Basket Case Chords by Green Day

Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Ab

C

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Green Day - Basket Case (Live) chords
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[Eb]
Do you [Bb] have the time [Cm] to [C] listen [G] to me [Ab] whine?
All about nothing and [Eb] everything, [Bb] oh I
[Eb] [Bbm] [C]-
Mental [G] traumatic, foolish, [Ab] neurotic
To the [Eb] bone, I've died a [Bb] pilot Who's dead?
[A] [B] [Abm]
[A] [Bb] [Abm]
[N] [Eb] [C] Think I need a laugh?
[Ab] Am I just [Bb] paranoid?
[Bb] You're dead!
[C]
[Eb] I went to [Bb] a shrink
[C] To analyze [G] actions
[Ab] She says it's like [Eb] a sex-type spray
[Bb] When we tell
[Eb] I went [Bb] to a [C] Peace analyst
[G] A woman [Ab] stuck with my [Eb] mind
And curses [Bb] laying her down
[Ab] So try to [Bb] keep myself [Eb] up
So [Ab] try [Bb] to find my place, please [Eb] call on me
[Ab] Love keeps adding [Bb] up
The [Eb] world's end, I'm picking [C] it up
[Ab] Am I just [Bb] paranoid?
[Eb] Let's [Bb] go!
[C] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [C] [Bb] Let's go!
[Cm] [Ab] You asked me to [Bb] Everybody!
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[G] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [C]
[G] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] So [Bb] try to keep myself [Eb] up
So [Ab] [Eb] try to find my place, please call on me
[Ab] Love keeps adding [Bb] up
The [Eb] world's end, [Ab] I'm picking [C] it up
[Ab] Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
[Eb] [C] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Bbm]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To learn Green Day - (Cassette demo) Basket Case chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Cm, Ab, Eb, Ab, Bb, Ab, Eb, Bb, Eb and Cm. For best results, commence at 45 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 90. With Eb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do you [Bb] have the time [Cm] to [C] listen [G] to me [Ab] whine?
All about nothing and [Eb] everything, [Bb] oh I _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [C]-
Mental [G] traumatic, foolish, [Ab] neurotic
To the [Eb] bone, I've died a [Bb] pilot Who's dead? _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] Think I need a laugh?
[Ab] Am I just [Bb] paranoid?
[Bb] You're dead!
[C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I went to [Bb] a shrink
[C] To analyze [G] actions
[Ab] She says it's like [Eb] a sex-type spray
[Bb] When we tell
_ [Eb] I went [Bb] to a [C] Peace analyst
[G] A woman [Ab] stuck with my [Eb] mind
And curses [Bb] laying her down
_ [Ab] So try to [Bb] keep myself [Eb] up
_ So [Ab] try [Bb] to find my place, please [Eb] call on me
[Ab] Love keeps adding [Bb] up
The [Eb] world's end, I'm picking [C] it up
[Ab] Am I just [Bb] paranoid?
[Eb] Let's [Bb] go!
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [C] [Bb] Let's go! _
[Cm] _ [Ab] You asked me to [Bb] Everybody! _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] So [Bb] try to keep myself [Eb] up
So _ [Ab] _ [Eb] try to find my place, please call on _ me
[Ab] Love keeps adding [Bb] up
The [Eb] world's end, [Ab] I'm picking [C] it up
[Ab] Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong who authored this song.

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