Hitchin' a Ride Green Day
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 12:55:19 -0600
From: tweber@aomke.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Resubmit of 'Hitchin' a Ride' by Green Day
Group Name: Green Day
Song Name: 'Hitchin' A Ride'
Album Name: Nimrod
Tabbed By: Todd M. Weber (tweber@aomke.com)
Note: Tune Down 1/2 Step to Match CD (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Here are the chords that you'll need for the song. I'm not
positive about the chord names, but the finger positions
are right.
[C5]X [Dm5] X [A5]X [G#5] X [Gbm9] X [F]X [Dsus4] X [C5]X [Dm5] X [A5]X [G#5] X [Eb]X [D]X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X 10 12 X X X X 8 7
10 8 7 6 4 10 12 10 8 7 6 8 7
10 8 7 6 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 5
8 6 5 4 4 8 10 8 6 5 4 6 5
INTRO (And main riff of song, played with heavy palm muting)
(Violin intro)
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
VERSE 1
H[C5]ey m[Dm5]ister wh[A5]ere you h[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]eaded?
[C5]Are you [Dm5]in a h[A5]urry?[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5]I need a [Dm5]lift to ha[A5]ppy h[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]our
[C5]Say [Dm5]oh no![A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5]Do you b[Dm5]reak for dis[A5]tilled sp[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]irits?
[C5]I need a[Dm5] brake as we[A5]ll[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5]The [Dm5]well that ine[A5]briates [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]the guilt
[C5]1 [Dm5]2. [A5]1 2 [G#5] 3 4
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5]
VERSE 2
[C5]Cold tu[Dm5]rkey's ge[A5]tting s[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]tale
[C5]Tonight [Dm5]I'm ea[A5]ting c[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]row
[C5]Fermente[Dm5]d salm[A5]onell[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]a
[C5]Poison [Dm5]oak, [A5]no![G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
BRIDGE
[C5]There's a dr[Dm5]ought at [A5]the fountain of [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]youth
[C5]And no[Dm5]w I'm [A5]dehydrated[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5]My tonuge [Dm5]is swe[A5]lling up [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]I say
[C5]1 [Dm5]2. [A5]1 2 [G#5] 3 4
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
CHORUS
[F]Troubled [Dsus4]times you k[C5]now I ca[Dm5]nnot l[A5]ie[G#5]
[F]I'm off the wagon and I'm h[Dsus4]itchin' a ride
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5-C5] [Dm5-Dm5] [A5-A5] [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
BRIDGE
[C5]There's a dr[Dm5]ought at [A5]the fountain of [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]youth
[C5]And no[Dm5]w I'm [A5]dehydrated[G#5-Gbm9-G#5]
[C5]My tonuge [Dm5]is swe[A5]lling up [G#5-Gbm9-G#5]I say........................Shit!
(Palm Muting-Violin for guitar): Gb: 5555555555555555 (Into solo)
SOLO(Play 'ENDING' part (see bleow) for rhythm under solo)
Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: 55555555/88888888/55555555---------55555555/88888888/ Db: --------------------------6666/5555---------------------------------- Ab:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 (start bending whole step) Db:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb:-10-8----8-10-8----8-10-8----8----8----8--------------------------- Db:------10--------10--------10---10---10---10-8----------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb:----8-10-8----8-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10(bend whole step) Db:-10--------10---------------------------------------------------------- Eb:------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab:------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
[F]Troubled [Dsus4]times you k[C5]now I ca[Dm5]nnot l[A5]ie[G#5]
[F]I'm off the wagon and I'm h[Dsus4]itchin' a ride
ENDING
[C5]Hitchi[F]n' a ri[Eb]de[D]
(Play this part 7 times)
C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 (End with this)
That's the whole song. If you have any questions or comments,
please feel free to e-mail me at (tweber@aomke.com).
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