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21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREENDAY
Key: C# then G#
Chords used:
C# - x46664
G# - 466544
F# - 244322
Bbm - x13321
G#/C - x365xx
C# G# - F#
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C# G# - F#
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C# G# F#
Born into Nixon I was raised in hell
C# G# F#
A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled
C# G# F#
The last one born and the first one to run
C# G# F#
My town was blind from refinery sun
Prechorus:
Bbm F#
My generation is zero
Bbm F# G#
I never made it as a working class hero
Chorus:
C# G# F#
21st century breakdown
C#
I once was lost
G# F#
but never was found
C#
I think I'm losing
G# F#
what's left of my mind
C# G# F#
to the 20th century deadline
C# G# - F#
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C# G# - F#
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C# G# F#
I was made of poison and blood
C# G# F#
Condemnation is what I understood
C# G# F#
Video games to the tower's fall
C# G# F#
Homeland Security could kill us all
Prechorus
Chorus
Speed up tempo
G# (x8)
Bridge:
G# C#
We are the class of, the class of '13
G# C#
Born in the year of humility
G# C#
we are the desperate in the decline
G# C#
Raised by the bastards of 1969
C#
C#
My name is 'No one'
F# G# C#
your long lost son
C# G#
Born on the 4th of July
C#
Raised in the era
F# G# C#
of he-roes and cons
C# G#
Who left me for dead or alive
C#
I am a nation
F# G# C#
A worker of pride
C# G#
My debt to the status quo
C#
The scars on my hands
F# G# C#
And the means to an end
C# G#
Is all that I have to show
Interlude:
C#---F#- (x4)
C#
I swallowed my pride
F# G# C#
And I choked on my faith
C# G#
I've given my heart and my soul
C#
I've broken my fingers
F# G# C#
And lied through my teeth
C# G#
The pillar of damage control
C#
I've been to the edge
F# G# C#
And I've thrown the bouquet
C# G#
Of flowers left over the grave
C#
I sat in the waiting
F# G# C#
room Wasting my time
C# G#
And waiting for judgement day
Chorus 2:
F# G# C# F# G# C#
I praise liberty the freedom to o--bey
F# G# C#
It's a song that strangles me
F# F# F# C# G#
Well don't cross the line
F# F# C#-G# (x3)
G# G# G# G# G# G# G# G#7 G#7
Chords over solo:
C#--G#/C--Bbm--G#--F#--A--C#
Outro:
C# G#/C Bbm
Oh Dream America dream
G# F#
I can't even sleep
Am C#
From the lights early dawn
C# G#/C Bbm
Oh Scream America scream
G# F#
Believe what you see
Am (N.C.)
From heroes and cons?
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Alternative version in C / G ( more playable on acoustic )
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREENDAY
Key: C then G
C G - F
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C G - F
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C G F
Born into Nixon I was raised in hell
C G F
A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled
C G F
The last one born and the first one to run
C G F
My town was blind from refinery sun
Prechorus:
Am F
My generation is zero
Am F G
I never made it as a working class hero
Chorus:
C G F
21st century breakdown
C
I once was lost
G F
but never was found
C
I think I'm losing
G F
what's left of my mind
C G F
to the 20th century deadline
C G - F
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C G - F
Oooh Oooh-ooh
C G F
I was made of poison and blood
C G F
Condemnation is what I understood
C G F
Video games to the tower's fall
C G F
Homeland Security could kill us all
Prechorus
Chorus
Speed up tempo
G (x8)
Bridge:
G C
We are the class of, the class of '13
G C
Born in the year of humility
G C
we are the desperate in the decline
G C
Raised by the bastards of 1969
C
C
My name is 'No one'
F G C
your long lost son
C G
Born on the 4th of July
C
Raised in the era
F G C
of he-roes and cons
C G
Who left me for dead or alive
C
I am a nation
F G C
A worker of pride
C G
My debt to the status quo
C
The scars on my hands
F G C
And the means to an end
C G
Is all that I have to show
Interlude:
C ---F - (x4)
C
I swallowed my pride
F G C
And I choked on my faith
C G
I've given my heart and my soul
C
I've broken my fingers
F G C
And lied through my teeth
C G
The pillar of damage control
C
I've been to the edge
F G C
And I've thrown the bouquet
C G
Of flowers left over the grave
C
I sat in the waiting
F G C
room Wasting my time
C G
And waiting for judgement day
Chorus 2:
F G C F G C
I praise liberty the freedom to o--bey
F G C
It's a song that strangles me
F F F C G
Well don't cross the line
F F C -G (x3)
G G G G G G G G 7 G 7
Chords over solo
C --G /C--Am--G --F --A--C
Outro:
C C/B Am
Oh Dream America dream
G F
I can't even sleep
G#m C
From the lights early dawn
C C/B Am
Oh Scream America scream
G F
Believe what you see
G#m (N.C.)
From heroes and cons?
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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.
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