Subject: TAB: Jennifer Lost the War, by the Offspring Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 21:03:17 GMT Jennifer Lost the War, by the Offspring (self titled) TABBED by Neil James, Neil.James@tclbbs.com Well, I picked up their re-release of their 89 album today, and it's pretty decent, this is my favorite song off it. Standard Tuning Chords definition: E(lo) A B C C# D E(hi) --0--------------------------------------------- --0------2--4--5--6---7---9--------------------- --4------2--4--5--6---7---9--------------------- --2------2--4--5--6---7---9--------------------- --2------0--2--3--4---5---7--------------------- --0--------------------------------------------- There's a lot of cute little riffs in this song Riff 1 - This is played halfway through each chorus It isn't right either, but it sounds pretty close ) -9p7-9p7-9p7-10- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Riff 2 -- This is played after the first chorus Play it fast, it's hard to tell the first part of it, but even if you ca play it, mess around in an E blues scale, and it'll sound fine. ) --------------------)--)-----)--)----15-15-15-12--)--)----------------- -------------------12-12----12-12----------------15-15-15-12----------- -------------------12-12----12-12----------------------------14p12----- -------------12-14-------14-------14-------------------------------14-X ----10/12-14----------------------------------------------------------- -12-------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 3 -- This is played after the second chorus This is all I could make of it, you'll have to play it at lightning spee and even then it sounds wrong. At least it doesn't last very long :) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------8-----7------------------8-----7-----8-----7--------- -----10-----9-----------------10-----9-----------------------------10-- -7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 4 -- This is played after the bridge, it's kinda cool, just bend th lower string up to the point where it matches the pitch of the upper str -------7----9---12---14--16-- -7-----10---12--15---17--19-- -9--------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Riff 5 -- This is played at the end of the song, it's a nice ending -12-12-10-9~~-10-10-9-7~~-- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- The little intro thing is E(hi) D C#, D C# B (Drums only here) Jennifer lost the war today, they'll find her burnt and raped Through it all she must have wondered what have I done E(lo) A D E(hi) But nobody really cares today the world's a busy place C D B Guess she must've really sinned ahh, really sinned ahh A D I guess we're all just soldiers E(hi) She was only six years old A D Left to die by strangers (Riff 1) While her family waits A D And if we're all just soldiers E(hi) D B Is it so wrong to be afraid B (Riff 2) Jennifer lost the war E(lo) A D E(hi) Phoebe lost the war today there must be some mistake C D B Say it happens all the time and it's said and done E(lo) A D E(hi) Little miss fifteen sixtyfive your soul remains unclaimed C D B Guess you must have really sinned, ahh A D Morality won't help her E(hi) When she lies silent in a morgue A D And all our sorrows Riff 1 Just don't count at all A D But will the morning headlines E(hi) D Even say that it's a shame B D B What we're heading for B (Riff 3) Jennifer Lost the war B(mute) D C# Seen it all before, A E(lo) Silent on the ground as he's walking away B(mute) D C#