21st Century Breakdown Green Day
Greenday
21st Century Breakdown
2009 Reprise Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Tracklist:
Act I: Heroes and Cons
1. Song Of The Century
2. 21st Century Breakdown
3. Know Your Enemy
4. Viva La Gloria
5. Before The Lobotomy
6. Christian's Inferno
7. Last Night On Earth
Act II: Charlatans and Saints
8. East Jesus Nowhere
9. Peacemaker
10. Last Of The American Girls
11. Murder City
12. Little Girl
13. Restless Heart Syndrome
Act III: Horseshoes and Handgrenades
14. Horseshoes And Handgrenades
15. The Static Age
16. 21 Guns
17. American Eulogy
17.1. Mass Hysteria
17.2. American Eulogy
18. See The Light
Bonus Track
19. Lights Out
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Act I. Heroes And Cons
1.) Song Of The Century
Key: C
Chords used:
C x32010
[F]G [133211]320003
Verse 1:
[C]Sing us a song of the [F]centu[C]ry
That's [C]louder than bombs
And E[G]ternity
The [C]era of static and [F]contra[C]band
That's [C]leading us to the [G]promised land
[F]Tell us a s[C]tory [F]by candle[C]light
[F]Waging a [C]war and [F]losing the [G]fight
Verse 2:
They're [C]playing the song of the [F]centu[C]ry
Of [C]panic and promise and [G]prosperity
[F]Tell me a s[C]tory in[F]to that good[C]night
F G C(hold)
Sing us a song for me
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2.) 21st Century Breakdown
Key: C# then G#
Chords used:
C# x46664
[G#] [466544]
[F#]Bbm [244322]x13321
G#/C x365xx
Intro:
Piano/Acoustic Guitar: Same Intro to the song See The Light
C# G# x8
Guitar 2:
e|-11-----11-----11-----11-----11-------| B|----9------9------9------9------9---9-| G|------8------8------8------8------8---| D|--------------------------------------| x8 A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Distortion: C# G# F# x2
Verse 1:
[C#] Born into Nixon I was [G#]raised in [F#]hell
[C#] A welfare child where the [G#]teamsters [F#]dwelled
[C#] The last one born and the [G#]first one to [F#]run
[C#] My town was blind from re[G#]finery [F#]sun
Refrain:
[Bbm] My generation is [F#]zero
[Bbm] I never made it as a [F#]working class [G#]hero
Guitar 2: Refrain
[Bbm] [F#] [Bbm] [F#] [G#]
e|---------|-6-----6h7p6---|---------|---------|------| B|---------|---7---------7-|---------|---------|------| G|-3-3-3-3-|-----6---------|-3-3-3-3-|---------|------| D|-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-| A|-1-1-1-1-|---------------|-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-| E|---------|---------------|---------|-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-|
Chorus 1:
[C#]21st [G#]century [F#]breakdown
I o[C#]nce was lost
but [G#]never [F#]was found
I [C#]think I'm losing
[G#]what's left of [F#]my mind
to the [C#]20th [G#]century [F#]deadline
Interlude: C# G# F# x2
Guitar 2:
[C#] [G#] [F#]
e|------4----4---|-4--6-|-4------| B|----6----6---6-|------|----7-6-| G|-6-------------|------|--------| D|---------------|------|--------| A|---------------|------|--------| E|---------------|------|--------|
Verse 2:
[C#] I was made of [G#]poison and [F#]blood
[C#] Condemnation is [G#]what I un[F#]derstood
[C#] Video games to the [G#]tower's [F#]fall
[C#] Homeland Security could [G#]kill us [F#]all
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)
Interlude: Beat Changes from slow to fast
G# x8
Guitar 2:
[G#]
e|----------------------------------| B|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4-----| G|----5-5-5------5-5-5----------6-5-| D|-6--------------------------------| x4 A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Bridge:
[G#]We are the cries of the class of '13[C#]
[G#]Born in the year of humility[C#]
[G#]we are the desperate in the decline[C#]
G# C# x4
Raised by the bastards of 1969
Guitar 2:
[C#]
e|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4-----| B|----6-6-6------6-6-6----------7-6-| G|-6--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| x4 A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Verse 3:
[C#]My name is 'No one'
your [F#]long [G#]lost [C#]son
[C#]Born on the 4th of Ju[G#]ly
[C#]Raised in the barnyards
of [F#]he [G#]roes and [C#]cons
[C#]Left me for dead or a[G#]live
Verse 4:
[C#]I am a nation
A [F#]worker [G#]of [C#]pride
My [C#]debt to the status [G#]quo
The s[C#]cars on my hands
And the [F#]means [G#]to an [C#]end
Is [C#]all that I have to [G#]show
Interlude: C# F# x4
Guitar 2:
[C#] [F#]
e|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4---|---| B|----6-6-6------6-6-6----------7-|-6-| G|-6------------------------------|---| D|--------------------------------|---| x4 A|--------------------------------|---| E|--------------------------------|---|
Verse 5:
I s[C#]wallowed my pride
And I [F#]choked [G#]on my [C#]faith
I've [C#]given my heart and my
[G#]soul I've [C#]broken my fingers
And [F#]lied [G#]through my [C#]teeth
The [C#]pillar of damage con[G#]trol
Verse 6:
I've [C#]been to the edge
And I've [F#]thrown [G#]the bou[C#]quet
Of [C#]flowers left over the [G#]grave
I [C#]sat in the waiting
room [F#]Wasting [G#]my [C#]time
And [C#]waiting for judgement [G#]day
Chorus 2:
I [F#]praise li[G#]ber[C#]ty the [F#]freedom to [G#]o [C#]bey
It's a [F#]song that stran[G#]gles [C#]me
Well [F#]don't cross [C#]the [G#]line
F# F# C# G# x3
G#(hold) G#(hold) G#(hold) |G#(hold)
G#(hold) G#(hold) G#7(hold) G#7 |(hold)
Guitar 2:
[G#] [G#7]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------| B|----------4-4--------4-4--6-4---------------4-4--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-| G|----5-5-5------5-5-5----------6-5-----5-5-5------5-5-5-|-------------| D|-6---------------------------------6-------------------|-------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
Guitar Solo: C# G#/C Bbm G# F# a C#
Guitar 2:
[C#] [G#/C] [Bbm] [G#] [F#] [a] [C#]
e|-13---13-|-11--13--11-|----|-11-------|-9-----------|-----------|----------| B|---------|------------|-14-|----13----|---11--------|-10--9-----|-9--------| G|---------|------------|----|-------13-|------11--11-|--------11-|----10----| D|---------|------------|----|----------|-------------|-----------|-------11-| A|---------|------------|----|----------|-------------|-----------|----------| E|---------|------------|----|----------|-------------|-----------|----------|
Outro:
Oh [C#]Dream A[G#/C]merica [Bbm]dream
I [G#]can't even s[F#]leep
From the [a]lights early [C#]dawn
Oh S[C#]cream A[G#/C]merica s[Bbm]cream
Be[G#]lieve what you [F#]see
a(hold)
From heroes and cons?
