Geek Stink Breath
Green Day
Insomniac (1995)
This is the controversial Green Day song about drugs. It was a
single but not a big hit so not such a crowd-pleaser as stuff
like `When I Come Around` or `Welcome To Paradise`.
Still I reckon it`s a good song, and it`s very easy and fun to
play, as it only involves four simple power chords.
PM = palm-mute
(mute played strings at the bridge with palm/side of hand.)
Intro:
G5 F5 C5
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-|
D|-5---5--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-|
A|-5---5--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-|
E|-3---3--1--1-1-1----------|
Play that four times before first verse.
Verse 1:
This repeats over and over through the verses, with no lyrics
first few times.
G5 F5
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-5--5---3-3--3-|
A|-5-5--5---3-3--3-|
E|-3-3--3---1-1--1-|
--- ---
PM PM
I`m on a mission,
I made my decision,
To lead a path of self-destruction.
Slow progression,
Killing my complexion,
And it`s rotting out my teeth.
Chorus:
Run verse into chorus playing G5 chords.
A5 F5
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3---------|
D|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-|
A|-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-|
E|----------1--1-1-| x4
I`m on a roll,
No self-control,
I`m blowing off steam with,
Meth amphetamine.
G5 F5
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-|
I don`t know what I want,
But it`s all that I`ve got,
And I`m picking scabs off my
face.
miss off the F5 chords last time
Verse 2:
Every hour,
My blood is turning sour,
And my pulse is beating out of time.
I`ve found a treasure,
Filled with sick pleasures,
And it sits on a thick white line.
(CHORUS)
(INTRO RIFF x6)
Verse 3:
I`m on a mission,
I got no decision,
Like a cripple runnin` the rat race.
Wish in one hand,
Shit in the other,
And see which one gets filled first.
(CHORUS)
Outro:
G5 F5 C5
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-|
D|-5---5--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-|
A|-5---5--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-|
E|-3---3--1--1-1-1----------| x5
4 Geek.
5 Stink.
G5
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-5-|
A|-5-|
E|-3-|
Breath.
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