Merican

Band: Descendents
Album(s): Cool To Be You & ’Merican EP
Song: ’Merican

Opening Chord:

E|-5-|
B|-5-|
G|-5-|
D|-7-|
A|-7-|
E|-5-|
   Am

Verse: Play 3x - First time Palm Mute

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--10101010------------------------|
D|--10101010--10101010--5555--7777--|
A|---8-8-8-8--10101010--5555--7777--|
E|-------------8-8-8-8--3333--5555--|

End verse:

(We took it for our own...)
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--1010101010101010--99999999--|
D|--1010101010101010--99999999--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---77777777--|
E|------------------------------|

Chorus:

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--5555--------------------|
D|--5555--5555--3333--7777--|
A|--3333--5555--3333--7777--|
E|--------3333--1111--5555--|

End chorus:

(So finish up...)
E|--8-8-8-8---7777-----------|
B|--9-9-9-9---8888-----------|
G|--10101010--9999-----------|
D|--10101010--9999--7777777--|
A|--8-8-8-8---7777--7777777--|
E|------------------5555555--|

Bridge: %=Pause

(I’m proud and ashamed...)
E|---8--7------------------------------|
B|---9--8------------------------------|
G|--10--9------------------------------|
D|--10--9--1010101010101010--77777777--|
A|---8--7--1010101010101010--77777777--|
E|----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555--|

(You’ve got to know...)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--%%%%%%--1010101010101010--99999999-------------|
D|--%%%%%%--1010101010101010--99999999--77777777---|
A|--%%%%%%---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--77777777--77777777---|
E|--------------------------------------55555555---|

Solo: b=Bend up // h=Hammer on // p=Pull off

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13---------------------------------------------|
G|--10-12-10-8-10b-8-6h8p6h8--------------------------|
D|---------------------------8------------------------|
A|------------------------------8-10-8-6-4-2h3p2h3-0--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------15b-15-13-15----151515-131313-1111----|
B|-11-131313-16-131313--------------13--------------------13-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Last verse:

(Now the cops...)
E|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-7~-|
A|-7--|
E|-5--|

(Straight to hell...)
E|----|
B|----|
G|-5~-|
D|-5--|
A|-3--|
E|----|

That’s it! Have fun kiddies!