[Intro]
E
[Strophe]
  A            D          A 
I know there's nothing to say 
            D        A 
Someone has taken my place 
              E         A        E 
When times go bad, when times go rough, 
          A                  D 
won't you lay me down in the tall grass, 
    E 
and let me do my stuff?
[Strophe]
  A          D          A 
I know I got nothing on you 
               D          A 
I know there's nothing to do 
              E           A          E 
When times go bad and you can't get enough, 
          A                  D 
won't you lay me down in the tall grass, 
    E 
and let me do my stuff? 

do it
[Refrain]
A 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
D 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
A                      E   A 
Bam bam bam babambabam bababam 

do do de do  
A 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
D 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
A                      E   A 
Bam bam bam babambabam bababam
[Strophe]
    A       D                A 
One thing I think you should know, 
              D                 A 
I ain't gonna miss you when you go 
             E               A              E 
Been down so long, I've been tossed around enough, 
    A 
Oh, couldn't you just 
D         E 
let me go down and do my stuff?
[Strophe]
  A           D         A 
I know you're hoping to find 
                    D                 A 
Someone who's gonna give you peace of mind 
              E         A        E 
When times go bad, when times go rough 
          A                  D 
won't you lay me down in the tall grass, 
    E 
and let me do my stuff? 

do it
[Refrain]
A 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
D 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
A                      E   A 
Bam bam bam babambabam bababam 

do do de do  
A 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
D 
Bam bam bam bam ba bam 
A                      E   A 
Bam bam bam babambabam bababam
A  
Bam bam bam bam ba bam  
D  
Bam bam bam bam ba bam  
A                      E   A  
Bam bam bam babambabam bababam
[Outro]
A                                                     D  E 
I'm just second hand news, I'm just second hand news, yeah 
A                                                     D  E 
I'm just second hand news, I'm just second hand news, yeah 
A                                                     D  E 
I'm just second hand news, I'm just second hand news, yeah 
A                                                     D  E 
I'm just second hand news, I'm just second hand news, yeah