American Idiot


Band:Green Day Song:American Idiot Album:American Idiot Guitar/Vocals:Billie Joe Richard Hurtado (Note:The times are only for the guitar parts not the lyrics) (clean) (0:00-0:02) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (0:02-0:05) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (0:05-0:07) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (0:07-0:10) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (0:13-0:16) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------||(says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| Dont want to be an american idiot. (distorted) (0:17-0:20) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------||(says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| Dont want a nation under the new media. (distorted) (0:23-0:26) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| (says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| And can you hear the sound of hysteria? (distorted) (0:28-0:31) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| (says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| The subliminal mindfuck america. (distorted) (0:31-0:49) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-66666666------------88888888------------66666666------------88888888---|| D|-66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--66666666--66666666--88888888---|| A|-44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--44444444--66666666--66666666---|| E|-----------44444444------------44444444------------44444444-------------|| Welcome to a new kind of tension.All across the alien nation.Everything isnt meant to be okay. Television dreams of tommorow.We're not the ones who're meant to follow.For thats enough to argue. (distorted) (0:51-0:54) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (0:54-0:56) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (0:59-1:02) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------||(says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| Well maybe I'm the faggot america. (distorted) (1:04-1:07) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| (says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| I'm not a part of a redneck agenda. (distorted) (1:09-1:12) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| (says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| Now everybody do the propaganda. (distorted) (1:15-1:17) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| (says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| And sing along in the age of paranoia. (distorted) (1:18-1:35) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-66666666------------88888888------------66666666------------88888888---|| D|-66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--66666666--66666666--88888888---|| A|-44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--44444444--66666666--66666666---|| E|-----------44444444------------44444444------------44444444-------------|| Welcome to a new kind of tension.All across the alien nation.Everything isnt meant to be okay. Television dreams of tommorow.We're not the ones who're meant to follow.For thats enough to argue. (distorted) (1:38-1:40) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (1:40-1:43) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (1:43-1:45) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (1:45-1:48) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| SOLO (distorted) (1:48-1:58) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|---------------------------------------------888-101010-121212-13/15/13-|| D|---------------------------888-10-11-10-8-6-----------------------------|| A|-888888-6-4--6666--8-6-4-3----------------------------------------------|| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| (1:58-2:07) E|----------------------------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------------------8/13~-------------|| D|----------------------------888-10-11-10-8-6--------------------|| A|-888888-6-4--6666--8-6-4-3--------------------------------------|| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|| (clean) (2:07-2:09) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (clean) (2:09-2:11) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (clean) (2:11-2:14) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| Dont want to be an american idiot. (clean) (2:14-2:16) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| One nation controlled by the media. (clean) (2:16-2:19) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| Information age of hysteria. (no guitar) It's going out to idiot america. (distorted) (2:22-2:39) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-66666666------------88888888------------66666666------------88888888---|| D|-66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--66666666--66666666--88888888---|| A|-44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--44444444--66666666--66666666---|| E|-----------44444444------------44444444------------44444444-------------|| Welcome to a new kind of tension.All across the alien nation.Everything isnt meant to be okay. Television dreams of tommorrow.We're not the ones who're meant to follow.For thats enough to argue. (clean) (2:39-2:42) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (2:42-2:45) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (2:45-2:47) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| (distorted) (2:47-2:50) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------666------6------------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--4------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--4------|| E|-444-------22-----4--2------|| Outro (clean) (2:50-2:52) E|---------------------------|| B|---------------------------|| G|------666------6-----------|| D|-666--666--44--6--6--------|| A|-666--444--44--4--6--------|| E|-444-------22-----4--------|| distorted .. . .