Basket Case Chords by Green Day

Tempo:
87.625 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Ab

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Basket Case - Green Day Lyrics chords
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[Eb]
Do [Bb] you have the time [C] to listen [G] to me whine?
[Ab]
About [Eb] nothing and [Bb] everything all at once.
[Eb]
I am one [Bb] of those [C] [G] melodramatic fools
[Ab] Neurotic [Eb] to the bone no [Bb] doubt about it
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself the creeps
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes my mind [Eb] plays tricks on me
[Ab] It all keeps [Bb] adding up
[Eb] [Db] [C]
[Ab] Yeah, [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] I [Eb] went [Bb] to a shrink [C] to you I'm [G] like my friends
[Ab] She says [Eb] it's like upset sighs [Bb] breaking me down.
[Eb] I
Went [Bb] to a whore
[C] He said [G] my lord [Ab] shall bring [Eb] my wedding ring
[Bb] Sometimes [Ab] [Bb] I give [Eb] myself the creeps
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes my mind plays [Eb] tricks on me
[Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding [Eb] up
[Db] I'm like
[C] Yeah, [Ab] I'm [Bb] just paranoid
[Eb] I don't [Bb] have [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] the [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] last thing to [Bb] control
[Eb] So I [Eb] better [Bb] hold on
[C] [G]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [C] [G]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes I [Eb] give myself the creeps
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes my [Eb] mind plays tricks on me
[Ab] It all keeps [Bb] adding up
[Eb] I [Db] think I'm [C] breaking [Ab] up
Yeah, I'm [Bb] just paranoid
[Eb] I don't have
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [C] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [C]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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C
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G
2131
Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Green Day - (Live at Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo, Japan, 5/28/09) Basket Case chords, practice playing Ab, Eb, Ab, Bb, C, G, Ab, Eb, Bb, Cm, Bb and Eb in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 43 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 88. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Do [Bb] you have the time [C] to listen [G] to me whine?
[Ab]
About [Eb] nothing and [Bb] everything all at once.
_ [Eb] _
I am one [Bb] of those [C] [G] melodramatic fools
[Ab] Neurotic [Eb] to the bone no [Bb] doubt about it _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself the creeps
[Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes my mind [Eb] plays tricks on me _
[Ab] It all keeps [Bb] adding up
[Eb] _ [Db] _ [C] _
[Ab] Yeah, _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm]
[Bb] I [Eb] _ _ _ _ went [Bb] to a shrink [C] to you I'm [G] like my friends
[Ab] She says [Eb] it's like upset sighs [Bb] breaking me down.
_ [Eb] I
Went [Bb] to a whore
[C] He said [G] my lord [Ab] shall bring [Eb] my wedding ring
[Bb] _ _ Sometimes [Ab] _ [Bb] I give [Eb] myself the creeps
[Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes my mind plays [Eb] tricks on me
[Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding [Eb] up
[Db] I'm like
[C] Yeah, [Ab] I'm [Bb] just paranoid
[Eb] I don't [Bb] have [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ [Eb] [Bb] the [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ [Ab] last thing to [Bb] _ control
[Eb] So I [Eb] better [Bb] hold on
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes I [Eb] give myself the creeps
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes my [Eb] mind plays tricks on me
[Ab] It all keeps [Bb] adding up
[Eb] I [Db] think I'm [C] breaking [Ab] up
Yeah, I'm [Bb] just paranoid
[Eb] I don't have
[Cm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

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

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