Green Day

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Added: Apr 22, 2008

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Song: Waiting
Artist: Green Day
Album: Warning/International Superhits


INTRO: Guitar 1-no bass-clean guitar
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|x2
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
   I’ve been  waiting a long time  for this   moment to come I’m
   Destined   for anything at      allllllllllllllllllllll

RIFF         VESE-distorted-bass and guitar 2 enter
e|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--|----------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6--6--6--|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4--4--4--|6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------|4-4-4-4-4------------------------6-6-6-6-6------------|
             1.Downtown lights will be shining   on me    like a new
                                                            diamond
               ring out   under the midnight     houuuuuurrrrrrrrr

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
   No one     can touch me and     I can’t    turn my back its
   Too late   ready or not at      alllllllllll

CHORUS:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-—0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
   I’m so much  closer than  I have ever known           ”Wake Up“

RIFF 2:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-6-6-6---------6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4-| DRUM FILL
E|--------4-4-4--------|

VERSE
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
 2.Dawning     of a new era        Calling    don’t let it catch you
   falling    ready or not at      allllllllllllllllllllllllllll
 3.So close    enough to taste it   Almost     I can embrace this
  feeling     On the tip of my     tonggggggggggggggggggggggue

CHORUS:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-—0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
   I’m so much  closer than  I have ever known           ”Wake Up“

RIFF 3
e|------------------------------------|     e|---------|
B|------------------------------------|     B|---------|
G|-6-6-6---------6-6-6--------6---6---|     G|8-8-8-8--|
D|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|x4   D|8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4-6-6-6--4-6-4-6-|then A|6-6-6-6--|
E|--------4-4-4--------4-4-4----4---4-|     E|---------|
                             Better thank you lucky stars

SOLO: guitar 2-distortion
e|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------4-|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------3---6-3----------|
G|-8-5~--3-5-6-5-3|-8-5~--3-5-6-5-3|-5-1~-3-5-6-5-3---3-----3--1-1---|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|

SOLO: guitar 1-distortion
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-------------6-6-6-6-6------------|

SOLO CHORUS: guitar 2-distortion
e|------8---11-8-------8---11-8-------8---11-8-------------|
B|----9---9------9---9---9------9---9---9------9-----------|
G|-10--------------9--------------8------------------7~/3~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------3~--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-3~~-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1—1~~-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-—0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
   I’m so much  closer than  I have ever known           Wake Up


REPEAT RIFF 3


BRIDGE: guitar 1 OR 2-clean guitar-for clean guitar have the NECK pick up selected
and
tone 10
PLAY THIS TWICE!! First time NO lyrics
e|-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
  I’ve been   waiting a life time       for this   moment to come I’m

e|-4-4-4-4-4---------------------6-6-6-6-6-------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--6~~~-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6~~~-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6~~~-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4~~~-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4---------------------6-6-6-6-6-------|
   destined   for anything at   alllllllllllll

Pause...BAM!

VERSE
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6------------------------|
   Dumbstruck  color me stupid     good luck   you’re gonna need it
   Where I’m  going if I get       there at alll

OUTRO: guitars 1 and 2-distorted
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-------------6-6-6-6-6------------|
   WAKE UPPPPPPPPP
  BETTER THAN YOUR LUCK STARS!

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-------------6~~~-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6~~~-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4~~~-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-------------6-6-6-6-6-------|

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