21st Century Breakdown Live tab by Green Day

Name: 21st Century Breakdown Live
Channel: Green Day

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C#

Intro:


  N.C
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


  N.C
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6~------6~------|---------|-2~------|
D|-6~------6~------|-6~------|-4~------|
A|-4~------4~------|-6~------|-4~------|
E|-----------------|-4~------|-2~------|

  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6~------6~------|---------|-2~------|
D|-6~------6~------|-6~------|-4~------|
A|-4~------4~------|-6~------|-4~------|
E|-----------------|-4~------|-2~------|


Verse 1:


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

Born into Nixon I was raised in hell


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

The last one born and the first one to run


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

My town was blinded from refinery sun


Pre-Chorus:

  Bb                F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

My generation is zero


  Bb                F#        G#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-----6-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-----6-|
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-|-4-----4-|

I never made it as a working class hero


Chorus:


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

21st century breakdown


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

I once was lost but never was found


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

I think I'm losing what's left in my mind


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

To the 20th century deadline


Break:


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|





Verse 2:

  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

I was made of poison and blood

  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

Condemnation is what I understood


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

Video games of the towers fall


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

Homeland security could kill us all


Pre-Chorus:

  Bb                F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

My generation is zero


  Bb                F#        G#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-----6-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-----6-|
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-|-4-----4-|

I never made it as a working class hero


Chorus:


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

21st century breakdown


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

I once was lost but never was found


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

I think I'm losing what's left in my mind


  C#                G#        F#
e|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6---|-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-|

To the 20th century deadline


Part 2:


Break:

  G#
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

  G#
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Hyping up the crowd:

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

TOKYO!

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Are you ready?

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

I said heyo! cmon! (heyo!)

  G#
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
G|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|-----5-5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8---8-6-5-|
D|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

I said heyo! cmon! (heyo!)


  N.C                     C# G#
e|-----------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------|-6---|
D|-----------------------|-6-6-|
A|-----------------------|-4-6-|
E|-----------------------|---4-|

We are the class of the class of '13


  N.C                     C# G#
e|-----------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------|-6---|
D|-----------------------|-6-6-|
A|-----------------------|-4-6-|
E|-----------------------|---4-|

Born in the era of humility


  N.C                     C# G#
e|-----------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------|-6---|
D|-----------------------|-6-6-|
A|-----------------------|-4-6-|
E|-----------------------|---4-|

We are the desperate in the decline


   G#
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

Raised by the bast- LET'S GO!


Break:

  C#
e|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
B|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|
G|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  C#
e|-----------------------6-------|-----------------------6-------|
B|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|
G|-6-6---------------------------|-6-6---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Verse 3:

  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

My name is No One, the long lost son


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

Born on the 4th of July


  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

Raised in the era of heroes and cons


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

That left me for dead or alive


  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

I am a nation, a worker of pride (Pride!)


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

My debt to the status quo


  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

The scars on my hands and a means to an end


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

It's all that I have to show, ALRIGHT!


Break:

  C#
e|-----------------------6-------|
B|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|
G|-6-6---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Hey!


  C#
e|-----------------------6-------|
B|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|
G|-6-6---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Hey!


  C#
e|-----------------------6-------|
B|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|
G|-6-6---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Hey!


  C#
e|-----------------------6-------|
B|-----6-6-9-9-9-6-9-9-9---9-7-6-|
G|-6-6---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


Verse 4:

  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

I swallowed my pride and I choked on my faith


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

I've given my heart and my soul


  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

I've broken my fingers and lied through my teeth


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

The pillar of damage control


  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

I've been to the edge and I've thrown the bouquet


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

Of flowers left over the grave


  C#        F# G#  C#
e|---------|------|---------|
B|---------|------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-3-5--|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-4-6--|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-2-4--|---------|

I sat in the waiting room wasting my time


  C#
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

Waiting for Judgement Day


Bridge:

  F#        G# C#
e|---------|-----------|
B|---------|-----------|
G|-3-3-3-3-|-5-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-6-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-|-4---------|

I praise liberty


  F#        G# C#
e|---------|-----------|
B|---------|-----------|
G|-3-3-3-3-|-5-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-6-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-|-4---------|

The freedom to obey


  F#        G# C#
e|---------|-----------|
B|---------|-----------|
G|-3-3-3-3-|-5-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-6-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-|-4---------|

Is the song that strangles me, well


  F#    G#
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-3-3--5-|
D|-4-4--6-|
A|-4-4--6-|
E|-2-2--4-|

Don't cross the line


  F#    G#
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-3-3--5-|
D|-4-4--6-|
A|-4-4--6-|
E|-2-2--4-|

  F#    G#
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-3-3--5-|
D|-4-4--6-|
A|-4-4--6-|
E|-2-2--4-|

  F#    G#
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-3-3--5-|
D|-4-4--6-|
A|-4-4--6-|
E|-2-2--4-|

  G#
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|


Guitar Solo:

  C#     G#     Bb    G#          F#   /   A        C#
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10~10-8-10~8------------------------------------------|
D|--------------11~11-13-10-------11-8-------------------|
A|--------------------------11~11------9~9-b11-11-9-11~8~|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:

  C#     G#     Bb     G#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|------|------|------|------|
G|-6--6-|-5--5-|-3--3-|-5--5-|
D|-6--6-|-6--6-|-3--3-|-6--6-|
A|-4--4-|-6--6-|-1--1-|-6--6-|
E|------|-4--4-|------|-4--4-|

Oh, dream, America, dream, I can't even


 F#    /    A         C#
e|---------|---------|-------------|
B|---------|---------|-------------|
G|-3--3--3-|-6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6--|
D|-4--4--4-|-7--7--7-|-6--6--6--6--|
A|-4--4--4-|-7--7--7-|-4--4--4--4--|
E|-2--2--2-|-5--5--5-|-------------|

Sleep from the light's early dawn, ALRIGHT!


  C#     G#     Bb     G#
e|------|------|------|------|
B|------|------|------|------|
G|-6--6-|-5--5-|-3--3-|-5--5-|
D|-6--6-|-6--6-|-3--3-|-6--6-|
A|-4--4-|-6--6-|-1--1-|-6--6-|
E|------|-4--4-|------|-4--4-|

Oh, scream, America, scream, believe what you


  F#   /    A   N.C
e|---------|---|
B|---------|---|
G|-3--3--3-|-6-|
D|-4--4--4-|-7-|
A|-4--4--4-|-7-|
E|-2--2--2-|-5-|

See from heroes and cons



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| x   Dead note
| /   Slide Up
| b   Bend
| ~   Vibrato
| N.C No Chord

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Published: June 29, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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Green Day tabs for 21st century breakdown live

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Performance: 21st Century Breakdown World Tour. This guitar tab for 21st Century Breakdown Live by Green Day is suitable for intermediate players. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure.