AMERICAN IDIOT GREENDAY
Tuning: 1/2 Step down
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
A D G D A G
A D G D A E
A D G D A G
Don't wanna be an American Idiot.
A D G D A E
Don't want a nation under the new media.
A D G D A G
And get you hear the sounds of hysteria
A D G D A E
The subliminal mindfuck 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
A D G D A G
A D G D A
Well maybe I'm the fuckhead (faggot?) America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody do the propaganda
And sing along in the age of paranoia
Chorus
A D G D A G
A D G D A E
D A E A
D A E
A D G D A G
A D G D A
Don't wanna be an American Idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria
It's going out to Idiot America
Chorus
A D G D A G
A D G D A
A D G D A G
A D G D A
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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