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Place Inside My Head Tab by Green Day

Place Inside My Head tab by Green Day

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: G

Verse 1:

  G                 D                 G                         C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|-------|--------|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|---------|--------|
  Here I go and I  know where to go again When I think of myself as my only



  G                D                C                              D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-5-5-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
  friend
All I know is I wish these thoughts would end

  G                 D                 G                         C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|-------|--------|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|
     So I grind my teeth until I'm numb, like I wanna be the chewing

  G                D                C                              D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
  gum         Feels so good to let it go


Chorus:
  C                                 D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
           There's a place inside m----y head             Where I can

  G                                   C
e|-------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|--------|--------|5--5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|-------|--------|--------|
wallow in my misery until I can't swim at all.

  C                                 D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
             It's not for sympa-----thy
it's just for me


Interlude:
  G                 D                 G                         C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|-------|--------|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|---------|--------|

  G                D                C                              D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-5-5-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|


Verse 2:
  G                 D                 G                         C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|-------|--------|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|---------|--------|
   Now as I'm contemplating suicide
I know that there's no place for me to

  G                D                C                              D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-5-5-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
   hide, from this misery inside m-----y head

  G                 D                 G                         C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|-------|--------|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|
So I sit in the corner of my room, thinking thoughts of anger, thoughts of

  G                D                C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
  doom.      And the misery becomes m----y friend


Chorus:
  C                                 D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
           There's a place inside m----y head             Where I can

  G                                   C
e|-------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|--------|--------|5--5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|-------|-------|--------|
wallow in my misery until I can't swim at all.

  C                                 D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
             It's not for sympa-----thy
it's just for me


Bridge:
  C   D   G                  C   D   G
e|-------|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|
B|-------|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|
G|5---7--|---------|--------|5---7--|---------|--------|
D|5---7--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|5---7--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|
A|3---5--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|3---5--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|3---3-3-3|3-3-3-3-|-------|3---3-3-3|3-3-3-3-|
  That's all I really know         That's all I wanna know

  C   D   G                  D
e|-------|---------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|---------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5---7--|---------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5---7--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3---5--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|3---3-3-3|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|
          Where can I run to no---------w?                 oh-oh


Interlude:
  G                 D                 G                         C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|-------|--------|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|---------|--------|
                                                                oh - oh
  G                D                C                              D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|5-5-7-7-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-3-|3-3-5-5-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|---------|--------|

  G                 D                 G                         C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|-------|--------|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|

  G                D                C
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|


Chorus:
  C                                 D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
           There's a place inside m----y head             Where I can

  G                                   C
e|-------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|--------|--------|5--5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
A|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3--3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|
E|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|-------|--------|--------|
wallow in my misery until I can't swim at all.

  C                                 D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
             It's not for sympa-----thy
it's just for me


Bridge:
  C   D   G                  C   D   G
e|-------|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|
B|-------|---------|--------|-------|---------|--------|
G|5---7--|---------|--------|5---7--|---------|--------|
D|5---7--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|5---7--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|
A|3---5--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|3---5--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|3---3-3-3|3-3-3-3-|-------|3---3-3-3|3-3-3-3-|
  That's all I really know         That's all I wanna know

  C   D   G                  D
e|-------|---------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
B|-------|---------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
G|5---7--|---------|--------|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|5---7--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7--7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3---5--|5---5-5-5|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|3---3-3-3|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|-------|--------|
          Where can I run to no---------w?


Outro:
  C                G                C                D
e|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--------|
G|5-5--5-|5-5-5-5-|-------|--------|-------|--------|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
D|3-3--3-|5-5-5-5-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5--5-|5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|
A|3-3--3-|3-3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5-5-5-5-|3-3--3-|3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
E|-------|--------|3--3-3-|3-3-3-3-|-------|--------|--------|--------|
      One more ni-----ght                 One more day

  C   D   G
e|-------|---------|--------|-------|-------|
B|-------|---------|--------|-------|-------|
G|5---7--|---------|--------|-------|-------|
D|5---7--|5~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~|
A|3---5--|5~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~|
E|-------|3~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~|

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Legend:
| ~   let note ring
| >   Staccato
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| ^   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
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Green Day tabs for Place inside my head

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Learn how to play "Place Inside My Head" by Green Day with our easy-to-follow guitar tabs guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

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This guitar tabs tutorial for "Place Inside My Head" by Green Day is crafted for Intermediate players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

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