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3.) Know Your Enemy
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B x24442
E 022100
[F#]a [244322]x02220
Intro: Drumbeats x4
B E B B E B a x2
Chorus:
[B]Do you know [E]the en[B]emy?
[B]Do you know [E]your ene[B]my?
[a]Well [B]gotta know
[E]the ene[B]my Wah [F#]Ay
(Repeat x3)
Verse 1:
[B]Violence is [E]an ener[B]gy
[B] Against [E]the ene[B]my
[a]Well [B]violence is
an [E]ener[B]gy Wah [F#]Ay
[B]Bringing on the [E]fu [B]ry
[B] The choi[E]r infant[B]ry
[a]Re[B]volt against the [E]honor
[B]to o[F#]bey (Oh weh oh weh)
[B]Overthrow the [E]effi[B]gy
[B] The vast [E]majori[B]ty
[a]Well [B]burning down the [E]foreman
[B]of con[F#]trol (Oh weh oh weh)
[B]Silence is [E]the ene[B]my
[B] Against y[E]our urgenc[B]y
[a]So [B]rally up the [E]demons [B]of
your [F#]soul (Oh weh oh weh)
(Repeat Chorus but only twice)
Bridge:
The in[E]surgency will [B]rise
When the [E]bloods
been sacri[B]ficed
Don't be [E]blinded by
the [B]lies In your [F#]eyes[B] [F#] [F#] [B] [F#]Say!
Guitar 2: Bridge:
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B x24442
E 022100
[F#]a [244322]x02220
Intro: Drumbeats x4
B E B B E B a x2
Chorus:
[B]Do you know [E]the en[B]emy?
[B]Do you know [E]your ene[B]my?
[a]Well [B]gotta know
[E]the ene[B]my Wah [F#]Ay
(Repeat x3)
Verse 1:
[B]Violence is [E]an ener[B]gy
[B] Against [E]the ene[B]my
[a]Well [B]violence is
an [E]ener[B]gy Wah [F#]Ay
[B]Bringing on the [E]fu [B]ry
[B] The choi[E]r infant[B]ry
[a]Re[B]volt against the [E]honor
[B]to o[F#]bey (Oh weh oh weh)
[B]Overthrow the [E]effi[B]gy
[B] The vast [E]majori[B]ty
[a]Well [B]burning down the [E]foreman
[B]of con[F#]trol (Oh weh oh weh)
[B]Silence is [E]the ene[B]my
[B] Against y[E]our urgenc[B]y
[a]So [B]rally up the [E]demons [B]of
your [F#]soul (Oh weh oh weh)
(Repeat Chorus but only twice)
Bridge:
The in[E]surgency will [B]rise
When the [E]bloods
been sacri[B]ficed
Don't be [E]blinded by
the [B]lies In your [F#]eyes[B] [F#] [F#] [B] [F#]Say!
