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American Idiot Chords by Green Day, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com
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Submitted By: Blinkrules 828
Tabbed by: Rob Sears (dmncrvn007@yahoo.com)
Album: American Idiot (2004)
Music & Lyrics by Green Day
Completed on: 21 Sept 2004 (Album Release Day)
--== American Idiot Album ==--
***** Guys I take no credit whatsoever for this tab. I am merely transfering it
from the Greenday fansite to UG. Give all necessary credit to Rob Sears. Enjoy
the tab! *****
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Author's Notes:
Word, bitches. Old school green day fans might remember me from back in the day
at greendaysite.com. I've come out of hiatus just long enough to compose the entire
American Idiot Album as a gift to you - the fans - who are either too lazy or too
incompetent to figure these out on your own. You're fucking welcome.
If you wanna use this file in its entirety, or just as individual songs, make sure
to include my name on it somewhere. I worked hard on these so you could use them for
free. Plagiarism is for pussies - don't be a dick and everyone will be happy.
This text file is broken down as follows: songs are separated by a "____" At the
beginning of each song, I've defined all the chords that will be used, and to what
they will be referred. For example:
F: F(2):
e----- e-----
B----- B-----
G----- G--10-
D--3-- D--10-
A--3-- A--8--
E--1-- E-----
means that wherever "F" occurs in the song, play it on the 6th string, and wherever
"F(2)" occurs, play it on the 5th string. The reason for this seems obvious to me, but
I kinda have to explain it because 99% of the internet is retarded: the purpose is each
chord, "F" and "F(2)" are both technically of the fifth form (F5), the only difference
being that F(2) is one octave higher than F. So in a song where there is an F played on
the 6th string, then later, an F is played on the 5th string, the two must somehow be
differentiated or else it will sound weird when the reader attempts to play it. Duh.
Anyhow, I chose this method over tabbing the chords over and over throughout the song
because it keeps things nice and neat. I also tried to place the chord changes over the
lyrics as accurately as possible, but it's not precise. It shouldn't need to be anyhow;
music is all vibes. Get a feel for the song and the chord changes should come naturally,
as should the rhythm. Practice makes perfect!
If you find any major errors or what-not, feel free to send me an e-mail. Chances are, I
won't respond if you have a minor variation to a solo or a lyric. If you're good enough to
hear what I can't, then you don't really need this file, do you? Leave me alone. If, on the
other hand, there's some outrageous mistake, let me know. I'll be cool about it.
So, that's it. Enjoy. And if you're in Phoenix, give me a shout; we'll party. Until
next time, kiddies - rock on!
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Track List:
1. American Idiot
2. Jesus of Suburbia
3. Holiday
4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
5. Are We the Waiting
6. St. Jimmy
7. Give Me Novocain
8. She's a Rebel
9. Extraordinary Girl
10. Letterbomb
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends
12. Homecoming
13. Whatsername
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--== American Idiot ==--
Chords Used:
C#: Ab: F#: Eb:
e----- e----- e----- e-----
G----- G----- G----- G-----
B--6-- B----- B----- B--8--
D--6-- D--6-- D--4-- D--8--
A--4-- A--6-- A--4-- A--6--
E----- E--4-- E--2-- E-----
Intro:
Ab C# F# C# Ab F# (repeat 4x)
Verse 1:
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Don't wanna be an American idiot.
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab
Don't want a nation that under the new media.
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab
The subliminal mindfuck America.
Chorus:
C#
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
Ab
All across the alien nation.
Eb Ab
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
C#
Television dreams of tomorrow.
Ab
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
Eb
Convincing them to walk you.
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Ab C# F# C# Ab
Verse 2:
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Well maybe I'm the faggot America.
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Now everybody do the propaganda.
(no chords) Ab C# F# C# Ab
And sing along in the age of paranoia.
Chorus:
C#
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
Ab
All across the alien nation.
Eb Ab
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
C#
Television dreams of tomorrow.
Ab
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
Eb
Convincing them to walk you.
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Ab C# F# C# Ab
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Ab C# F# C# Ab
Solo:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--10-10-10-10-10-10-8--6-----8-8-8-8--10-8--6--5--3-3-3-3h5-6-5\3-3---
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x----------------------
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--6--4-----6-6-6-6--8--6--4--3----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------8--------11--------
B--------9--------11------------------------9--
G--8--8-----8--8------8--8-----8--8------8-----
D----------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------9--
G--10-10-10-10-10-10-8--6-----8-8-8-8--10-8--6--5--3-3-3-3h5-6-5\3-3/8-----
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--------------------------
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--6--4-----6-6-6-6--8--6--4--3--------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge:
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Ab C# F# C# Ab
Verse 3:
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Ab C# F# C# Ab
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:
C#
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
Ab
All across the alien nation.
