Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Today's Lesson: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Today's Lesson" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G# A# C Little Janie, she wakes up from a dream G# A# C A gun like a jawbone down the waistband of her jeans Oh, yeah G# A# C Mr Sandman, he can recite today's lesson in his sleep G# A# He says there oughta be some kind of law C against me going down the street G# A# C And little Janie pipes up and she says, she says: D F C We're gonna have a real cool time tonight Yeah, tonight All right Down the back of Janie's jeans she had the jawbone of an ass Mr Sandman, he runs around the corner, trying to head her off at the pass He sticks his head over the fence and yells something way too fast It's today's lesson, yeah, something about the corruption of the working class Little Janie wakes up on the floor and she says We're gonna have a real cool time tonight Janie says we're all such a crush of want half-mad with loss We are violated in our sleep and we weep and we toss and we turn and we burn We are hypnotised we are cross-eyed we are pimped we are bitched We are told such monstrous lies Janie wakes up and she says We're gonna have a real good time tonight Mr Sandman, he has a certain appetite for Janie in repose He digs her pretty knees and that she is completely naked underneath all her clothes He likes to congregate around the intersection of Janie's jeans Mr Sandman the inseminator he opens her up like a love letter and enters her dreams Little Janie wakes up and she says We're gonna have a real good time Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight We're gonna have a real cool time Come on, come on, come on We're gonna have a real cool time You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C  D  F  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Today's Lesson" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Today's Lesson" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.