"JESUS OF SUBURBIA'' Green Day
As heard on Ameri can Idiot
(REPRISE)
Words and Music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt • Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
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All notes and chords for Gtr. 2 sound one half-step higher than written (key of Db).
Gtr. 2 chords (acous., capo 1)
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Part I: Jesus of Suburb ia
GilVerses
(0:00,0:43)
Moderately Fast
q = 144
1: I'm
the
2.
To
son of
rage and love ·
The
pop and Ritalin
soda
fix
debt
Get ITti television
fall in love and fall in
to
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Jesus
of
Suburbia
The
No one ever
died for ITti
(2.) sitting
on ITti crucifix
The
and
and cigarettes
alcohol
Bible
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"JESUSOF SUBURBIA"
I.
(J.) steady
diet
got away
Bradsare away
ones
(2.)
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2.
of
moms
and
someone
else's
with
cocaine
And
there's
And
there's
Abs
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w/half-time feel
1.
6~5
Al the
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Gb5
AbS
32 Gtr. I
turn down volume knob orrgtr.
[Gb]
[Al,]
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F
Gtr. 2 (acous .. capo I)
11
Bass
Part II: Cit y of the Damned
[m Verses
(1:57, 2:48)
38 N.C.(Db)
(Ab/C)
Seven-Eleven
where
holy
scripturesof the
(Bbm)
[Db]
[Al,/C)
GIB
[Bbm)
Am?
center of the earth
(2.) readthe graffiti
In
in
parking
bathroom
the
the
c
the
like the
lot
stall
of
I
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was
shopping
taught
mall
(Ab)
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the motto
and so
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just a
lie
seemed to confess
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"JESUS OF SUBURBIA''
what a
shame
only
confinned
homeis whereyour heart is but
didn't say
much but It
*[Db]
'cause
that the
everyone's
heart
center of the earth
beat the
same
end of the wol1d
[Bbm]
Am7
(Ab/CJ
c
doesn't
is the
GIB
(Ab]
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Gtr. 2 repeats Rhy. Fig. I (see meas. 38)
Gtr.l
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• Chords played by Grr. 2 ( acous., capo I).
It's beating
out
And I
could really
of
time
care less
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City
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City
(Hey)
of the
Bb5
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dead
(Hey)
damned
(Hey)
(Hey)
Lost
(Hey)
childrenwithdirty
(Hey)
lost
highway
(Hey)
laces
today
(Hey)
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Ab5
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"JESUS OF SUBURBIA''
Part Ill: I Don't Care
[ill
Int ro (3:42)
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(end half -time feel)
J =176 ( IJ ·J )l)
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Ob5
Db5
Ab5
Ab5
Db5
Gb5
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if
don't care
Ab5
you don't
if
I don't care
you don't
I
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if
don't care
you don't
Db5
Gb5
care
Ab5
(play 4 times)
71 Gtr. I
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Ab5
care (1st time only)
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Ab5
A5
(pi<iy 4 times)
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Verse (4:34)
Everyone's
Hearts recycled
We are the kids
We are the stories
so
but
full of
of
WaK and
_ __________
and disciples
A5
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Bass plays Bass Fig. 4 eight times (see meas. 76)
QJ Pre-chorus
Land
and
Land
hypocrites
the
the
Middle
Suburbia
I
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. es)
__ ,
grave
East
(play 4 times )
2
4 --........_ ____________
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of
make
it
don't
of
make
believe
believe
believe
In
me
it
and
Ab5
Db5 Ab5
82 Gtr I
believe
don't
and I
don't
Gb5
Ab5
Gb5 Ab5
4
4
2
6
6
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(play 3 times)
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(repeat previous two measures)
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Ab5
78 Gtr. I
(3.)
_ _ _______
Born and raised
from
the cradle
from Anaheim
the Jesus of
of
N.C.(Db5)
(1.)
(2.)
_ ______
shit
saved
peace
never
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[RJChoru s
care
(5:06)
(hoo)
(Hoo)
I
GbS
(hoo)
Db5
don't
care
Ab5
Db5
Abs
(play 4 times)
86
3
3
3
Part IV: Dearly Beloved
IMJ
1st Verse (5:25)
[!J Intro (5:20)
Dearly
GS
90 AbS
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are you
BS
beloved
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[E12nd Verse
(1.)
(2.)
(5:36)
Ate
we
can
*(3.) Oh
therapy
*(4.} Nobody's
(S.}
am
or
demented
(Ooh)
please
I
you
and
petfect
disturbed
the
flll
stand
(Ooh)
[Ab]
Gm
void
accused
[Cm]
Bm
Gtr . 2 (capo I)
102
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6
"JESUSOF SUBURBIA''
Insane
between
space that's In
(1.) The
and
Insecure
Just
overjoyed
(2.) (Ooh)
I
(3.) Am
(4.) for
or
word
retarded
better
lack of a
that's
and
rTPf
(S.) (Ooh)
(Db]
excuse
best
[Ab)
Gm
cm
[Eb]
D
Gtr. I substitu tes Rhy. Fill I second time
and Rhy. Fill 2/ifth time (see below)
•
(play 5 times)
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Part V: Tale of Another Broken Home
(Q]Intro (6:30)
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(2nd time)
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and
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faith
run
Gb5
run
Ab5
114 Rhy. Fig. 3
to
away
breathe
to
away
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end Bass Fig. 6
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masochist
So I
And
118 Gtr. 1
2
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Bass repeats Bass Fig. 6 (see meas. J 14)
Rhy. Fill I
Gtr. I
(5:56)
Rh y. Fill 2 (6:29)
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"JESUS OF SUBURBIA''
jm Chor us
(2nd time) skip ahead to meas. 126
(7:00, 7:29)
(6th time) skip ahead to
and
one
leave behind
fuckln'
lies
line
walkedthis
fuckin'
times
Dl,5
Al,5
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of
million
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go back to I!) Verse
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this
and
2. I
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end Rlzy. Fig. 4
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but
not
time
this
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A!,5 XI
Grrs. 1 and 2 play Rlzy. Fig. 2 (see meas . I 10)
Gtr. 3
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Guitar Solo (7:54)
Gl,5
Al,5
Dl,5
Gl,5
Ab5
Dl,5
Ctr. I plays Rlzy. Fig. 3 Jourtimes (see meas. 114)
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Al,5
Eb5
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140
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6
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won't apologize
Ab
whenthereain't nowhere you can go
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(8:47)
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you're
(2.) you're
Ab5
leavin'
leavin'
you're leavin'
Ah you're leavin'
GbS Db5
2
156 Gtr. I
Bass pla ys Bass Fig. 6 rwice (see meas . 114 J
home (Js11ime)
Abs
Gb5
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Obs
Abs
Gtr. I
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