[American Idiot]

Riff1 (Intro)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|----4--0----4--0----4--0-----4--0----0-4-----0--4------0-4---0-4--------
A|--2------2---------0------0-------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------3------3----------0-----3--- 2X
[Intro]
Riff1 (guitar)
Riff1 (guitar+drum)

[Verse] (clean palm mute)
C F A F C
I never thought_ I'd die alone_ I laughed the lou_dest who'd have known_?
F A F C
I trace the cord_ back to the wall_ No wonder it was never plugged in at all_
F A F C
I took my time_, I hur_ried up_ The choice was mine_ I didn't think enough_
F A F Riff2a (guitar)
I'm too depressed_, to go on_ You'll be sor_ry_ when I'm gone_

Riff2a (guitar+drum+bass)

Riff2a Interlude
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----0-----0------2-----2----------------------------------
D|-------3-----3--0---3-0---3----2-----2------2-----2--------
A|---3-----3-------------------0---3-0---3------3-----3------
D|------------------------------------------3-----3---------- 2X

[Chorus1] (little dist.)
C D A F
I ne__ver con_quered, rarely came - six_teen_ just held_ such better days
C D A F C (dist.)
Days when I__ still felt alive__ We couldn't wait__ to get outside_
D A F C
The world_ was wide_, too late_ to try_ The tour was o_ver, we'd survived
D A F Riff1 Riff1
I couldn't wait_ till I_ got_ home_ To pass the time_ in my room alone_

Riff1

C F A F C
I ne_ver_ thought_ I'd die a_lone_ Another six_ months_ I'll be unknown_
F A F C
Give all_ my things_ to all my friends_ You'll never set foot_ in my room again
F A F A
You'll close it off_, board_ it up_ Remember the time_ that I spilled the cup_
F A F Riff2b (guitar)
Of apple_ juice_ in_ the hall_ Please_ tell mom_ this is not her fault

Riff2b guitar+drum+bass)

Riff2b Interlude

[Repeat Chorus1] (no Riff2 at the end)

[Bridge] (clean) Bassline:
D5 G5 A5 G5 D5 G5 A5 B5 G5
D5 G5 A5 G5 D5 G5 A5 B5 G5

D5 G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 A5 B5 G5

Riff3 Bridge beginning
e|-----------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------
G|-----0-----0-------------0-----0---
D|---4-----4------------4------4-----
A|-5-----5------------5------5-----5-
D|-----------------------------------

Riff4 Bridge end
e|--------------------------------
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2----
D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0------
A|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------

[Chorus2] (heavy dist.)
D5 E5 B5 G5 D5
I ne__ver con_quered, rarely came - To_morrow_ holds_ such better days
D5 E5 B5 G5 D5
Days when I__ still feel alive__ When I can't wait__ to get outside_
E5 B5 G5 D5
The world_ was wide_, as time_ goes by_ The tour is o_ver, I_'ve survived
E5 B5 G5 D5
I can't wait_ till I_ got_ home_ To pass the time_ in my room alone_

Chorus

Com a 1є corda afinada em RE, as notas serгo tocadas assim

Guitar1
C D A F
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Guitar2 Enters "outside the world was wide.."

C D A F
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
*E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

Bridge

Piano part in the middle of bridge
e|-----------------------3-3-3-2----------------------
B|--3---5-3------3--5-3-----------3--3------3-5-3-----
G|----------------------------------------2--------0--
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------

e|----------------2-----3---5--|
B|----3-5----3------3----------|
G|--2-----2-----------2--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|