Hitchin' A Ride
Green Day
nimrod. (1997)
Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music: Green Day
Tuning: Normal
Notes: The main riff appears throughout the song, just vary the
strumming pattern and intesity according to which part you're at.
The solo is octaves in the D and B strings, just strum as fast as
you can.

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
5 = power chord

Intro (violin arranged for guitar)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------8------------------------------------------------|
G|------8h9-11----11--9-8h9p8------------------------------------|
D|-9h10-----------------------10---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------x-x-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------x-x-----------------------------|

Main riff
   B5   A5   G#5  G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----7----6----5----------------------------------------------|
A|-9----7----6----5----------------------------------------------|
E|-7----5----4----3----------------------------------------------|

Chorus
   E5   F#5               E5   F#5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------(main riff)-----------------------------------------|
D|-2----4-----------------2----4---------------------------------|
A|-2----4-----------------2----4---------------------------------|
E|-0----2-----------------0----2---------------------------------|

Bridge (played over end chords, strum really fast)
                                      |       x3      |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--15---12--8--7---12--15---17-b---17--15--12--15---12--15---|
G|-x---x----x---x--x---x---x----x------x---x---x---x----x---x----|
D|-9---12---9---5--4---9---12---14-b---14--12--9---12---9---12---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
           |       x2    |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--10--12--15--17--15---17b----------------------------------|
G|-x---x---x---x---x---x----x------------------------------------|
D|-9---7---9---12--14--12---14b----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

End
   B5   D5   G5   F#5  (x7)  B5   D5   F#5 (over last F#5)   B6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------4---|
B|--------------------------------------------17b------------4---|
G|------7-------------------------7-----------x--------------4---|
D|-9----7----5----4----------9----7----4------14b------------4---|
A|-9----5----5----4----------9----5----4---------------------2---|
E|-7---------3----2----------7---------2-------------------------|


Order

Intro (violin intro, main riff x2)
Verse 1 (main riff x4)
Verse 2 (main riff x4)
Main riff x4 (last G5 omitted)
Verse 3 (main riff x4)
Verse 4 (main riff x4)
Main riff x4
Chorus
Main riff x2
Verse 4 (main riff x4)
Bridge
Chorus
End


Lyrics

Hey mister, where you headed
Are you in a hurry?				(Verse 1)
Need a lift to happy hour
Say "Oh no"

Do you brake for distilled spirits
Need a break as well				(Verse 2)
The well the inebriates the guilt
1..2..1..2..3..4

Cold turkey's gettin stale
Tonight I'm eatin crow
Fermented salmonella				(Verse 3)
Poison oak, no

There's a drought at the fountain of youth
Now I'm dehydrating				(Verse 4)
My tongue is swelling up, I say
1..2..1..2..3..4

Troubled times
You know I cannot lie				(Chorus)
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin a ride

(Verse 4)(replace "1..2..1..2..3..4" with scream)
(Bridge)
(Chorus)

(Don't know where to go)
Hitchin' a ride					(End)