Green Day Songs Collection (album)

Tom: C Intro: A, D, G, A x 2 Verse: (A, D, G, A|- throughout) Do as I say not as I do because the shit’s so deep you can’t run away I beg to differ and on the contrary I agree with every word that you say Talk is cheap and lies are expensive and my wallets fat and so is my head Hit and run and then I’ll hit you again I’m a smart ass but I’m playing dumb Interlude: A, D, G, A x 2 Verse: (A, D, G, A|- throughout) Standards set and broken all the time, control the chaos from behind a gun Call it as I see it even if I was born deaf, blind and dumb Losers winning big on the lottery, rehab rejects still sniffing glue Constant refutation with myself I’m victim of catch 22 Chorus: (D, G, A – throughout) I have no belief But I believe on the walking contradiction And, I ain’t got no right Interlude: A, D, G, A x 2 Verse: (A, D, G, A|- throughout) Do as I say not as I do because the shit’s so deep you can’t run away I beg to differ and on the contrary I agree with every word that you say Talk is cheap and lies are expensive and my wallets fat and so is my head Hit and run and then I’ll hit you again I’m a smart ass but I’m playing dumb Chorus: (D, G, A – throughout) I have no belief But I believe on the walking contradiction And, I ain’t got no right D, G, A x 3 I have no belief But I believe on the walking contradiction And, I ain’t got no right End on D Stuart and the ave. (As recorded by Green Day – Insomniac) Intro: D, Em, G, D D, Em, G, A Verse: (Chord progression same as intro) Standing on the corner of Stuart and the avenue Ripping up my transfer and a photograph of you You’re a blur of my dead past and rotting existence I stand laughing on the corner of insignificance Chorus: B G B G Your destiny is dead, in the hands of bad luck D Em G D Before it might have made some sense but now it’s all fucked up Interlude: D, Em, G, A Verse: (Chord progression same as intro and verse) Season change as well as minds and I’m a two faced clown You’re mummy’s little nightmare driving daddy’s car around I’m a beat down and half brain dead, the long lost king of fools I may be dumb but I’m not stupid enough to stay with you Chorus: B G B G Your destiny is dead, in the hands of bad luck D Em G D Before it might have made some sense but now it’s all fucked up Interlude: D, Em, G, A D, Em, G, D Chorus: B G B G Your destiny is dead, in the hands of bad luck D Em G D Before it might have made some sense but now it’s all fucked up A it’s all fucked up End on D No pride (As recorded by Green Day – Insomniac) Intro: G, D, A, D x 2 Verse: (Same chord progression as intro) I’m just a mutt and nowhere is my home Where dignity’s a land mine in the school of lost hope I’ve panhandled for a life and I’m not afraid to beg Hand me down your lost and founds of second hand regret Bridge: A B C D A You better swallow your pride or you’re gonna choke on it A B C D A You better digest your values because they turn to shit Chorus: A B C D Honour’s gonna knock you down before your chance to stand up and fight E D A I know I’m not the one, I’ve got no pride Verse: (Same chord progression as intro and verse) Sects of disconnect and traditions of lost faith No culture’s worth a stream of piss or a bullet in my face To hell with unity, separation’s gonna kill us all Torn to shreds and disjointed before the final fall Bridge: A B C D A You better swallow your pride or you’re gonna choke on it A B C D A You better digest your values because they turn to shit Chorus: A B C D Honour’s gonna knock you down before your chance to stand up and fight E D A I know I’m not the one, I’ve got no pride, like a rising tide, I got no pride End on A Westbound sign (As recorded by Green Day – Insomniac) Guitar tab Intro: Verse: Bridge: Westbound sign (As recorded by Green Day – Insomniac) Lyrics and song progression Intro: Verse: Boxed up, all of her favourite things, sold the rest at a rainy yard sale Big plans and leaving friends and a westbound sign Weighed out, her choices on a scale, prevailing nothing made sense Just transportation and a blank decision… She’s taking off Interlude: (Same as intro) Verse: No time and no copping out, she’s burning daylight petrol Blacked out the rear-view mirror, heading westward on Strung out on confusion road and ten minute nervous breakdowns Xanex a beer for thought and she determined… She’s taking off Interlude: (Same as intro) Bridge: Is it starvation or an escape from discontent Will she find her name in the California cement Punched out of the grind that punched her one too many times Is