Written by Green Day
verse 1 E My name is Billie, And im freaking out E G#m I thought before I was A B E B And I can't get it figured out E A E I sit alone with my thoughts and prayers E G#m Screaming my memories A B E B As if I was never thereverse 2 E Im like a punk rocker on labor day E G#m How the hell did I work so hard A B E B To be born this way? E A E I never learned to read or write so well E G#m But I can play the guitar A B E B Until it hurts like hellC#m E B Standing at the edge of the world C#m E B Its giving me the chills C#m E B Looking down the edge of the world A B Lost in a tangle E A Its freaking me out A B E B A Burning lights and Blackouts B E B A From the edge of the world B From the edge of the worldD A G A (x4) D A Bm BRIDGE Bm G D A If this is what you call the good life Bm G D A I want a better way to die Bm G D A If this is what you call the good life Bm G D I want a better way to die D F#m Em G Bm A (x2) D F#m Em G Bm A D F#m Em G Oh, I dont wanna think about tomorrow Bm A D F#m Em G Dont wanna think about this road Bm A D F#m Em G Bm A It doesnt matter anyway D F#m Em G Bm A D F#m Em G Oh I, I wanna start a revolution Bm A D F#m Em G I wanna hear it on my radio Bm A D F#m Em G Bm A I'll put it off another day G A I want a new conspiricy D G A And the silence of a thousand cries G So hurry up A D I want a better way to die D F#m Em G Bm A (x2) D Here you play the intro of "Somewhere Now". The chords are Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B Asus4 A D D/C Im running late to Somewhere Now D/B A G Bm G I dont want to be D D/C Where the future and promises D/B A G Bm G Ain't what it used to be D D/C I never wanted to compromise D/B A G A Or bargain with my soul D D/C How did life on the wild side D/B A Ever get so full Chorus D A G (x4) (when Mike sings "Somewhere Now") D G Somewhere now A D G Dont wanna think about tomorrow A D G Dont wanna think about the road A D G A It doesn't matter anyway D G A D G Oh I, I wanna start a revolution A D G I wanna hear it on my radio A D G A I'll put it off another day D G D A D G Oh I, don't wanna think about tomorrow! D A D G Don't wanna think about the road D A D G D A It doesn't matter anyway D G D A D G Oh I, I want to start a revolution D A D G I want to hear my on the radio D A D G D A And put it off another day OUTRO D G Bb D F A D G Bb D F A D F#m Em G Bm A (x4) D (brief) (x4) SOMEWHERE NOW RIFF Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B Asus4 A End on DC#m E B Standing at the edge of the world C#m E B Its giving me the chills C#m E B Looking down the edge of the world A B Lost in a tangle E A Its freaking me out A B E B A Burning lights and Blackouts B E B A From the edge of the world B From the edge of the world