Biography:
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk cover band composed of members of other well known bands such as Swingin' Utters, NOFX, Foo Fighters, and Lagwagon, who all play in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes as their schedules permit. Their first live performance was on 4/20/1996 at the Chameleon Club in San Francisco.
The studio core comprises Spike Slawson on vocals, bassist Fat Mike, Joey Cape on guitar and backing vocals, Dave Raun on drums, and Chris Shiflett on guitar (his brother Scott of Face To Face/Viva Death fills in for Chris on tour).
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Other songs:
- Nothing Compares To You
- All My Loving
- Blowin In The Wind
- Dannys Song
- Different Drum
- Dont Cry For Me Argentina
- Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Favorite Things
- Goodbye Earl
- I Believe I Can Fly
- I Think Were Alone Now
- Im So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Jolene
- Leaving On A Jet Plane
- Much Too Young
- Nobody Does It Better
- Nothing Compares 2 U
- Phantom Of The Opera
- Puff The Magic Dragon
- Rainbow Connection
- Rocket Man
- Science Fiction Double Feature
- Stand By Your Man
- The Longest Time
- Uptown Girl
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Different Drum - as played by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Chords:
A5 X022XX or 577XXX
C#5 X466XX
D5 X577XX
E5 X799XX
B/E 7799XX
G#5 466XXX
F#5 244XXX
E5 (low) 022XXX
B5 X244XX or 799XXX
Bm X2443X or 7997XX
Intro: A5 C#5 D5 E5 x 4
Verse 1
A5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 C#5
You and I travel to the beat of a different drum
D5 E5 A5 C#5
Oh, can't you tell by the way I run?
D5 E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
Every time you make eyes at me, wohohoh
A5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 C#5
You cry and moan and say it will work out
D5 E5 A5 C#5
But honey child, I've got my doubts
D5 E5 B/E B/E B/E B/E
You can't see the forest for the trees
Chorus 1
D5 D5
So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it
E5 E5
It's just that I am not in the market
D5 E5 A5 A5
For a boy who wants to love only me, yeah
D5 E5
Yeah and I ain't saying, you ain't pretty
A5 - G#5 F#5 - E5 (low)
All I'm saying is I'm not ready
B5 B5
For any person, place or thing
Bm Bm E5
To try to pull the reins in on me
Verse 2
E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
Sooooo goodbye, I'll be leavin'
A5 C#5 D5 E5
I see no sense in crying and grieving
A5 C#5
We'll both live a lot longer
D5 E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
If you live without me, yeah
Little break:
E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7-------|
D|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7-2-----|
A|-7-7-5--4-5-55--5-2-----|
E|-------------------0-----|
Chorus 2
D5 D5
So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it
E5 E5
It's just that I am not in the market
D5 E5 A5 A5
For a boy who wants to love only me, yeah
D5 E5
Yeah and I ain't saying, you ain't pretty
A5 - G#5 F#5 - E5 (low)
All I'm saying is I ain't ready
B5 B5
For any person, place or thing
Bm Bm E5 E5
To try to pull the reins in on me, yeah
Outro
A5 C#5 D5 E5 x 13 while Spike is doing something like:
Yeah, yah, woo, alright, hiyiiiiiha, yeah, woohoohoohoo
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah, alright, ?, yeah, ?, yeah, yeah
Good?
Ends on A5
Chords:
A5 X022XX or 577XXX
C#5 X466XX
D5 X577XX
E5 X799XX
B/E 7799XX
G#5 466XXX
F#5 244XXX
E5 (low) 022XXX
B5 X244XX or 799XXX
Bm X2443X or 7997XX
Intro: A5 C#5 D5 E5 x 4
Verse 1
A5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 C#5
You and I travel to the beat of a different drum
D5 E5 A5 C#5
Oh, can't you tell by the way I run?
D5 E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
Every time you make eyes at me, wohohoh
A5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 C#5
You cry and moan and say it will work out
D5 E5 A5 C#5
But honey child, I've got my doubts
D5 E5 B/E B/E B/E B/E
You can't see the forest for the trees
Chorus 1
D5 D5
So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it
E5 E5
It's just that I am not in the market
D5 E5 A5 A5
For a boy who wants to love only me, yeah
D5 E5
Yeah and I ain't saying, you ain't pretty
A5 - G#5 F#5 - E5 (low)
All I'm saying is I'm not ready
B5 B5
For any person, place or thing
Bm Bm E5
To try to pull the reins in on me
Verse 2
E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
Sooooo goodbye, I'll be leavin'
A5 C#5 D5 E5
I see no sense in crying and grieving
A5 C#5
We'll both live a lot longer
D5 E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
If you live without me, yeah
Little break:
E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7-------|
D|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7-2-----|
A|-7-7-5--4-5-55--5-2-----|
E|-------------------0-----|
Chorus 2
D5 D5
So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it
E5 E5
It's just that I am not in the market
D5 E5 A5 A5
For a boy who wants to love only me, yeah
D5 E5
Yeah and I ain't saying, you ain't pretty
A5 - G#5 F#5 - E5 (low)
All I'm saying is I ain't ready
B5 B5
For any person, place or thing
Bm Bm E5 E5
To try to pull the reins in on me, yeah
Outro
A5 C#5 D5 E5 x 13 while Spike is doing something like:
Yeah, yah, woo, alright, hiyiiiiiha, yeah, woohoohoohoo
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah, alright, ?, yeah, ?, yeah, yeah
Good?
Ends on A5
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