Guitar 2: Bridge:
[E] [B]
e|----------------------|-------------11-------| B|-------12-------12----|-------12----------12-| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|-14-14----14-14----14-|-13-13----13----13----| x3 A|----------------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|----------------------|
[F#] [B] [F#] [B] [F#]
e|------|-----|----------|-----|-----| B|------|-----|----------|-----|-----| G|------|-4-4-|----------|-4-4-|-----| D|-4--4-|-4-4-|-4-4--4-4-|-4-4-|-4-4-| A|-4--4-|-2-2-|-4-4--4-4-|-2-2-|-4-4-| E|-2--2-|-----|-2-2--2-2-|-----|-2-2-|
Guitar Solo:
B E B B E B a B E B F | x2
E B x3 F# B F# F# B F# E | x2
Guitar 2: Solo
[B] [E] [B] [E] [a]
e|----------|----------|-----------------|-11-------|-----| B|-12-12-12-|----12-12-|--------12----12-|-------12-|-----| G|----------|-11-------|-11-11-----11----|----11----|-----| D|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|-----| A|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|-----| E|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|-----|
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B E B F# | x2
e|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------| B|-12-12-12-|----12-12-|-12----|-14-14----14-14----14----| G|----------|-11-------|----11-|-------11-------11----11-| D|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------| A|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------| E|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------|
[E] [B]
e|----------------------|-------------------| B|-------12----------12-|-----------12------| G|----------------------|------11------11---| D|-14-14----14-14-13----|-9--9----9-------9-| x3 A|----------------------|-------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------|
F# B F# B F# E x2(Guitar 1 Only)
e|----|
B|-13-|
G|----|
D|----|
A|----|
E|----|
Verse 2:
Well [F#]Violence is [B]an ener[F#]gy
[F#] (Oh [B]Weh [F#]Oh [B]Weh)
[E]Oh [F#]from here to [B]eter[F#]nity
[F#] (Oh [B]Weh [F#]Oh [B]Weh)
[E]Well [F#]Violence is [B]an ener[F#]gy
[F#] (Oh [B]Weh [F#]Oh [B]Weh)
[E] [F#]Silence is t[B]he en[F#]emy
So [F#]gimme gimme [B]revo[F#]lution
Interlude:
B E B B E B a x2
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
[B]Overthrow [E]the ef[B]figy
[B] The vast [E]majo[B]rity
[a]Well [B]burning down [E]the
fore[B]man of con[F#]trol
(Oh weh oh weh)
[B]Silence is [E]the ene[B]my
[B] Against [E]your urgen[B]cy
[a]So [B]rally up [E]the de[B]mons of
F# B(hold)
your soul (Oh weh oh weh)
[F#] [B] [F#] [B] [F#]
e|------|-----|----------|-----|-----| B|------|-----|----------|-----|-----| G|------|-4-4-|----------|-4-4-|-----| D|-4--4-|-4-4-|-4-4--4-4-|-4-4-|-4-4-| A|-4--4-|-2-2-|-4-4--4-4-|-2-2-|-4-4-| E|-2--2-|-----|-2-2--2-2-|-----|-2-2-|
Guitar Solo:
B E B B E B a B E B F | x2
E B x3 F# B F# F# B F# E | x2
Guitar 2: Solo
[B] [E] [B] [E] [a]
e|----------|----------|-----------------|-11-------|-----| B|-12-12-12-|----12-12-|--------12----12-|-------12-|-----| G|----------|-11-------|-11-11-----11----|----11----|-----| D|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|-----| A|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|-----| E|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|-----|
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B E B F# | x2
e|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------| B|-12-12-12-|----12-12-|-12----|-14-14-------14----14----| G|----------|-11-------|----11-|-------11-11----11----11-| D|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------| A|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------| E|----------|----------|-------|-------------------------|
[E] [B]
e|----------------------|-------------------| B|-------12----------12-|-----------12------| G|----------------------|------11------11---| D|-14-14----14-14-13----|-9--9----9-------9-| x3 A|----------------------|-------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------|
F# B F# B F# E x2(Guitar 1 Only)
e|----|
B|-13-|
G|----|
D|----|
A|----|
E|----|
Verse 2:
Well [F#]Violence is [B]an ener[F#]gy
[F#] (Oh [B]Weh [F#]Oh [B]Weh)
[E]Oh [F#]from here to [B]eter[F#]nity
[F#] (Oh [B]Weh [F#]Oh [B]Weh)
[E]Well [F#]Violence is [B]an ener[F#]gy
[F#] (Oh [B]Weh [F#]Oh [B]Weh)
[E] [F#]Silence is t[B]he en[F#]emy
So [F#]gimme gimme [B]revo[F#]lution
Interlude:
B E B B E B a x2
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
[B]Overthrow [E]the ef[B]figy
[B] The vast [E]majo[B]rity
[a]Well [B]burning down [E]the
fore[B]man of con[F#]trol
(Oh weh oh weh)
[B]Silence is [E]the ene[B]my
[B] Against [E]your urgen[B]cy
[a]So [B]rally up [E]the de[B]mons of
F# B(hold)
your soul (Oh weh oh weh)
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4.) Viva La Gloria
Key: E
Chords used:
E 022100
[G#m]a [466444]x02220
am x02210
B x24442
C#m x46654
B/Eb x698xx
Intro: Piano
[E] [G#m] [a] [E]
Verse 1:
[E] Hey Glo[G#m]ria
Are you s[a]tanding close to the [E]edge?
[E] Lookout to the [G#m]setting sun
[a] The brink of your [B]vision
[E] Eternal [G#m]youth is
A [a]landscpe from the [E]lie
[E] The cracks of my s[G#m]kin can prove
[a] As the years will [B]testify
Refrain 1:
[C#m] Say your prayers and [G#m]light a fire
[a] Were going to start a [E]war[B/Eb]
[C#m] Your slogans a [G#m]gun for hire
a B(hold)
It's what we waited for
Verse 2:
[E] Hey Glo[G#m]ria
This is [a]what were on the [E]edge
[E] The fight of our [G#m]lives been drawn to
a E(hold)
This undying love
Interlude: Beat Changes from Ballad Piano to Fast Punk Rock
Chorus 1:
[E]Gloria, Viva La [G#m]Gloria
[C#m] You blast your name
In [a]graffiti on the walls
[am] Falling thought broken glass that's
S[E]lashing [B]thought your s[C#m]pirit
[a] I can hear it like a jilted [B]crowd
Chorus 2:
[E]Gloria, Where are you [G#m]Gloria?
