Journey to the End of the East Bay
Rancid
Higher-pitched chord fingerings are in boxes. Chords in (parentheses) are anticipated--the chord change happens on the 4+ of the previous measure.
Chord Guide1 3 4
C5: x151717xx / 1 3 4
G5: x101212xx / 1 3 4
A5: x121414xx / 1 3 4
F5: x81010xx
134
C5: x355xx / 134
G5: 355xxx / 134
A5: 577xxx / 134
F5: 133xxx
Strum Guide
Intro Strum: D D D D D D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D D D D D DU
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + / Verse Strum: < <
D D D D D D D D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
<
D D D D D D D D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
< = accented strum
Chorus Strum: D D U U D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
U D U U D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Intro (play twice):
/ C5 - - - / (G5) - - - / A5 - - - / (F5) - - - /
/ C5 - - - / (G5) - - - / F5 - - - / - - - - /
Verse 1 (w/Palm Mute):
C5 G5 A5 F5
Reconcile to the belief consumed in sacred ground for me
C5 G5
There wasn't always a place to go
A5 F5
But there was always an urgent need to belong
C5 G5
All these bands and all this people
A5 F5
All these friends and we were equals but
C5 G5 A5 F5
What you gonna do when everybody goes on without you
CHORUS
C5 (½) (G5) (½) (A5) (½) (F5) (½)
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
C5 (½) (G5) (½) (A5) (½) (F5) (½)
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
C5 (½) (G5) (½) (A5) (½) (F5) (½)
To the e-e- end e-e- end
C5 (½) (G5) (½) (A5) (½) (F5) (½)
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
Verse 2 (w/Palm Mute):
C5 G5 A5 F5
Started in '87 ended in '89 You got a garage or an amp we'll play anytime
C5 G5
It was just the four of us, yeah man the core of us
A5 F5
Too much attention unavoidably destroyed us
C5 G5
Four kids on tour three thousand miles
A5 F5
In a four door car not knowing what was going on
C5 G5
You got a million years it would turn out like this
A5 F5
Hell no, no premonition could've saved us
Chorus
Repeat Intro
Verse 3 (w/Palm Mute):
C5 G5 A5 F5
Matty came from far away from New Orleans into the East Bay
C5 G5
He said this is a Mecca
A5 F5
I said this ain't no Mecca man, this place is fucked
C5 G5 A5 F5
Three months go by he had no home he had no food he's all alone
C5 G5
Matty said fool me once shame on you
A5 F5
He said fool me twice he went back to New Orleans
Chorus
/ C5 - - - / G5 - - - / A5 - - - / F5 - - - / x2 (2nd time you play F5, strum 1st and 3rd beats)
End on C5