Green Day - Homecoming guitar tab
band: green day
song: homecoming
cd: american idiot
The song is split up into 5 parts as describe by the CD booklet,
and I've tabbed each one as it's own song.
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I. The Death of St. Jimmy
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Intro:
A E D A x6
e|------0-------------|
B|-2-x--0----3-2-2-xx-|
G|-2-x--1----2-2-2-xx-|
D|-2-x--2----0---2-xx-|
A|------2-------------|
E|------0-------------|
E A E A
e|-0------------------0--------|
B|-0----2--3-2-3-2----0----2---|
G|-1----2--2-2-2-2----1----2---|
D|-2----2--2-2-2-2----2----2---|
A|-2------------------2--------|
E|-0------------------0--------|
D A D A E
e|------------------0---|
B|--3----2----3--2--0---|
G|--2----2----2--2--1---|
D|--0----2----0--2--2---|
A|------------------2---|
E|------------------0---|
Riff 1:
A D5 E5 A D5 A E5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------7---------------7-7-------|
D|-7----7----2------7---7-7-7-2---|
A|-7----5----2------7---5-4-7-2---|
E|-5---------0------5-------5-0---|
Verse:
A5 D5 E5 A5 D5 A E5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------7---------------7-7-------|
D|-7----7----2------7---7-7-7-2---|
A|-7----5----2------7---5-4-7-2---|
E|-5---------0------5-------5-0---|
A5 D5 E5 D5 D5 A E5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------7-----------7---7-7-------|
D|-7----7----2------7---7-7-7-2---|
A|-7----5----2------5---5-4-7-2---|
E|-5---------0--------------5-0---|
Chorus:
F5 E5 A5 x3 D5 D5 A E5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------2--------7---7-7-------|
D|-4----2----2--------7---7-7-7-2---|
A|-4----2----0--------5---5-4-7-2---|
E|-2----0---------------------5-0---|
Order:
Intro
Riff 1 x2
Verse
Chorus
Riff 1
Verse
Chorus
Lyrics:
My heart is beating from me
I am standing all alone
Please call me only
If you are coming come (Intro)
Waste another year flies by
Waste a night or two
You taught me how to live
In the streets of shame
Where you've lost your dreams in the rain (Verse 1)
There's no sign of hope
The stems and seeds of the last of the dope
There's a glow of light
The St. Jimmy is the spark in the night (Verse 2)
Bearing gifts and trust
The fixture in the city of lust
What the hell's your name
Whats your pleasure what is your pain? (Chorus)
Do you dream to much?
Do you think what you need is a crutch?
In the crowd of pain
St. Jimmy comes without any shame (Verse 3)
He says "We're fucked up," but we're not the same
And mom and dad are the ones you can blame
Jimmy died today
He blew out his brains into the bay (Chorus)
In the state of mind
It's my own private suicide
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II. East 12th Street
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Intro:
A5 D5 A5 G5 A5 x12
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------| Before the first time and
G|------7---------------| after every 4th repeat,
D|-7----7----7---5---7--| scratch an A5 a few times
A|-7----5----7---5---7--|
E|-5---------5---3---5--|
Part 1:
D G D
Jesus filling out paperwork now
G A
At the facility on east 12th street
D G D
He's not listenin to a word now
G A
He's in his own world and he's daydreaming
D G D
He'd rather be doing something else now
G A
Cigarrettes and coffee with the underbelly
D G D
His life's on the line with anxiety now
G A D
And she had enough and he had plenty
Part 2:
D D5 A G A D x4
e|----2-222-3-2-0-2----|---------------------|
B|----3-333-3-3-3-3----|---------------------|
G|----2-222-2-2-2-2----|----7-777-------7----|
D|----0-000-0-0-0-0----|----7-777-7-5-7-7----|
A|---------------------|----5-555-7-5-7-5----|
E|---------------------|----------5-3-5------|
(acoustic) (electric, with lyrics)
Part 3:
C5 A5 x4
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-5------------|
D|-5--------7---|
A|-3--------7---|
E|----------5---|
Part 4:
Guitar 1:
C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 A5
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-5---------5---------5---------5--------|
D|-5----7----5----7----5----7----5----7---|
A|-3----7----3----7----3----7----3----7---|
E|------5---------5---------5---------5---|
Guitar 2:
e|------5---------9---------5---------9---| (listen to song for
B|-5---------5---------5---------5--------| how many times to
G|----------------------------------------| hit each note)
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Outro:
D C G A D5 G A D
e|-/10---/8---/3---/5----------------------|
B|-/10---/8---/3---/5----------------------|
G|-----------------------7--7--7-------7---|
D|-----------------------7--7--7---5-7-7---|
A|-----------------------5--5--5---5-7-5---|
E|---------------------------------3-5-----|
Order:
Intro
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Outro
Lyrics:
Well nobody cares
Well nobody cares (Intro) x2
Does anyone care
If nobody cares?
Jesus filling out paperwork now
At the facility on East 12th Street
He's not listenin to a word now
He's in his own world and he's daydreaming
(Part 1)
He'd rather be doing something else now
Cigarrettes and coffee with the underbelly
His life's on the line with anxiety now
And she had enough and he had plenty
Somebody get me out of here
Anybody get me out of here (Part 2)
Somebody get me out of here
Get me the fuck right out of here
So far away
I don't want to stay
Get me out of here right now
(Part 3)
I just wanna be free
Is there a responsibility
Get me out of here right now
Ahhh ohh
Ahhh ohh (Part 4)
Ahhh ohh
Ahhh ohh
This life like dream ain't for me (Outro)
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III. Nobody Likes You
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Written and sung by Mike Dirnt.
