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Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia Chords

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

[C]I’m the son of rage and love, [Am]the Jesus of Suburbia [F]From the Bible of none of the above, [G]on a steady diet of

[C]Soda pop and Ritalin [Am]no one ever died for my [F]Sins in hell, as far as I can tell [G]At least the ones I’ve gotten away with

[F]And there’s nothing wrong with [G]me [F]This is how I’m supposed to [G]be [F]In a land of make [G]believe That don’t believe in me

[C] [G] [F] [C]Get my television fix, [Am]sitting on my crucifix [F]The living room or my private womb [G]While the moms and brads are away

[C]To fall in love and fall in debt [Am]To alcohol and cigarettes [F]And Mary Jane to keep me insane [G]And doing someone else’s cocaine

[F]And there’s nothing wrong with [G]me [F]This is how I’m supposed to [G]be [F]In a land of make [G]believe That don’t believe in me

[C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [E] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [C]At the center of the earth, [C]in the parking lot [Am]Of the 7 11 were [G]I was taught [F]The motto was just a [G]lie

[C]It says home is were your heart is [C]But what a shame [Am]Cause everyone’s heart doesn’t [G]beat the same [F]We’re beating out of [G]time

[Am]City of [G]the dead [C]At the end of [F]another lost highway [Am]Sign [G]misleading to [F]nowhere [Am]City of [G]the damned [C]Lost children with [F]dirty faces today [Am]No one [G]really seems to [F]care

[C]I read the graffiti, [C]in the bathroom stall [Am]Like the holy scriptures of a [G]shopping mall [F]And so it seemed to [G]confess

[C]It didn’t say much, [C]but it only confirmed that [Am]The center of the earth is the [G]end of the world [F]And I could really care [G]less

[Am]City of [G]the dead [C]At the end of [F]another lost highway [Am]Sign [G]misleading to [F]nowhere [Am]City of [G]the damned [C]Lost children with [F]dirty faces today [Am]No one [G]really seems to [F]care

[G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [G]I don’t care [C]if you don’t [G]I don’t care [C]if you don’t [F]I don’t care [C]if you don’t [G]care [F]I don’t care [C]if you don’t [G]care [F]I don’t care [C]if you don’t [G]care [F]I don’t care [C]if you don’t [G]care [F]I [G]don’t care…

[C] [C] [C] [G#] [G] [C] [C] [C] [G#] [G] [C]Everyone is so full of [G#]shit [G] [C]Born and raised by [G#]hypo[G]crites [C]Hearts recycled but never [G#] [G]saved [C]From the cradle to the [G#] [G]grave [C]We are the kids of war and [G#] [G]peace [C]From Anaheim to the Middle [G#]East [G] [C]We are the stories and [G#]disciples [G] [C]Of the Jesus of [G#]Suburbia [G]

[F]Land of make [G] [C]believe [G] [F]And it don’t [G]believe in [C]me [G] [F]Land of make [G] [C]believe [G] [F]And I don’t [G]believe

And [F]I [G]don’t [C]care And [F]I [G]don’t [C]care And [F]I [G]don’t [C]care And [F]I [G]don’t [C]care And [F]I [G]don’t [C] [G]care

[G]Dearly beloved are you [Bm]listening? [C]I can’t remember a word [G]that you were [D]saying [G]Are we demented or are [Bm]we disturbed? [C]The space that’s in between [G]insane and [D]insecure

[G]Oh therapy, can you please [Bm]fill the void? [C]Am I retarded or am [G]I just [D]overjoyed [G]Nobody’s perfect and I [Bm]stand accused [C]For lack of a better word, and [G]that’s my best [D]excuse

[G] [Bm] [C] [G] [D] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]To live and [F]not [C]to [G] [F]breathe [C] [G]Is to die in [F] [C]tragedy [G] [F] [C] [G]To run, to [F]run [C] [G]away [F] [C] [G]To find what [F]you [C] [G]believe [F] [C]

And [C]I[G] [C] [G] [C]leave [G]behind[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G]This [C] [G]hu[C]rricane [G]of [C][G]fucking [D]lies[G] [D] [G] [D]

[G]I lost my [F]fait[C]h to[G]thi[F]s [C] [G]This town that [F] [C]don’t [G]exist [F] [C] [G]So I run, I [F]run [C] [G]away [F] [C] [G]To the light of [F] [C]maso[G]chist

And [C]I[G] [C] [G] [C]leave [G]behind[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G]This [C] [G]hu[C]rricane [G]of [C][G]fucking [D]lies[G] [D] [G] [D] And [C]I [G] [C] [G] [C]walked [G]this [D] [G]line [D] [G] [D]

[G]A [C] [G]million [C]and [G]one [C] [G]fucking [D] [G]Times [D] [G]but [D]not [G]this time

[G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [C]I don’t feel [D]any shame I [G]won’t [C]apologize [C]When there ain’t [D]nowhere you can [G]go

[C]Running [D]away from pain When [G]you’ve been [C]victimized [C]Tales from [D]another broken…

[G]Home… You’re [F] [C]leav[G]ing… You’re [F] [C]leav[G]ing… You’re [F] [C]leav[G]ing… Ah [F]you’re [C]leaving home…

[G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]

Artist Green Day
Album American Idiot
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2004
Key C

How to Play Jesus Of Suburbia on Guitar?

Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, E, G#, Bm, D 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 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 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 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.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • 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 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.

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

You can play Jesus Of Suburbia with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.