Panic Song Green Day Insomniac (1995) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: The intro may seem rather complicated, but if you really listen to it, it's rather simple. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro (bass hits high B fast) B5 (x2) (x2) B E F# (x4) e|------------------------------------7-7----7-7----9--9---9---9-| B|------------4----5----7----7--------7-7----9-9----11-11--11--11| G|-4--------4------4----4----4--------8-8----9-9----11-11--11--11| D|-4----------------------------------9-9----9-9----11-11--11--11| A|-2----------------------------------9-9----7-7----9--9---9---9-| E|------------------------------------7-7------------------------| F#5 (x8) | (x4) | e|----------------------------------------------(start verse 1 on| B|----------------------------------------------------2nd rep)---| G|-(pickslide)-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------| D|-------------11--11-x-x-x-x-x--11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------| A|-------------9---9--x-x-x-x-x--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (x2) (omit first B5 on first verse) B5 G#5 F#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4------6----4-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------6----4-------------------------------------------------| E|--------4----2-------------------------------------------------| Chorus E5 B5 F#5 B5 E5 B5 A5 F#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------4---------4---------4------------------------------------| D|-2----4----4----4----2----4----7----4--------------------------| A|-2----2----4----2----2----2----7----4--------------------------| E|-0---------2---------0---------5----2--------------------------| Bridge (x4) B5 A5 F#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4------7----4-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------7----4-------------------------------------------------| E|--------5----2-------------------------------------------------| Order Intro Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge Lyrics Ready for a cheap escape On the brink of self-destruction Widespread panic Broken glass inside my head (Verse 1) Bleeding down these thoughts of anguish Mass confusion Well the world is a sick machine Breeding a mass of shit (Chorus) With such a desolate conclusion Fill the void with...I don't care There's a plague inside of me Eating at my dispostion Nothing's left Torn out of reality (Verse 2) Into a state of no opinion Limp with hate (Chorus) I wanna drop out (x4) (Bridge)