Chords for Green Day - "Basket Case" | 2015 Induction

Tempo:
90.925 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

C

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Green Day - "Basket Case" | 2015 Induction chords
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[B] [Bb]
[Abm] [Bb]
[Eb] Do you ever [Bbm] try [Cm] to listen to me [G] whine [Ab] about nothing [Eb] and everything all [Bb] at once?
[Eb] I am one [Bb] of those, [Cm] such a maddening fools, [Ab] who ought to [Eb] do the bone no doubt [Bb] about it.
[Abm] [Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself a kiss, [Ab] sometimes [Eb] my mind thwarts on me, [Ab] but I keep [Bb] setting up.
[Eb] What have I [C] done to you?
[Ab] What am I [Bb] just for now?
[Eb] Let me [Bb] hear you [Eb] scream!
I was so [Bb] ashamed [C] to analyze [G] my dreams, [Ab] she's here just like [Eb] a subject [Bb] bringing me down.
[Eb] I was [Bb] sure [C] inside my [G] house of boards, [Ab] I'll crave my [Eb] money, just as [Bb] she's bringing me down.
[Ab]
Sometimes [Bb] I give myself [Eb] a kiss, [Ab]
sometimes [Bb] my mind thwarts [Eb] on me, [Ab] but I keep [Bb] setting up.
[Eb] What have [Db] I done to [C] you?
[Ab] What am I just [Bb] for now?
Let [Eb] me [Bb] [Cm] hear [Bbm] [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] you [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Bbm] [Ab] scream!
I was sure [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] inside [Cm]
[G] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[G] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] my [Bb] house [Eb] of boards, I'll crave my money, [Ab] just as she's [Bb] bringing me down.
[Eb] I was [Db] sure inside [C] [Ab] my house of boards, I'll crave my money, just [Bb] as she's bringing me [Eb] down.
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Green Day - (Live) Basket Case chords, practice playing Eb, Bb, Ab, Bb, Eb, Ab, Eb and Ab in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 45 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 91 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] Do you ever [Bbm] try [Cm] to listen to me [G] whine [Ab] about nothing [Eb] and everything all [Bb] at once? _
_ [Eb] I am one [Bb] of those, [Cm] such a maddening fools, [Ab] who ought to [Eb] do the bone no doubt [Bb] about it. _
_ [Abm] _ [Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself a kiss, _ [Ab] _ sometimes [Eb] my mind thwarts on me, _ [Ab] but I keep [Bb] setting up.
[Eb] What have I [C] done to you?
[Ab] What am I [Bb] just for now?
[Eb] Let me [Bb] hear you [Eb] scream!
_ _ _ _ _ I was so [Bb] ashamed [C] to analyze [G] my dreams, [Ab] she's here just like [Eb] a subject [Bb] bringing me down.
_ [Eb] I was [Bb] sure [C] inside my [G] house of boards, [Ab] I'll crave my [Eb] money, just as [Bb] she's bringing me down.
_ _ [Ab]
Sometimes [Bb] I give myself [Eb] a kiss, _ _ [Ab]
sometimes [Bb] my mind thwarts [Eb] on me, _ [Ab] but I keep [Bb] setting up.
[Eb] What have [Db] I done to [C] you?
[Ab] What am I just [Bb] for now?
Let [Eb] me [Bb] [Cm] hear [Bbm] _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Cm] you [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ [Bbm] [Ab] scream!
I was sure [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] inside [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] my _ [Bb] house [Eb] of boards, I'll crave my money, _ _ [Ab] just as she's [Bb] bringing me down.
[Eb] I was [Db] sure inside [C] _ [Ab] my house of boards, I'll crave my money, just [Bb] as she's bringing me [Eb] down. _
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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Facts about this song

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

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