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TUNING: E (eBGDAE) How to read these chord schemes?
C#5 x466xx
C#5 x466xx
A#5 x133xx
A#5 x133xx
A#5* 688xxx
A#5* 688xxx
G#5 466xxx
G#5 466xxx
F#5 244xxx
F#5 244xxx
F5 133xxx
F5 133xxx 
INTRO
C#5  A#5  G#5  F#5

VERSE1
C#5                    A#5*
I woke up to a bitter storm (bitter year)
           F#5                        C#5                          G#5
And Noah's Ark came washed up on the shore
C#5                         A#5*
The riot gear has lined the dawn (bitter year)
 F#5                          C#5                    G#5
Like dogs that shit on your neighbor's lawn

PRE-CHORUS
F5                                                 A#5
Let freedom ring with all the crazies on parade
F#5                                         G#5
Let them eat poison and it tastes like lemonade

CHORUS
C#5                  F#5                                     C#5
Back in the USA for a small town serenade
                                        G#5
With fireworks on display
      A#5*                                         F#5
Tonight, it's a hero's welcome home
                                                    C#5
And there's no place else to go
                                          G#5
And I'm takin' it to the grave
                      F#5  G#5  C#5
Back in the   U      S       A

BRIDGE
C#5  A#5  G#5  F#5

VERSE2
C#5                          A#5*
The saddest story ever told (bitter year)
     F#5                   C#5                  G#5
Is feeling safe in our suburban homes
C#5                          A#5*
Like soldiers of an endless war (bitter year)
        F#5                          C#5           G#5
And every church can have a liquor store

PRE-CHORUS
F5                                                 A#5
Let freedom ring with all the crazies on parade
F#5                                         G#5
Let them eat poison and it tastes like lemonade

CHORUS
C#5                  F#5                                      C#5
Back in the USA for a small town serenade
                                         G#5
With fireworks on display
      A#5                                         F#5
Tonight, it's a hero's welcome home
                                                    C#5
And there's no place else to go
                                          G#5
And I'm takin' it to the grave
                      F#5  G#5  C#5
Back in the   U      S       A 

OUTRO
C#5  A#5  G#5  F#5 
C#5


Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Music by Green Day
C#5 x466xx
C#5 x466xx
A#5 x133xx
A#5 x133xx
A#5* 688xxx
A#5* 688xxx
G#5 466xxx
G#5 466xxx
F#5 244xxx
F#5 244xxx
F5 133xxx
F5 133xxx
THIS SONG IS FROM “1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours” 1991
1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
How to read these chord schemes

1 - chord name, 2 - chord designation, 3 - chord scheme

Chord name

There is the name of a chord before the symbols. If it's "*" added to a name, it means that this chord is played in different positions during the song.

Chord designation

There are 6 symbols in a designation, read it from left to right. The first symbol defines the thickest string (6th string), the second symbol defines 5th string and so on.

"0" means open string

"x" means this string isnt played

"Number" means number of a fret.

Example:

x02220

6th string isnt played
5th string is open
4th string is played on 2nd fret
3rd string is played on 2nd fret
2nd string is played on 2nd fret
1st string is open

Chord scheme

Imagine that you are looking at the fret while playing guitar - the closest string to your eyes is the 6th, the thickest string. There are 6 horizontal lines defines strings, the upper one is the thinnest string (1st string).
And there are 4 lines defined frets - no exact frets numbers defined.
In some schemes there is a thick line on the left - it defines the nut.

  • "0" means open string
  • "x" means this string isnt played
  • Fat dots mean fingers positions

Example:

G5 355xxx

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