tragedy two-thousand miles away… She’s taking off Interlude: (Same as intro) She (As recorded by Green Day – Dookie) Intro: G, D, C, G Verse: (Same as intro) She, she screams in silence, a sully riot penetrating through her mind Waiting for a sign to smash the silence with the brick of self-control Chorus: D Are you locked up in a world C G that's been planned out for you? D Are you feeling like a social tool C G without a use? C G C G Scream at me, until my ears bleed C G D I'm taking heed just for you Verse: She, she’s figured out all her doubts were someone else’s point of view Waking up this time, to smash the silence with the brick of self-control Chorus: D Are you locked up in a world C G that's been planned out for you? D Are you feeling like a social tool C G without a use? C G C G Scream at me, until my ears bleed C G D I'm taking heed just for you End on G When i come around (As recorded by Green Day – Dookie) Intro: G, D, E, C (PC ) x 2 Verse: (Same as intro) I heard you crying loud All the way across town You’ve been searching for that someone and it’s me out on the prowl As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself Don’t get lonely now Dry your whining eyes I’m just roaming for the moment sleazin’ my back yard so don’t get so uptight about ditching me Chorus: (A, C x 2) No time to search the world around 'Cause you know where I’ll be found When I come around Verse: (Same as intro and previous verse) I heard it all before So don’t knock down my door I’m a loser and a user so I don’t need no accuser, to slag me down because I know I’m right So go do what you like Make sure you do it wise You may find out that your self doubt means nothing was ever there You can’t go forcing something if it’s just not right Chorus: (A, C x 2) No time to search the world around 'Cause you know where I’ll be found When I come around Solo: Chorus: (A, C x 2) No time to search the world around 'Cause you know where I’ll be found When I come around Good riddance (time of your life) (As recorded by Green Day – Nimrod) Intro: |--------| |--------| |----0---| |---0-0--| |--------| |-3------| x 2 - Then: G, C, D x 2 (finger-picked) Verse: (Same as finger-picking progression in intro – G, C, D ) Another turning point, the fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go Bridge: (Em, D, C, G ) So make the best of this test and don’t ask why It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time Chorus: (Em, G x 2 Em, D, G ) Its something unpredictable But in the end it’s right I hope you have the time of your life Interlude: G, C, D x 2 Verse: (Same as intro and previous verse) So take the photographs and still frames in your mind Hang on a shelf of good health and good times Bridge: (Em, D, C, G ) Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial For what it was worth, it was worth all the while Chorus: (Em, G x 2 Em, D, G ) Its something unpredictable But in the end it’s right I hope you have the time of your life Interlude: G, C, D x 2 Em, D, C, G x 2 Chorus: (Em, G x 2 Em, D, G ) Its something unpredictable But in the end it’s right I hope you have the time of your life Castaway (As recorded by Green Day – Warning) Guitar tab Intro: , verse and chorus: Bridge: Castaway (As recorded by Green Day – Warning) Lyrics Verse: I'm on a sentimental journey into sight and sound Of no return and no looking back or down A conscientious objector to the was that's in my mind Well leaving in the lurch and I'm taking back what's mine Bridge: I'm on a mission Into destination unknown An expedition Into desolation road Where I'm a Chorus: Castaway going at it alone Castaway now I'm on my own Castaway going at it alone Castaway now I'm on my own Lost and found Trouble bound castaway Verse: I'm riding on the night train and driving stolen cars Testing my nerves out on the Boulevard Spontaneous Combustion in the corners of my mind Well leaving in the lurch and I'm taking back what's mine Bridge: I'm on a mission Into destination unknown An expedition into desolation road where am I Chorus: Castaway going at it alone Castaway now I'm on my own Castaway going at it alone Castaway now I'm on my own Lost and found Trouble bound castaway Deadbeat holiday (As recorded by Green Day – Warning) Verse: G D G C Wake up, the house is on fire and the cat's caught in the dryer, G Em C D philosophy's a liar when your home is your headstone. G D G C Icon is the last chance for hope when there's no such thing as heroes G E C D your faith lies in the ditch that you dug yourself in. Bridge: B C G C G Last chance to piss it all