Jesus Of Suburbia

Words & Music:

Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool & Mike Dirnt (Green Day)

 

Shades of "Thick As A Brick"!  The full transcription of this epic tune is in Guitar World in its original key (Db instead of C#).  This version is from www.ultimateguitar.com and is below as it was posted there.

 

      C#5                           Bb5

V1:   I'm the son of rage and love, the Jesus of Suburbia

          F#5                               G#5

      the Bible of "none of the above" on a steady diet of

      C#5                   Bb5                      F#5

       Soda pop & Ritalin, no one ever died for my sins in hell, as far as I can tell

                   G#5

      At least the ones I've gotten away with

                  F#5                G#5         F#5                 G#5

      And there's nothing wrong with me, this is how I'm supposed to be

           F#5            G#5                         (C#5)

      In a land of make believe, that don't believe in me

 

LINK: |(C#5)  | G#5 F#5 | C#5   | G#5 F#5 |

 

      C#5                    Bb5

V2:   Get my television fix, Sitting on my crucifix

          F#5                                       G#5

      The living room of my private womb, While the moms and brats are away

      C#5                               Bb5

       To fall in love and fall in debt, To alcohol and cigarettes

          F#5                                G#5

      And Mary Jane to keep me insane, doing someone else's cocaine

                  F#5                G#5         F#5                 G#5

      And there's nothing wrong with me, this is how I'm supposed to be

           F#5            G#5                         (C#5)

      In a land of make believe, that don't believe in me

 

LINK: |(C#5)     | G#5  F#5 | C#5                 | G#5  F#5 |

      | C#5      | Bb5      | F#5                 | G#5      |

      | C#5      | F5       | Bb5    G#5    F#5   | G#5      |

 

             C#5                         C#5/C

V3:   At the center of the earth, in the parking lot

             Bb5       G#5          F#5                   G#5

      Of the 7-11 were I was taught, the motto was just a lie

              C#5                            C#5/C

      It says home is were your heart is but what a shame

            Bb5                      G#5           F#5                  G#5

      Cause everyone's heart doesn't beat the same, it's beating out of time

 

      Bb5   G#5         C#5             F#5


C1:   City of the dead, at the end of another lost highway

      Bb5      G#5          F#5

       Sign misleading to nowhere

      Bb5   G#5           C#5                 F#5

       City of the damned, lost children with dirty faces today

      Bb5     G#5             F#5

       No one really seems to care

 

        C#5                      C#5/C

V4:   I read the graffiti in the bathroom stall

               Bb5                  G#5          F#5                     G#5

      Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall and so it seemed to confess

         C#5                    C#5/C

      It didn't say much but it only confirmed

               Bb5                        G#5             F#5                      G#5

      that the center of the earth is the end of the world & I could really care less

 

      Bb5   G#5         C#5             F#5

C2:   City of the dead, at the end of another lost highway

      Bb5      G#5          F#5

       Sign misleading to nowhere

      Bb5   G#5           C#5                 F#5

       City of the damned, lost children with dirty faces today

      Bb5     G#5             F#5

       No one really seems to care.   Oy!

 

SOLO: | G#5    | C#5         | G#5    | F5* Eb5 C#5 |

      | F#5    | F5* Eb5 C#5 | Eb5    | G#5*        |

 

      G#5          C#5           G#5          F5*  Eb5   C#5

C3:   I don't care if you don't, I don't care if   you   don't

      F#5          F5*  Eb5  C#5   Eb5

      I don't care if   you  don't care  [repeat both lines 4x]

      F#5  G#5  (C#5)

      I    don't care

 

LINK: |(C#5)   | A5 G#5 | C#5    | A5 G#5 |  [2x]

 

