Green Day

Letterbomb(Chords)

Green Day

Key: E

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	        Intro:  
  
E   Eb   E  
E   Ab   C#m   A  
  
Verse 1:  
E                  A  
Where have all the bastards gone?  
     F#          A            E  
The underbelly's stacks up ten high 
    Ab               C#m  
The dummy failed the crash test  
    Ab               C#m  
Collecting unemployment checks  
A                         F#        B  E  B  
A flunky only along for the ride  
E                  A  
Where have all the riots gone?  
     F#          A              E   
As your city's motto gets pulverized  
    Ab               C#m  
What's in love is now in debt  
    Ab               C#m  
On your birth certificate  
A                         F#        B  E  B  
So strike the fucking match to light this fuse  
  
B  E  B  (repeat 3x)  
  
  
Pre-Chorus:  
B                                                   E 
The town bishop's an extortionist 
B                                                                   E  
And he don't don't even know that you exist  
B                                                 A  B  
Standing still when it's do or die 
B                                   A     B  
You better run for your fuck - ing life  

E2 B A It's not over 'till you're underground E2 B A It's not hope before it's too late E2 B It's cities burnin' A C It's not my burden E2 B A It's not over before it's too late F# A (no chords) There's nothing left to analyze
Solo:
(Taken and slightly changed from 'Letterbomb' tab by reizig {[email protected]})  
  
   E(har)		       
e|-----------------------------------|  
B|-----------------------------------|  
G|-9999999999999999-9999999999999999-|  
D|-----------------------------------|  
A|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-|  
E|-----------------------------------|  
  
  
  Guitar 1:  
   E(har)  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|-9999999999999999--8888888888888888-999888-4x666-888-9998889999-----------|  
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|-7777777777777777--6666666666666666-777666-2x444-666-7776667777-----------|  
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
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 |Guitar 2:                                                                 |  
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|------9-----9---9------9-----9---9------9-----9---9-----10-----10---10-9--|  
G|--9-9---9-9---9----8-8---8-8---8----9-9---9-9---9---9-9----9-9----9-------|  
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
   Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself?  
   And where will we all go when it's too late?  
  
   
    E               Ab              C#        A        
e|------------------------------------------------------|  
B|------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------6-------------------|   
D|--2---------------6---------------6---------7---------|  
A|--2---------------6---------------4---------7---------|  
E|--0---------------4-------------------------5---------|       
  
  
  Guitar 1:  
    E5              Ab                   E(har)         
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|---------------------------------------(9999888844448888-9999888844444444)---|   
D|--2---------------6---------------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx----|  
A|--2---------------6---------------------7777666622226666-7777666622222222----|  
E|--0---------------4----------------------------------------------------------|  
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 |Guitar 2:                                                                    |  
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|-9---9---9---9---9--8-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-6-4--------------------------------------|  
D|---9---9---9---9-------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                           And don't look back 
Pre-Chorus: B A You're not the Jesus of Suburbia B A The St. Jimmy's is a figment of A E B Your father's rage and your mother's love B A B That's made the idiot Amer - i - ca
E2 B A It's not over 'till you're underground E2 B A It's not over before it's too late E2 B It's cities burnin' A C It's not my burden E2 B A It's not hope before it's too late
Outro: E2 Ab She said I can't take this place C#m A I'm leaving it behind E2 Ab Well she said I can't take this town C#m A I'm leaving you tonight (Again, taken from reizig {[email protected]}):
  Guitar 1:  
e|------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|--2------22-------2--------22------2------22--------2-------|  
A|--2------22-------2--------22------2------22--------2-------|  
E|--0------00-------0--------00------0------00--------0-------|  
  Guitar 2:  
e|------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|(9999999999999999-9999999999999999-9999999999999999-9)------|  
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x-------|  
A|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-7-------|  
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

Written by Billie Joe Armstrong

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