Artist: Green Day
Album:Insomniac
Transcribed by Graham Haworth (ghaworth@oboe.calpoly.edu)



Armatage Shanks
---------------
E (7th fret)
A D A D F# D E
D A E A D A E
A F# A F# D E

Brat
----
C G D
G C G 
C G D
C G C G C G D
C G C G F D

Stuck With Me
-------------
E(7th fret) C# B A
E B A B A B
C# A E(7th fret)
A B E(7th fret)

Geek Stink Breath
-----------------
G F C
G F (palm mute)
A# F
G F

No Pride
--------
G# D# C#
C# D# G# C#
G# C C# E G# D#

Bab's Uvula Who?
----------------
B A F#
B B B A E B

86
--
E G# A
E B A E <--- palm mute
B A 
E G# A

Panic Song
----------
B (play around with the chord shape for awhile. If you want a tab of what 
he's doing, email me. maybe I'll post it another time)
B G# F#
E B F# B E B A F#

Stuart and the Ave.
-------------------
D A
D E G D
D E G A
B G B G
D E G D
D A

Brain Stew
----------
A G F# F E (later on, throw in some pick scrapes in between chords)

Jaded
-----
A G D
D A 
D E

Westbound Sign
--------------
B G# E
B F# G# E
B F# G# E(7th fret)
F# A E B
B F# G# E (second time= 7th fret)
B G# E

Tight Wad Hill
--------------
A G A
C G A
C G C G C G A

Walking Contradiction
---------------------
A
A D G A
D G A
A D G F# E
(by the way, this rips off a Kinks riff from the song "Do it Again."

"insomniac"
BY GREEN DAY

This took me forever to get this on the computer. Other than that, I tabbed
the song by ear in
3omin. I was going to post on the 10th, but l just didn't have the time to
type it all out. The timing
and lyrics are probably off, because l tabbed it while l was still so fresh
to the songs, but the
powerchords are all right.

"Armitage Shanks"

      E
      Intro...strum the chord about 12 times....

Verse #1: 
A         D   A               D
Stranded,  Lost  inside myself
F#              A             E
My own worst friend, my own closest enemy
A         D              A         D
Well I'm branded, maladjusted
F#         A                 E
never trusted anyone let alone myself

Chorus #1:
D              A            E             F#
I must insist on , being a pessimist
A              D                          E(type#2)
I'm a loner, in a catastrophic mind

Verse #2:
A     D          A        D
Elected, the rejected
F#                 A                        E
I perfected the science of the idiot
A                   D    A            D
Well I'm branded, maladjusted
F#            A                       E
never trusted anyone let alone myself

Repeat Chorus #1

Interlude:
E                 A      F#   A  F#   D E   A  F#     A F#      D
 ...........Say,hey,whoa..whoa..say,hey,whoa..whoa..sing!!

Verse #3:
A         D    A                  D
No meaning, and no healing
F#                      A                       E
Self loathing freak and introverted deviot
A                  D    A            D
Well I'm branded, maladjusted
F#                   A                          E
I've perfected the science of the idiot

Repeat Chorus #1

Chorus #2:
D                  A      E                        F#
Well I'm taking pressure for other pessimists
A                   D                      E
I'm a loner in a claustrophobic mind.

"Brat"

Verse:

Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
	A	G      	C
they're getting over the hill,
C		D	C	A
Death is closing in and catching up
C	A	D
as far as I can tell,
C		D	C	A
Got a plan of action and cold blood
C 	A	D
and it smells of defiance,
C		D	C	A
I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die
C	A	D
and get my inheritance.

Chorus:
C		D	C		A
Now I want more because I'm getting bored
C		D	A
and I'm going nowhere fast,
C		D	C		A
I was once filled with doubt and now it's all figured out
C		D	D(PM) 	D
that nothing good can last.

Verse:

C		D	C	A
Crows feet and rot are setting in
C	A	D
and time is running out,
C		D	C	A
My parents income interest rate
C	A	D
is gaining higher clout,
C		D	C	A
I'm a snot nosed sod without a job
C	A	D
and I know I damn well should,
C		D	C	A		
Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
C	A	D
but my future's looking good.

Chorus:
C		D	C		A
Now I want more because I'm getting bored
C		D	A
and I'm going nowhere fast,
C		D	C		A
I was once filled with doubt and now it's all figured out
C		D	D(PM) 	D
that nothing good can last.

