Opening.. E E D A...Play 4 times...

^EDear Mother, Ca^Dn you hear me whini^Eng? ^EIt's been 3 whol^De weeks since ^GI have left your h^Bome ^EThis sudden fea^Dr has left me trembli^Eng ^E'Cause now it se^Dems that I am o^Gut here on my o^Bwn A^Gnd I'm feeling all alo^Bne...

REFRAIN:

^EPay attention t^Go the cracked streets^A, and broken hom^Ces ^ESome call it slums, s^Gome call it ni^Bce... ^EI want to take y^Gou through a wasteland ^AI like to call my ^Chome...^EWelcome to Paradi^Bse (Do the EE D A thingy twice)

2nd Verse...

^EA gunshot ri^Dngs out at the statio^En ^AE ^gunshot, ^rings D ^out, ^at, ^the, ^station G B ^EAnother urc^Dhin snaps, and le^Gft dead on his o^Bwn ^EIt makes me wo^Dnder why I'm still he^Ere ^EFor some strange re^Dason it's now feel^Ging like my ho^Bme And I'm ne^Gver gonna ^Bgo...

REPEAT REFRAIN...PLAY E....There is a bridge here w/a bass solo..I don't have time to do it now!(I have to give you something to do eh?)

^EDear Mother, C^Dan you hear me laughin^Eg? ^EIt's been six wh^Dole months since ^GI have left your h^Bome ^EIt makes me wo^Dnder why I'm still he^Ere ^EFor some strange rea^Dson it's now fe^Geling like my h^Bome And I'm ne^Gver gonna ^Bgo...

Green Day - Welcome To Paradise