The American Dream Is Killing Me tab by Green Day

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Intro:
E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

(Chorus)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A augmentedA|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------5-----------5—-----------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—--------|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—--------|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—--------|
  When it’s all double talk of conspiracy

E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

(Verse)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----| - The verse parts are palm muted
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5—-5—-5—-5--|  til you get to the C5C5 G5G5 riff
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--|  at the end
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----3—----3--|
  Send out an S.O.S

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------—----|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--—-—-—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-—-—--|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
  It’s getting serious Bulldoze your

E MajorE|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5-----5-----|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--|
  Family home

E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5--—-—----—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-—-—-—----|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3----------|
  Now it’s a condo

(Pre-Chorus)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
  We are not    well

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
  Are we not    home

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  Goddamn I am so grateful

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  Forever faithful too

E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A augmentedA|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—-----------------|
D MajorD|--X-X-X—-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—--X-X-X--|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-X—-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—--X-X-X--|
E MajorE|--X-X-X--3-3---------3----------3—--X-X-X--|
  The American dream is killing me

(Bridge)
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------7—---------9—-------------4---|
D MajorD|--5—------------7—---------9—-------------4---|
A augmentedA|-—5-—-----------5—---------7-—------------2---|
E MajorE|--3-------------------------------------------|
  People on the street unemployed and obsolete

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------5---------------7---|
D MajorD|----------5-------------5---------------7---|
A augmentedA|-—--------5-------------3---------------5---|
E MajorE|----------3---------------------------------|
  Did you ever learn to read the ransom note

E MajorE|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|--5-----5—-----|
D MajorD|--5—-5—-5--5–—-|
A augmentedA|-—3—-5--3—-5—--|
E MajorE|-----3-----3—--|

(Verse)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5—-5—-5—-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----3—----3--|
  Don’t want no   huddled masses

E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
  Tik tok and taxes under the

E MajorE|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5-----5-----|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--|
  overpass

E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5--—-—----—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-—-—-—----|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3----------|
  Sleeping in broken glass

(Pre-Chorus)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
  We are not    well

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
  Are we not    well

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  Cracked up into the wild

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  We’re pedophiles for

(Chorus)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A augmentedA|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------5-----------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—------|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—------|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—------|
  When it’s all double talk of insanity

E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—-------------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—-----|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—-----|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3—-----|
  The American dream is killing me Say

(intro riff)
E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|
  Whoa   Oh  Oh    Oh

E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|
  Whoa   Oh  Oh    Oh

E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G+G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-—----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|
  Whoa   Oh  Oh    Oh

(Solo)
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------4—-5—-7—--7—-9—-11-12—--12--11-9--8—--|
D MajorD|--5--7--X—-X—-X—--X—-X—-X—-X—---X—--X--X--X—--|
A augmentedA|-—X--X--2--3—-5—--5—-7—-9—-10—--10--9—-7—-6—--|
E MajorE|--3--5----------------------------------------|

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9—-10-12—--12--11—9—--7--5—-4—--7—-7—-7—-7—-|
D MajorD|--X—-X—-X—---X---X—-X—--X--X—-X—--X—-X—-X—-X--|
A augmentedA|-—7—-9—-10---10—-9—-7—--5—-3—-2---5—-5—-5—-5--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|--------------|
BB|--11b-9-7-----|
G+G|----------6---| - this is just my interpretation
D MajorD|--------------|  so it may not be what Billie Joe plays
A augmentedA|-—------------|  but it sounds close to me
E MajorE|--------------|

(Verse)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5—-5—-5—-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----3—----3--|
  From sea to    shining sea

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
  Whitewashed upon the beach My country

E MajorE|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5-----5-----|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--|
  Under siege

E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5-—-—---—|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-—-—---|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--------|
  On private property

(Pre-Chorus)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
  We are not    home

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
  Are we not    home

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  Kiss me I’m dead inside

E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|
A augmentedA|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  Who needs suicide when

(Outro)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A augmentedA|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
  The American dream is killing me

E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------5-----------5—---------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—------|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—------|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—------|
  When it’s all double talk of insanity

E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------5--------5—----------|
D MajorD|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—--|
A augmentedA|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—--|
E MajorE|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3—--|
  The American dream is killing me

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