[C#m] You found a home
In all your s[a]cars and ammunition
[am] You made your bed in salad [E]days
A[B]mongst the [C#m]ruins
[a] Ashes to ashes of our [B]youth
Verse 3:
[E] She smashed her [G#m]knuckles into [C#m]winter
[a] As autumns [E]wind fades into [B]black
[E] She is the [G#m]saint on all the [C#m]sinners
[a] The one that's [E]fallen thought the [B]cracks
Refrain 2:
So don't [a]put away your [B]burning light
Chorus 3:
[E]Gloria, Where are you [G#m]Gloria?
[C#m] Don't lose your faith
To your [a]lost naivete
[am] Weather the storm and don't look
[E]Back on [B]last no[C#m]vember
[a] When your banner where burning [B]down
Chorus 4:
[E]Gloria, Viva La [G#m]Gloria
[C#m] Send me you amenesty down
[a]To the broken hearted
[am] Bring us the season
That we [E]always [B]will re[C#m]member
[a] Don't let the bonfires go [B]out
Outro:
So [a]Glo[E]ria,
[a] Send out your [E]message of[a] the light
That [E]Shadow in the [B]night
[a]Glo[E]ria[a], Where's your un[E]dying love?
[a] Tell me the s[E]tory of your [B]life
E E E E E(hold)
your life
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5.) Before The Lobotomy
Key: F# then C#
Chords used:
[F#]C#/F [244322]143xxx
E 022100
B x24442
Bm x24432
C# x46664
[G#]a [466544]x02220
E 022100
C#9 x46644
C#sus x46674
Intro: Plucking
[F#] [C#/F] [E]
[B] [Bm]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---------2-------|-------2-4-2-----|-------2-4-2-----|---------4-------|-----3-----3-----| G|-----------------|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----4-----4-----|-------------4---| D|-------4---4-----|-----------------|-----------------|---4---4-----4---|---4-----4-----4-| A|---1-4-------4-1-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|-2-------------2-|-2-----2---------| E|-2---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
x2 x2 x2
Verse 1:
[F#]Dreaming
I was only [C#/F]dreaming
[E]Of another place and time
[B]Where's my family is [Bm]from
[F#]Singing
I can hear them [C#/F]singing
[E]When the rain had washed away
[B]All these scattered [Bm]dreams
[F#]Dying
Everyone's re[C#/F]minded
[E]Hearts are washed in misery
[B]Drenched in gaso[Bm]line
[F#]Laughter
There's no more [C#/F]laughter
[E]Songs of yesterday
B Bm(hold)
Now live in the underground
Interlude: beat switch from slow to fast
C# F# G# x6
Verse 2:
[C#] [C#9] [C#sus] [C#] [C#] [F#] [G#]
[G#]Lif[C#]e before the lobotomy
[C#] [C#9] [C#sus] [C#] [C#] [F#]
[F#]Chr[G#]ist[C#]ian sang the eulo gy
[C#] [C#9] [C#sus] [C#] [C#] [F#]
[F#]Sig[G#]n m[C#]y love a lost memory
[C#] [C#9] [C#sus] [C#] [C#] [F#]
[F#]Fro[G#]m t[C#]he end of the century
Refrain 1:
Well [F#]It's [C#]e [G#]nough to [F#]make [C#]you [G#]sick
To [F#]cast [C#]a s[G#]tone and [F#]throw [C#]a [G#]brick
And [F#]when [C#]the s[G#]ky is [F#]fal[C#]ling [G#]down
It [F#]burned [C#]your [G#]dreams in[F#]to [C#]the [G#]ground
Verse 3:
[C#] [C#9] [C#sus] [C#] [C#]
[G#]Chr[F#]ist[G#]ian[C#]'s lesson is what he's been sold
[C#] [C#9] [C#sus] [C#] [C#] [F#]
[F#]We [G#]are[C#] normal and selfcontrolled
[C#] [C#9] [C#sus] [C#] [C#] [F#]
[F#]Rem[G#]emb[C#]er to learn to forget
C#(hold) C# F# G#
[G#]Whi[C#]skey shots and cheap cigarettes
Refrain 2:
Well [F#]i'm [C#]not s[G#]toned
I'm [F#]just [C#]fucked [G#]up
I [F#]got [C#]so [G#]high I [F#]can't s[C#]tand [G#]up
[F#]I'm [C#]not [G#]cursed Cause [F#]i've [C#]been [G#]blessed
I'm [F#]not [C#]in [G#]love Cause [F#]i'm [C#]a [G#]mess
Chorus:
Like [C#]refu[G#]gees
We're [C#]lost to refu[G#]gees
Like [C#]refu[G#]gees
We're [C#]lost to refu[G#]gees
The bru[B]tali[F#]ty of re[D]ali[a]ty
C# C# (Guitar solo)
Is the freedom that keeps me from
Guitar 2: Solo
[C#]
e|--------1--1h2-4--4h6-7--4--9---| B|-2--2h4-----------------------7-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Outro:
[F#]Dreaming
I was only [C#/F]dreaming
[E]Of another place and time
[B]Where's my family is [D]from
[F#]Singing
I can hear them [C#/F]singing
[E]When the rain had washed away
[B]All these scattered [D]dreams
[F#]Dying
Everyone's re[C#/F]minded
[E]Hearts are washed in misery
[B]Drenched in gaso[D]line
[F#]Laughter
There's no more [C#/F]laughter
[E]Songs of yesterday
B Bm(hold)
Now live in the underground
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6.) Christian's Inferno
Key: D
Chords used:
Bm x24432
G 320033
C x32010
D xx0232
a x02220
Em 022000
[F] [133211]
Intro: Bm G C x2
Verse 1:
[Bm] I got under the grip
Be[G]tween the modern [C]hell
[Bm] I got the rejection
letter in the [G]mail and
It was already [C]ripped to shreds
[Bm] Season in a ruin and
This [G]bitter pill is
[C]chased with blood
[Bm] There's fire in my veins
And it's [G]pouring
out [a]like a fool
Chorus:
[D]Woah[a] [D] Christian's In[G]ferno
[D]Woah[a] [D] Christian's In[G]ferno
[D]Woah[a] [D] Christian's In[G]ferno
[D]Woah[a] [D] Christian's In[G]ferno
Interlude: Bm G C x2
Verse 2:
[Bm] This diabolic state
is [G]gracing my e[C]xistence
[Bm] Like a catrastophic baby
Maybe, [G]Maybe you're a
chemical re[C]action
[Bm] I am the atom bomb
[G] I am the [C]chosen one
[Bm] Toxin our reservoir
And [G]the return [a]man to ape
(Repeat Chorus and Interlude)
Guitar Solo: Bm Em C D Bm x4
Guitar 2: Solo
[Bm] [Em] [C] [D] [Bm]
e|-7-7----7-7---|-7-7----7-7---|-8-8----8-8-|-10-10-|-7-7----7-7---| B|-----7------7-|-----7------7-|-----8------|-------|-----7------7-| G|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------| D|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------| x3 A|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------|
[Bm] [Em] [C] [D] [Bm]
e|-7-7----7-7---|-7-7----7-7---|-8-8----8-8-|-10-10-|-7-7----7/8/9-| B|-----7------7-|-----7------7-|-----8------|-------|-----7--------| G|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------| D|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------| A|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|------------|-------|--------------|
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro: G F x4, G F G F Bm(hold)
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7.) Last Night On Earth
Key: a
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
a x02220
A2 x03220
A3 x04220
A7 x02020
D xx0232
Dm xx0231
[F#m] [244222]
Intro: Piano
[a] [A2] [A3] [A7] [D] [Dm] [a]
Verse 1:
[a] I text a [A2]postcard sent to [A3]you
Did it go [A7]through?
[D] Sending [Dm]all my love to [a]you
[a] You are the [A2]moonlight
of my [A3]life every [A7]night
[D] Giving [Dm]all my love to [a]you
Chorus 1:
[D] My beating [Dm]heart belong to [a]you
[D] I walk for [Dm]miles 'til i found [a]you
[D] I'm here to [Dm]honor you
[a]If I [A7]lose [F#m]every[E]thing in the [D]fire
Dm(hold)
I'm sending all my love to you
Guitar Solo: a A2 A3 A7 D Dm a
Guitar 2:
[a] [A2] [A3] [A7]
e|---0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[D] [Dm] [a]
e|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--1--1-|------------------------| B|------------|------------|-3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-| G|------------|------------|------------------------| D|------------|------------|------------------------| A|------------|------------|------------------------| E|------------|------------|------------------------|
Verse 2:
[a] With every [A2]breath that I am [A3]worth
[A7]Here on earth
[D] I'm sending [Dm]all my love to [a]you
[a] So if you [A2]dare to second [A3]guess
You can [A7]rest[D] assured
That [Dm]all my love's for [a]you
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Guitar Solo: a A2 A3 A7 D Dm a x2
Guitar 2:
[a] [A2] [A3] [A7] [D]
[a]
e|---|-0--0-|-1--1-|-2--2-|-3--5-|-2--5-|-1--5-|-0-| B|---|------|------|------|------|------|------|---| G|-2-|------|------|------|------|------|------|---| D|---|------|------|------|------|------|------|---| x2 A|---|------|------|------|------|------|------|---| E|---|------|------|------|------|------|------|---|
Chorus 2:
[D] My beating [Dm]heart belong to [a]you
[D] I walk for [Dm]miles til i found [a]you
[D] I'm here to [Dm]honor you
[a]If I [A7]lose [F#m]every[E]thing in the [D]fire
Dm(hold)
Did I come and make it through
Outro: a A2 A3 A7 D Dm A(hold)
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Act II. Charlatans And Saints
8.) East Jesus Nowhere
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Em 022000
G 320033
C x32010
D xx0232
B x24442
a x02220
[F]E [133211]022100
Intro: Em G Em D Em x8 D a
Verse 1:
[Em] Raise your hands now to testify[D] [a]
[Em] Your confessions will be crucified[D] [a]
[Em] You're a sacrificial suicide[D] [am]
[Em] Like a dog that's been sodo[D]mized[a]
[Em] (S[G]tand[Em] [D]up!)[Em] all the white boys
[Em] ([G]Sit[Em] [D]down!)[Em] all the black girls
[Em] [G] [Em] [D] [Em] You're the soldiers
[Em] [G] [Em] [D] [Em] of the [Dm]new [a]world
Refrain 1:
[B] Put your faith in a miracle[D] [a]
[B] And it's non denominational[D] [a]
[B] Join the choir we will be singing[D] [a]
[B] In the church of [D]wishful thinking
Chorus 1:
A [E]fire burns to[G]day
Of [a]blasphemy and [C]geno[B]cide
The [E]sirens of de[G]cay
Will [a]infiltrate the [C]faith [B]fanatics
Guitar Solo: Em G Em D Em x4 D a
Guitar 2:
[Em] [G] [Em] [D] [Em] [Em] [Em] [D] [Em]
e|-0-|---|----|-3-|-7--10-|-8-|---|---|-5-|-4-| B|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| G|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| D|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| x2 A|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| E|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---|
Verse 2: Bass Lines
[Em] Oh bless me [G]lord for I have [B]sinned
[Em] It's been a [G]lifetime since I [B]last confessed
[Em] I threw my [G]crutches in "the [B]river
Of a shadow of doubt"
Em G B pause D a
And I'll be dressed in my Sunday best
Refrain 2:
[B] Say a prayer for the family[D] [a]
[B] Drop a coin for humanity[D] [a]
[B] Ain't this uniform so flattering?[D] [a]
[B] I never asked you a [D]god damned thing
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Guitar Solo: Em G Em D Em x4
Guitar 2:
[Em] [G] [Em] [D] [Em] [Em] [Em] [D] [Em]
e|-0-|---|----|-3-|-7--10-|-8-|---|---|-5-|-4-| B|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| G|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| D|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| x2 A|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---| E|---|---|----|---|-------|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridge:
