Green Day — American Eulogy Chords

Greenday
American Eulogy
21st Century Breakdown
2009 Reprise Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

This song is divided into 2 parts
Just like they did to JESUS 
OF SUBURBIA and HOMECOMING
I. Mass Hysteria
II. Modern World

Key: C then G# then C# then D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
C —    x32010
G —    320003
F —    133211
Cm —   x35543
C# —   x46664
G# —   466544
F# —   244322
G#/C — x365xx
Ebm —  x68876
G —    320033
Bbm —  x13321
D —    xx0232
A —    x02220
Bm —   x24432
A/C# — x476xx
F#m —  244222


[I. Mass Hysteria]


Intro:
C                       F    C
Sing us the song of the century
     C                   G
That sings like American eulogy
    C                       F   C
The dawn of my love and conspiracy
   C                      G
Of forgotten hope and the class of 13
F          C      F           C
Tell me a story into that goodnight
F         G        C
Sing us a song for me


Chorus:
   Cm  C# G#
hysteria
        Cm  C# G#
Mass hysteria
        Cm  C# G#
Mass hysteria
        Cm  C# G#
Mass hysteria


Guitar 2: Chorus
  Cm    C#         G#
e|———|—————|—9—9—————9—9—————|
B|———|—————|—————9—9—————9—9—|
G|—5—|—6—6—|—————————————————|
D|—x—|—x—x—|—————————————————|
A|—3—|—4—4—|—————————————————|
E|———|—————|—————————————————|


Verse 1:
C#                 G#
  Red alert is the color of panic
C#         F#
  Elevated to the point of static
C#                 G#
  Beating into the hearts of the fanatics
        F#                      G#
And the neighborhood's a loaded gun
C#                      G#
  Idle thought leads to full—throttle screaming
C#                   F#
  And the welfare is asphyxiating
C#                  G#
  Mass confusion is all the new rage
         F#
And it's creating a feeding ground
G#
For the bottom feeders of


(Repeat Chorus)


Verse 2:
C#               G#
  True sounds of maniacal laughter
C#                     F#
  And the deaf—mute is misleading the choir
C#                   G#
  The punchline is a natural disaster
         F#              G#
And it's sung by the unemployed
C#           G#
  Fight fire with a riot
C#                 F#
  The class war is hanging on a wire
C#
  Because the martyr 
   G#
is a compulsive liar
        F#
When he said "It's just
a bunch of niggers
G#
throwing gas into the"


(Repeat Chorus)


Bridge:
C#                           G#/C
There's a disturbance on the oceanside
     Bbm               G#
They tapped into the reserve
F#                    Ebm     G#
  The static response is so unclear now
C#                G#/C
  Mayday, this is not a test!
Bbm                 G#
As the neighborhood burns
F#           Ebm    G#
  America is falling
G G#
    Vigilantes warning you
G G#
    Calling Christian and Gloria


Guitar Solo: F#——G#——C#—G#—C#—F#——G#——A

Guitar 2:
       F#        G#    C#   G#       F#     G#   A    D(Modern World Intro)
e|—9———8—————|—————8—|————|—11—|—9———8—————|———|————|—10—|
B|————————11—|—9—————|————|————|————————11—|—9—|—10—|————|
G|———————————|———————|————|————|———————————|———|————|————|
D|———————————|———————|————|————|———————————|———|————|————|
A|———————————|———————|————|————|———————————|———|————|————|
E|———————————|———————|————|————|———————————|———|————|————|


[II. Modern World]


Intro: D——A—G——A—G—A x2


Chorus:
D               A           G      A
I don't want to live in the modern world
D               A           G      A
I don't want to live in the modern world
D               A           G      A
I don't want to live in the modern world
D               A           G      A
I don't want to live in the modern world


Verse 1: Mike Dirnt the bassist sings here instead of Billie
        D         A
I'm the class of 13
       G         D
In the era of dissent
  D              A
A hostage of the soul
      G                A
On a strike to pay the rent
    D           A
The last of the rebels
    G            D
Without a common ground
    D             A
I'm gonna light a fire
  G      A    D
Into the underground well


(Repeat Chorus)


Post Chorus:
Bm       F#m
  I am A nation
        G            D   A/C#
Without bureaucratic ties
Bm         F#m        G
  Deny the allegation as 
               A
it's written a fucking lies


Guitar Solo: D——A——G——A—— x3, D——A——G——A—D

Guitar 2:
   D   A   G      A      D   A   G      A     D     A      G      A      D
e|—5—|———|——5—|—5—3——2—|———|———|————|—10————|———|——10—12—|—10—|—12——10—|—14—|
B|———|———|————|————————|———|———|——8—|—————8—|—7—|————————|————|————————|————|
G|———|———|————|————————|———|———|————|———————|———|————————|————|————————|————|
D|———|———|————|————————|———|———|————|———————|———|————————|————|————————|————|
A|———|———|————|————————|———|———|————|———————|———|————————|————|————————|————|
E|———|———|————|————————|———|———|————|———————|———|————————|————|————————|————|

     A      G    A   D
e|——14—12—|—10—|———|———|
B|————————|————|———|———|
G|————————|————|———|———|
D|————————|————|———|———|
A|————————|————|———|———|
E|————————|————|———|———|


Verse 2: Mike sings again
  D              A
I want to take a ride 
       G       D
to the great divide
  D               A
Beyond the "up to date"
        G         A
And the neo—gentrified
    D        A
The high definition for 
    G       D
the low resident
          D             A
Where the value of your mind
   G        A     D
Is not held in contempt


Verse 3: Still Mike Dirnt
D              A
I can hear the sound 
     G       D
of A beating heart
     D               A
That bleeds beyond a system
       G        A
That's falling apart
     D        A
With money to burn
     G       D
On a minimum wage
      D(hold)
Cause I don't give a shit
About the modern age


(Repeat Chorus)


Outro:
Mass hysteria
D               A
I don't want to live 
       G      A
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
D               A
I don't want to live 
       G      A
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
D               A
I don't want to live 
       G      A
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
(Repeat)