Eb Ab
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
C#
Television dreams of tomorrow.
Ab
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
Eb
Convincing them to walk you.
Outro:
Ab C# F# C# Ab
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Ab C# F# C# Ab
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
Ab C# F# C# Ab
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--== Jesus of Suburbia ==--
Notes:
This song is complicated yet simple; the chord structure is
characteristically Green Day in that there are very few chords played in
different patterns for the verse, pre-chorus, chorus, etc. Where it differs
from their other songs, however, is its dramatic shifts in style and tone
throughout. Incidentally, the song is nearly 10 minutes long, comparable in
length to rock operas like "Stairway to Heaven" and "Bohemian Rhapsody."
To date, this is Green Day's only rock opera (with the possible exception of
"Homecoming," another track on this album).
Consequently, I've broken it down into component parts, each part denoting a
shift in style or tone; these are denoted by "PART" and then a roman numeral
designating the part of the song.
Chords Used:
C#: Bb: Ab: Ab(oct):
e----- e----- e----- e-----
G----- G----- G----- B-----
B--6-- B----- B----- G--8--
D--6-- D--8-- D--6-- D--6--
A--4-- A--8-- A--6-- A-----
E----- E--6-- E--4-- E-----
F#: F: A: C:
e----- e----- e----- e-----
G----- G----- G----- B-----
B----- B----- B----- G--5--
D--4-- D--3-- D--7-- D--5--
A--4-- A--3-- A--7-- A--3--
E--2-- E--1-- E--5-- E-----
Eb:
e-----
B-----
G--8--
D--8--
A--6--
E-----
PART I:
Verse 1:
C#
(no chords)
I'm the son of rage and love
Bb
(no chords)
The Jesus of suburbia
F#
The bible of none-of-the-above
Ab
On a steady diet of...
C#
(no chords)
Soda pop and Ritalin
Bb
(no chords)
No one ever died for my sins
F#
In hell, far as I can tell
Ab
At least the ones I got away with
Chorus 1:
F# Ab
And there's nothing wrong with me
F# Ab
This is how I'm supposed to be
F# Ab
In a land of make-believe
(no chords)
I don't believe in me
C# Ab F# (repeat 2x)
Verse 2:
C#
(no chords)
Get my television fix
Bb
(no chords)
Sitting on my crucifix
F#
A living room on my private womb
Ab
While the moms and brads are away
C#
(no chords)
So fall in love and fall in debt
Bb
(no chords)
To alcohol and cigarettes
F#
And Mary-Jane, to keep me insane
Ab
Doing someone else's cocaine
Chorus 1:
F# Ab
And there's nothing wrong with me
F# Ab
This is how I'm supposed to be
F# Ab
In a land of make-believe
(no chords)
I don't believe in me
C# Ab F# (repeat 2x)
Bridge 1:
C# Bb F# Ab
C# F Bb Ab F#
Ab
PART II:
Verse 3:
(soft) C# Ab
At the center of the Earth in the parking lot
Bb Ab
Of the Seven-Eleven where I was taught
F# Ab
The motto was just a lie
(soft) C# Ab
It says home is where your heart is, but what a shame
Bb Ab
Cuz' everyone's heart doesn't beat the same
F# Ab
It's beating out of time
Chorus 2:
Bb Ab
City of the dead
C# F#
At the end of another lost highway
Bb Ab F#
Signs misleading to nowhere
Bb Ab
City of the damned
C# F#
Lost children with dirty faces today
Bb Ab F#
No one really seems to care
Verse 4:
(soft) C# Ab
I read the graffiti on the bathroom stall
Bb Ab
Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall
F# Ab
And so it seemed to confess
(soft) C# Ab
It didn't say much but it only confirmed
Bb Ab
That the center of the Earth is the end of the world
F# Ab
And I can really care less.
Chorus 2:
Bb Ab
City of the dead
C# F#
At the end of another lost highway
Bb Ab F#
Signs misleading to nowhere
Bb Ab
City of the damned
C# F#
Lost children with dirty faces today
Bb Ab F#
No one really seems to care
PART III:
Solo:
Ab C# Ab F# Eb C# G F# Eb C# Eb Ab
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------6--------7--7--7--6--------------9--
G-----------6--6--6--------------8--6--------------8--6--8--8-----
D--6--6--6-----------6--6--6--------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus 3:
Ab C# \
I don't care if you don't |
|
Ab Eb | Repeat this part
I don't care if you don't | 4 times
|
F# C# Ab |
I don't care if you don't care |
/
Bb Ab
I don't care...
Bridge 2:
C# A Ab (repeat 4x)
Verse 5:
(no chords) A Ab
Everyone's so full of shit
(no chords) A Ab
Born and raised by hypocrites
(no chords) A Ab
Hearts recycled but never saved
(no chords) A Ab
From the cradle, to the grave
(no chords) A Ab
We are the kids of War and Peace
(no chords) A Ab
From Anaheim to the Middle East
(no chords) A Ab
We are the stories and disciples of
(no chords) A Ab
The Jesus of Suburbia
Pre-Chorus 3:
F# Ab C# Ab
Land of make-believe
F# Ab C# Ab
And it don't believe in me.
F# Ab C# Ab
Land of make-believe
F# Ab C# Ab
And I don't believe.
Chorus 3:
F# Ab C#
And I don't care.
F# Ab C#
I don't care.
F# Ab C#
I don't care.
F# Ab C#
I don't care.
F# Ab C#
I don't care.
C# Ab
PART IV:
Verse 6:
Ab C
Dearly beloved are you listening
C# Ab Eb
I can't remember a word that you were saying
Ab C
Are we demented or am I disturbed
C# Ab Eb
The space that's in between insane and insecure
Ab C C# Ab Eb
Ab C
Oh therapy can you please fill the void
C# Ab Eb
Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed
Ab C
Nobody's perfect and I stand accused
C# Ab Eb
For lack of a better word and that's my best excuse (sigh)
Ab C C# Ab Eb
PART V:
Verse 7:
(kinda hard to express the rhythm here; just repeat the little verse
intro)
Ab (root only) F# C# (repeat 4x)
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
To live and not to breathe
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
is to die in tragedy
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
To run, to run away
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
To find what you believe
Chorus 4:
(again, kinda hard to express rhythm; each chord is strummed only once and
on the beat)
C# Ab C# Ab C# Ab
And I
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
leave behind
C# Ab C# Ab C# Ab
This hurricane
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
of fucking lies
Verse 8:
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
I lost my faith to this
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
This town, that don't exist
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
So I run, I run away
Ab F# C# Ab F# C#
The light of masochist
Chorus 4:
C# Ab C# Ab C# Ab
And I
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
leave behind
C# Ab C# Ab C# Ab
This hurricane
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
of fucking lies
C# Ab C# Ab C# Ab
And I
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
walked this line
C# Ab C# Ab C# Ab
On million and one
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
fucking times
But not this time
Solo 2:
Ab(oct) F# C# (repeat 2x, then the part below)
E---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G--6--8--6--10--6--8--6--5--3--6--3--5-- (repeat 2x)
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----7p6-----9p6-----7p6-----9p6-----9p8-----11p8-----9p8-----11p8--
G--6-------6-------6-------6-------8-------8--------8-------8--------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
PART VI:
Verse 9:
(no chords, just piano)
I don't feel any shame, I won't apologize
When there ain't nowhere you can go
Running away from pain when you've been victimized
Tales from another broken...home
Outro:
Ab F# C#
You're leaving
Ab F# C#
You're leaving
Ab F# C#
You're leaving
Ab F# C#
You're leaving home.
Ab(oct) F# C# (repeat 2x)
Ab
______________________________________________
--== Holiday ==--
Chords Used:
Ab: C: F: Eb:
e----- e----- e----- e-----
G----- G----- G----- B-----
B----- B--5-- B--10- G--8--
D--6-- D--5-- D--10- D--8--
A--6-- A--3-- A--8-- A--6--
E--4-- E----- E----- E-----
Bb: C#: F(2):
e----- e----- e-----
G----- G----- G-----
B----- B--6-- B-----
D--8-- D--6-- D--3--
A--8-- A--4-- A--3--
E--6-- E----- E--1--
Intro:
Fm C# Ab Eb
e-------------------------------------------
B--9---9---x-------------13--13--x----------
G--10--10--x--10--10--x--13--13--x--12--12-- (repeat 4x)
D-------------11--11--x-------------13--13--
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
F C# Ab Eb (repeat 2x)
Say hey, cha...
Verse 1:
F C# Ab Eb
Hear the sound of the falling rain
F C# Ab C F
Coming down like an Armageddon flame
F C# Ab Eb C
The shame the ones who died without a name
F C# Ab Eb
Hear the dogs howling out of key
F C# Ab C F
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery"
F C# Ab Eb C
I plead, the company that lost the war today
Chorus:
F(2) C# Ab Eb
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
F(2) C# Ab C
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
(no chords)
On holiday.
