Year: 2004 - Album: American Idiot
Written by Billie Joe Armstrong
Intro: E Eb E E Ab C#m A Verse 1: E A Where have all the bastards gone? F# A E The underbelly's stacks up ten high Ab C#m The dummy failed the crash test Ab C#m Collecting unemployment checks A F# B E B A flunky only along for the ride E A Where have all the riots gone? F# A E As your city's motto gets pulverized Ab C#m What's in love is now in debt Ab C#m On your birth certificate A F# B E B So strike the fucking match to light this fuse B E B (repeat 3x) Pre-Chorus: B E The town bishop's an extortionist B E And he don't don't even know that you exist B A B Standing still when it's do or die B A B You better run for your fuck - ing lifeSolo:E2 B A It's not over 'till you're underground E2 B A It's not hope before it's too late E2 B It's cities burnin' A C It's not my burden E2 B A It's not over before it's too late F# A (no chords) There's nothing left to analyzePre-Chorus: B A You're not the Jesus of Suburbia B A The St. Jimmy's is a figment of A E B Your father's rage and your mother's love B A B That's made the idiot Amer - i - cahide this tab(Taken and slightly changed from "Letterbomb" tab by reizig {[email protected]}) E(har) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-9999999999999999-9999999999999999-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 1: E(har) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9999999999999999--8888888888888888-999888-4x666-888-9998889999-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7777777777777777--6666666666666666-777666-2x444-666-7776667777-----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |Guitar 2: | | | E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------9-----9---9------9-----9---9------9-----9---9-----10-----10---10-9--| G|--9-9---9-9---9----8-8---8-8---8----9-9---9-9---9---9-9----9-9----9-------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself? And where will we all go when it's too late? E Ab C# A e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------6-------------------| D|--2---------------6---------------6---------7---------| A|--2---------------6---------------4---------7---------| E|--0---------------4-------------------------5---------| Guitar 1: E5 Ab E(har) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------(9999888844448888-9999888844444444)---| D|--2---------------6---------------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx----| A|--2---------------6---------------------7777666622226666-7777666622222222----| E|--0---------------4----------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |Guitar 2: | | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---9---9---9---9--8-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-6-4--------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And don't look backOutro: E2 Ab She said I can't take this place C#m A I'm leaving it behind E2 Ab Well she said I can't take this town C#m A I'm leaving you tonight (Again, taken from reizig {[email protected]}):E2 B A It's not over 'till you're underground E2 B A It's not over before it's too late E2 B It's cities burnin' A C It's not my burden E2 B A It's not hope before it's too latehide this tabGuitar 1: e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2------22-------2--------22------2------22--------2-------| A|--2------22-------2--------22------2------22--------2-------| E|--0------00-------0--------00------0------00--------0-------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|(9999999999999999-9999999999999999-9999999999999999-9)------| D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x-------| A|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-7-------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|