Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me (Guitar Tab)

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-This is my tab for Green Day's new song I think most of it is pretty accurate not too sure about the solo octave part hope this tab helps you =)
(Intro)
E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

(Chorus)
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------5-----------5—-----------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—--------|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—--------|
E|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—--------|
    When it’s all double talk of conspiracy 

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

(Verse)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----| - The verse parts are palm muted
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5—-5—-5—-5--|   til you get to the C5 G5 riff
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--|   at the end
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----3—----3--|
    Send out an S.O.S

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------—----|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--—-—-—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-—-—--|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
    It’s getting serious Bulldoze your

E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------5-----5-----|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--|
    Family home

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5--—-—----—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-—-—-—----|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3----------|
    Now it’s a condo

(Pre-Chorus)
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
    We are not        well

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
    Are we not        home

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    Goddamn I am so grateful

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-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—-7-7-7-7--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    Forever faithful too

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—-----------------|
D|--X-X-X—-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—--X-X-X--|
A|-—X-X-X—-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—--X-X-X--|
E|--X-X-X--3-3---------3----------3—--X-X-X--|
    The American dream is killing me

(Bridge)
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7—---------9—-------------4---|
D|--5—------------7—---------9—-------------4---|
A|-—5-—-----------5—---------7-—------------2---|
E|--3-------------------------------------------|
    People on the street unemployed and obsolete

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5---------------7---|
D|----------5-------------5---------------7---|
A|-—--------5-------------3---------------5---|
E|----------3---------------------------------|
    Did you ever learn to read the ransom note

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--5-----5—-----|
D|--5—-5—-5--5–—-|
A|-—3—-5--3—-5—--|
E|-----3-----3—--|

(Verse)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----| 
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5—-5—-5—-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----3—----3--|
    Don’t want no     huddled masses

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
    Tik tok and taxes  under the

E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------5-----5-----|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--|
    overpass

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5--—-—----—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-—-—-—----|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3----------|
    Sleeping in broken glass

(Pre-Chorus)
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
    We are not        well

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
    Are we not        well

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    Cracked up into the wild

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-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—-7-7-7-7--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    We’re pedophiles for

(Chorus)
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------5-----------5—---------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—------|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—------|
E|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—------|
    When it’s all double talk of insanity

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—-------------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—-----|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—-----|
E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3—-----|
    The American dream is killing me  Say

(intro riff)
E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
    Whoa     Oh   Oh       Oh

E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
    Whoa     Oh   Oh       Oh

E|------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8—-8-3--5-5-5-5--3-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0—-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0—-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-—----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
    Whoa     Oh   Oh       Oh

(Solo)
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------4—-5—-7—--7—-9—-11-12—--12--11-9--8—--|
D|--5--7--X—-X—-X—--X—-X—-X—-X—---X—--X--X--X—--|
A|-—X--X--2--3—-5—--5—-7—-9—-10—--10--9—-7—-6—--|
E|--3--5----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--9—-10-12—--12--11—9—--7--5—-4—--7—-7—-7—-7—-|
D|--X—-X—-X—---X---X—-X—--X--X—-X—--X—-X—-X—-X--|
A|-—7—-9—-10---10—-9—-7—--5—-3—-2---5—-5—-5—-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|--------------|
B|--11b-9-7-----|
G|----------6---| - this is just my interpretation
D|--------------|   so it may not be what Billie Joe plays
A|-—------------|   but it sounds close to me
E|--------------|

(Verse)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5—----5—----|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5—-5—-5—-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-3—-5—-3—-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----3—----3--|
    From sea to       shining sea

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
    Whitewashed upon the beach My country

E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------5-----5-----|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5--5--5-—5-—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-3--5-—3-—5--|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3—----3-----3--|
    Under siege  

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5-—-—---—|
A|-—5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-—-—---|
E|--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--------|
    On private property

(Pre-Chorus)
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
    We are not        home       

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
    Are we not        home

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|-—3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    Kiss me I’m dead inside

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-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—-7-7-7-7--|
A|-—5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    Who needs suicide when

(Outro)
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X--5-5—------5—----5--5—------5--|
A|-—X--5-5—------3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X--3-3-------------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—---------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5--|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5--|
E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3--|
    The American dream is killing me

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------5-----------5—---------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—---5—-----5—---5—-5—------|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—---3—-----5—---3—-5—------|
E|--X-X--3-3-3-----------3-------3—------|
    When it’s all double talk of insanity

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------5—----------|
D|--X-X-—5-5-5—--5—----5--5—----—-5—--|
A|-—X-X-—5-5-5—--3—----5--3—------5—--|
E|--X-X--3-3-3---------3----------3—--|
    The American dream is killing me