Holiday - Tutorial

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Song Audio

Album: American Idiot (2004) - YouTube

Lyrics and Chords

Guitar: Solo
[Intro]

Em C G D x2 


[Verse]

Em        C            G       D
Hear the sound of the falling rain
Em      C            G         B
Coming down like an armageddon flame
Em   C         G        D        B  
The shame the ones who died without a name 
Em     C             G      D
Every dog's howling out of key
Em    C           G          B
To a hymn called faith and misery
Em   C         G       D     B 
And plead the company lost the war today


[Chorus]

Em        C                G               D
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies 
Em           C               G          B               (Em)
This is the dawning of the rest of our lies.      On holiday


[Verse]

Em        C              G      D
Hear the drums pounding out of time
Em        C      G         B               
Another protester has crossed the line 
Em        C         G       D      B
To find, the money's on the other side
Em     C     G      D
Can I get another amen
Em         C             G       B        
There's a flag wrapped around a score of men
Em  C      G       D        B
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument 


[Chorus]
 
Em        C                G               D
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies 
Em           C               G          B               (Em)
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives.      On holiday


[Interlude]

| Em / G / | C A D B | Em / G / | D B Em / :| (x2)


[Solo]
| C / / / | G / / / | B / / / | Em / D / |
| C / / / | G / / / | 
| B / / / | B / / / | B / / / | B / / / |

(Drums and Bass Interlude (muted))

N.C.
The representative of California has the floor 


N.C.
Zieg Heil to the president gasman 
N.C.                D B   Em
bombs away is your punishment
N.C.
pulverize the eiffel tower 
N.C.                D B   Em
who criticize your government 

N.C.
bang bang goes the broken glass and
N.C.                    D    B  Em
kill all the fags that don't agree 
N.C.
triumph by fire setting fire 
N.C.                   D     B   Em
it's not a way that's meant for  me 

      B   /    /   /   B   /   /   / 
      ...just cause, 
      B   /    /   /   B    /      /     / 
        just cause, because we're outlaws yeah


[Chorus]

Em        C                G               D   
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
E           C              G           B   /   /   / 
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
Em        C                G               D
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies 
E           C              G           B   /    /   /   B  / / / B / / / B / / / 
This is the dawning of the rest of our liiiiiiiiiiiiives
                         
on holiday.


[Outro]

| Em / C / | G / D / |

| Em / C / | G / D / |

| Em / C / | G / D / |

| Em / G / | D B Em Em |

Chords Only





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