Intro: E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------| (Chorus) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--| A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|----------------5-----------5—-----------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—--------| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—--------| E|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—--------| When it’s all double talk of conspiracy E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me (Verse) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----| - The verse parts are palm muted D|--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 C5 G5 riff A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--| at the end E|--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|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------—----| D|--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--5-5-5-5—-—-—--| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------| It’s getting serious Bulldoze your E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------5-----5-----| D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—| A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--| Family home E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5--—-—----—| A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-—-—-—----| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3----------| Now it’s a condo (Pre-Chorus) E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--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--| E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| We are not well E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--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--| E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| Are we not home E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5—-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--| A|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| E|--------------------------------------| Goddamn I am so grateful E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--| A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| E|--------------------------------------| Forever faithful too E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--| A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—-----------------| D|--X-X-X—-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—--X-X-X--| A|-—X-X-X—-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—--X-X-X--| E|--X-X-X--3-3---------3----------3—--X-X-X--| The American dream is killing me (Bridge) E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------7—---------9—-------------4---| D|--5—------------7—---------9—-------------4---| A|-—5-—-----------5—---------7-—------------2---| E|--3-------------------------------------------| People on the street unemployed and obsolete E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|------------------------5---------------7---| D|----------5-------------5---------------7---| A|-—--------5-------------3---------------5---| E|----------3---------------------------------| Did you ever learn to read the ransom note E|---------------| B|---------------| G|--5-----5—-----| D|--5—-5—-5--5–—-| A|-—3—-5--3—-5—--| E|-----3-----3—--| (Verse) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----| D|--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--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--| E|--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|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--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--5-5-5-5—-| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| Tik tok and taxes under the E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------5-----5-----| D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—| A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--| overpass E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5--—-—----—| A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-—-—-—----| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3----------| Sleeping in broken glass (Pre-Chorus) E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--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--| E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| We are not well E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--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--| E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| Are we not well E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5—-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--| A|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| E|--------------------------------------| Cracked up into the wild E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--| A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| E|--------------------------------------| We’re pedophiles for (Chorus) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--| A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|----------------5-----------5—---------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—------| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—------| E|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—------| When it’s all double talk of insanity E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—-------------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—-----| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—-----| E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3—-----| The American dream is killing me Say (intro riff) E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------| Whoa Oh Oh Oh E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------| Whoa Oh Oh Oh E|------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--| G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-| D|------------------------------| A|-—----------------------------| E|------------------------------| Whoa Oh Oh Oh (Solo) E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|--------4—-5—-7—--7—-9—-11-12—--12--11-9--8—--| D|--5--7--X—-X—-X—--X—-X—-X—-X—---X—--X--X--X—--| A|-—X--X--2--3—-5—--5—-7—-9—-10—--10--9—-7—-6—--| E|--3--5----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|--9—-10-12—--12--11—9—--7--5—-4—--7—-7—-7—-7—-| D|--X—-X—-X—---X---X—-X—--X--X—-X—--X—-X—-X—-X--| A|-—7—-9—-10---10—-9—-7—--5—-3—-2---5—-5—-5—-5--| E|----------------------------------------------| E|--------------| B|--11b-9-7-----| G|----------6---| - this is just my interpretation D|--------------| so it may not be what Billie Joe plays A|-—------------| but it sounds close to me E|--------------| (Verse) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----| D|--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--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----3—----3--| From sea to shining sea E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--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--5-5-5-5—-| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| Whitewashed upon the beach My country E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------5-----5-----| D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—| A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--| Under siege E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5-—-—---—| A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-—-—---| E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--------| On private property (Pre-Chorus) E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--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--| E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| We are not home E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--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--| E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| Are we not home E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5—-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--| A|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--| E|--------------------------------------| Kiss me I’m dead inside E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--| D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--| A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| E|--------------------------------------| Who needs suicide when (Outro) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--| A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—---------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--| E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--| The American dream is killing me E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|----------------5-----------5—---------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—------| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—------| E|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—------| When it’s all double talk of insanity E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------5--------5—----------| D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—--| A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—--| E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3—--| The American dream is killing me
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