Date: Sat, July 24 1999
From: Peter Ferragine (pferragine@interhop.net)
Group: Green Day
Album: Nimrod
Released: 1997 reprise records
Track: 2
Title: hitchin' a ride

pm - palm mute
b - bend
x - scratch


verse - pre chorus is played the same without the palm mute
pm__________________________|
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|-9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-5-5-|
|-9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-5-5-|
|-7--7--5--5--4--4--3-3-3-3-|

chorus

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|---------------------------------------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-

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 -2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 -2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 -0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

solo

|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-7-7-7-
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|--9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12-12--9--9--9--9--9--9-5-5-5-4-4-4-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------

 -----------------------------------------------------------
 -12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-17b-17b-17b-17b-17-17-
 --x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x---x--x-
 --9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12-12-14b-14b-14b-14b-14-14-
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------

 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 -17-15-12-15--17-15-12-15--17-15-12-10--12-15-12-10--12-15-17-15-
 --x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x-
 -14-12--9-12--14-12--9-12--14-12--9--7---9-12--9--7---9-12-14-12-
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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 -12-15-17-15--12-15-17-15---17b----17-|
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 --9-12-14-12---9-12-14-12---14b----14-|
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outro

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|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

lyrics

hey mister, where you headed? are you in a hurry?
i need a lift to happy hour say oh no
do you brake for distilled spirits? i need a break as well
the well that inebriates the guilt
1, 2,  1, 2, 3, 4
cold turkey's getting stale, tonight i'm eating crow
fermented salmonella poison oak no
there's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now i'm dehydrating
my tongue is swelling up, as say 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4
troubled times, you know i can not lie
i'm off the wagon and i'm hitchin' a ride
there's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now i'm dehydrating
my tongue is swelling up, i say shit