      C#5                      A5  G#5

V5:   Everyone is so full of shit

      C#5                      A5  G#5

       Burn and raised by hypocrites

      C#5                         A5  G#5

       Hearts recycled but never saved

      C#5                      A5  G#5

       From the cradle to the grave

      C#5                          A5  G#5

       We are the kids of war and peace

      C#5                          A5  G#5

       From Anaheim to the Middle East

      C#5                                A5  G#5

       We are the stories and disciples of

      C#5                  A5  G#5

       The Jesus of Suburbia


      F#5            G#5  C#5  G#5  F#5            G#5      C#5  G#5

V6:   Land of make believe          and it don't believe in me

      F#5            G#5  C#5  G#5  F#5           G#5      

      Land of make believe          and I don't believe

          F#5  G#5   C#5   F#5  G#5   C#5

      And I    don't care, I    don't care

      F#5  G#5   C#5   F#5  G#5   C#5   F#5  G#5  (C#5)

      I    don't care, I    don't care, I    don't care

 

LINK: |(C#5)   | G#5(Bass) |

 

      G#5                     C5

V7:   Dearly beloved are you listening?

      C#5                     G#5              Eb5

       I cant remember a word that you were saying

      G#5                     C5     

       Are we demented or are we disturbed?

      C#5                            G#5          Eb5

       The space that's in between insane and insecure

 

LINK: | G#5    | C5     | C#5    | G#5 Eb5 |

 

      G#5                         C5

V8:   Oh therapy, can you please fill the void?

      C#5                  G#5        Eb5

       Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed

      G#5                     C5

       Nobody's perfect and I stand accused

      C#5                             G#5               Eb5

       For lack of a better word, and that's my best excuse

 

LINK: | G#5    | C5     | C#5    | G#5 Eb5 |

 

SOLO: | G#5    | F#5 C#5 | G#5    | F#5 C#5 |  [2x]

 

         G#5      F#5 C#5  G#5     F#5  C#5 G#5    F#5   C#5  G#5  F#5

V9:   To live and not to   breathe  is  to  die in tra - ge - dy

      C#5  G#5     F#5 C#5   G#5  F#5  C#5 G#5       F#5  C#5    G#5  F#5 C#5

      To   run, to run a  -  way       to  find what you  be  -  lieve

 

          C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5

C4:   And I

      C#5   G#5  Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5

      Leave be - hind

      G#5  C#5   G#5  C#5  G#5 C#5    G#5  Eb5  G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5

      This hur - ri - cane of  fuck - ing  lies

 

        G#5     F#5   C#5 G#5  F#5 C#5  G#5       F#5   C#5  G#5  F#5

V10:  I lost my faith to  this,    this town that don't ex - ist

         C#5 G#5    F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5      F#5  C#5  G#5  F#5 C#5

      So I   run, I run a - way,    the light of ma - so - chist

 

C5:     [REPEAT CHORUS 4]


      G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5

C6:   And I

      C#5    G#5  Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5

      Walked this line

      G#5 C#5    G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5  G#5 Eb5  G#5 Eb5

      A   mill - ion and one fuck-ing times

      G#5 F#5 C#5 (G#5)

      But not this time

 

SOLO: |(G#5)   | F#5 C#5 | G#5    | F#5 C#5 |  [6x]

      | C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 | Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 |  [2x]

 

      C#            Eb           G#         C#   

V11:  I don't feel any shame, i wont apologize

      C#                Eb              G#

       When there ain't nowhere you can go

      C#        Eb                 G#               C#

       Running away from pain when you've been victimized

      C#           Eb

       Tales from another broken

 

      G#5          F#5  C#5

OUTRO:      Home, you're leav-in'

      G#5     F#5  C#5 G#5     F#5  C#5

       you're leav-ing, you're leav-ing

      G#5        F#5  C#5 (G#5)

       ah you're leav-in   home

 

      |(G#5)   | F#5 C#5 | G#5    | F#5 C#5 | G#5    |

 

 

CHORDS:

C#5 = x 4 6 6 x x          Bb5  = x  1  3  3 x x      F#5   = 2 4  4  x x x

G#5 = 4 6 6 x x x          F5   = 1  3  3  x x x      C#5/C = x 3  6  6 x x

Eb5 = x 6 8 8 x x          G#5* = x 11 13 13 x x      F5*   = x 8 10 10 x x

A5  = x 5 7 7 x x          C5   = x  3  5  5 x x      C#    = x 4  6  6 6 4

Eb  = x 6 8 8 8 6          G#   = 4  6  6  5 4 4

 





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