Jaded Green Day Insomniac (1995) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Fade in from Brain Stew, played very fast. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro (Fade in from Brain Stew) A5 G5 D5 (x2 one guitar, x2 with band) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------7-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7----5--7-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7----5--5-----------------------------------------------------| E|-5----3--------------------------------------------------------| Verse A5 G5 D5 (x7) A5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------7-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7----5--7---------7-------------------------------------------| A|-7----5--5---------7-------------------------------------------| E|-5----3------------5-------------------------------------------| Chorus D5 A5 G5 A5 D5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----------------7----9----(verse x2)------------------------| D|-7-----7---5--7----7----9--------------------------------------| A|-5-----7---5--7----5----7--------------------------------------| E|-------5---3--5------------------------------------------------| Order Intro Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Verse chords x4 (no lyrics) Chorus Verse chords x4 ("In nowhere") End on A5 Lyrics Somebody keep my balance I think I'm falling off Into a state of regression The expiration date (Verse 1) Rapidly coming up It's leaving me behind to rank Always move forward Going straight will get you nowhere There is no progress (Chorus) Evolution killed it all I found my place in nowhere I'm taking one step sideways Leaning with my crutch Got a fucked-up equilibrium Countdown from 9 to 5 (Verse 2) Hooray we're gonna die Blessed into our extinction (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus)