Before the Lobotomy Green Day
Greenday
Before The Lobotomy
21st Century Breakdown
2009 Reprise Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Key: F# then C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
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#]Life be[C#9]fore the [C#sus]loboto[C#]my[C#] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[C#]Christian [C#9]sang the [C#sus]eulo--[C#]gy[C#] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[C#]Sign my [C#9]love a [C#sus]lost memo[C#]ry[C#] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[C#]From the [C#9]end of [C#sus]the centu[C#]ry[C#] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [C#]
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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#]Christian's [C#9]lesson is [C#sus]what he's been [C#]sold[C#] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[C#]We are [C#9]normal [C#sus]and selfcon[C#]trolled[C#] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[C#]Remem[C#9]ber to [C#sus]learn to for[C#]get[C#] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [C#]
C#(hold) C# F# G# F# G# C#
Whiskey 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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