[Em] Don't test me
[Em] Second guess me
[Em] Protest me[Em] [D] [a]
Refrain 3:
[B] I want to know who's allowed to breed[D] [a]
[B] All the dogs who never learn to read[D] [a]
[B] Missionary politicians[D] [a]
[B] And the cops of [D]a new religion
Guitar Solo:
[Em]Em [G]F E[a]m x[C]4[B] [Em] [G] [a] [C] [D]
Guitar 2:
[Em] [G] [a] [C] [B]
e|-0-----0--2-|-3-----3----|-5-----5--7-|-8---|-7---| B|----0-------|----3-----3-|----5-------|---8-|---7-| G|------------|------------|------------|-----|-----| D|------------|------------|------------|-----|-----| A|------------|------------|------------|-----|-----| E|------------|------------|------------|-----|-----|
[Em] [G] [a]
[D]
e|-12------12--14-|-10-----10----|-12------12--14-|-15-----|-14--| B|-----12---------|-----8------8-|-----10---------|-----15-|-----| G|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------|-----| D|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------|-----| A|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------|-----| E|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------|-----|
[Em] [F] [Em]
e|-0--3-7--10-|-8--5-|-4-| B|------------|------|---| G|------------|------|---| D|------------|------|---| x4 A|------------|------|---| E|------------|------|---|
Chorus 2: Slow motion
A [E]fire burns to[G]day
Of [a]blasphemy and [C]geno[B]cide
The [E]sirens of de[G]cay
Will [a]infiltrate the [C]in[B]side
Outro: Em G Em D Em x4 D a Em, Em(hold)
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9.) Peacemaker
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bm x24432
[F#]Em [244322]022000
a x02200
Intro:
Guitar: Bm x4
Bass: Bm F#
Verse 1:
[Bm] Well, I’ve got a fever
a non believer
I’m in a state of grace
For I am the Caesar
I’m gonna seize the [F#]day
Well call of the banshee hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
As God as my witness
The infidels are gonna [Bm]pay
Well, [Bm]call the assassin
The orgasm
A spasm of love and hate
For what will divide us?
The righteous and the [F#]meek
Well call of the wild hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Death to the girl at the
end of the sere[Bm]nade
Chorus:
Ven[F#]detta sweet vendetta
This Be[Bm]retta of the night
This [Em]fire and the de[Bm]sire
well [F#]Shots ringing out on
a holy para[Bm]site
Verse 2:
Well [Bm]I am a killjoy from Detroit
I drink from a well of rage
I feed off the weakness
with all my [F#]love
Well Call up the captain hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
WellDeath to the lover that
you were dreaming [Bm]of
Well [Bm]This is a stand off
A Molotov cocktail
On the house
You thought I was a write off
You better think a[F#]gain
Call the peacemaker hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
I’m gonna send you back
to the place where it all be[Bm]gan
(Repeat Chorus)
Breakdown:
Guitar 2:
e|---------| B|---------| G|-4--3--4-| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|
Guitar Solo: F# Bm Em Bm F# Bm
Guitar 2:
[F#] [Bm]
e|-6--4-6--4-6-4-------4-6--4-6--4-6-4------5-|-7--5-7--5-7-5------5-7--5-7--5-7-5------5-| B|---------------7---7-----------------7--8---|---------------7--8-----------------7--8---| G|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[Em] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm]
e|-7-----7--9-10-9-7-----|-7--5-7--5-7-5------|-6--4-6--4-6-4------|-7--7-----7--7-| B|----10--------------10-|---------------7--7-|---------------7--7-|-------7-------| G|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------| D|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------| A|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
Bridge:
Well [Bm]now the caretaker’s the undertaker
Now I’m gonna go out and get the peacemaker
This is the neo St. Valentines Massa[F#]cre
Well call up the Gaza hey hey
hey hey hey hey hey
Death to the ones at the end of the sere[Bm]nade
Outro:
Well, [F#]death to the ones at the end of the sere[Bm]nade
Well, [F#]death to the ones at the end of the sere[Bm]nade
F#(hold) Bm a Bm a Bm Bm(hold)
Well, death to the ones at the end of the sere nade
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10.) Last Of The American Girls
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B x24442
[F#]E [244322]022100
Em 022000
B7 x21202
Intro: B x2
Verse 1:
She puts her [B]makeup on
Like graffiti on the
walls of the [E]heartland
She's got her [B]little
book of conspiracies
Right in her [F#]hand
She is [B]paranoid like
Endangered species
headed into ex[E]tinction
She is [B]one of a kind
She's the [F#]last of
the American [B]girls
Verse 2:
She wears her [B]overcoat
For the coming of
the nuclear [E]winter
She is [B]riding her bike
Like a fugitive
of critical [F#]mass
She's on a [B]hunger strike
For the ones who won't
make it for [E]dinner
She makes e[B]nough to survive
For a holiday of working [F#]class
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/green_day/21st_century_breakdown_crd_ver_7.html )
Chorus 1:
She's a [B]runaway of the
es[B7]tablishment incorpo[E]rated[Em]
She won't co[B]operate
F#(hold)
She's the last of
the American [B]girls[E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E]
Guitar 2: "girls..."
