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The American Dream Is Killing Me

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The American Dream Is Killing Me

Written by Billie Joe Amstrong / Mike Dirnt / Tre Cool

Key:  F# More
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key C#C#
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key DD
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key D#D#
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key EE(one step down)
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key FF(half step down)
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key F#F#(original key)
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key GG(half step up)
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key G#G#(one step up)
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key AA
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key A#A#
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key BB
The American Dream Is Killing Me Key CC 
	  		Intro 

Guitar 2 (Lead) 

E|--------------------------------| 
B|8-8-8--8-8-\-3--3-3/5--5-5--3-0-| 
G|0-0-0--0-0-\-0--0-0/0--0-0--0-0-| 
D|--------------------------------| x4 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

Chorus 1 "The American dream is killin' me..." 

Both guitars 

E|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
B|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
G|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x| 
D|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x2 
A|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x| 
E|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x| 

verse 1 "Send out an SOS..." 

Guitar 1 (Rhythm) 

Pm***************************************              ****************** 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------| 
A|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5| 
E|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3| 

Pm***************************************              ************* 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5| 
A|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5| 
E|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3| 

Pre-Chorus "We are not home..." 

Both guitars 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------| 
D|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
A|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
E|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3| 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 
D|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 
A|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 2 "The American dream is killin' me..." 

Both guitars 

E|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
B|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
G|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x| 
D|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| 
A|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x| 
E|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x| 

Interlude "People on the street..." 

Piano tabbed for guitar (will add more picking notes soon) 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------7~-----8~-----3~-----5~-----12~-----7~-------------------| 
G|4~-----7~-----9~-----4~-----5~-----12~-----7~-----12------12----| 
D|5~-----7~-----9~-----4~-----5~-----12~-----7~-----12--12--12--12| 
A|5~-----5~-----7~-----2~-----3~-----10~-----5~-----10--12--10--12| 
E|3~----------------------------------------------------10------10| 

verse 2 "Don't want no huddled masses..." 

Guitar 1 (Rhythm) 

Pm***************************************              ****************** 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------| 
A|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5| 
E|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3| 

Pm***************************************              ************* 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5| 
A|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5| 
E|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3| 

Pre-Chorus "We are not well..." 

Both guitars 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------| 
D|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
A|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
E|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3| 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 
D|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 
A|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 3 "The American dream is killin' me..." 

Both guitars 

E|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
B|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
G|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x| 
D|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x2 
A|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x| 
E|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x| 

Break "Whoa..." 

Guitar 2 (Lead) 

E|--------------------------------| 
B|8-8-8--8-8-\-3--3-3/5--5-5--3-0-| 
G|0-0-0--0-0-\-0--0-0/0--0-0--0-0-| 
D|--------------------------------| x4 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

Solo 

Guitar 1 (Rhythm) 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------------| 
D|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-9| 
A|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9| 
E|3--3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|5--5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--12------12----| 
D|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--12--12--12--12| 
A|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--10--12--10--12| 
E|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------10------10| 

Guitar 2 (Lead) 

E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|------4-5--(5)---7--9-11-11/12--11\9--7--4~| 
D|5--7--x-x--(x)---x--x-x--x--x---x--x--x--x-| 
A|x--x--2-3--(3)---5--7-9--9-/10--9-\7--5--2~| 
E|3--5---------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------10b12--10--8----| 
G|4-7--11-11/12--11--9--7~--7-5--4-4/7--7-7--7-7-7----------------7-| 
D|x-x--x--x--x---x---x--x---x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x------------------| 
A|2-5--9--9-/10--9---7--5~--5-3--2-2/5--5-5--5-5-5------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

verse 3 "Sea to shining sea..." 

Guitar 1 (Rhythm) 

Pm***************************************              ****************** 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------| 
A|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5| 
E|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3| 

Pm***************************************              ************* 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5| 
A|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5| 
E|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3| 

Pre-Chorus "We are not home..." 

Both guitars 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------| 
D|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
A|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
E|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3| 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 
D|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 
A|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 4 "The American dream is killin' me..." 

Both guitars 

E|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
B|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x| 
G|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x| 
D|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x3 
A|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x| 
E|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x| 

E|--------------------x-x-x--------------------| 
B|--------------------x-x-x--------------------| 
G|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5---| 
D|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5| 
A|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5| 
E|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3|

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