Deadbeat Holiday - Green Day

Deadbeat Holiday

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G D G
Wake up, The house is on fire
C
And the cat´s caught in the dryer
G Em
Philiosophy´s a liar when
C D
Your home is your headstone
G D
"Icon" is the last chance for hope
G C
When there´s no such thing as heroes
G Em
Your faith lies in the ditch that
C D
You dug yourself in
 
 
Pre Chorus
Em C G C G
Last chance to piss it all away
 
Em B
Nothing but hell to pay
C D
When the lights are going down
 
 
Chorus
G B C G
Deadbeat Holiday ­ celebrate your own decay
C G
There´s a vacant sign that´s hanging high
F D
On a noose over your home
G B C G
Deadbeat Holiday ­ get on your knees and pray
C G
There´s a vacant sign that´s hanging high
F D
But at least you´re not alone
 
 
Vers 2 (same chords as in vers 1)
 
Christmas lights in the middle of August
Grudges come back to haunt us
Your oldest allies are your long lost enemies
Grounded in a duplex to find that
You´re living on a landmine
Vacation hotspots is a cemetery drive
 
 
Pre Chorus (same chords as in the last P.C.)
 
Last chance to piss it all away
Nothing but hell to pay
When the lights are going down
 
 
Chorus (Same chords as in the last chorus)
 
Deadbeat Holiday ­ celebrate your own decay
There´s a vacant sign that´s hanging high
On a noose over your home
 
Deadbeat Holiday ­ get on your knees and pray
There´s a vacant sign that´s hanging high
But at least you´re not alone
 
 
Pre Chorus
 
Last chance to piss it all away
Nothing but hell to pay whan all you
Want to do is...not to....give up......
 
 
Play chorus again
 
End on C
 
 
During the last chorus there is a little riff
with for notes. If you listen to the record
you will hear it. The tab for that riff is:
 
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|-----------12---11----|
|--12--10--------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
 
----------------- Acordes -----------------
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
D = X X 0 2 3 2
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3

How to play Deadbeat Holiday

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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