[B] [E] [B] [E]
e|-----2---|-4---2---|-----2---|-4---2-| B|-4-4---4-|---4---4-|-4-4---4-|---4---| G|---------|---------|---------|-------| D|---------|---------|---------|-------| x2 A|---------|---------|---------|-------| E|---------|---------|---------|-------|
Verse 3:
She plays her
[B]vinyl records
Singing songs on the
even of des[E]truction
She's a [B]sucker for
All the criminals
breaking the [F#]laws
She will [B]come in first
For the end of the
western civili[E]zation
She's an [B]endless war
Like a hero for
the lost [F#]cause
Chorus 2:
Like a [B]hurricane
In the [B7]heart of
the devas[E]tation[Em]
She's a [B]natural
disaster
F#(hold)
She's the last of
the American [B]girls[E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E]
Guitar Solo: B E B F# x2
Guitar 2:
[B] [E] [B] [F#]
e|---------------|-------4h5p4---|---------------|--------------| B|-------4h5p4---|---5---------5-|-------4h5p4---|--------------| G|---4---------4-|-4---4---------|---4---------4-|-------6-4-3--| D|-4---4---------|---------------|-4---4---------|---4----------| x2 A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4---4--------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
x2 x2 x2 x2
Chorus 3:
She puts her [B]makeup on
Like gra[B7]ffiti on the
walls of the [E]heartland[Em]
She's got her [B]little
book of cons[B7]piracies
Right in her [F#]hand
She will [B]come in first
For the [B7]end of the
western civili[E]zation[Em]
She's a [B]natural
disaster
F#(hold)
She's the last of
the American [B]girls[E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E]
B E B E B E B E B(hold)
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11.) Murder City
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B x24442
Ebm x68876
[G#m]E [466444]022100
Em 022000
Eb x68886
Intro: Guitar Effects
e|-14-14--14-14--14-| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| x4 A|------------------| E|------------------|
Chorus:
[B]Desperate
But no [Ebm]hopeless
[G#m] I feel so useless
In the [E]murder [Em]city
[B]Desperate
But no [Ebm]helpless
[G#m] The clocks strikes midnight
In the [E]murder [Em]city
Verse 1:
[B] I'm wide a[Ebm]wake
After the [G#m]riot
[E] This demos[B]tration
Of our [F#]anguish
[B] This empty [Ebm]laugher
Has no [G#m]reason
[E] Like a bottle
[B]Of your favorite [F#]poison
Refrain:
[E] We are the last call
Em(hold)
But we're still pathetic
(Repeat Chorus)
Guitar Solo: B Eb G#m E Em x2
Guitar 2:
[B] [Eb] [G#m]
[Em]
e|-2--2--2-2-2-|-3--3--3-3-3--3--4--6-|-4--4--4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4-4-|-3--3--3-3-3-| B|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
x2 x2
Verse 2:
[B] Christian's [Ebm]crying
In the [G#m]bathroom
[E] And i just [B]want to
Bum a [F#]cigarette
[B] We've come so [Ebm]far
We've been so [G#m]wasted
[E] It's written
[B]All over our [F#]faces
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus twice)
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12.) Little Girl
Key: G#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
[Fm]C# [133111]x46664
Eb x68886
[G#]Bb/D [466544]x587xx
C/E 032xxx
[F#]B [244322]x24442
Bbm x13321
G 320033
C x32010
Bb x13331
Dm xx0231
Intro:
Piano:
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb/D] [C/E]
e|---------8-------|----------8-------|----------8-------|-6-|---| B|-9-----9----11-9-|--9-----9----11-9-|--9-----9----11-9-|---|-8-| G|----10-----------|-----10-----------|-----10-----------|---|---| D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|---|---| A|-8---------------|------------------|------------------|-6-|-7-| E|-----------------|-11---------------|-10---------------|---|---|
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb/D] [Eb]
e|---------8-------|----------8-------|----------8-------|-6-| B|-9-----9----11-9-|--9-----9----11-9-|--9-----9----11-9-|---| G|----10-----------|-----10-----------|-----10-----------|---| D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|---| A|-8---------------|------------------|------------------|-6-| E|-----------------|-11---------------|-10---------------|---|
[C] [Bbm] [G#] [G] [Fm]
e|---|----|---|---|---------------------------------| B|---|----|---|---|---------------------------------| G|---|----|---|---|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| D|---|----|---|---|---------------------------------| A|-3-|-1--|---|---|---------------------------------| E|---|----|-4-|-3-|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Verse 1:
Little [Fm]girl little girl
Why are you [C#]crying?
