Year: 2004 - Album: American Idiot
Written by Michael Pritchard, Frank E., Iii Wright, Billie Joe Armstrong
Hi everybody!! I'm not a good tabber and this is my first try. Please feel free to email your comments, suggestions, corrections etc. etc. etc. ([email protected] This is one of my fav songs off the new album. Sorry I left the solo part out but I haven't figured that out yet. Anyone can help?? Intro: A F#m Bm E {verse 1: acoustic guitar} A F#m Take away the sensation inside Bm E Bittersweet migraine in my head A F#m It's like a throbbing toothache of the mind Bm E I can't take this feeling anymore ---------------------------------------------- {chorus 1: with distortion} D A |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-77777----------------------------------------------| {repeat for the |-77777----{make a stop here}------7777777777777777--| first two lines} |-55555----------------------------7777777777777777--| |----------------------------------5555555555555555--| Drain the pressure from the swelling, The sensation's overwhelming, D F#m |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-7777777777777777-----------------------------------| |-7777777777777777-----------------7777777777777777--| |-5555555555555555-----------------7777777777777777--| |----------------------------------5555555555555555--| Give me a kiss goodnight and everything will be alright Bm E |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-9999999999999999------------222222222---------| |-9999999999999999------------222222222--{stop}-| |-7777777777777777------------000000000---------| Tell me that I won't feel a thing, so give me novacaine ------------------------------------------------------------- {repeat Intro} {verse 2 like verse 1 except there's something like a slide guitar in the background. I need help with that too} {chorus 2 like chorus 1: do the following after "novacaine"} A |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-77777777777777777777777777777777-| |-77777777777777777777777777777777-| |-55555555555555555555555555555555-| ---------------------------------------------------------------- {bridge: solo starts here} F#m A |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-4444444444444444-777777777777777-------| |-4444444444444444-777777777777777--{x3}-| |-2222222222222222-555555555555555-------| Oh novacaine Bm E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-9999999999999999-222222222222222-| |-9999999999999999-222222222222222-| |-7777777777777777-000000000000000-| --------------------------------------------------------------- {chorus 3 like the other two choruses} {ending like Intro and end on A --------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics: Take away the sensation inside Bittersweet migraine in my head It's like a throbbing toothache of the mind I can't take this feeling anymore Drain the pressure from the swelling, The sensation's overwhelming, Give me a kiss goodnight and everything will be alright Tell me that I won't feel a thing So give me novacaine Out of body and out of mind Kiss the demons out of my dreams I get the funny feeling, that's alright Jimmy says it's better than air, I'll tell you why Drain the pressure from the swelling, The sensations overwhelming, Give me a kiss goodnight and everything will be alright, Tell me that I won't feel a thing, So give me novacaine Oh novacaine Drain the pressure from the swelling, The sensations overwhelming Give me a kiss goodnight and everything will be alright, Tell me, Jimmy, I won't feel a thing, So give me novacaine