Tuning:

"Jesus Of Suburbia" Green Day "American Idiot" (2004) Tabbed by Ben O'Brien (bawitdaba69@hotmail.com) (Standard Tuning) ---> The Paranthesis at the end of the song is the time sig. Part I: Jesus Of Suburbia (4/4) ------------------------------- VERSE 1 -------

^C# I'm the son of rage and love ^A# The Jesus of Suburbia The ^F#bible of none of the above, on a ^G#steady diet of ^C# Soda pop and Ritalin ^A# No one ever died for my ^F#Sins in Hell, as far as I can tell, at least the ^G#ones I got away with

CHORUS ------

And there's ^F#nothing wrong with m^G#e, this is ^F#how I'm supposed to ^G#be In a ^F#land of make bel^G#ieve that don't believe in me ^C# ^G# ^F# ^C# ^G# ^F#

VERSE 2 -------

^C# Get my television fix, ^A# sitting on my crucifix A ^F#living room on my private womb, while the ^G#moms and brads are away ^C# To fall in love and fall in debt ^A# to alcohol and cigarettes And ^F#mary jane to keep me insane, doing ^G#someone else's cocaine

REPEAT CHORUS C# G# F# C# G# F# C# A# F# G# C# F A# G# F# G# Part II: City Of The ***ed (4/4) --------------------------------- VERSE 1 (some chords are arranged for guitar from piano) -------

At the ^C#center of the Earth in the ^Cparking lot of the ^A#7-11 were ^G#I was taught ^F# The motto was just a^G# lie It says ^C#home is where your heart is, but ^Cwhat a shame, 'cause ^A#everyone's heart doesn't ^G#beat the same ^F# It's beating out of ^G#time

CHORUS ------

^A# City of^G# the Dead, ^C# at the end of ^F#another lost highway ^A# Signs mis^G#leading to nowhe^F#re ^A# City of^G# the ***ed,^C# lost children with d^F#irty faces today ^A# No one ^G#really seems to ^F#care

VERSE 2 (same as first) -----------------------

I ^C#read the graffiti in the ^Cbathroom stall like the ^A#holy scriptures of a ^G#shopping mall ^F# And so it seemed to con^G#fess ^C#It didn't say much, but it only ^Cconfirmed that the ^A#center of the earth is the ^G#end of the world ^F# And I could really care^G# less

REPEAT CHORUS Part III: I Don't Care (3/3 turning into 4/4) --------------------------------------------- G# C# G# C# F# C#

^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^F#I don't care ^C#if you don't ^G#care ^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^F#I don't care ^C#if you don't ^G#care ^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^F#I don't care ^C#if you don't ^G#care ^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^G#I don't care ^C#if you don't, ^F#I don't care ^C#if you don't ^G#care ^F#I ^G#don't ^C#care ^A ^G# ^C# ^A ^G# ^C# ^A ^G# ^C# ^A ^G#

Everyone's so full of ^A***^G# Born and raised by hypo^Acri^G#tes Hearts recycled but never ^Asav^G#ed From the cradle to the ^Agra^G#ve We are the kids of war and ^Apea^G#ce From Anaheim to the Middle ^AEas^G#t We are the stories and disciples ^Aof ^G# The Jesus of Suburbi^Aa ^G#

^F#Land of make ^G#believe ^C# ^G# ^F#And it don't ^G#believe in ^C#me ^G# ^F#Land of make ^G#believe ^C# ^G# ^F#And I don't b^G#elieve, and ^F#I ^G#don't ^C#care ^F#I ^G#don't ^C#care, ^F#I ^G#don't ^C#care ^F#I ^G#don't ^C#care, ^F#I ^G#don't ^C#care^C# ^C# ^C# ^G#

Part IV: Dearly Beloved (4/4) -----------------------------

^G# Dearly beloved are ^Cyou listening? I ^C#can't remember a word that you were ^G#saying ^D# ^G# Are we demented or am ^CI disturbed? The ^C#space that's in between insane and ^G#insecure ^D#

G# C C# G# D#

^G# Oh therapy, can you please ^Cfill the void? ^C#Am I retarded or am I jus^G#t over^D#joyed ^G# Nobody's perfect and I ^Cstand accused ^C#For lack of a better word, and that's my ^G#best ^D#excuse

G# C C# G# D# Part V: Tales Of Another Broken Home (4/4) ------------------------------------------ G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F#

^C#To ^G#live and ^F#not ^C#to ^G#breathe, ^F#is ^C#to ^G#die in ^F#tra^C#ge-^G#dy ^F# ^C#To ^G#run, to ^F#run ^C#aw-^G#ay,^F# ^C#to ^G#find what ^F#you ^C#bel^G#ieve ^F#

And ^C#I ^G# ^C# ^G# ^C#leave ^G#behin^D#d ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 ^C#This ^G#hurri^C#cane^G# of ^C#***^G#ing l^D#ies^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2

I ^G#lost my ^F#faith ^C#to ^G#this^F#, ^C#this ^G#town that ^F#don't ^C#ex-^G#ist ^F# So ^C#I ^G#run, I ^F#run ^C#aw-^G#ay,^F# ^C#the ^G#light of ^F#mas^C#-o-^G#chist ^F#

And ^C#I ^G# ^C# ^G# ^C#leave ^G#behin^D#d ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 ^C#This ^G#hurri^C#cane^G# of ^C#***^G#ing l^D#ies^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 And ^C#I ^G# ^C# ^G# ^C# wa^G#lked ^D#thi^G#2s li^D#ne ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 A ^C#milli^G#on ^C#and ^G#one ^C#***^G#ing t^D#ime^G#2s ^D# ^G#2 ^D# ^G#2 But ^F#not t^C#his t^G#ime ^F# ^C# ^G# ^F# ^C# ^G#

F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# C# G# C# G# C# G# D# G#2 D# G#2 D# G#2 C# G# C# G# C# G# D# G#2 D# G#2 D# G#2

^C# I don't feel ^D#any shame, I ^G#won't apolo^C#gize ^C# When there ain't ^D#nowhere you can g^G#o ^C# Running away fro^D#m pain when ^G#you've been victi^C#mized ^C# Tales from another ^D#broken ho^G#me

You're ^F#leav^C#ing ^G# You're ^F#leav^C#ing ^G# You're ^F#leav^C#ing ^G# Ah, you're ^F#lea^C#ving ^G#home

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Green Day - Jesus of suburbia