away, E B C D Nothing but hell to pay when the lights are going down. Chorus: G D C G Deadbeat holiday, celebrate your own decay, C G C D there's a vacant sign that's hanging high on a noose over your home G D C G Deadbeat holiday, get on your knees and pray, C G C D there's a vacant sign that's hanging high but at least you're not alone. Verse: G D G C Christmas lights in the middle of August, grudges come back to haunt us, G E C D your oldest allies are your long lost enemies. G D G C Grounded in a duplex to find that you're living on a landmine, G E C D vacation hotspots is a cemetery drive. Bridge: B C G C G Last chance to piss it all away, E B C D Nothing but hell to pay when the lights are going down. Chorus: G D C G Deadbeat holiday, celebrate your own decay, C G C D there's a vacant sign that's hanging high on a noose over your home G D C G Deadbeat holiday, get on your knees and pray, C G C D there's a vacant sign that's hanging high but at least you're not alone. Hold on (As recorded by Green Day – Warning) Intro: G, C, G, C, G, C, D x 2 Verse: (G C G D x 3 C, D, G ) As I stepped to the edge on the shadow of a doubt With my conscience beating Like the pulse of a drum that hammers on and on 'Til I reach the break of day Verse: (G C G D x 3 C, D, G ) When the sun beats down on the halfway house Has my conscience beating The sound in my ear, the will to preserve as I Reach the Break of day Chorus: (Em G D G Em G C D ) When you lost all hope and excuses And the Cheapskates and the losers Nothing's left to cling on to You gotta hold on Hold on to yourself - Play intro - Verse: (G C G D x 3 C, D, G ) A cry of hope (hey) A plea for peace And my conscience beating It's not what I want for it's all that I need To reach the break of day Verse: (G C G D x 3 C, D, G ) So I run to the edge on the shadow of a doubt With my conscience bleeding Here lies the truth the lost treasures of my youth As I hold on to the break of day Chorus: (Em G D G Em G C D ) When you lost all hope and excuses And the Cheapskates and the losers Nothing's left to cling on to You gotta hold on Hold on to yourself Church on Sunday (As recorded by Green Day – Warning) Intro: A, D, E x 2 Verse: (Same as intro) Today is the first day of the rest of our lives Tomorrow is to late to pretend everything's all right now I'm not getting any younger as long as you don't get any older I'm not going to state that yesterday never was Bridge: Gb A E Bloodshot dead beat lack of sleep making your mascara bleed Gb A E Tears on your face leaving traces of my mistakes when i say Chorus: A D E If i promise to go to church on Sunday A D E Will you go with me on Friday night A If you live with me D E A I’ll die for you and this compromise Verse: (Same as intro and previous verse) I hereby solemnly swear to tell the whole truth And nothing but the truth is what I'll ever hear form you now Trust is a dirty word that comes from such a liar But respect is something I will earn if you have faith Bridge: Gb A E Bloodshot dead beat lack of sleep making your mascara bleed Gb A E Tears on your face leaving traces of my mistakes when i say Chorus: A D E If i promise to go to church on Sunday A D E Will you go with me on Friday night A If you live with me D E A I’ll die for you and this compromise A E F A And this compromise and this compromise Jackass (As recorded by Green Day – Warning) Intro: C C\B Am x 3 - D G F C x 4 Verse: G To know you is to hate you D So loving you must be like suicide C C\B Am C C\B Am I don't mind if you don't mind C C\B Am C C\B Am D I'm not the one that's going to die Verse: G I guess I just can't listen D To this one sided conversation again C C\B Am C C\B Am 'Cause I don't care if I don't care C C\B Am C C\B Am D No one ever said that life is fair Chorus: E Everybody loves a joke B But no one likes a fool C G Gb And you're always cracking the same old lines again E You're well rehearsed on every verse B And that was stated clear C D But no one understands your verity Verse: G The center of attention D Got an honorable mention once again C C\B Am C C\B Am Congratulations and salutaions C C\B Am C C\B Am D You're a figment of your own imagination Chorus: E Everybody loves a joke B But no one likes a fool C G Gb And you're always cracking the same old lines again E You're well rehearsed on every verse B And that was stated clear C D But no one understands your verity Solo: Verse: G To know you is to bait you D And you fell victim to your own denial C C\B Am C C\B Am I don't mind if you don't mind C C\B Am C C\B Am If you're wasting all your time