21st Century Breakdown Chords by Green Day

Tempo:
115.45 bpm
Chords used:

C#

G#

F#

A#m

A#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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21st Century Breakdown chords
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[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [C#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[A#m] Sorry about that.
Alright, sing it to the music.
[F#]
[A#] [A#m] I never made [F#] it past the working [G#] class [C#] year.
[G#] 21st [F#] century breakdown.
[C#] My work [G#] was like the [F#] Neverwood Sound.
[C#] I think [G#] I'll return what's [F#] left of my mind [C#] to the [G#] 20th [F#] century dead line.
[C#] [G#] [F#] [C#]
I was [G#] made of blood [F#] and mud.
[C#] Confirmation is [G#] what [F#] I understood.
[C#] Video [G#] games and the [F#] jail was low.
[C#] Homeland [G#] security could [F#] kill us all.
[A#m] My generation [F#] is zero.
[G#] [A#m] I never made it past [F#] the working [G#] class year.
[C#] [G#] 21st [F#] century breakdown.
[C#] My work was like the [F#] Neverwood Sound.
[C#] I think [G#] I'll return what's [F#] left of my mind [C#] to the 20th [F#] century dead line.
[G#]
We are the class of the class of 13.
Born in the era of humility.
[C#] [G#] We are the desperate in the [C#] decline.
[G#] Raised by the bastards of [C#] 1969.
My name is Sawa, [F#] I'm a [C#] long lost son.
Thought I'm a mother [G#] to God.
[C#] Raised in the era of let people get [G#] all alive.
[C#] I am [F#] a nation, a [C#] worker of pride.
I get to [G#] decide it's true.
[C#m] I start from my hands [F#] and I'll [C#] keep doing them.
It's all that I [G#] am for sure.
[C#]
I swallow through my [G#] pride and I shout out [C#] my blues.
I've given my heart [G#] and my soul.
[C#] I've clenched my [F#] fingers and latched [C#] on my teeth.
I'm in the middle of [G#] chemistry school.
[C#] I've been through the edge and I've come up okay.
I've got my blues, my job [G#] and my fame.
[C#] I sat in a [F#] wedding [C#] and I'm wasting my time.
I'm wasting my [G#] time, I'm wasting my time.
[F#] With [C#] liberty [F#] and freedom [C#] to obey.
[F#] This is all that's [C#] right and nothing [F#] wrong is out of [G#] [F#] line.
[G#] [F#] [G#]
[F#] [G#]
[C#] [Cm]
[Fm] [Cm] [A#m] [G#]
[F#] [A]
[C#] Oh dream, [C] America [A#] dream.
[G#] I can't [F#] even see it [A] from the lights that are [C#] laid on.
Oh scream, [C] America [A#] scream.
[G#] Believe what [F#] you see, [A] I'll [N] be your rose and come.
Key:  
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
A#m
13421111
A#
12341111
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
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To jam and learn Green Day - 21St Century Breakdown chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F#, C#, G# and C#. Start with a comfortable 57 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 115. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C# Minor.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _
[A#m] Sorry about that.
_ Alright, sing it to the music.
[F#] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ [A#m] I never made [F#] it past the working [G#] class [C#] year.
_ [G#] 21st [F#] century breakdown. _
[C#] My work [G#] was like the [F#] Neverwood Sound.
[C#] I think [G#] I'll return what's [F#] left of my mind [C#] to the [G#] 20th [F#] century dead line. _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was [G#] made of blood [F#] and mud.
[C#] _ _ Confirmation is [G#] what [F#] I understood.
[C#] _ Video [G#] games and the [F#] jail was low.
[C#] _ Homeland [G#] security could [F#] kill us all.
[A#m] _ My generation [F#] is zero. _
[G#] _ [A#m] I never made it past [F#] the working [G#] class year.
[C#] _ [G#] 21st [F#] century breakdown. _
[C#] My work was like the [F#] Neverwood Sound.
[C#] I think [G#] I'll return what's [F#] left of my mind [C#] to the 20th [F#] century dead line.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We are the class of the class of 13.
Born in the era of humility.
[C#] [G#] We are the desperate in the [C#] decline.
[G#] Raised by the bastards of [C#] 1969. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My name is Sawa, [F#] I'm a [C#] long lost son.
Thought I'm a mother [G#] to God.
[C#] Raised in the era of _ _ let people get [G#] all alive.
[C#] I am [F#] a nation, a [C#] worker of pride.
I get to [G#] decide it's true.
_ [C#m] I start from my hands [F#] and I'll [C#] keep doing them.
It's all that I [G#] am for sure.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I swallow through my [G#] pride and I shout out [C#] my blues.
I've given my heart [G#] and my soul.
[C#] I've clenched my [F#] fingers and latched [C#] on my teeth.
I'm in the middle of [G#] chemistry school.
[C#] I've been through the edge and I've come up okay.
I've got my blues, my job [G#] and my fame.
[C#] I sat in a [F#] wedding [C#] and I'm wasting my time.
I'm wasting my [G#] time, I'm wasting my time.
_ _ [F#] With [C#] liberty _ [F#] and freedom [C#] to obey.
_ [F#] This is all that's [C#] right and nothing [F#] wrong is out of [G#] [F#] line.
_ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ [A#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#] _ Oh _ _ _ _ _ dream, _ [C] _ _ America [A#] _ dream.
[G#] I can't [F#] even see it [A] from the lights that are [C#] laid on.
_ _ _ Oh scream, _ [C] _ America _ [A#] scream.
_ [G#] _ Believe what [F#] you see, [A] I'll [N] be your rose and come. _

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