In[C]side your restless
[C]soul [Bbm]your [G#]heart [G]is [Fm]dying
Little one, little one
Your soul is [C#]purging
Of [C]love and razor [C]blades
[Bbm]Your [G#]blood [G]is [Fm]surging
Chorus 1:
Runa[Fm]way
From the [C#]river [G#]to the s[C#]treet[G#]
And [C]find your[G]self with
[C]your [Bbm]face [G#]in [G]the [Fm]gutter
Your a s[Fm]tray for the [C#]salvation [G#]ar [C#]my[G#]
There [C]is no place like home
C Bbm G# G Fm x2
When you got no place to go
Verse 2:
Little [Fm]girl, little girl
Your life is [C#]calling
The [C]charlatans and
[C]saints [Bbm]of [G#]your [G]a [Fm]bandon
Little [Fm]one little one
The sky is [C#]falling
The [C]lifeboat of
de[C]cep[Bbm]tion [G#]is [G]now [Fm]sailing
In the [Fm]wake all the way
No rhyme or [C#]reason
Your [C]bloodshot eyes
Will [C]show [Bbm]your
[G#]heart [G]of [Fm]treason
Little [Fm]girl little girl
You dirty [C#]liar
You're [C]just a junkie
[C]Prea[Bbm]ching [G#]to [G]the [Fm]choir
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
The [C#]traces of blood
Always [G#]follow you home
Like the [C#]Mascara tears
From your [G#]getaway
Your [C#]walking with blisters
And [G#]running with shears
So un[C]holy Sister of grace
Guitar Solo: Fm Eb Dm Bbm Eb C x4
Guitar 2:
[Fm] [Eb] [Dm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [C]
e|---------------|---------8------|------|---------|------|-------| B|-----8-9--8----|-----8-9---8----|----8-|-9--8----|------|-----8-| G|--10--------10-|--10---------10-|-10---|------10-|-8--8-|-------| D|---------------|----------------|------|---------|------|-10----| A|---------------|----------------|------|---------|------|-------| E|---------------|----------------|------|---------|------|-------|
[Fm] [Eb] [Dm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [C]
e|------------------|---------8------|------|---------|------|-------| B|--------8-9--8----|-----8-9---8----|----8-|-9--8----|------|-----8-| G|-10--10--------10-|--10---------10-|-10---|------10-|-8--8-|-------| D|------------------|----------------|------|---------|------|-10----| x2 A|------------------|----------------|------|---------|------|-------| E|------------------|----------------|------|---------|------|-------|
Eb [Fm] C Fm(Chorus)[Eb] [Dm] [Bbm]
e|------------------|---------8------|------|---------|-8--8-|-12--12-|-13-| B|--------8-9--8----|-----8-9---8----|----8-|-9--8----|------|--------|----| G|-10--10--------10-|--10---------10-|-10---|------10-|------|--------|----| D|------------------|----------------|------|---------|------|--------|----| A|------------------|----------------|------|---------|------|--------|----| E|------------------|----------------|------|---------|------|--------|----|
Chorus 2:
Runa[Fm]way
From the [C#]river [G#]to the s[C#]treet[G#]
And [C]find your[G]self with
[C]your [Bbm]face [G#]in [G]the [Fm]gutter
Your a s[Fm]tray for the [C#]salvation [G#]ar [C#]my[G#]
There [C]is no place like home[C] [Bbm] [G#] [G]
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13.) Restless Heart Syndrome
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords:
[Gm]C [355333]x32010
[F]C/E [133211]032xxx
Eb x68886
D xx0232
[G#]Cm [466544]x35543
Bb x13331
F/A x032xx
Intro: Piano
[Gm] [C] [F] [Bb]
[G#] [D]
e|---------|---------|-----8---|---------|-----6---|---------|-2-| B|-----3---|---------|-6-------|---------|-4-------|-----4---|-3-| G|-3-------|-5---5---|---5---5-|-3---3---|---3---3-|-5-------|-2-| D|---5---5-|---5---5-|-3-------|---3---3-|---------|---6---6-|-0-| A|---------|-3-------|---------|-1-------|-6-------|---------|---| E|-3-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-4-------|---|
Verse 1:
[Gm] I’ve got a [F]really bad di[C/E]sease[Eb]
[Gm] It's got me [F]begging on my [C/E]hands and [Eb]knees
So [Gm]take me [F]to e[C/E]mergen[Eb]cy
[Gm] Cause something [F]seems to be mis[C/E]sing[Eb]
Verse 2:
[Gm] Somebody [F]take the pain a[C/E]way[Eb]
[Gm] It's like an [F]ulcer bleeding [C/E]in my [Eb]brain
So [Gm]send me [F]to the [C/E]pharma[Eb]cy
[Gm] So I can [F]lose my memo[C/E]ry[Eb]
Refrain 1:
[Cm] I'm e[Bb]lated[F/A] Medi[G#]cated
[Cm] Lord knows I [Bb]tried to
find a [F/A]way [G#] to run a[D]way
Verse 3:
[Gm] I think they [F]found another [C/E]cure[Eb]
[Gm] For broken [F]hearts and feeling [C/E]inse[Eb]cure
You'd [Gm]be sur[F]prised what [C/E]I en[Eb]dure
[Gm] What makes you [F]feel so self as[C/E]sured?[Eb]
Verse 4:
[Gm] I need to [F]find a place to [C/E]hide[Eb]
[Gm] You never [F]know what
could be [C/E]waiting out[Eb]side
The [Gm]acci[F]dents that [C/E]you could [Eb]find
[Gm] It's like some [F]kind of sui[C/E]cide[Eb]
Refrain 1:
[Cm] So what [Bb]ails you
[F/A] is what im[G#]pales you
[Cm] I feel like [Bb]I've been
cruci[F/A]fied[G#] to be satis[D]fied
Chorus 1:
[Gm] I'm a victim [F] of my symptom
[C/E] I am my [Cm]own worst e[F]nemy[D]
[Gm] You're a victim [F] of your symptom
[C/E] You are your [Cm]own
F D(hold)
worst enemy Know your enemy
Guitar Solo: Gm F C/E Eb x4
Guitar 2: with effects pedal
[Gm] [F] [C/E] [Eb]
[F] [C/E] [Eb]
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[Gm] [F] [C/E] [Eb]
[F] [C/E] [Eb]
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