"Stuck with Me"
Intro:
E , C# / B , A
E , C# / B , A

Verse:
B (PM)                          B
I'm not part of your elite, I'm just alright
A                  /  B
Class structure, Having colors
A                  /  B
Bleeding from my throat
E
I'm not subservent to you, I'm just alright
A                  / B
Downclassed, by the powers that be
A                / B
Give me loss of hope.

Chorus:
C#             A         E
Cast out, buried in a hole.
C#             A                  B
Struck down, forcing me to fall.
C#             A                  E
Destroyed, giving up the fight.
C#       A    B   E          B
And l know i'm not alright.

Verse#2:
E (PM)                                        E
What's my price and will you pay, it if it's alright?
A                  / B
Take it from my dignity and
A                   /  B
waste it till it's dead.
B
Throw me back into the gutter, 'cause it's alright
A                  /  B
Find another pleasure fuck
A                    / B
And drag 'em down to hell.

Chorus:
C#             A         E
Cast out, buried in a hole.
C#             A                  B
Struck down, forcing me to fall.
C#             A                  E
Destroyed, giving up the fight.
C#       A    B   E          B
And l know i'm not alright.

Solo:
E (barre) (PM)

Chorus:
C#             A         E
Cast out, buried in a hole.
C#             A                  B
Struck down, forcing me to fall.
C#             A                  E
Destroyed, giving up the fight.
C#       A    B   E          B
And l know i'm not alright.

"Geek Stink Breath"
by Green Day (currently unreleased, off new album,)

Don't worry it's all powerchords unless i say otherwise...

NOTE: On the chorus, A# is X133XX, not 688XXX

Intro/Riff:
G, E(barre) / B (as X244XX, not 799XXX)

Verse:
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
I'm on a mission, I made my decision
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
to lead a path of self destruction,
G(PM)  /   F (PM)    G(PM)  /   F (PM)
A slow progression, killing my complexion
G(PM)  /   F (PM) G(PM)  /   F (PM)
and it's rotting out my teeth. 

Chorus:
A#        F     A#           F
I'm on a roll, no self control
A#                F                A#              F
I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine,
G                           F           G                   F
Don't know what I want, and that's all that I've got
G                 F               G           F
and I'm picking scabs off my face.

Verse#2:
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
(NO WORDS)
G(PM)  /   F (PM)   G(PM)  /   F (PM)
Every hour ,my blood is running sour
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
and my pulse is beating out of time
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
l found a treasure, filled with sick pleasure
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
and it sits on a thin white line.

Chorus:
A#        F     A#           F
I'm on a roll, no self control
A#                F                A#              F
I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine,
G                           F           G                   F
Don't know what I want, and that's all that I've got
G                 F               G           F
and I'm picking scabs off my face.
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B

Verse#3:

G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
I'm on a mission, I've got no decision
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
to lead a path of self destruction,
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
Wish in one hand, shit in the other
G(PM)  /   F (PM)  G(PM)  /   F (PM)
and see which one gets filled first.

Chorus:
A#        F     A#           F
I'm on a roll, no self control
A#                F                A#              F
I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine,
G                           F           G                   F
Don't know what I want, and that's all that I've got
G                 F               G           F
and I'm picking scabs off my face.
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B

Outro:
G, E(barre) / B
Geek,
G, E(barre) / B
Stink,
G, E(barre) / B
Breath...........

"No Pride"

Intro:
A   B   C   D   E   D   C

Verse:
G	D
I'm just a mutt,
A		D
and nowhere is my home.
G		D
Where dignity's a land mine,
A		C
in the school of lost hope.
G		D
I've panhandled for a life
A		D
I'm not afraid to beg.
G		D
Hand me down your lost and founds
A		C
of second hand regret.

Pre- Chorus:
A			B	C	D		A
You better, swallow your pride, or you're gonna choke on it.
A			B	C	D		G
You better digest your values, because they turn to shit.

Chorus:
A			B
Honor's gonna knock you down,
C			D
before your chance to stand up and fight.
E		D
I know I'm not the one,
C
I've got no pride.

Verse:
G		D
Sects of disconnection,
A		D
and traditions of lost faith.
G		D
No culture's worth a stream of piss,
A		C
Or a bullet in my face.
G		D
To hell with unity,
A		D
separation's gonna kill us all.
G		D
Torn to shreds and disjointed,
A		C
Before the final fall.


"Bab's Uvula Who?"

