Insomniac

b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro E5 (x4) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (x2) A5 D5 (x2) F#5 D5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------7------------7-------------------------------------------| D|-7----7-------4----7----2--------------------------------------| A|-7----5-------4----5----2--------------------------------------| E|-5------------2---------0--------------------------------------| Chorus D5 A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7---------------------7---------9-----------------------------| D|-7----7----2----7------7----7----9-----------------------------| A|-5----7----2----7------5----7----7-----------------------------| E|------5----0----5-----------5----------------------------------| Bridge (x2) A5 F#5 (x2) D5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------7----9------------------------------------------| D|-7-----4-------7----9------------------------------------------| A|-7-----4-------5----7------------------------------------------| E|-5-----2-------------------------------------------------------| Order Intro Verse 1 Chorus 1 Verse 2 Chorus 1 Bridge Verse 3 Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Intro Lyrics Stranded, lost inside myself My own worst friend And my own closest enemy (Verse 1) Branded, maladjusted Never trusted anyone Let alone myself I must insist on being a pessimist (Chorus 1) I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind Elected, the rejected I perfected the science Of the idiot (Verse 2) No meaning, and no healing Self-loathing freak And introverted deviot (Chorus 1) (Bridge) Stranded, lost inside myself My own worst friend And my own closest enemy (Verse 3) Elected, the rejected I perfected the science Of the idiot (Chorus 1) I'm gettin pissed, I'm a worthless pessimist (Chorus 2) I'm a loner in a claustrophobic mind ============================================================================ Brat Green Day Insomniac (1995) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Not much to say, really simple to play. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Verse G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 (x4) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------5-----------5---------7----------------------------------| D|-5----5----5------5----5----7----------------------------------| A|-5----3----5------3----5----5----------------------------------| E|-3---------3-----------3---------------------------------------| Chorus C5 G5 (x3) D5 C5 G5 (x3) F5 G5 D5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5------------7-----5---------------------(bass riff)-7--7-----| D|-5----5-------7-----5----5-------3----5---------------7--7-----| A|-3----5-------5-----3----5-------3----5---------------5--5-----| E|------3------------------3-------1----3------------------------| Order Verse 1 (Skip first G5-C5-G5) Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge (Verse chords) Chorus End on G5 Lyrics Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days They're getting over the hill Death is closing in and catching up As far as I can tell (Verse 1) Got a plan of action and cold blood And it smells of defiance I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die Get my inheritance Well now I want more Cuz I'm getting bored And I'm going nowhere fast I was once full of doubt (Chorus) But it's all figured out Well nothing good can last Crow's feet and rot are setting in And time is running out My parent's income interest rate Is gaining higher clout (Verse 2) I'm a snot-nosed slob without a job And I know I damn well should Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days But my future's looking good (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Stuck With Me Green Day Insomniac (1995) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Pretty simple song, you'll have to listen closely to get the strumming right. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro E5 C#5 B5 A5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------11--9--7-7--------------------------------------------| A|-7-------11--9--7-7--------------------------------------------| E|---------9---7--5-5--------------------------------------------| Verse E5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 (x2) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9------9-----7---9---7---9------------------------------------| A|-7------9-----7---9---7---9------------------------------------| E|--------7-----5---7---5---7------------------------------------| Chorus C#5 A5 E5 (x3) A5 B5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6--6---------9------------------9-----------------------------| D|-6--6----7----9--------7----9----9-----------------------------| A|-4--4----7----7--------7----9----7-----------------------------| E|---------5-------------5----7----------------------------------| Order Intro x2 Verse 1 (PM first E5) Chorus Verse 2 (PM last E5) Chorus Intro x4 (use last E5 from chorus) Bass Riff (1..2..3..4) (PM B5) Chorus Lyrics I'm not part of your elite I'm just alright Class structures waving colours Bleeding from my throat Not subservient to you I'm just alright Downclassed by the powers that be Give me loss of hope Cast out, buried in a hole Struck down, forcing me to fall Destroyed, giving up the fight (Chorus) Well I know I'm not alright What's ny price and will you pay it? If it's alright Take it from my dignity Waste it till it's dead Throw me back into the gutter Cuz it's alright Find another pleasure fucker Drag him down to hell (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Geek Stink Breath Green Day Insomniac (1995) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Very simple song h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro G5 F5 C5 (x4) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------5--------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5----3---5--------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5----3---3--------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3----1------------------------------------------------------| Verse