Green Day – 21St Century Breakdown (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Greenday
2009 Reprise Records
Submitted by: [email protected]
There are 2 versions of this song
The Demo Version and the Album version
Key: C# then G#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C# - x46664
G# - 466544F# - 244322
Bbm - x13321
G#/C - x365xx G#7 - 466574
A. Demo Version
Intro:
Piano: C#--G#-F# x10
C# G# F# e|--------16-----16----|-16--18-|-16----------| B|-----18-----18----18-|--------|-----19-18---| G|-18------------------|--------|-------------| D|---------------------|--------|-------------| A|-16------------------|--------|-------------| E|---------------------|--------|-------------| | x2 C# G# F# | e|--------16-----16----|-16--18-|-16----------| B|-----18-----18----18-|--------|-----19-18---| G|-18------------------|--------|-------------| D|---------------------|--------|-------------| A|---------------------|--------|-------------| E|---------------------|--------|-------------| C# G# F# e|--------16-----16----|-16--18-|-16--------| B|-----18-----18----18-|--------|-----19-18-| G|-18------------------|--------|-----------| D|---------------------|--------|-----------| x6 A|-16------------------|--------|-----------| E|---------------------|-16-----|-14--------|
Distortion: C#--G#-F# x2
Verse 1:
C# G# F# Born into Nixon I was raised in hell C# G# F# A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled C# G# F# The last one born and the first one to run C# G# F# My town was blind from refinery sun
Refrain:
Bbm F# My generation is zero Bbm F# G# I never made it as a working class hero Guitar 2: Refrain Bbm F# Bbm F# G# e|---------|-6-----6h7p6---|---------|---------|------| B|---------|---7---------7-|---------|---------|------| G|-3-3-3-3-|-----6---------|-3-3-3-3-|---------|------| D|-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-| A|-1-1-1-1-|---------------|-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-| E|---------|---------------|---------|-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-|
Chorus 1:
C# G# F# 21st century breakdown C# I once was lost G# F# but never was found C# I think I'm losing G# F# what's left of my mind C# G# F# to the 20th century deadline
Interlude: C#--G#-F#- x2
Guitar 2:
C# G# F#
e|------4----4---|-4--6-|-4------|
B|----6----6---6-|------|----7-6-|
G|-6-------------|------|--------|
D|---------------|------|--------|
A|---------------|------|--------|
E|---------------|------|--------|Verse 2:
C# G# F# I was made of poison and blood C# G# F# Combination is what I understood C# G# F# From Mexico to the Berlin Wall C# G# F# Homeland security could kill us all
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)
Interlude: Beat Changes from slow to fast
G#-- x8
Guitar 2:
G#
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4-----|
G|----5-5-5------5-5-5----------6-5-|
D|-6--------------------------------| x4
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|Bridge:
G# C# We are the cries of the class of '13 G# C# Born in the year of humility G# C# we are the desperate in the decline
G# C#--- x4
Raised by the bastards of 1969
Guitar 2:
C#
e|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4-----|
B|----6-6-6------6-6-6----------7-6-|
G|-6--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x4
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|Verse 3:
C# My name is 'No one' F# G# C# your long lost son C# G# Born on the 4th of July C# Raised in the barnyards F# G# C# of he-roes and cons C# G# Left me for dead or alive
Verse 4:
C# There is a war that's F# G# C# inside my head C# That questions the G# results and lies C# I'm breaking my back F# G# C# till I'm better off dead C# We are not payed G# enough to survive
Interlude: C#---F#- x4
Guitar 2:
C# F#
e|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4---|---|
B|----6-6-6------6-6-6----------7-|-6-|
G|-6------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|---| x4
A|--------------------------------|---|
E|--------------------------------|---|Verse 5:
C#
I am an engineF# G# C#
A worker A pawn
C# G# My debt to the status quo C# The scars on my hands F# G# C# and a means to an end C# G# It's all that I have to show
Verse 6:
C# F# G# C# I'm taking a loan on my sa-ni-ty C# G# For the redemption of my soul C# F# G# C# well I am exempt from this tra-ge-dy C# G# And the 21st century fall
Chorus 2:
F# G# C# F# G# C# I praise liberty the freedom to o--bey F# G# C# It's a song that strangles me F# C# G# Well don't cross the line F#-F#-C#-G# x3, G#(hold)--G#(hold)--G#7(hold)
Guitar Solo: C#--G#/C--Bbm--G#--F#--A--C#
Guitar 2:
C# G#/C Bbm G#
A C#
e|-------|---------|-----|-------|----------|---------|--------|
B|-6---6-|-4--6--4-|-----|-4-----|-2--------|---------|--------|
G|-------|---------|-6---|---5---|---3------|-2--1----|-1------|
D|-------|---------|-----|-----6-|-----4--4-|-------4-|----3---|
A|-------|---------|-----|-------|----------|---------|------4-|
E|-------|---------|-----|-------|----------|---------|--------|Outro:
