Chords for Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown [Official Music Video]

Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:

G#

C#

F#

A#m

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown [Official Music Video] chords
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[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[A#m] [F#]
[A#m] I'm never made [F#] as a working [G#]
class [C#] hero.
[G#] 25,000 people, I'm never made as a working class hero.
I [F#] was born in a 20th century breakdown.
[C#] I was [G#] once life and [F#] never was found.
[C#] I've been [G#] coming so much [F#] less than my mind.
[C#] Soon the [G#] 20th [F#] century get a lot.
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#]
I was [G#] made up more [F#] than a hood.
[C#] Confirmation [G#] is what [F#] I understood.
[C#] Video [G#] games and a [F#] tower floor.
[C#] Homeland [G#] security get [F#] killed so.
[A#m] My generation [F#] is zero.
[A#m] I never made [F#] it as a working [G#]
class hero.
[C#] [G#] 21st [F#] century breakdown.
[C#] I was once life and [F#] never was found.
[C#] I've been [G#] coming so [F#] much less than my mind.
[C#] Soon the [G#] 20th [F#] century get a lot.
[G#]
We are the class of the class of 19.
Born in the era of humility.
[C#] [G#] We are desperate in the decline.
Raised by the bastards of [C#] 1969.
My name is [F#] not [G#] one of the long [C#] lost sons.
But I'm a [G#] 4th of July.
[C#] Red through the [G#] air, I [C#] feel like the God who put us before [G#] dead or alive.
[C#m] I am a [D#] nation, [G#] a worker [C#] of pride.
I get to the [G#] sky and it's blue.
[C#m] It's all by my hands [G#] and I'm me [C#] suing them.
It's all that I [G#] have to do.
[C#]
I swallow through my pride [F#] and I [C#] show time I play.
I give it my all and [G#] my soul.
I [C#] club dig my [F#] fingers [C#] and write in my teeth.
The pillar of [G#] chemistry tore.
[C#] I'm due to [G#] the edge and I've come [C#] off okay.
My father's run [G#] over at the fair.
[C#] I sat in the [F#] wedding room [C#] wasting my time.
The wedding for [G#] girls today.
[F#] Let's [C#] leave the days.
[F#] Freedom [C#] to obey.
This [F#] is all [C#] my strength of faith.
[F#] I'm [G#] tough as a [F#] line.
[G#] [F#]
[G#] [F#] [G#]
[C#]
[Cm] [Fm] [G#] [A#m]
[G#] [F#] [A]
[C#]
Oh dream [C]
America [A#] dream.
[G#] I can't even [F#] sleep.
From [A] the light to [C#] the dawn.
Oh dream [C] America [A#]
dream.
[G#] Believe [F#] what you see.
[A] Your heroes have [C#] come.
[N]
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C#
12341114
F#
134211112
A#m
13421111
A
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G#
134211114
C#
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F#
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Let's start jamming Green Day - (Live at Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo, Japan, 5/28/09) 21St Century Breakdown chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G#, C#, F#, C#, G# and F# in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 57 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 115 BPM. With C# Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[A#m] I'm never made [F#] as a working [G#]
class [C#] hero.
[G#] 25,000 people, I'm never made as a working class hero.
I [F#] was born in a 20th century breakdown. _
[C#] I was [G#] once life and [F#] never was found.
[C#] _ I've been [G#] coming so much [F#] less than my mind.
[C#] Soon the [G#] 20th [F#] century get a lot.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was [G#] made up more [F#] than a hood.
[C#] _ _ Confirmation [G#] is what [F#] I understood.
[C#] _ Video [G#] games and a [F#] tower floor.
[C#] _ Homeland [G#] security get [F#] killed so.
_ [A#m] My generation [F#] is zero. _
_ [A#m] I never made [F#] it as a working [G#]
class hero.
[C#] _ [G#] 21st [F#] century breakdown.
[C#] I was once life and [F#] never was found.
_ [C#] I've been [G#] coming so [F#] much less than my mind.
[C#] Soon the [G#] 20th [F#] century get a lot.
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We are the class of the class of 19.
Born in the era of humility.
[C#] [G#] We are desperate in the decline.
Raised by the bastards of _ [C#] 1969.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ My name is [F#] not [G#] one of the long [C#] lost sons.
But I'm a [G#] 4th of July.
_ [C#] Red through the [G#] air, I [C#] feel like the God who put us before [G#] dead or alive.
[C#m] I am a [D#] nation, [G#] a worker [C#] of pride.
I get to the [G#] sky and it's blue.
[C#m] It's all by my hands [G#] and I'm me [C#] suing them.
It's all that I [G#] have to do.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I swallow through my pride [F#] and I [C#] show time I play.
I give it my all and [G#] my soul.
I [C#] club dig my [F#] fingers [C#] and write in my teeth.
The pillar of [G#] chemistry tore.
[C#] I'm due to [G#] the edge and I've come [C#] off okay.
My father's run [G#] over at the fair.
[C#] I sat in the [F#] wedding room [C#] wasting my time.
The wedding for [G#] girls today. _ _
[F#] Let's [C#] leave the days.
[F#] _ Freedom [C#] to obey.
This [F#] is all [C#] my strength of faith.
[F#] I'm [G#] tough as a [F#] line.
[G#] _ _ [F#] _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Fm] _ _ [G#] _ [A#m] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh dream _ [C] _
America [A#] _ dream.
[G#] I can't even [F#] _ sleep.
From [A] the light to [C#] the dawn.
_ _ _ Oh _ dream [C] _ _ America [A#] _
dream.
[G#] _ Believe [F#] what you see.
[A] Your _ heroes have [C#] come.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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This song was penned by Tré Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt.

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