G5 F5 (x7) G5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5----3--------5-----------------------------------------------| A|-5----3--------5-----------------------------------------------| E|-3----1--------3-----------------------------------------------| Chorus A#5 F5 (x4) G5 F5 (x3) G5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-3----3--------5----3--------5---------------------------------| A|-1----3--------5----3--------5---------------------------------| E|------1--------3----1--------3---------------------------------| Order Intro Verse 1 (palm mute) Chorus Verse 2 (palm mute) Chorus Intro (x2) Verse 3 Chorus Intro Intro chords x3, End on G5 Lyrics I'm on a mission I've made my decision To lead a path of self-destruction Slow progression (Verse 1) Killin my complexion And it's rotting out my teeth I'm on a roll No self-control I'm blowing off steam With methaphetamine (Chorus) I don't know what I want And it's all that I've got And I'm picking scabs off my face Every hour My blood is turning sour And my pulse is beating out of time I found a treasure (Verse 2) Filled with sick pleasure And it sits on a thick white line (Chorus) (Bridge) I'm on a mission I got no decision Like a cripple running the rat race Wish in one hand (Verse 3) Shit in the other And see which one gets filled first (Chorus) Geek...stink...breath! ============================================================================ No Pride Green Day Insomniac (1995) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Another very easy song from this album. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro (x2 one guitar, x2 with band) G#5 D#5 C#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------8----6---------------------------------------------------| D|-6----8----6---------------------------------------------------| A|-6----6----4---------------------------------------------------| E|-4-------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (x4) G#5 D#5 C#5 G#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------8----6---------------------------------------------------| D|-6----8----6----6----------------------------------------------| A|-6----6----4----6----------------------------------------------| E|-4--------------4----------------------------------------------| Chorus D#5 C#5 G#5 D#5 (x2) G#5 C5 C#5 D#5 G#5 D#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8------6-----8---------------5----6----8-----------8----------| D|-8------6--6--8----------6----5----6----8------6----8----------| A|-6------4--6--6----------6----3----4----6------6----6----------| E|-----------4-------------4---------------------4---------------| Order Intro Verse 1 Chorus Intro chords x2 Verse 2 Chorus Intro chords x6 Chorus Intro chords x4 ("I got no pride") Lyrics Well I am just a mutt And nowhere is my home Where dignity's a land mine In the school of lost hope (Verse 1) I've panhandled for life Because I'm not afraid to beg Hand me down your lost and founds Of second hand regrets Better swallow your pride Before you choke on it Better digest your values Because they turn to shit (Chorus) Honour's gonna knock you down Before your chance To stand up and fight Well I know I'm not the one I got no pride Sects of disconnection And traditions of lost faith No culture's worth a stream of piss Or bullet in my face To hell with unity (Verse 2) Separation'll kill us all Torn to shreds and disjointed Before the final fall (Chorus) (Intro) (Chorus) I got no pride ============================================================================ Bab's Uvula Who? Green Day Insomniac (1995) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Another simple 3 chord punk song off Insomniac. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro B5 A5 F#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------11--------------------------------------------------| D|-9----7----11--------------------------------------------------| A|-9----7----9---------------------------------------------------| E|-7----5--------------------------------------------------------| Verse B5 A5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------9--------------------------------------| D|-9-9---9-9---9-9---7----9--------------------------------------| A|-9-9---9-9---9-9---7----7--------------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---5-------------------------------------------| Chorus A5 E5 B5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------9--------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----9----9---------------------------------------------------| A|-7----7----9---------------------------------------------------| E|-5---------7---------------------------------------------------| Order Intro Verse 1 Chorus 1 Verse 2 Chorus 2 Verse 1 (keep strumming chords) Chorus 2 Lyrics I got a knack for fuckin everything up My temper flies and I get myself all wound up My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high I lose control and I get myself all wound up Tension mounts and I fly up the wall (Verse 1) I self-destruct and I get myself all wound up Petulance and irritation set in I throw a tantrum and I get myself all wound up I hate myself and I'm all wound up I hate myself and I'm all wound up (Chorus 1) Loss of control and I'm all wound up I lose myself and I'm all wound up Chip on my shoulder and a leech on my back Stuck in a rut and I get myself all wound up Killed my composure and it'll never come back Loss of control and I get myself all wound up Blown out of proportion again (Verse 2) My temper snaps and I get myself all wound up Spontaneous combustion, panic attack I slipped a gear and I get myself all wound up I hate myself and I'm all wound up Loss of control and I'm all wound up What can I say, I'm afraid (Chorus 2) I'm all wound up (Verse 1) (Chorus 2) ============================================================================