Greenday – American Idiot
INTRO:
“A D G D A G”
Don’t wanna be an American idiot. A D G D A G
(no chords)
Don’t want a nation that under the new media. A
D G D A G
(no chords)
And can you hear the sound of hysteria? A D G D
A G
(no chords)
The subliminal mindfuck America. A D G D A G
Chorus:
D
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
A
All across the alien nation.
E A
Everything isn’t meant to be okay.
D
Television dreams of tomorrow.
A
We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
E
Convincing them to walk you.
“A D G D A G”2x
Verse 2:
(no chords)
Well maybe I’m the faggot America.
(no chords)
I’m not a part of a redneck agenda.
(no chords)
Now everybody do the propaganda.
(no chords)
And sing along in the age of paranoia.
Chorus:
D
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
A
All across the alien nation.
E A
Everything isn’t meant to be okay.
D
Television dreams of tomorrow.
A
We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
E
Convincing them to walk you.
A D G D A G
A D G D A G
A D G D A G
BRIDGE:
D A E A
D A E A
(INTRO)
Verse 3:
VerseII: (Chords same as intro)
Don’t wanna be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Information nation of hysteria.
(no chords)
It’s going out to idiot America.
Chorus:
D
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
A
All across the alien nation.
E A
Everything isn’t meant to be okay.
D
Television dreams of tomorrow.
A
We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
E
Convincing them to walk you.
Outro:
A D G D A G
A D G D A G
Green Day - Waiting
VERSE 1:
Ab5 Db5 Bb5 Db5
i been waiting a long time for this
moment to come i'm
Ab5 Db5 Bb5 Db5
destined, for anything at a-a-all
Ab5 Db5
downtown lights will be shining
Bb5 Db5
on me like a new diamond
Ab5 Db5
Bb5 Db5
ring out under the midnight
hour......
Ab5 Db5
no-one can touch me now wow
Bb5 Db5
and i can't turn my back now
Ab5 Db5
Bb5 Db5
its too late ready or not at a-a-all
BRIDGE:
F5 F5/E Eb5 Bb5
well im so much closer than i have
ever know (wake up)
Db5
Ab5 Db5 (drum mini solo)
VERSE 2:
Ab5 Db5
dawning of a new era
Bb5 Db5
calling don't let it catch ya
Ab5 Db5
Bb5 Db5
falling ready or noet at a-a-all
Ab5 Db5
so close enough to taste it
Bb5 Db5
almost i can embrace this
Ab5 Db5
Bb5 Db5
feeling on the tip of my tongue u
ugue
BRIDGE:
F5 F5/E Eb5 Bb5
well im so much closer than i have
ever know (wake up)p)
Db5 Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Db5*
Db5 Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Db5* Db5
Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Db5*
better thank your luc ky stars
Db5 Ab5 Db5 Eb5*
shape with her
SOLO:
Ab5 Db5 Bb5
Db5 Ab5 Db5
Bb5 Db5
BRIDGE:
F5 F5/E Eb5 Bb5
well im so much closer than i have
ever know
silence
(wake up)
Db5 Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Db5*
Db5 Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Db5* Db5
Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Db5*
better thank your luc ky stars
Db5 Ab5 Db5 Eb5*
shape with her
VERSE 3: (guitar alone)
Ab5 Db5
Bb5 Db5
Ab5 Db5
i been waiting a lifetime
Bb5 Db5
for this moment to come i'm
Ab5 Db5
Bb5 (Db5)
destined for anything at a-a-all
4 seconds of silence
VERSE 4:
Ab5 Db5
dumbstruck colour me stupid
Bb5 Db5
good luck your'e gonna need it
Ab5 Db5 Bb5 Db5
where i'm going if i get there at
a-a-all
Ab5 Db5
Bb5
wake up.........(hold)
Db Ab5 Db5 Bb5
Db5(hold)
better thank your lucky stars
Greenday - Misery
Verse 1:
Am
Virginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A.
E
She had a compound fracture in the trunk
Am
It started when she ran away
Dm F
Thumbs out on the interstate
E Am
She hitched a ride to misery
Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
E
He fell into the city by the bay
Am
He liquidated his estate
Dm F
Now he sleeps upon the Haight
E Am
Panhandling misery
Chorus:
E
And he's gonna get high high high
Am
When he's low low low
E Am
The fire burns from better days
E
And she screams why oh why
Am
I said I don't know
Dm F E
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
Am
Of misery
Verse 2:
Am
Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam
Dm F
He ran the drug cartel in Tinsel town
Am
They found him in a cadillac
Dm F
Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name
Of misery
Am
Gina hit the road to New York City
Dm E
Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked
Am
She stopped in Vegas to elope
Dm F
With Virginia and the dope
E Am
And kissed the bride eternally
Chorus:
E
And they're gonna get high high high
Am
When they're low low low
E Am
The fire burns from better days
E
And she screams why oh why
Am
I said I don't know
Dm F E
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
Am
Of misery
F E Am
Hell hounds on your trail now once again boy
F E Am
It's groping on your leg until it sleeps
F E Am
The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow
F E
'Cause it's not what you make it's what you leave
Mandolin and guitar solo - just play the same chords over the top!
