Green Day Insomniac (album)

Tom: A 01. Armatage Shanks 02. Brat 03. Stuck With Me 04. Geek Stink Breath 05. No Pride 06. Bab's Uvula Who? 07. 86 08. Panic Song 09. Stuart And The Ave. 10. Brain Stew 11. Jaded 12. Westbound Sign 13. Tightwad Hill 14. Walking Contradiction ============================================================================ Armatage Shanks Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: A very simple song from Insomniac. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: Verse (x2) Chorus Bridge (x2) Order Intro: Verse 1 Chorus 1 Verse 2 Chorus 1 Bridge Verse 3 Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Intro: Lyrics Stranded, lost inside myself My own worst friend And my own closest enemy (Verse 1) Branded, maladjusted Never trusted anyone Let alone myself I must insist on being a pessimist (Chorus 1) I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind Elected, the rejected I perfected the science Of the idiot (Verse 2) No meaning, and no healing Self-loathing freak And introverted deviot (Chorus 1) (Bridge) Stranded, lost inside myself My own worst friend And my own closest enemy (Verse 3) Elected, the rejected I perfected the science Of the idiot (Chorus 1) I'm gettin pissed, I'm a worthless pessimist (Chorus 2) I'm a loner in a claustrophobic mind ============================================================================ Brat Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Not much to say, really simple to play. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Verse Chorus Order Verse 1 (Skip first G-C-G ) Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge (Verse chords) Chorus End on G Lyrics Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days They're getting over the hill Death is closing in and catching up As far as I can tell (Verse 1) Got a plan of action and cold blood And it smells of defiance I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die Get my inheritance Well now I want more Cuz I'm getting bored And I'm going nowhere fast I was once full of doubt (Chorus) But it's all figured out Well nothing good can last Crow's feet and rot are setting in And time is running out My parent's income interest rate Is gaining higher clout (Verse 2) I'm a snot-nosed slob without a job And I know I damn well should Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days But my future's looking good (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Stuck With Me Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Pretty simple song, you'll have to listen closely to get the strumming right. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: Verse Chorus Order Intro: x2 Verse 1 (PM first E ) Chorus Verse 2 (PM last E ) Chorus Intro: x4 (use last E from chorus) Bass Riff (1..2..3..4) (PM B ) Chorus Lyrics I'm not part of your elite I'm just alright Class structures waving colours Bleeding from my throat Not subservient to you I'm just alright Downclassed by the powers that be Give me loss of hope Cast out, buried in a hole Struck down, forcing me to fall Destroyed, giving up the fight (Chorus) Well I know I'm not alright What's ny price and will you pay it? If it's alright Take it from my dignity Waste it till it's dead Throw me back into the gutter Cuz it's alright Find another pleasure fucker Drag him down to hell (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Geek Stink Breath Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Very simple song h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: Verse Chorus Order Intro: Verse 1 (palm mute) Chorus Verse 2 (palm mute) Chorus Intro: (x2) Verse 3 Chorus Intro: Intro: chords x3, End on G Lyrics I'm on a mission I've made my decision Slow progression (Verse 1) Killin my complexion And it's rotting out my teeth I'm on a roll No self-control I'm blowing off steam With methaphetamine (Chorus) I don't know what I want And it's all that I've got And I'm picking scabs off my face Every hour My blood is turning sour And my pulse is beating out of time I found a treasure (Verse 2) Filled with sick pleasure And it sits on a thick white line (Chorus) (Bridge) I'm on a mission I got no decision Like a cripple running the rat race Wish in one hand (Verse 3) Shit in the other And see which one gets filled first (Chorus) Geek...stink...breath! ============================================================================ No Pride Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Another very easy song from this album. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: (x2 one guitar, x2 with band) Verse (x4) Chorus Order Intro: Verse 1 Chorus Intro: chords x2 Verse 2 Chorus Intro: chords x6 Chorus Intro: chords x4 ("I got no pride") Lyrics Well I am just a mutt And nowhere is my home Where dignity's a land mine In the school of lost hope (Verse 1) I've panhandled for life Because I'm not afraid to beg Hand me down your lost and founds Of second hand regrets Better swallow your pride Before you choke on it Better digest your values Because they turn to shit (Chorus) Honour's gonna knock you down Before your chance To stand up and fight Well I know I'm not the one I got no pride Sects of disconnection And traditions of lost faith No culture's worth a stream of piss Or bullet in my face To hell with unity (Verse 2) Separation'll kill us all Torn to shreds and disjointed Before the final fall (Chorus) (Intro) (Chorus) I got no pride ============================================================================ Bab's Uvula Who? Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Another simple 3 chord punk song off Insomniac. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: Verse Chorus Order Intro: Verse 1 Chorus 1 Verse 2 Chorus 2 Verse 1 (keep strumming chords) Chorus 2 Lyrics I got a knack for fuckin everything up My temper flies and I get myself all wound up My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high I lose control and I get myself all wound up Tension mounts and I fly up the wall (Verse 1) I self-destruct and I get myself all wound up Petulance and irritation set in I throw a tantrum and I get myself all wound up I hate myself and I'm all wound up I hate myself and I'm all wound up (Chorus 1) Loss of control and I'm all wound up I lose myself and I'm all wound up Chip on my shoulder and a leech on my back Stuck in a rut and I get myself all wound up Killed my composure and it'll never come back Loss of control and I get myself all wound up Blown out of proportion again (Verse 2) My temper snaps and I get myself all wound up Spontaneous combustion, panic attack I slipped a gear and I get myself all wound up I hate myself and I'm all wound up Loss of control and I'm all wound up What can I say, I'm afraid (Chorus 2) I'm all wound up (Verse 1) (Chorus 2) ============================================================================ 86 Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Pretty easy song. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Verse (x2, palm mute) Pre-Chorus (x2) Chorus (x4) Bridge Order Chorus chords x4 Verse 1 Pre-Chorus Chorus Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge Chorus End on E Lyrics What brings you around? Did you lose something The last time you were here? (Verse 1) You'll never find it now It's buried deep With your identity So stand aside And let the next one pass (Pre-Chorus) Don't let the door Kick you in the ass There's no return from 86 (x4) Don't even try (Chorus) Exit out the back And never show your head Around again (Verse 2) Purchase your ticket And quickly take The last train out of town (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Panic Song Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: The intro may seem rather complicated, but if you really listen to it, it's rather simple. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: (bass hits high B fast) Verse (x2) (omit first B on first verse) Chorus Bridge (x4) Order Intro: Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge Lyrics Ready for a cheap escape Widespread panic Broken glass inside my head (Verse 1) Bleeding down these thoughts of anguish Mass confusion Well the world is a sick machine Breeding a mass of shit (Chorus) With such a desolate conclusion Fill the void with...I don't care There's a plague inside of me Eating at my dispostion Nothing's left Torn out of reality (Verse 2) Into a state of no opinion Limp with hate (Chorus) I wanna drop out (x4) (Bridge) ============================================================================ Stuart And The Ave. Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Pretty simple song, not much else to say. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: Verse Chorus Order Intro: Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge (verse chords) Chorus End on D-A x2, D Lyrics Standing on the corner Of Stuart and the Avenue Ripping up a transfer And a photograph of you (Verse 1) You're a blur of my dead past And rotting existence As I stand laughing on the Corner of insignificance Well destiny is dead In the hands of bad luck (Chorus) Before it might have made some sense But now it's all fucked up Seasons change as well as minds And I'm a two-faced clown Mommy's little nightmare Driving Daddy's car around (Verse 2) I'm beat down and half brain-dead The long lost king of fools I may be dumb but I'm not stupid Enough to stay with you (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Brain Stew Green Day Insomniac / Godzilla Soundtrack Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Bass and drums kick in on 1st chorus. For the chord scratches, lighty hold the chord and brush the pick along all the strings to give you funny sounds. Hit some open high E and B strings during the outro between the chords. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Main Riff Order Intro: (palm mute main riff twice) Verse 1 (main riff x4) Chorus (main riff x2) Verse 2 (main riff x4) Chorus (main riff x2 w/ chord scratches) Verse 3 (main riff x4) Chorus (main riff x2 w/ chord scratches) Verse 2 (main riff x4 with small chord scratches) End (main riff x8, strum full chords) A Fade into Jaded Lyrics I'm havin trouble trying to sleep I'm countin sheep but runnin out As time ticks by, still I try (Verse 1) No rest for crosstops in my mind On my own, here we go My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed Dried up and bulging out my skull My mouth is dry, my face is numb (Verse 2) Fucked up and spun out in my room On my own, here we go My mind is set on overdrive The clock is laughing in my face Crooked spine, senses dulled (Verse 3) Passed the point of delerium On my own, here we go (Verse 2) ============================================================================ Jaded Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Fade in from Brain Stew, played very fast. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro: (Fade in from Brain Stew) Verse Chorus Order Intro: Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Verse chords x4 (no lyrics) Chorus Verse chords x4 ("In nowhere") End on A Lyrics Somebody keep my balance I think I'm falling off Into a state of regression The expiration date (Verse 1) Rapidly coming up It's leaving me behind to rank Always move forward Going straight will get you nowhere There is no progress (Chorus) Evolution killed it all I found my place in nowhere I'm taking one step sideways Leaning with my crutch Got a fucked-up equilibrium Countdown from 9 to 5 (Verse 2) Hooray we're gonna die Blessed into our extinction (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Westbound Sign Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: One simple punk song. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Verse Chorus (x4) Bridge Order Chorus chords Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge Verse chords x4 Chorus chords x6 Lyrics Boxed up all of her favourite things Sold the rest at a rainy yard sale Big plans and leaving friends And a westbound sign (Verse 1) Weighed out her choices on a scale Prevailing nothing made sense Just transportation and a blank decision She's taking off Taking off (Chorus) Taking off Taking off No time and no copping out She's burning daylight and petrol Blacked out the rearview mirror And westward on Strung out on confusion road And ten minute nervous breakdowns Xanex a beer for thought And she's determined (Chorus) Oh is it salvation? Or an escape from discontent? Will she find a name In the California cement Punched out of the grind (Bridge) The punched her once too many times Is tragedy 2000 miles away? She's taking off ============================================================================ Tight Wad Hill Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Played pretty fast, another simple song. Any time you stay A for a long time, you may go back to G for one quick strum. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Verse Chorus Order Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge (verse chords) Chorus End on G G A Lyrics Cheapskate on the hill A thrill-seeker making deals Sugar city urchin wasting time Town of lunatics (Verse 1) Begging for another fix Turning tricks for speedballs One more night Making your rounds once again Turning up empty-handed Bummin a ride (Chorus) Burnin daylight Last up at dawn Tight Wad Hill Drugstore hooligan Another white trash mannequin On display to rot up on the hill Living out a lie (Verse 2) But having the time of his life Hating every minute Of his existence (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus) ============================================================================ Walking Contradiction Green Day Insomniac Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Reminiscent of an old Kinks riff, very simple to play. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Verse Chorus Order Intro: (PM A ) Verse 1 Verse chords x2 Verse 2 Chorus Verse chords x2 Verse 1 Chorus x2 Verse chords x4 Lyrics Do as I say, not as I do because The shit's so deep run can't run away I beg to differ, on the contrary I agree with every word that you say (Verse 1) Talk is cheap and lies are expensive My wallet's fat and so is my head Hit and run and then I'll hit you again I'm a smart-ass, but I'm playing dumb Standards set and broken all the time Control the chaos behind a gun Call it as I see it even if I was born deaf, blind, and dumb (Verse 2) Losers winning big on the lottery Rehab rejects still sniffing glue Constant refutation with myself I'm a victim of a catch 22 I have no belief But I believe I'm a Walking contradiction (Chorus) And I ain't got no right (Verse 1) (Chorus x2)