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Sassafras Roots

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Green Day - Sassafras Roots
Tabbed by KyleBadner
[Chords used]
e|-A---D---E---E---F#--|
B|---------------|
G|----7--9-------|
D|-7--7--9--2--4-|   Use the high E for the intro, riff and bridge
A|-7--5--7--2--4-|       and the low E for the verse and chorus
E|-5--------0--2-|
[Riff] -  A   A   D  E  
If you got two guitars, the 2nd can play this
e|-A----E--D--C#----D----E------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----9-7-6-6/7---9-9/11-9----|
D|-7---------------------------|
A|-7---7-5-4-4/5---7-7/9--7----|
E|-5---------------------------|
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[Intro]
D  A  E
[Riff]
 A   A   D   E(x2)
[Verse 1]
ARoaming 'round your house, wasting your tDimeE  
ANo obligation just wasting your tDimeE  
ASo why are you alone wasting your tDime?E  
AWhen you could be with me wasting your tDimeE  
[Chorus]
DI'm a waste like Eyou,
with nDothing else to dEo
May DI waste Ayour time tEoo?
[Riff]
 A   A   D   E(x2)
[Verse 2]
AWarding off regrets, wasting your tDimeE  
ASmoking cigarrettes, wasting your tDimeE  
AI'm just a parasite wasting your tDimeE  
AApplying myself to wasting your tDimeE  
[Chorus]
DI'm a waste like Eyou,
with nDothing else to dEo
May DI waste Ayour time tEoo?
[Riff] (x2)
[Bridge]
 F#   D(x3), E  
ASo why are you alone wasting your tDime?E  
AWhen you could be with me wasting your tDimeE  
DI'm a waste like Eyou,
with nDothing else to dEo
May DI waste Ayour time tEoo?
May DI waste Ayour time Etoo?
May DI waste Ayour time Etoo?
May DI waste yAour time tEoo?
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Any corrections or requests email me at kbadner@yahoo.com

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Sassafras Roots

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Green Day - Sassafras Roots

Tabbed by KyleBadner

[Chords used]

A D E E F#

e|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|----7--9-------|

D|-7--7--9--2--4-| Use the high E for the intro, riff and bridge

A|-7--5--7--2--4-| and the low E for the verse and chorus

E|-5--------0--2-|

A A D E

[Riff] -

If you got two guitars, the 2nd can play this

A E D C# D E

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----9-7-6-6/7---9-9/11-9----|

D|-7---------------------------|

A|-7---7-5-4-4/5---7-7/9--7----|

E|-5---------------------------|

-----------------

[Intro]

D A E

[Riff]

A A D E

(x2)

[Verse 1]

A D E

Roaming 'round your house, wasting your time

A D E

No obligation just wasting your time

A D E

So why are you alone wasting your time?

A D E

When you could be with me wasting your time

[Chorus]

D E

I'm a waste like you,

D E

with nothing else to do

D A E

May I waste your time too?

[Riff]

A A D E

(x2)

[Verse 2]

A D E

Warding off regrets, wasting your time

A D E

Smoking cigarrettes, wasting your time

A D E

I'm just a parasite wasting your time

A D E

Applying myself to wasting your time

[Chorus]

D E

I'm a waste like you,

D E

with nothing else to do

D A E

May I waste your time too?

[Riff] (x2)

[Bridge]

F# D E

(x3),

A D E

So why are you alone wasting your time?

A D E

When you could be with me wasting your time

D E

I'm a waste like you,

D E

with nothing else to do

D A E

May I waste your time too?

D A E

May I waste your time too?

D A E

May I waste your time too?

D A E

May I waste your time too?

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Any corrections or requests email me at kbadner@yahoo.com

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