Jeremy by Pearl Jam

What can I say of this song? Well from my point of view is just one of the best songs i've ever listened, not sure why it means so much in my life, but it does... when I saw Eddie playing it in San Diego last year I felt so lucky that I don't have the words to explain it properly. It was awesome, as I always expected it to be.

"Jeremy" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament. "Jeremy" was released in 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten (1991). The song reached the number five spot on both the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Billboard charts. The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003). A remixed version of the song was included on the 2009 Ten reissue.

In 1993, the "Jeremy" video was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year

Video: Jeremy - Original song

Video: Jeremy - Guitar lesson
Unfortunately the only worhty lesson does not allow me to embed it here...
so here are the links to main parts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOnCY9WY144
And the outro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn-srY6nckM

Jeremy Guitar Tabs

In case you want to sing along the tabs are:

                         H*       H*
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I
I----------------------I-----------12---------I--------------------------I
I---------------7----5-I--12-------12---------I-------------7----5-------I
I--0---5H7--0-----0----I--12------------------I--0--5H7--0----0----------I
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I

    H*     H*
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I--12------------------I
I--12------12----------I
I----------12----------I


  The main riff behind the lyrics is always

               At home, drawing pictures       of mountaintops...
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I--------------7---5--I--------------7----------5--I
I---0--5H7--0----0----I---0--5H7--0-----0---5H7----I
I---------------------I----------------------------I


The following chords are arranged for one guitar (If you aren't in a band)

                            Daddy didn't give attention
                    A       G/A            D/A
I----------------I----------------------I------------------------------I
I----------------I--10-------8----------I------------------------------I
I----------------I--9--------7----------I---7--------------------------I
I----------------I--7--------5----------I---4--------------------------I
I----0--5H7--0---I--0--------0----------I---0------------0---5H7----0--I
I----------------I----------------------I------------------------------I


                To the fact that mommy didn't care--->

  D/A      A                                         A       G/A
I-------------------I-----------------------------I---------------I
I----------2--------I-----------------------------I--10-------8---I
I-7--------2--------I-----------------------------I--8--------7---I
I-4--------2--------I-----------------------------I--7--------5---I
I-0--------0--------I------------------0---5H7--0-I--0--------0---I
I-------------------I-----------------------------I---------------I


King Jeremy the          wicked              ruled his world

   D/A           D/A      A
I----------------------I-------------------I------------------------I
I----------------------I----------2--------I------------------------I
I---7------------------I--7-------2--------I------------------------I
I---4------------------I--4-------2--------I------------------------I
I---0-------0--5H7---0-I--0-------0--------I-------------0--5H7--0--I
I----------------------I-------------------I------------------------I


The chorus goes:

 F               Dm   E   F    A
 Jeremy's spoken   cla-ass  today


Rhythm fill at end of line is:

I----12--------------------I----------------12-----------I
I---------12----------12---I---12h14p12----------12------I
I----------------14--------I------------14-----------14--I
I--------------------------I-----------------------------I
I--------------------------I-----------------------------I
I--------------------------I-----------------------------I

The chords during the end of the song repeat  F--G--A. (Sometimes Am)
I don't know exactly how the solos go at the end, but I could figure it out I
suppose if everyone desired.


The end riff is played on a twelve-string bass, as many people pointed out. Here
it's arranged for a six-string guitar.

I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---------8-----------7----I---------3-----------5-----I
I-------9----------7-----7-I-------4----------5-----5--I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---0----------0-----------I---0----------0------------I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I


I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---------0-----------1----I--------0------------1-----I
I-------0----------2-----2-I------0-----------2-----2--I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---0-----------0----------I---0----------0------------I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I


Repeat the first three the second time through and end with:

                         H*      H*
I--------------------------------------I
I-------------1------------------------I
I--------2------------------------12---I
I-------------------------12------12---I
I---0-------------0-------12-----------I
I--------------------------------------I

 H*    -  harmonic
 h,H   -  hammer-on
 p     -  pull off

Lyrics

At home
Drawing pictures
Of mountain tops
With him on top
Lemon yellow sun
Arms raised in a V
Dead lay in pools of maroon below
Daddy didn't give attention
To the fact that mommy didn't care
King Jeremy the wicked
Ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Clearly I remember
Pickin' on the boy
Seemed a harmless little fuck
But we unleashed a lion
Gnashed his teeth
And bit the recessed lady's breast
How could i forget
He hit me with a surprise left
My jaw left hurtin
Dropped wide open
Just like the day
Like the day i heard
Daddy didn't give affection
And the boy was something mommy wouldn't wear
King jeremy the wicked
Ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Try to forget this...
Try to erase this...
From the blackboard