OFFSPRING - "jennifer lost the war" Tablature

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From: neil.james@tclbbs.com (Neil James)
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#

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