Bab's Uvula Who? - Green Day

Bab's Uvula Who?

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INTRO:
 
B A F# B A E
e|------------| e|---------------------------------|
B|------------| B|---------------------------------|
G|------------| G|--------------------------9-9-9--|
D|--9--7--4~--| D|--9-9---9-9---9-9---7-7-7-9-9-9--|
A|--9--7--4~--| A|--9-9---9-9---9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--7--5--2~--| E|--7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-5--------| (2x)
 
VERSE 1:
 
B
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|--9--9-----------------------------9--9-------------9--9--
A|--9--9-----------------------------9--9-------------9--9--
E|--7--7-----------------------------7--7-------------7--7--
I've got a knack for fucking everything up
 
 
A E B
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-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------9--9--9---------
-----------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
-----------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
-----------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
My temper flies and I get myself all wound up
 
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-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------9--9-------------------9--9--
--------------------------9--9-------------------9--9--
--------------------------7--7-------------------7--7--
My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high
 
A E B
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------9--9--9---------
----------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
----------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
----------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
I lose control and I get myself all wound up
 
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-----------------------9--9-------------9--9--
-----------------------9--9-------------9--9--
-----------------------7--7-------------7--7--
Tension mounts and I fly off the wall
 
A E B
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-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------9--9--9---------
-----------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
-----------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
-----------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
I self-destruct and I get myself all wound up
 
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------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
-------------------9--9-------------9--9--
-------------------9--9-------------9--9--
-------------------7--7-------------7--7--
Petulance and irritation sets in
 
A E B
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------9--9--9---------
-------------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
-------------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
-------------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
I throw a tantrum and I get myself all wound up
 
CHORUS:
A E B A E B
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------9-9-9-9-9---------------------------9-9-9-9-9----
--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9--
--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--
--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7--
I lose myself and I'm all wound up, I lose myself and I'm all wound up
 
A E B A E B
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------9-9-9-9-9---------------------------9-9-9-9-9-----|
--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9~--|
--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9~--|
--7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7~--|
Loss of control and I'm all wound up, I lose myself and I'm all wound up
 
INTERLUDE:
 
B A E
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------9-9-9--|
D|--9-9---9-9---9-9---7-7-7-9-9-9--|
A|--9-9---9-9---9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-5--------|
 
VERSE 2:
 
B
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|--9--9----------------------------9--9-------------9--9--
A|--9--9----------------------------9--9-------------9--9--
E|--7--7----------------------------7--7-------------7--7--
Chip on my shoulder and a leech on my back
 
A E B
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------9--9--9---------
----------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
----------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
----------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
Stuck in a rut and I get myself all wound up
 
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------9--9-------------9--9--
---------------------------------9--9-------------9--9--
---------------------------------7--7-------------7--7--
Killed my composure and it will never come back
 
A E B
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------9--9--9---------
-----------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
-----------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
-----------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
Loss of control and I get myself all wound up
 
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--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
-----------------9--9-----------9--9--
-----------------9--9-----------9--9--
-----------------7--7-----------7--7--
Blown out of proportion again
 
A E B
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------9--9--9---------
-----------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
-----------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
-----------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
My temper snaps and I get myself all wound up
 
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
----------------9--9------------------9--9--
----------------9--9------------------9--9--
----------------7--7------------------7--7--
Spontaneous combustion, panic attack
 
A E B
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------9--9--9---------
------------------------7--7--7---9--9--9---9--9--
------------------------7--7--7---7--7--7---9--9--
------------------------5--5--5-------------7--7--
I slipped a gear and I get myself all wound up
 
(CHORUS)
 
VERSE 3:
 
B A E
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9-9-9--|
D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9--|
A|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--------| (2x)
 
B
I've got a knack for fucking everything up
A E B
My temper flies and I get myself all wound up
 
My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high
A E B
I lose control and I get myself all wound up
 
Tension mounts and I fly off the wall
A E B
I self-destruct and I get myself all wound up
 
Petulance and irritation sets in
A E B
I throw a tantrum and I get myself all wound up
 
CHORUS 2:
 
A E B A E B
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------9-9-9-9-9----------------------------9-9-9-9-9----
--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9--
--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-9--
--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5------------7--
I lose myself and I'm all wound up,loss of control and I'm all wound up
 
A E B A E
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------9-9-9-9-9---------------------------9-9-9-9-9--
--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9--
--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
--7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5------------
I lose myself and I'm all wound up, I lose myself and I'm all wound
 
B
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
---9--9---9--9---9--9--|
---9--9---9--9---9--9--|
---7--7---7--7---7--7--|
up... ...shit!
 
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
F# = 2 4 4 3 2 2

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