Intro:
B  A  C

Verse:
D   D   D  A  C
D   D   D  A  C
D	D		D
I've got a knack for fucking everything up.
A			C
My temper flies and I get myself all wound up.
D		D		D
My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high.
A			C
I lose control and l get myself all wound up.
D		D		D
Tension mounts and l fly off the wall.
A			C
l self-destruct and l get myself all wound up.
D		D		D
Petulance and irritation sets in.
A			C
I throw a tantrum and l get all wound up.

Chorus:
D		A		B	
My temper flies and I get myself all wound up.
D		A		B
I lose control and l get myself all wound up.
D		A		B
l self-destruct and l get myself all wound up.
D		A		B
I throw a tantrum and l get all wound up.

Verse:
D		D		D
Chip on my shoulder and a leech on my back.
A			C
Stuck in a rut and l get myself all wound up.
D		D		D
Killed my composure and it will never come back.
A			C
Loss of control and l get myself all wound up.
D		D		D
Blown out of proportion again.
A			C
My temper snaps and l get all wound up.
D		D		D
Spontaneous combustion, panic attack.
A			C
I slipped a gear and l get myself all wound up.

"86"

Intro:
Pick Scrape<... E  B  A  D  B  A

Verse:
A(PM)
What brings you around?
B(PM)
Did you lose something last time you were here?
A(PM)
You'll never find it now.
B(PM)
It's buried deep with your identity.

Pre-Chorus:
D		B		A
So stand aside and let the next one pass.
D		B		A
Don't let the door kick you in the ass.

Chorus:
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
B	D
Don't even try.

Verse:
A(PM)
Exit out the back
B(PM)
and never show your head around here again.
A(PM)
Purchase your ticket and quickly take
B(PM)
the last train out of town.

Pre-Chorus:
D		B		A
So stand aside and let the next one pass.
D		B		A
Don't let the door kick you in the ass.

Chorus:
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
E	B	A
There's no return from 86.
B	D
Don't even try.

"Panic Song"

Intro / Solo:

Open A string...rapid...then
--------------2----5------
----1--1----3----6-------
--2----0----2------------
--------------4------------
---------------------------
---------------------------

D D# xxxxxxxxxxx
D D# XXXXXXXXXXX(MUTED STRINGS)

Verse:
E(PM)
Ready for a cheap escape.
E(PM)
On the brink of self-destruction.
B		D
Widespread panic.
E		D	A
Broken glass inside my head.
E		D	A
Bleeding down these thoughts of
B		D
Anguish... mass confusion.

Chorus:
A			E
The world is a sick machine
B			E
breeding a mass of shit.
A			E
With such a desolate conclusion.
B			E
Fill the void with...l don't care.

Verse:
E		D	A
There's a plague inside of me.
E		D	A
Eating at my disposition.
B		D
Nothing's left
E		D	A
torn out of reality.
E		D	A
Into a satate of no opinion.
B		D
Limp with hate.

"Stuart and the Ave."

Intro:
B	B(PM)

Verse:
D		E
Standing on the corner of
C		D
Stuart and the Avenue.
D		E
Ripping up my transfer
C		D
and a photograph of you.
D		E
You are a blur of my dead past
C		D
and rotting existence.
D		E
I stand laughing on
C		D
the corner of insignificance.

Chorus:
A		B
Destiny is dead.
A		B
In the hands of bad luck.
D		E
Before it might've made some sense
C	N.C.	D
but now it's all fucked up.

Verse:
D		E
Season change as well
C		D
as well as minds.
D		E
And I'm a two Faced clown.
C		D
You're mommy's little nightmare
D		E
driving daddy's car around.
C		D
I'm beat down
D		E
and half brain dead.
C		D
The long lost king of fools,
D		E
I may be dumb.
C		D
But I'm not stupid enough
D	E
to stay with you.
C		D

Chorus:
A		B
Destiny is dead.
A		B
In the hands of bad luck.
D		E
Before it might've made some sense
C	N.C.	D
but now it's all fucked up.

"Brain Stew"

Intro:
B(PM)  	A(PM)	C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)

Verse:
B(PM)  	A(PM)	
I'm having trouble trying to sleep.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
I'm counting sheep but running out.
B(PM)  	A(PM)	
As time ticks by,
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
And l still try.
B(PM)  	A(PM)	
No rest for crosstops in my mind.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
On my own...here we go.

