Green Day Warning: (2000) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong (Misery by Green Day) Music: Green Day Tuning: Normal (1/2 step down for Castaway & Misery) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning Blood, Sex And Booze Church On Sunday Fashion Victim Castaway Misery Deadbeat Holiday Hold On Jackass Waiting Minority Macy's Day Parade ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chords A A A5 Am Asus2 Asus4 A#m A#5 B B5 B5 Bm e|-0----5---------0----0----0--------------7--------------2-----| B|-2----5---------1----0----3--------------7--------------3-----| G|-2----6---------2----2----2----6---------8----4---------4-----| D|-2----7----7----2----2----2----8----8----9----4----9----4-----| A|-0----7----7----0----0----0----8----8----9----2----9----2-----| E|------5----5-------------------6----6----7---------7----------| | | | C C5 C5 C/B C# C#5 C#m D D5 D#5 D#5/A# | e|-0--------------0-------------------2-------------------------| B|-1--------------1----6---------5----3-------------------------| G|-0----5---------0----6----6----6----2----7----8----8----------| D|-2----5----10---x----6----6----6----0----7----8----8----------| A|-3----3----10---2----4----4----4---------5----6----6----------| E|-----------8---------------------------------------6----------| | | | E E5 E5II Em F F5 F5II Fmaj7 F# F#5 F#m | e|-0--------------0----1--------------0----2---------2----------| B|-0--------------0----1--------------1----2---------2----------| G|-1---------9----0----2---------10---2----3---------2----------| D|-2----2----9----2----3----3----10---3----4----4----4----------| A|-2----2----7----2----3----3----8---------4----4----4----------| E|-0----0---------0----1----1--------------2----2----2----------| | | | G G5 G/F# G5/F# G# G#5 G#m | e|-3---------3-------------------4------------------------------| B|-3---------0-------------------4------------------------------| G|-0---------0---------5---------4------------------------------| D|-0----5----0----5----6----6----6------------------------------| A|-2----5----x----5----6----6----6------------------------------| E|-3----3----2----2----4----4----4------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning Intro: A D G D (x4) Verse 1: A D This is a public service announcement G D This is only a test A D G D A D G D Emergency, evacuation, protest A D G D A D May impair your ability G D To operate machinery A D Can't quite tell G D Just what it means to me A D Keep out of reach of children G D Don't you talk to strangers A D G D Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker Chorus 1: A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D I say A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D Without, alright Bridge: A(bar) x2 with effect & bass fill A D G D (x2) Verse 2: A D G D Better homes and safety-sealed communities A D G D A D G D Did you remember to pay the utility? A D G D A D Caution: police line G D You better not cross A D Is the cop or am I G D The one that's really dangerous? A D G Sanitation, expiration date D Pushing everything A D G D Or shut up and be a victim of authority Chorus 2: A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D I say A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D ` I say A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D I say A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D Without, alright Bridge Verse 3: Bass fill A(bar) Better homes and safety-sealed communities A(bar) Did you remember to pay the utility? A D Caution: police line G D You better not cross A D Is the cop or am I G D The one that's really dangerous? A D G Sanitation, expiration date D Pushing everything A D G D Or shut up and be a victim of authority Chorus 3: A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D I say A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D I say A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D I say A D G D Warning, live without warning A D G D A D This is a public service announcement G D A This is only a test ------------------------------------------------------------------ Blood, Sex, And Booze Intro: E5II Verse 1: E5II Waiting in a room All dressed up and bound and gagged C5 Up to a chair It's so unfair E5II I don't dare move For the pain she puts me through C5 Is what I need E5 To make it bleed Chorus: C#m I'm in distress Oh mistress, I confess E5 So do it one more time These handcuffs are too tight C#m Well, you know I will obey So please don't make me pay A5 B5 For blood, sex, and booze