Chords with lyrics
American Eulogy
21st Century Breakdown
2009 Reprise Records
Submitted by: [email protected]
This song is divided into 2 parts
Just like they did to JESUS
OF SUBURBIA and HOMECOMING
I. Mass Hysteria
II. Modern World
Key: 
D MajorD
Chords used:
C majorC - x32010
G+G - 320003
FF - 133211
C minorCm - x35543
C#C# - x46664
G#G# - 466544
F#F# - 244322
C majorC - x365xx
EbmEbm - x68876
G+G - 320033
BbmBbm - x13321
D MajorD - xx0232
A augmentedA - x02220
B minorBm - x24432
A/C#A/C# - x476xx
F# minorF#m - 244222
[I. Mass Hysteria]
Intro:
C majorC
Sing us the song of the century
G+G
That sings like American eulogy
C majorC
The dawn of my love and conspiracy
G+G
Of forgotten hope and the class of 13
C majorC
Tell me a story into that goodnight
C majorC
Sing us a song for me
Chorus:
G#G#
hysteria
G#G#
Mass hysteria
G#G#
Mass hysteria
G#G#
Mass hysteria
Guitar 2: Chorus
G#G#
e|---|-----|-9-9-----9-9-----|
BB|---|-----|-----9-9-----9-9-|
G+G|-5-|-6-6-|-----------------|
D MajorD|-x-|-x-x-|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-3-|-4-4-|-----------------|
E MajorE|---|-----|-----------------|
Verse 1:
G#G#
Red alert is the color of panic
F#F#
Elevated to the point of static
G#G#
Beating into the hearts of the fanatics
G#G#
And the neighborhood's a loaded gun
G#G#
Idle thought leads to full-throttle screaming
F#F#
And the welfare is asphyxiating
G#G#
Mass confusion is all the new rage
F#F#
And it's creating a feeding ground
G#G#
For the bottom feeders of
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 2:
G#G#
True sounds of maniacal laughter
F#F#
And the deaf-mute is misleading the choir
G#G#
The punchline is a natural disaster
G#G#
And it's sung by the unemployed
G#G#
Fight fire with a riot
F#F#
The class war is hanging on a wire
C#C#
Because the martyr
G#G#
is a compulsive liar
F#F#
When he said "It's just
a bunch of niggers
G#G#
throwing gas into the"
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
C majorC
There's a disturbance on the oceanside
G#G#
They tapped into the reserve
G#G#
The static response is so unclear now
C majorC
Mayday, this is not a test!
G#G#
As the neighborhood burns
G#G#
America is falling
G#G#
Vigilantes warning you
G#G#
Calling Christian and Gloria
Guitar Solo: F#--G#--C#-G#-C#-F#--G#--A
Guitar 2:
D(Modern World Intro)
e|-9---8-----|-----8-|----|-11-|-9---8-----|---|----|-10-|
BB|--------11-|-9-----|----|----|--------11-|-9-|-10-|----|
G+G|-----------|-------|----|----|-----------|---|----|----|
D MajorD|-----------|-------|----|----|-----------|---|----|----|
A augmentedA|-----------|-------|----|----|-----------|---|----|----|
E MajorE|-----------|-------|----|----|-----------|---|----|----|
[II. Modern World]
Intro: D--A-G--A-G-A x2
Chorus:
A augmentedA
I don't want to live in the modern world
A augmentedA
I don't want to live in the modern world
A augmentedA
I don't want to live in the modern world
A augmentedA
I don't want to live in the modern world
Verse 1: Mike Dirnt the bassist sings here instead of Billie
A augmentedA
I'm the class of 13
D MajorD
In the era of dissent
A augmentedA
A majorA hostage of the soul
A augmentedA
On a strike to pay the rent
A augmentedA
The last of the rebels
D MajorD
Without a common ground
A augmentedA
I'm gonna light a fire
D MajorD
Into the underground well
(Repeat Chorus)
Post Chorus:
F# minorF#m
I A augmentedA nation
A/C#A/C#
Without bureaucratic ties
G+G
Deny the allegation as
A augmentedA
it's written a fucking lies
Guitar Solo: D--A--G--A-- x3, D--A--G--A-D
Guitar 2:
D MajorD
e|-5-|---|--5-|-5-3--2-|---|---|----|-10----|---|--10-12-|-10-|-12--10-|-14-|
BB|---|---|----|--------|---|---|--8-|-----8-|-7-|--------|----|--------|----|
G+G|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
D MajorD|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
A augmentedA|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
E MajorE|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
D MajorD
e|--14-12-|-10-|---|---|
BB|--------|----|---|---|
G+G|--------|----|---|---|
D MajorD|--------|----|---|---|
A augmentedA|--------|----|---|---|
E MajorE|--------|----|---|---|
Verse 2: Mike sings again
A augmentedA
I want to take a ride
D MajorD
to the great divide
A augmentedA
Beyond the "up to date"
A augmentedA
And the neo-gentrified
A augmentedA
The high definition for
D MajorD
the low resident
A augmentedA
Where the value of your mind
D MajorD
Is not held in contempt
Verse 3: Still Mike Dirnt
A augmentedA
I can hear the sound
D MajorD
of A augmentedA beating heart
A augmentedA
That bleeds beyond a system
A augmentedA
That's falling apart
A augmentedA
With money to burn
D MajorD
On a minimum wage
D(hold)
Cause I don't give a shit
About the modern age
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Mass hysteria
A augmentedA
I don't want to live
A augmentedA
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
A augmentedA
I don't want to live
A augmentedA
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
A augmentedA
I don't want to live
A augmentedA
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
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