Verse:
B(PM)  	A(PM)
My eyes feel like they're going to bleed.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
Dried up and bulging out my skull.
B(PM)  	A(PM)
My mouth is dry.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
My face is numb.
B(PM)  	A(PM)
Fucked up and spun out in my room.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
On my own...here we go.

Chorus:
B(PM) xxx A(PM)XXX C(PM) XXX C#(PM) XXX A(PM)
NO WORDS

Verse:
B(PM)  	A(PM)
My mind is set on overdrive.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
The clock is laughing in my face.
B(PM)  	A(PM)
A crooked spine.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
My sense dulled.
B(PM)  	A(PM)
Passed the point of delirium.
C(PM)	C#(PM)	A(PM)
On my own...here we go.

"Jaded"

Verse:
G	A	D
G	A	D
G	A	D
Somebody keep my balance,
G	A	D
I think I'm falling off.
G	A	D
Into a state of regression,
G	A	D
The expiration date.
G	A	D
Rapidly coming up,
G	A	D
I'ts leaving me behind to rank.

Chorus:
A
Always move forward,
A	G		A
Going straight will get you nowhere.
A				
There is no progress,
A	G		A	DCDA
Evolution killed it all.

Verse:
G	A	D
I found my place in nowhere,
G	A	D
I'm taking one step sideways.
G	A	D
Leading wiht my crutch,
G	A	D
Got a fucked up equilibrium.
G	A	D
Count down from 9 to 5.
G	A	D
Hooray! We're gonna die!
G	A	D
Blessed into our extinction.

"Westbound Sign"

Verse:
E	B	C
Boxed up, all of her favorite things.
E	B	C
Sold the rest at a rainy yard sale.
E	B	C
Big plans and leaving friends
E	B	C
and a westbound sign.

Chorus:
D	A	B	A	D
Weighed out, her choices on a scale.
D	A	B	A	
Prevailing, nothing made sense
D	A	B	A	D
Just transportation and a blank decision...
D	A	B	A
She's taking off.

Verse:
E	B	C
She's burnig daylight and petrol
E	B		C
Heading westward on, strung out
E	B	C
On confusion road.
E	B	C
And ten minute nervous breakdowns
E	B	C
Xanex a beer for thought,
E	B		C
and she determined...she's taking off.

Chorus:
D	A	B	A	D
Is it salvation, or an escape from discontent?
D	A	B	A	D
Will she find her name in the California cement?
D	A	B	A	D
Punched out of the grind that punched her
D	A	B	A	D
one too many times.
D	A	B	A	D
Is tragedy 2000 miles away?...She's taking off...

"Tight Wad Hill"

Verse:
A	G	A
Cheapskate on the hill.
A	G	A
A thrill seeker making deals.
A	G	A
Sugar city urchin wasting time.
A	G	A
Town of lunatics.

Pre-Chorus:
E	D	A
Begging for another fix.
E	D	A
Turning tricks for speedballs.
E	D
One more night.
E		D
Making your rounds again.
B
Turning up empty handed.

Chorus:
A		G		A
Bumming a ride, Burning daylight.
A		G		A
Last up @ dawn, tight wad hill.

Verse:
A	G	A
Drugstore hooligan.
A	G	A
Another white trash mannequin.
A	G	A
On display to rot up on the hill.
A	G	A
Living out a lie.
A	G	A
But having the time of his life.
A	G	A
Hating every minute of his existence.

"Walking Contradiction"

Intro:
B	B(PM)...

Verse:
E	D	A	E
Do as l say and not as l do
E		D		A
because the shit's so thick you can't run away.
E		D	A	E
I beg to differ and on the contrary,
E		D		A
l agree with every word that you say.
E		D	A	E
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive,
E		D	A
My wallet's fat and so is my head.
E		D	A	E
Hit and run and then l'll hit you again,
E	D		A
I'm a smart-ass but l'm playing dumb.

Chorus:
E	D	B	E	D	B
E	D	A	E	E	D	A
NO WORDS

Verse:
E	D		A	E
Standards set and broken all the time,
E	D	A	
Control the chaos from behind a gun.
E		D	A	E
Call it as l see it even if
E		D	A
I was born deaf, blind and dumb.
E	D	A	E
Losers winning big on the lottery,
E	D	A
Rehab rejects still sniffing glue.
E	D	A	E
Constant refutation with myself,
E	D	A
I'm a victim of a catch-22.

Chorus:
E	D	B
I have no belief.
E	D	B 	E	DA	E
But I believe, I'm a walking contradiction.
E		D	A
And, l ain't got no right.