that somebody else needed something so bad, that they took everything somebody had, BAEmaj somebody saw him jump yeah but nobody saw him slip, i guess he lost a lot of hope and then he lost his grip, BAEmaj and now he's lying in the freeway in the middle of this mess, I guess we lost another one, just like the other one,
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