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Green Day - Coming Clean Chords

Chord reference G, Em, D, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Seventeen and strung out on [Em]confusion. [G]Trapped inside a roll of [Em]disillusion. [D]I found out what it takes to be [C]a man. [D]Now Mom and Dad will never [C]understand.

[G]Secrets collecting dust but [Em]never forget. [G]Skeletons come to life in [Em]my closet. [D]I found out what it takes to be a [C]man. [D]Now Mom and Dad will never [C]Understand. What’s happening to me?

[G] [Em] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [C] [G]Seventeen and coming clean for [Em]the first time. [G]I finally figured out myself for [Em]the first time. [D]I found out what it takes to be a [C]man. [D]Now Mom and Dad will never [C]understand. What’s happening to [G]me?

Artist Green Day
Album Dookie
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 1994
Key G

How to Play Coming Clean on Guitar?

Green Day - Coming Clean can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, D, C chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Coming Clean with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.