Biography:
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk cover band composed of members of other well known bands such as Swingin' Utters, NOFX, Foo Fighters, and Lagwagon, who all play in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes as their schedules permit. Their first live performance was on 4/20/1996 at the Chameleon Club in San Francisco.
The studio core comprises Spike Slawson on vocals, bassist Fat Mike, Joey Cape on guitar and backing vocals, Dave Raun on drums, and Chris Shiflett on guitar (his brother Scott of Face To Face/Viva Death fills in for Chris on tour).
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Other songs:
- Nothing Compares To You
- All My Loving
- Blowin In The Wind
- Dannys Song
- Different Drum
- Dont Cry For Me Argentina
- Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Favorite Things
- Goodbye Earl
- I Believe I Can Fly
- I Think Were Alone Now
- Im So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Jolene
- Leaving On A Jet Plane
- Much Too Young
- Nobody Does It Better
- Nothing Compares 2 U
- Phantom Of The Opera
- Puff The Magic Dragon
- Rainbow Connection
- Rocket Man
- Science Fiction Double Feature
- Stand By Your Man
- The Longest Time
- Uptown Girl
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Puff the Magic Dragon
by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
This is a decently easy song. Its good for those almost intermidiates
Chords used in this song:
E F Gb G Ab A Bb B Bm C Db Dbm X
e|-0-|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-8--|-9--|-9--|-x-|
b|-0-|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-8--|-9--|-9--|-x-|
g|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-8-|-9-|-9-|-10-|-11-|-11-|-x-|
d|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-8-|-9-|-9-|-10-|-11-|-11-|-x-|
a|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-8-|-7-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-x-|
E|-0-|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-8--|-9--|-9--|-x-|
(note: it is nessesary to use bar chords, because the song uses two octaves)
Song order:
Intro (0:00)
Verse 1 (0:11)
Chorus (0:31)
Interlude 1 (0:50)
Verse 2 (0:52)
Interlude 2 (1:10)
Verse 3 (1:14)
Chorus (1:35)
Outro (1:55)
Intro:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------7-7------------4-4----------------------5--5/2-------|
d|-9-9-9-----7----5-5-5-----4----------5-5--5----5--5/2--5----|
a|-------------------------------7-7-7-----5-----3--3/0--5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3----|
Verse 1: ("Listen children, to a story...") "So the people from the valley...",and "Now
valley cried with anger...")
C x4
Bm x4
A x4
G x4
F x4
C x4
E x4
G x4
Chorus: ("So go ahead and hit your neighbor...")
G x4
B x4
C x4
G x4
C~
Interlude 1
G x1
X x2
G x1
X x2
C x2
X x2
G x1
Verse 2
C x4
Bm x4
A x4
G x4
F x4
C x4
E x4
G x4
Interlude 2
G x1
X x2
G x1
X x2
C x2
X x2
G x1
Ab x1
X x2
Ab x1
X x2
Db x2
X x2
Ab x2
Verse 3
Db x4
Dbm x4
Bb x4
Ab x4
Gb x4
Db x4
F x4
Ab x3
Ab~ pm
Outro
e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|------------------------|
d|------------------------|
a|-4--1-3--1-3-4-3-1-4----|
E|---------------------4--|
Symbals:
/ slide down
slide up
~ vibrato
pm palm mute
by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
This is a decently easy song. Its good for those almost intermidiates
Chords used in this song:
E F Gb G Ab A Bb B Bm C Db Dbm X
e|-0-|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-8--|-9--|-9--|-x-|
b|-0-|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-8--|-9--|-9--|-x-|
g|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-8-|-9-|-9-|-10-|-11-|-11-|-x-|
d|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-8-|-9-|-9-|-10-|-11-|-11-|-x-|
a|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-8-|-7-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-x-|
E|-0-|-1-|-2-|-3-|-4-|-5-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-8--|-9--|-9--|-x-|
(note: it is nessesary to use bar chords, because the song uses two octaves)
Song order:
Intro (0:00)
Verse 1 (0:11)
Chorus (0:31)
Interlude 1 (0:50)
Verse 2 (0:52)
Interlude 2 (1:10)
Verse 3 (1:14)
Chorus (1:35)
Outro (1:55)
Intro:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------7-7------------4-4----------------------5--5/2-------|
d|-9-9-9-----7----5-5-5-----4----------5-5--5----5--5/2--5----|
a|-------------------------------7-7-7-----5-----3--3/0--5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3----|
Verse 1: ("Listen children, to a story...") "So the people from the valley...",and "Now
valley cried with anger...")
C x4
Bm x4
A x4
G x4
F x4
C x4
E x4
G x4
Chorus: ("So go ahead and hit your neighbor...")
G x4
B x4
C x4
G x4
C~
Interlude 1
G x1
X x2
G x1
X x2
C x2
X x2
G x1
Verse 2
C x4
Bm x4
A x4
G x4
F x4
C x4
E x4
G x4
Interlude 2
G x1
X x2
G x1
X x2
C x2
X x2
G x1
Ab x1
X x2
Ab x1
X x2
Db x2
X x2
Ab x2
Verse 3
Db x4
Dbm x4
Bb x4
Ab x4
Gb x4
Db x4
F x4
Ab x3
Ab~ pm
Outro
e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|------------------------|
d|------------------------|
a|-4--1-3--1-3-4-3-1-4----|
E|---------------------4--|
Symbals:
/ slide down
slide up
~ vibrato
pm palm mute
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