You give me Interlude: E5 Some say I'm disturbed D5 But it's what I deserve C#5 A5 Another lesson to be learned B5 E5II From a girl called "Kill" Verse 2: E5II My head is in the gutter Thank you sir C5 Strike up another mandolin Of discipline E5II Throw me to the dogs Let them eat my flesh C5 Down to the wood E5 It feels so good (Chorus) (Interlude) Bridge: E5II C5-G5-C5-G5-C5-G5-C5-G5 (Chorus) (Bridge) End: E5II D5 C#5 C5 B5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Church On Sunday Intro: A D E (x2) Verse 1: A Today is the first day D E A Of the rest of our lives Tomorrow is too late D E A To pretend everything's all right, now I'm not getting any younger D E A As long as you don't get any older D I'm not gonna state that yesterday E Never was Pre-Chorus: F#m Bloodshot deadbeat A Will I go to sleep E5II Making your mascara bleed F#m Tears down your face A E5II Leaving traces of my mistakes Chorus: A When I say D E5II A If I promise to go to church on Sunday D E5II Will you go with me on Friday night? A D E5II If you live with me, I'll die for you A E E E E E E E And this compromise A D E Verse 2: A I hereby solemnly swear D E A To tell the whole truth And nothing but the truth D E A Is what I'll ever hear from you, now Trust is a dirty word D E A That comes from such a liar D But respect is something I will learn E If you have faith (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus) Bridge: A A Asus2 A Asus2 A D E (x2) A A Asus2 A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 A D E (x2) A D E A D E (Chorus) (Chorus) End: A E E E E E E E And this compromise F5 A It's a compromise ------------------------------------------------------------------ Fashion Victim Intro: A5 Verse 1: A5 C#5 F#5 He's a victim of his own time D5 C#5 A5 In his vintage suit and tie A5 C#5 F#5 He's a casualty dressed to the teeth D5 A5 E5II In the latest genocide A5 C#5 F#5 The new seasons come and go D5 C#5 E5 At the dog and pony show A5 C#5 F#5 Gonna sit and beg and fetch the names D5 A5 E5II And follow your dress codes A5 What's in a name? Hey! Verse 2: A5 C#5 F#5 She's a scented magazine D5 C#5 E5 Lookin sharp and livin clean A5 C#5 F#5 Livin well and dressed to kill D5 A5 E5II But she looks like hell to me A5 C#5 F#5 When you're dancing through your wardrobe D5 C#5 E5 Do the anorexa-go-go A5 C#5 F#5 Cloaked with style for pedophiles D5 A5 E5II As your credit card explodes Chorus: B5 A5 Well you auctioned off your life G5/F# F#5 For the most expensive prize E5 Going once, going twice, it's gone A5 G5 F#5 E5 (x2) E5 G#5 A5 Bridge: A5 C#5 F#5 D5 C#5 E5 A5 C#5 F#5 D5 A5 E5II (Chorus) A5 G5 F#5 E5 (x4) Outro: A5 D5 A5 What's in a name? Hey! D5 A5 What's in a name? Hey! D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 What's in a name? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Castaway Intro: C5 A5 F5 C5 (x4) Verse 1: C5 G5 I'm on a sentimental journey F5 C5 Into sight and sound C5 G5 Of no returning F5 C5 No looking back or down C5 G5 A conscientious objector F5 C5 To the war that's in my mind C5 G5 I'm leaving in a lurch F5 C5 And I'm taking back what's mine Pre-Chorus: F5 I'm on a mission C5 C5 C5 B5 C5 C5 C5 C5 B5 C5 G5 F5 Into destination unknown An expedition G5 Onto Desolation road Where I'm a... Chorus: C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway, goin at it alone C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway, now I'm on my own C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway, goin at it alone C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway, now I'm on my own F5 G5 Lost and found, trouble bound... C5 A5 F5 C5 C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway Verse 2: C5 G5 I'm ridin on the night train F5 C5 And driving stolen cars C5 G5 Testin my nerves F5 C5 Out on the boulevard C5 G5 Spontaneous combustion F5 C5 In the corners of my mind C5 G5 I'm leaving in a lurch F5 C5 And I'm taking back what's mine (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus) C5 A5 F5 C5 (x2) (Solo) Verse 1 (Bassline only) (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus) Outro: C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway C5 A5 F5 C5 Castaway ------------------------------------------------------------------ Misery (slightly different lyrics for each chorus) Intro: Bm Verse 1: Bm Virginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A. F# She had a compound fracture in the trunk Bm It started when she ran away Em G Thumbs out on the interstate F# Bm She hitched a ride to Misery Verse 2: Bm Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident F# He fell into the city by the bay Bm He liquidated his estate Em G Now he sleeps up on the Haight F# Bm Panhandling Misery Chorus: F# And he's gonna get high high high Bm When he's low low low F# Bm The fire burns from better days F# And she screams why oh why Bm I said I don't know Em G F# The catastrophic hymns from yesterday Bm Of Misery Verse 3: Bm Well Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam F# He ran the drug cartel in Tinsel Town Bm They found him in a Cadillac Em G Bludgeoned with a baseball bat F# Bm In the name of Misery Verse 4: Bm Then Gina hit the road to New York City F# Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked Bm She stopped in Vegas to elope Em G With Virginia and a dope F# Bm That kissed the bride eternally (Chorus) Bridge: G F# Bm Well hell's hounds on your trail now once again, boy G F# Bm It's groping on your leg until it sleeps G F# Bm The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow G F# 'Cuz it's not what you make, it's what you leave Bm Solo: Verse Chords (Chorus) Outro: Bm ------------------------------------------------------------------ Deadbeat Holiday Verse 1: G D G Wake up, the house is on fire C G And the cat's caught in the dryer Em Philosophy's a liar when C D G Your home is your headstone D G Icon is the last chance for hope C G When there's no such thing as heroes Em Your faith lies in the ditch C D That you dug yourself in Pre-Chorus 1: B5 C5 G5 C5 G5 Last chance to piss it all away E5 B5 Nothing but hell to pay C5 D5 When the lights are going down Chorus: G5 D5 E5II G5 Deadbeat holiday, celebrate your own decay E5II G5 There's a vacant sign that's hanging high F5 D5 On a noose over your home G5 D5 E5II G5 Deatbeat holiday, get on your knees and pray E5II G5 There's a vacant sign that's hanging high F5 D5 But at least you're not alone Verse 2: G5 D5 G5 Christmas lights in the middle of August C5 G5 Grudges come back to haunt us E5 Your oldest allies C5 D5 G5 Are your long lost enemies D5 G5 Grounded in a duplex to find C5 G5 That you're living on a landmine E5 Vacation hotspots C5 D5 Is a cemetary drive (Pre-Chorus 1) (Chorus) Bridge: Solo over D5 Pre-Chorus 2: B5 C5 G5 C5 G5 Last chance to piss it all away E5 B5 Nothing but hell to pay C5 D5 When all you wanna do Is not to give up (Chorus x2) End: D5 D5 G5 Holiday ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hold On Intro: G C G C G C D (x2) Verse 1: G C As I step to the edge G D Of a shadow of a doubt G C G D With my conscience beating G C Like the pulse of a drum G D That hammers on and on C G D Till I reach the break of day G C When the sun beats down G D On the halfway house G C G D Has my conscience beating G C The sound in my ear G D The will to persevere C D G As I reach the break of day Chorus 1: Em When you've lost all hope G And excuses D G And the cheapskates and the losers Em G Nothing's left to cling on to C D You gotta hold on... G Hold on to yourself (Intro) Verse 2: G C G D A cry of hope, a plea for peace G C G D And my conscience beating G C It's not what I want G D For it's all that I need C D G To reach the break of day G C So I run to the edge G D Of a shadow of a doubt G C G D With my conscience bleeding G C Here lies the truth G D The lost treasures of my youth C D G As I hold to the break of day (Chorus 1) Bridge: Solo over verse chords Chorus 2: Em When you've lost all hope G And excuses D G And the cheapskates and the losers Em G Nothing's left to cling on to C D You gotta hold on... C D Gotta hold on... C D Hold on... G Hold on to yourself (Intro) End: G ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jackass Intro: C C/B Am (x3) D G5 F5 C5 (x4) Verse 1: G To know you is to hate you D So loving you must be like suicide C C/B Am Well I don't mind C C/B Am If you don't mind C C/B Am D Hell, I am not the one that's gonna die Verse 2: G I guess I just can't listen D To this one-sided conversation again C C/B Am Cuz I don't care C C/B Am If I don't care C C/B Am D No one ever said that life was fair Chorus: Em Well everybody loves a joke Bm But no one likes a fool C And you're always crackin G G/F# The same old lines again Em You're well rehearsed on every verse Bm And that was stated clear C D But no one understands your verity Verse 3: G The center of attention D And an honorable mention once again C C/B Am Congratulations C C/B Am And salutations C C/B Am D You're a figment of your own imagination (Chorus) Bridge: G5 F5 C5 (x4) D5 C5 G5 (x3) D5 Verse 4: G To know you is to bait you D And you fell victim to your own denial C C/B Am Well I don't mind C C/B Am If you don't mind C C/B Am Am Em You're wasting all your time ------------------------------------------------------------------ Waiting Intro: G# C# I've been waiting a long time A#m C# For this moment to come G# C# A#m C# I'm destined for anything at all Verse 1: G#5 C#5 Downtown lights will be shining A#5 C#5 On me, like a new diamond G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 Ring out, under the midnight hour G#5 C#5 Well no one can touch me now A#5 C#5 And I can't turn my back G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 It's too late, ready or not at all Chorus 1: F5 E5 Well I'm so much closer than D#5/A# A#5 I have ever known... C#5 G#5 C#5 Wake up! Verse 2: G#5 C#5 Dawning of a new era A#5 C#5 Calling, don't let it catch ya G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 Falling, ready or not at all G#5 C#5 So close, enough to taste it A#5 C#5 Almost, I can almost embrace this G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 Feeling, on the tip of my tongue Chorus 2: F5 E5 Well I'm so much closer than D#5/A# A#5 I have ever known... C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5-G#5-C#5-G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 Wake up! C#5-G#5-C#5-G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 C#5-G#5-C#5-G#5 You better thank your lucky stars C#5 G#5 C#5-G#5 D#5 Solo: G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 (x2) (Chorus 2 with lead) (Intro) (replace "long time" with "lifetime") (Pause) Verse 3: G#5 C#5 Dumbstruck, colour me stupid A#5 C#5 Good luck, you're gonna need it G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 Where I'm going if I get there at all G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 Wake up! G#5 C#5 A#5 C#5 You better thank your lucky stars! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Minority Intro: C G Fmaj7 C C G F E D C Chorus: C5 F5 G5 F5 I wanna be the minority C5 F5 G5 F5 I don't need your authority C5 F5 G5 F5 Down with the moral majority C5 F5 G5 F5 Cuz I wanna be the minority Verse 1: C G I pledge allegiance Fmaj7 C To the underworld C G One nation underdog Fmaj7 G There of which I stand alone C G A face in the crowd Fmaj7 C Unsung against the mold C G Without a doubt, singled out Fmaj7 G The only way I know (Chorus) Bridge: A5 E5II F5II C5 Stepped out of the line A5 E5 F5 G5 Like a sheep runs from the herd A5 E5II F5II C5 Marching out of time A5 F5 G5 G5 x x x G5 G5 x x x To my own beat now... G5 G5 x x x B5 The only way I know Verse 2: C G One light, one mind Fmaj7 C Flashing in the dark C G Blinded by the silence Fmaj7 G Of a thousand broken hearts C G "For crying out loud" Fmaj7 C She screamed unto me C G A free for all, fuck 'em all Fmaj7 G You are your own sight (Chorus) (Bridge, no lyrics) C G Fmaj7 C C G Fmaj7 G (Verse 2) (Chorus) Outro: (x4, w/ end lead) C5 G5 F5 G5 I wanna be the minority (Intro) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Macy's Day Parade Intro: B Verse 1: B Today's the Macy's Day parade G#m E The night of the living dead is on it's way F# B With a credit report for duty call B It's a lifetime guarantee G#m E Stuffed in a coffin, 10% more free F# B Red light special at the mausoleum Pre-Chorus 1: E Give me something that I need F# E Satifaction guaranteed to you What's the consolation prize? F# B Economy sized dreams of hope Verse 2: B When I was a kid, I thought G#m E I wanted all the things that I haven't got F# B Oh, but I learned the hardest way B G#m Then I realized what it took E To tell the difference between thieves and crooks F# A lesson learned to me and you Pre-Chorus 2: E Give me something that I need f# Satisfaction guaranteed Chorus 1: B B/A# G#m Because I'm thinkin about a brand new hope F# E The one I've never known F# B Cuz now I know it's all that I wanted Bridge: B G#m E F# (x2) Pre-Chorus 3: E What's the consolation prize? F# E Economy sized dreams of hope Give me something that I need F# Satisfaction guaranteed Chorus 2: B B/A# G#m Because I'm thinkin about a brand new hope F# E The one I've never known F# And where it goes B B/A# G#m And I'm thinkin about the only road F# E The one I've never known F# And where it goes B B/A# G#m And I'm thinkin about a brand new hope F# E The one I've never known F# B Cuz now I know it's all that I wanted Outro: B ------------------------------------------------------------------