Green Day – Basket Case 4-Track Demo (Guitar)

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[Intro] D A Bm F#m [Verse 1]
D               A
I really don't know

     Bm           F#m
where this story began

    G                D
My friend Houston had got

          A
himself a girl

D            A
Swanky is her name

  Bm               F#m
she's got the best of him

   G            D
And he's got the best of her

               A
in the palm of their hand
[Chorus]
G             A             D
And they could care less what's coming up

G              A                  D
Sometimes the future doesn't have much luck

     G                   A
This wigged-out thing called love

   D      C        Bm
It may get kinda rough

    G          A
And they don't really mind

                   D
They're on their own
[Riff] D A Bm A x4 [Verse 2]
  D         A
They said this has been

Bm         F#m
motionless orbit flight

    G                 D
Around each other

                A
intoxicating their minds

  D         A
Dancing in the street

   Bm               F#m
under suburban lights

   G               D
They stumbled to the concrete

              A
without a hurt
[Chorus]
G             A             D
  And they could care less what's coming up

G              A                  D
 Sometimes the future doesn't have much luck

   G                A
This wigged-out thing called love

   D      C        Bm
It may get kinda rough

   G          A
And they don't really mind

                   D
They're on their own
[Riff] D A Bm A x4 [Bridge]
G        A
Love losing control

N.C.         D
So you better hold on
[Instrumental] D A Bm F#m G D A x2 [Chorus]
G             A            D
As they walked together in time

G              A                  D
Leaving all the drunks behind

   G                A
This wigged-out thing called love

   D      C        Bm
It may get kinda rough

   G          A
But they don't really mind

                   D
They're on their own
[Outro] D A Bm A x4