The Offspring - Original Prankster: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Original Prankster" 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.

You can do it!
Until the break of dawn

A            D
Life, life, Cannot go by the letter,
A             D
Time, time, Prozac can make it better,
A             D
Noise, noise, any kind will do,
         G                           E
Can you feel it slip away, well it's all on you

Crime, crime - rockin' like Janet Reno - time time
Eighteen and life in Chino - Freud, Freud
All along it's true;
Well you'll see there comes a day catches up to you, yeah!

A               D
Knock down the walls, it's alive in you!
A                D
Knock down the place, you're alone it's true!
A               D
Knock down the world, it's alive in you!
G                    E
You gotta keep your head up through it all

Chorus:
              A                  D        G
You're Gonna bust out on it - (Original Prankster)
A                    D        G
Break out, yeah!- (Original, yeah)
A                    D        G
Bust out, on it - (Original Prankster)
               D   A     D    A
You'll never stop now, stop now,
  G              G#       A
That's what the main man say
You can do it!

You know it smells like shit - God damn!
Tag Team the Double Header
Son of Sam; fire always makes it better
Navigate with style and aplomb
'Cause wherever you're at, that's the tip youse on

Lies lies - says he's down in the Bahamas - tries tries
Bangin' little hoochie mamas - no way
None of this is true
Well you'll see there comes a day when the joke's on you yeah!

Knock down the walls (It's alive in you!)
Knock down the place (You're alone, it's true!)
Knock down the walls (It's alive in you!)
You gotta keep your head up through it all

Chorus

A            D
Dime, dime, so good to see ya,
A            D
Nine, nine, don't wanna be ya,
A            D
Dime, dime, so good to see ya,
A            D
Nine, nine, don't wanna be ya,
A              D
Crime, crime, fine sensimilla,
A              D
Crime, crime, fine sensimilla,
A              D
Crime, crime, fine sensimilla,
             G                                E
When you'll see the there comes a day catches up to you, yeah!

Knock down the walls (It's alive in you!)
Knock down the place (You're alone, it's true!)
Knock down the walls (It's alive in you!)
You gotta keep your head up through it all

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord 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 "Original Prankster" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Original Prankster" by The Offspring.

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