C# G#/C Bbm Oh, dream, American dream G# F# I can't even sleep A C# from rainstorms till dawn C# G#/C Bbm Oh, bleed, America bleed G# F# Believe what you read A(hold) from heroes and cons
B. Album Version
Intro:
Piano/Acoustic Guitar: Same Intro to the song See The Light C#--G#-- x8 Guitar 2: e|-11-----11-----11-----11-----11-------| B|----9------9------9------9------9---9-| G|------8------8------8------8------8---| D|--------------------------------------| x8 A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Distortion: C#--G#-F# x2
Verse 1:
C# G# F# Born into Nixon I was raised in hell C# G# F# A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled C# G# F# The last one born and the first one to run C# G# F# My town was blind from refinery sun
Refrain:
Bbm F# My generation is zero Bbm F# G# I never made it as a working class hero Guitar 2: Refrain Bbm F# Bbm F# G# e|---------|-6-----6h7p6---|---------|---------|------| B|---------|---7---------7-|---------|---------|------| G|-3-3-3-3-|-----6---------|-3-3-3-3-|---------|------| D|-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-| A|-1-1-1-1-|---------------|-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-| E|---------|---------------|---------|-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-|
Chorus 1:
C# G# F# 21st century breakdown C# I once was lost G# F# but never was found C# I think I'm losing G# F# what's left of my mind C# G# F# to the 20th century deadline
Interlude: C#--G#-F#- x2
Guitar 2:
C# G# F#
e|------4----4---|-4--6-|-4------|
B|----6----6---6-|------|----7-6-|
G|-6-------------|------|--------|
D|---------------|------|--------|
A|---------------|------|--------|
E|---------------|------|--------|Verse 2:
C# G# F# I was made of poison and blood C# G# F# Condemnation is what I understood C# G# F# Video games to the tower's fall C# G# F# Homeland Security could kill us all
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)
Interlude: Beat Changes from slow to fast
G#-- x8
Guitar 2:
G#
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4-----|
G|----5-5-5------5-5-5----------6-5-|
D|-6--------------------------------| x4
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|Bridge:
G# C# We are the cries of the class of '13 G# C# Born in the year of humility G# C# we are the desperate in the decline
G# C#--- x4
Raised by the bastards of 1969
Guitar 2:
C#
e|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4-----|
B|----6-6-6------6-6-6----------7-6-|
G|-6--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x4
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|Verse 3:
C# My name is 'No one' F# G# C# your long lost son C# G# Born on the 4th of July C# Raised in the barnyards F# G# C# of he-roes and cons C# G# Left me for dead or alive
Verse 4:
C#
I Am A nation
F# G# C# A worker of pride C# G# My debt to the status quo C# The scars on my hands F# G# C# And the means to an end C# G# Is all that I have to show
Interlude: C#---F#- x4
Guitar 2:
C# F#
e|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4---|---|
B|----6-6-6------6-6-6----------7-|-6-|
G|-6------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|---| x4
A|--------------------------------|---|
E|--------------------------------|---|Verse 5:
C# I swallowed my pride F# G# C# And I choked on my faith C# I've given my heart and my G# C# soul I've broken my fingers F# G# C# And lied through my teeth C# G# The pillar of damage control
Verse 6:
C# I've been to the edge F# G# C# And I've thrown the bouquet C# G# Of flowers left over the grave C# I sat in the waiting F# G# C# room Wasting my time C# G# And waiting for judgement day
Chorus 2:
F# G# C# F# G# C# I praise liberty the freedom to o--bey F# G# C# It's a song that strangles me F# C# G# Well don't cross the line F#-F#-C#-G# x3 G#(hold)--G#(hold)--G#(hold)-------| G#(hold)--G#(hold)--G#7(hold)--G#7-|(hold) Guitar 2: G# G#7 e|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------| B|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4---------------4-4--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-| G|----5-5-5------5-5-5----------6-5-----5-5-5------5-5-5-|-------------| D|-6---------------------------------6-------------------|-------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
Guitar Solo: C#--G#/C--Bbm--G#--F#--A--C#
Guitar 2:
C# G#/C Bbm G#
F# A C#
e|-13---13-|-11--13--11-|----|-11-------|-9-----------|-----------|----------|
B|---------|------------|-14-|----13----|---11--------|-10--9-----|-9--------|
G|---------|------------|----|-------13-|------11--11-|--------11-|----10----|
D|---------|------------|----|----------|-------------|-----------|-------11-|
A|---------|------------|----|----------|-------------|-----------|----------|
E|---------|------------|----|----------|-------------|-----------|----------|Outro:
C# G#/C Bbm Oh Dream America dream G# F# I can't even sleep A C# From the lights early dawn C# G#/C Bbm Oh Scream America scream G# F# Believe what you see A(hold) From heroes and cons?