Fm C# Ab Eb
e-------------------------------------------
B--9---9---x-------------13--13--x----------
G--10--10--x--10--10--x--13--13--x--12--12-- (repeat 2x)
D-------------11--11--x-------------13--13--
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
F C# Ab Eb
Hear the drum pounding out of time
F C# Ab C F
Another protester has crossed the line
F C# Ab Eb C
To find the money's on the other side
F C# Ab Eb
Can I get another amen? Amen!
F C# Ab C F
There's a flag wrapped around a score of men
F C# Ab Eb C
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument
Chorus:
F(2) C# Ab Eb
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
F(2) C# Ab C
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
(no chords)
On holiday.
Bridge:
F(2) Ab C# Bb Eb C
F(2) Ab Eb C F
F(2) Ab C# Bb Eb C
F(2) Ab Eb C F
Solo:
E---------------------------------------------8-----8--
B--6--6--6--8/9----------------8--5-----5--6-----6-----
G----------------8--6\5--5--5--------5-----------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------8--8--12--12~~--13~~--
B--6--6--6--8/9----------------8~-----------------------
G----------------8--6\5--5--5---------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
**The representative from California has the floor!**
Verse 3:
(no chords for awhile)
Sieg Heil to the President-Gas-Man
"Bombs away!" is your punishment!
Pulverize the Eiffel Towers
Who criticize your government
Bang! Bang! goes a broken classic
Kill all the fags that don't agree
Triumph by fire
Setting fires is not a way that's meant for me
Eb C Fm
Bridge 2:
Bb (slide up to) C
Just cause
Bb (slide up to) C
Just cause
Because we're on holiday
Chorus:
F(2) C# Ab Eb
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
F(2) C# Ab C
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
F(2) C# Ab Eb
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
F(2) C# Ab C
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
This is our lives on holiday....
Outro:
F C# Ab Eb (repeat 3x)
F C# Eb C Fm
F(2)
_______________________________________________________
--== Boulevard of Broken Dreams ==--
Chords Used:
Fm: Ab: Eb: C: D:
e--1-- e--4-- e--6-- e----- e-----
G--1-- G--4-- G--8-- B----- B-----
B--1-- B--5-- B--8-- G--5-- G-----
D--3-- D--6-- D--8-- D--5-- D--7--
A--3-- A--6-- A--6-- A--3-- A--5--
E--1-- E--4-- E----- E----- E-----
Bb: F: E: C#:
e--6-- e----- e----- e-----
G--6-- G----- B----- B-----
B--7-- B----- G----- G--6--
D--8-- D--3-- D--9-- D--6--
A--8-- A--3-- A--7-- A--4--
E--6-- E--1-- E----- E-----
Intro:
(Delay pedal) Fm Ab Eb Bb
Verse 1:
Fm Ab
I walk a lonely road
Eb Bb
The only one that I have ever known
Fm Ab
Don't know were it goes
Eb Bb
But it's home to me and I walk alone
Fm Ab Eb Bb
E--3/4--6/8\6--3--4--
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
Fm Ab
I walk this empty street
Eb Bb
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Fm Ab
Were the city sleeps
Eb Bb
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
Pre-Chorus:
Fm Ab Eb Bb Fm Ab Eb Bb
E--3/4--6/8\6--3--4---------3/4--6/8\6--3--4--
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
I walk alone I walk alone, I walk alone and I walk a-
Chorus:
C# Ab Bb F
My shadows the only one that walks beside me
C# Ab Bb F
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
C# Ab Bb F
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
C# Ab C
'Till then I'll walk alone
Fm Ab Eb Bb (repeat 2x)
Ah..ah..
Verse 2:
Fm Ab
I'm walking down the line
Eb Bb
That divides me somewhere in my mind
Fm Ab Eb
On the border line of the edge
Bb
And where I walk alone
Fm Ab Eb Bb
E--3/4--6/8\6--3--4--
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
Fm Ab
Read between the lines
Eb Bb
What's fucked up and everything's alright
Fm Ab Eb Bb
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone
Pre-Chorus:
Fm Ab Eb Bb Fm Ab Eb Bb
E---------------------------------------------
B--3/4--6/8\6--3--4---------3/4--6/8\6--3--4--
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
I walk alone I walk alone, I walk alone and I walk a-
Chorus:
C# Ab Bb F
My shadows the only one that walks beside me
C# | | |
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American Idiot album chords by Green Day, added : September 20th, 2004
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