E
And we're gonna get high high high
Am
When we're low low low
E Am
The fire burns from better days
E
And she screams why oh why
Am
I said I don't know
Dm F E(don't damp)
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
Am
Of misery
End on Am
Greenday - Peacemaker
Intro:
Guitar: Bm-- x4
Bass: Bm--F#--
Verse 1:
Bm
Well, I’ve got a fever
A non-believer
I’m in a state of grace
For I am the Caesar
F#
I’m gonna seize the day
Well call of the banshee hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
As God as my witness
Bm
The infidels are gonna pay
Bm
Well, call the assassin
The orgasm
A spasm of love and hate
For what will divide us?
F#
The righteous and the meek
Well call of the wild hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Death to the girl at the
Bm
end of the serenade
Chorus:
F#
Vendetta sweet vendetta
Bm
This Beretta of the night
Em Bm
This fire and the desire
F#
well Shots ringing out on
Bm
a holy parasite
Verse 2:
Bm
Well I am a killjoy from Detroit
I drink from a well of rage
I feed off the weakness
F#
with all my love
Well Call up the captain hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
WellDeath to the lover that
Bm
you were dreaming of
Bm
Well This is a stand off
A Molotov cocktail
On the house
You thought I was a write off
F#
You better think again
Call the peacemaker hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
I’m gonna send you back
Bm
to the place where it all began
(Repeat Chorus)
Guitar Solo: F#--Bm--Em-Bm-F#-Bm
Bridge:
Bm
Well now the caretaker’s the undertaker
Now I’m gonna go out and get the peacemaker
F#
This is the neo St. Valentines Massacre
Well call up the Gaza hey hey
hey hey hey hey hey
Bm
Death to the ones at the end of the serenade
Outro:
F# Bm
Well, death to the ones at the end of the serenade
F# Bm
Well, death to the ones at the end of the serenade
F#(hold) Bm-A-Bm-A-Bm-Bm(hold)
Well, death to the ones at the end of the sere-nade
Greenday – Time Of Your Life
INTRO: “G C D” 2x
VERSE
G C D
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
G C D
Time grabs you by the wrist, and directs you where to go
Em D C G
So make the best of this test and don`t ask why
Em D C G
It`s not a question but a lesson learned in time
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it`s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
“G C D” 2x
VERSE 2
G C D
Take the photographs and still frames in your mind
G C D
Hang it on a shelf and in good health and good time
Em D C G
Tattoos the memories and this test go on trial
Em D C G
For what it`s worth it was worth all the while
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it`s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
SOLO
“G C D” 4x
“Em D C G” 2x
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it`s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
“G C D” 2x
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it`s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
Outro
“G C D “ 2x
G
Greenday –
Walking alone
INTRO
“A F#”2x A
VERSE 1
A F#
Come together like a foot in a shoe
G D
Only this time I think I stuck my foot in my mouth
A F#
Thinking out loud and acting in vain
G D
Knocking over anyone that stands in my way
CHORUS
A B
Sometimes I need to apologize
A B
Sometimes I need to admit that I ain't right
A B
Sometimes I should just keep my mouth shut
E D C#
Or only say hello
D E A
Sometimes I still feel I'm walking alone
A F#
A F#
VERSE 2
A F#
Walk on eggshells on my old stomping ground
G D
Yet there's really no one left, that's hanging around
A F#
Isn't that another familiar face
G D
Too drunk to figure out they're fading away
Solo
“A F# G D” 2x
Greenday When It’s Time
G D/F#
Words get trapped in my mind,
Em Em/C C
Sorry I don't take the time to feel the way I do.
G D
‘Cause the first day you came into my life,
G D
The time ticks around you
G D/F#
But then I need your voice
Em Em/C C
As the key to unlock all the love that's trapped in me
G D G G7
So tell me when it's time to say I love you.
C G
All I want is you to understand, that
D G G G/A G/B
when I take your hand, it's 'cause I want to.
C G
We are all born in a world of doubt
D
But there's no doubt, I figured out
Cadd9 Em7 Asus4
I love you.
Guitar solo
G D/F# Em C G D
G D/F# Em C G D
C G
All I want is you to understand, that
D G G G/A G/B
When I take your hand, it's 'cause I want to.
C G
We are all born in a world of doubt
D
But there's no doubt, I figured out
Cadd9 Em7 Asus4
I love you.
G D/F#
I feel lonely for
Em Em/C C
All the losers that will never take the time to say,
G D
What was really on their mind instead
G Dsus4 D
They just hide away
G D/F#
Yet they'll never have
Em Em/C C
Someone like you to guide them and help along the way.
G D G
Or tell them when it's time to say I love you.
G D Cadd9 Em7 Asus4 G
So tell me when it's time to say I love you.
Greenday - Minority
“C F G F”
C F G F
i want to be the minority
C F G F
i don't need your authority
C F G F
down with the moral majority
C F G F
cause i want to be the minority
C G F C
i pledge allegiance to the underworld
C G F G
one nation under dog of which i stand alone
C G F C
a face in the crowd, a song against the mold
C F G C
without a doubt, singled out, the only way i know
Chorus
C F G F
cause i want to be the minority
C F G F
i don't need your authority
C F G F
down with the moral majority
C F G F
cause i want to be the minority
Am Em F C Am Em F G
stepped out of the light like a sheep runs from the herd
Am Em F C Am F G G G
marching out of time to my own beat now the only way i know
verse
C G F G
one light one mind, lashing in the dark
C G F G
rising by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
C G F G
for crying out loud, she screamed down to me
C G F G
a free for all, fuck 'em all you and you're out of sight
Back to chorus
Am Em F C Am Em F G
Am Em F C Am F G
G G
Back to verse and chorus,
