Basket Case Chords by Green Day

Tempo:
88.175 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Ab

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Basket Case chords
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[Eb] Do [Bb] you have the time [C] to [G] listen to me whine
[Ab] About nothing [Eb] and everything [Bb] all at once?
[Eb] I [Bb] am one of those [C] [G] melodramatic fools
[Ab] Neurotic [Eb] to the bone, [Bb] no doubt about it
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself the creaks
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes my [Eb] mind plays tricks on me
[Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding up
[Eb] I think [C] I'm cracking [Ab] up
Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
[Eb] Am I [Bb] just dumb?
[Bb] [Eb] I went [Bb] so astray
[C] To [G] another place
[Ab] She said [Eb] things like,
Obsessed, that's [Bb] breaking me down
[Eb] I went [Bb] to a whore
[C] He said [G] my life's a bore
[Ab] Choked with [Eb] my wooden bones
[Bb] It's breaking her down
[Ab]
[Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself the creaks
[Ab]
[Bb] Sometimes my mind plays [Eb] tricks on me
[Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding up
[Eb] [Db] I think [C] I'm cracking up
[Ab] Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] I've [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] lost [Bb] control
So [Eb] I better [Bb] hold on
[C]
[G] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [C]
[G] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes [Eb] I give myself the creaks
[Ab] [Bb] Sometimes my mind [Eb] plays tricks on me
[Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding [Eb] up
I [Db] think [C] I'm cracking up
[Ab] Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
[Eb] Am I just dumb?
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
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Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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C
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G
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Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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Learn the basic chords of Green Day - Basket Case chords, with this master sequence: Bb, Ab, Eb, Ab, Bb, C, G, Ab, Eb and Bb. Begin your practice at a relaxed 44 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 88. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Eb Major.

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[Eb] Do [Bb] you have the time [C] to [G] listen to me whine
[Ab] About nothing [Eb] and everything [Bb] all at once? _
[Eb] I [Bb] am one of those [C] _ [G] melodramatic fools
[Ab] Neurotic [Eb] to the bone, [Bb] no doubt about it _ _
_ [Ab] [Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself the creaks _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes my [Eb] mind plays tricks on me
_ [Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding up
[Eb] I think [C] I'm cracking [Ab] up
Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
[Eb] Am I [Bb] just dumb?
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I went [Bb] so astray
[C] To [G] another place
[Ab] She said [Eb] things like,
Obsessed, that's [Bb] breaking me down
[Eb] I went [Bb] to a whore
[C] He said [G] my life's a bore
[Ab] Choked with [Eb] my wooden bones
[Bb] It's breaking her down
_ [Ab] _
[Bb] Sometimes I give [Eb] myself the creaks
_ [Ab] _
[Bb] Sometimes my mind plays [Eb] tricks on me
[Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding up
[Eb] [Db] I think [C] I'm cracking up
[Ab] Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] [Bb] I've [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] lost _ [Bb] control _
So [Eb] I better [Bb] hold on
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes [Eb] I give myself the creaks
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] Sometimes my mind [Eb] plays tricks on me
_ [Ab] It all [Bb] keeps adding [Eb] up
I [Db] think [C] I'm cracking up
[Ab] Am I [Bb] just paranoid?
[Eb] Am I just dumb?
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song finds its place within the Dookie album.

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