Intro: D
Verse 1:
D A G A
I fell asleep while watching Spike TV
D A
After 10 cups of coffee
G A
And your still not here
Verse 2:
D A
Dreaming of a song
G A
But something went wrong
D A
And you can't tell anyone
G A
'Cause you're not here
Pre-Chorus:
D A
Left me here alone
G A
When I should have stayed home
B Db
After 10 cups of coffee
D
I'm thinking
Where'd you go?
Chorus:
D A
Nobody likes you
G A
Everyone left you (Where'd you go?)
D A
They're all out without you
G A
Havin' fun (Where'd you go?)
D A
Everyone left you
G A
Nobody likes you (Where'd you go?)
D A
They're all out without you
G A
Havin' fun
Where'd you go?
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IV. Rock and Roll Girlfriend
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Written and sung by Tr? Cool.
Intro:
D5 E5
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7----9---|
D|-7----9---|
A|-5----7---|
E|----------|
Verse:
A5 D5 A5 E5
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------7---------------9---|
D|-7-------7-------7-------9---|
A|-7-------5-------7-------7---|
E|-5---------------5-----------|
Outro:
G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5---7---5---7-----5-----7--|
A|-5---7---5---7-----5-----7--|
E|-3---5---3---5-----3-----5--|
Solo at end of Verse 2:
(Not exact but close enough, I suppose)
e|----------------5--------------|
B|-------5--------5------5-------|
G|-/8b10---8-8b10---8b10---------|
D|--------------------------7v---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Order:
Intro
Verse
Verse
Verse
Outro
Lyrics:
I got a rock and roll band
I got a rock and roll life (Verse 1)
I got a rock and roll girlfriend
And another ex-wife
I got a rock and roll house
I got a rock and roll car (Verse 2)
I play the shit out the drums
And I can play the guitar
I got a kid in new york
I got a kid in the bay (Verse 3)
I haven't drank or smoked nothin'
In over 22 days
So get off my case
Off of my case (Outro)
Off of my case
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V. We're Coming Home Again Part 1
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We're Coming Home Again is not split into 2 parts on the CD,
but I did it here to make it easier to read
Intro:
D5 B5 G5 A5 x4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-77xx-77xx----------------|
D|-77xx-77xx-9999---5---7---|
A|-55xx-55xx-9999---5---7---|
E|-----------7777---3---5---|
Verse:
D5 B5 D5 B5 G5 A5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7---------7---------------|
D|-7----9----7----9--5--7----|
A|-5----9----5----9--5--7----|
E|------7---------7--3--5----|
D5 B5 D5 A5 G5 A5 On Verse 2, end with A5 D5 A5
e|---------------------------| instead of A5 G5 A5
B|---------------------------|
G|-7---------7---------------|
D|-7----9----7----7--5--7----|
A|-5----9----5----7--5--7----|
E|------7---------5--3--5----|
Pre-Chorus: (Fear of breakin' down..)
G5 A5 G5 A5 D5 A5 G5 A5 B5 E5
e|----------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|----------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|----------|----------7------|-----------------9---|
D|-5----7---|--5----7--7--7---|--5----7----9----9---|
A|-5----7---|--5----7--5--7---|--5----7----9----7---|
E|-3----5---|--3----5-----5---|--3----5----7--------|
Chorus: (We're the ones goin'...)
D5 G5 A5 D5 G5 A5 G5 A5 D5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------7-----------------------7---|
D|-7---5---7-----7---5---7-----5-----7---7---|
A|-5---5---7-----5---5---7-----5-----7---5---|
E|-----3---5---------3---5-----3-----5-------|
Order:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Lyrics:
Here they come marching down the street
Like a desperation murmur of a heart beat (Verse 1)
Coming back from the edge of town
Underneath their feet
The time has come and it going nowhere
Nobody ever said that life was fair now (Verse 2)
Go-carts and guns are treasures they will bear
In the summer heat
The world is spinning
Around and around (Pre-Chorus)
Out of control again
From the 7-11 to the fear of breaking down
So send my love a Letterbomb
And visit me in hell (Chorus)
We're the ones going...
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V. We're Coming Home Again Part 2
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Note: Most of the noise in the background is just pick slides.
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
e|--22-3-2-0-2---|
B|--33-3-3-3-3---|
G|--22-2-2-2-2---|
D|--00-0-0-0-0---|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Riff 2 (Electric):
e|---------------|
B|--77-8-7-5-7---|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Intro: D A
D (Riff 1) A
Home........... We're coming home again
D (Riff 2) A
Home........... We're coming home again
G
I started fuckin' running
D
Just as soon as my feet touched ground
G
We're back in the Barrio
D
But to you and me, that's Jingletown
D (Riff 1) A
Home........... We're coming home again
D A
Home........... We're coming home again
D A
Home........... We're coming home again
D A
Home........... We're coming home again
D5 G5
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Home.... We're coming
A5 G5 x4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--|
home.... again
D
Nobody likes you
Everyone left you
They're all out with out you
Havin' fun...
