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Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Green Day

 
Intro: / Em - - - / G - - - / D - - - / A - - - / x2
 
Em G
I walk a lonely road 
 D A Em
The only one I that have ever known
  G
Don't know where it goes
D  A Em G D A
But its home to me and I walk alone
 
Em G
I walk this empty street
D A Em
On the boulevard of broken dreams
  G
Where the city sleeps
 D  A Em G D 
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
 A Em G D
I walk alone I walk alone
 A5 B5
I walk alone I walk a...
 

CHORUS:
C5 G5 D5 E5
 My shadows the only one that walks beside me
C5 G5 D5 E5
 My shallow heart’s the only thing that's beating
C5 G5 D5 E5
 Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
C5 G5 B5 (5 strums)
 Till then I'll walk alone

 
Em G  D A Em
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
 G  D A Em
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
 
Em G
I'm walking down the line
D A Em
That divides me somewhere in my mind
 G
On the border line 
D A Em G D A
of the edge and where I walk alone
 
Em G
Read between the lines
D A Em
what's messed up and every thing's all right
 G
Check my vital signs
D A Em G 
to know I'm still alive and I walk alone
 
D A Em G 
I walk alone I walk alone
D A5 B5 
I walk alone I walk a...
 
CHORUS
 
Em G  D A Em
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
 G  D 
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah 
 A5 B5
I walk alone I walk a...
 

ELECTRIC LEAD GUITAR:
 
play up and down strokes (8th notes) for each:
 C5 G5 D5 E5
--------8--6-------------
-8--9----------8--9--9--6
--------5--3------------- x3
-5--6----------5--6--6--3
------------------------- D D
------------------------- Rhythm Guitar: strum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 the last two times you 
 C5 G5 B5 play C5 and G5.
--------8--6--8----------
-8--9--------------------
--------5--3--5----------
-5--6--------------------
-------------------------
-------------------------

 
Em G
I walk this empty street
D A Em
On the boulevard of broken dreams
  G
Where the city sleeps
 D  A5 B5 
And I'm the only one and I walk a…
 
CHORUS (Play last B5 x4)
 

ELECTRIC OUTRO:
 
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-----------------0--0-0------------------1--1-1- x3
---------3--3-3----------4--4-4-----------------
-0--0-0--------------------------3--3-3---------
 
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---------------------------------0-0------------
-----------------0--0-0--------------1-1-------- x1
---------3--3-3----------4--4-4-----------------
-0--0-0-----------------------------------------
 

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.