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Green Day - Jackass Chords

Chord reference C, Am, D, G, F, Em, Bm, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [C] [Am] [D] [G] [F] [C] [G]To know you is to hate you, so loving you must be like [D]suicide. [C]I [C] [Am]don’t mind if [C]you [C] [Am]don’t mind. [C]I’m not [C]the [Am]one that’s going to [D]die. I [G]guess i just can’t listen. To this one sided conversation [D]again. ‘Cause[C]I [C]don’t [Am]care if [C]I [C]don’t [Am]care. [C]No one [C]ever [Am]said that life is [D]fair.

[Em]Everybody loves a joke, [Bm]but no one likes a fool. And you’re [C]always cracking the same old lines [G]again. [G] You’re [Em]well rehearsed on every verse. And [Bm]that was stated clear. But [C]no one understands your [D]verity.

The [G]center of attention, got an honorable mention once [D]again [C]Congra[C]tulati[Am]ons and [C]salutati[Am]ons You’re [C]a figment [C]of your[Am]own imagi[D]nation

[Em]Everybody loves a joke, [Bm]but no one likes a fool. And you’re [C]always cracking the same old lines [G]again. [G] You’re [Em]well rehearsed on every verse. And [Bm]that was stated clear. But [C]no one understands your [D]verity.

To [G]know you is to bait you, and you fell victim to your own [D]denial [C]I [C] [Am]don’t mind if [C]you [C] [Am]don’t mind You’re [C] [C]wasting [Am]all your [E]time.

Artist Green Day
Album Warning
Year 2000
Key C

How to Play Jackass on Guitar?

Green Day - Jackass can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, D, G, F, Em, Bm, E chords.

  • 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.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 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 F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, 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 Jackass with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.