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Holiday
Green Day
Capo 1
Intro Riff x4
Main Riff w/Intro Riff x2
Em C G D
Hear the sound of the falling rain,
Em
C G B
Coming down like an Armageddon
Em
C G D
flame, the shame, the ones who died
B (x2)
without a name
Em
C G D
Hear the dogs howling out of key,
Em C G B
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery"
Em C G D
B (x2)
And bleed, the company lost the war
today
Chorus:
Em C G D
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies,
Em C G
B (x2, hold last measure)
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives on Holiday
Intro Riff x2
Em C G D
Hear the drum pounding out of time,
Em
C G B
Another protester has crossed the line,
Em C G D B (x2)
To find the money's on the other side
Em C G D
Can I get another Amen?
Em
C G B
There's a flag wrapped around the score of men,
Em C G D B (x2)
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument
Chorus
Pre-Solo Riff
Solo: / C - - -
/ G - - - / B - - - / Em - Em/D - /
/ C -
- - / G - - - / B - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - /
No chord:
The representative from California has the floor
Sieg Heil to the president gas man,
Bombs away is your punishment,
Pulverize the Eiffel towers,
Who criticize your government,
Bang, Bang goes the broken glass, man,
Kill all the fags that don't agree,
Trials by fire setting fire,
D B
Em
Is not a way that's meant for me,
B
Just cause,
Just cause because we're outlaws, yeah!
Em C G D
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies,
Em
C G B
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
Em
C G D
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies,
Em
C G B (x4)
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
this is our lives on holiday
Main Riff x3
End:
Em C D B EmD D U D D U D D D B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Intro Riff: e|--------------------|B|-9----6----13---8---|G|-10---6----13---8---|D|-x----x----x----x---| A|-8----4----11---6---|E|--------------------| Main Riff: Em CD D U D D U1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +G DD D U D U D U1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-10--6-------8---|D|-10--6---6---8---|A|-8---4---6---6---|E|---------4-------| Verse (use same strum as Main Riff): Em C G D Em C G B Em C G D B (x2 measures)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------|G|-10--6-------8------10--6-------5-----10--6-------8---5---|D|-10--6---6---8------10--6---6---5-----10--6---6---8---5---|A|-8---4---6---6------8---4---6---3-----8---4---6---6---3---|E|---------4------------------4-----------------4-----------|
Chorus: Strum: D D D U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Em C G D Em C G B e|------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------|G|--------6-------------8-------------6-------------5---|D|-3------6------6------8------3------6------6------5---|A|-3------4------6------6------3------4------6------3---|E|-1-------------4-------------1-------------4----------|
Pre Solo:e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------6-------8---------------------------8------10-------|D|--10\3-3-X---6-6-X---6---8---8--10--(10)\3-3-X---6-6-X---8--10--10--10---| x2 A|--10\3-3-X---6-6-X---4---8---6--10--(10)\3-3-X---6-6-X---6--10---8--10---|E|---8\1-1-X---4-4-X-------6-------8---(8)\1-1-X---4-4-X-------8-------8---|Solo:e|---------------------------------8---8------------------------|B|---6-6-6-8-9----------8-5------6---6---8---6-6-6-8-9----------|G|-------------8-6-5~-------5~-------------------------8-6-5~---|D|--------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------G|--------------------------------------------------------------D|--------------------------------------------------------------A|--------------------------------------------------------------E|--------------------------------------------------------------
12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13~---|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|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.