Timmy Curren Chords

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Timmy Curren by Jack Johnson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, E/G#, F#, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			 Tabbed by:Matt Jones 
 
 
This part has a weird rhythm, learn the bass notes first, then work on addin the high
 E if you have trouble 
 
e--0--0--0--0---0---0---0-----0-- 
b------------------------------ 
g------------------------------ 
d------------------------------ 
a--------------0---4---5---7------- 
E-0--4--5--7------------------- 
 
the chorus is the chords... 
 
E/G#  F#  A 
E/G#  F#  A 
E/G#  F#  A  C 
 
and the E/G# chord looks like this 
 
  E/G#(could be the wrong chord name, but the fingering is correct) 
e-------------- 
b--9------------ 
g--9------------ 
d--9------------ 
a-11------------- 
E-------------- 
 
 
 
 
(rhythm) 
I know a boy know named Timmy Curren 
he likes to sing 
i know a boy named timmy 
now he likes to sing 
 
(stop time) 
and he goes 
(back to rhythm) 
la te de dah 
la te de daaah 
he says la te de dah 
he says la te de daaah 
 
 
(chorus) 
and he says 
blue skies and sunny days 
could never replace the time i spent 
but days save time 
could loose your mind 
but they don't know 
until (play the C here) 
we meet again 
 
(rhythm) 
i know a boy from oxnard 
ummm, hmmm hmm 
he likes to play his guitar 
now he goes 
la te de dah 
la te de daah 
he says la te de dah 
la te de daah 
and he says 
 
(chorus) 
blue skies and sunny days 
could never replace the time i spent 
by they say time 
could loose your mind 
but they don't know 
until 
we meet again 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante