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[Intro]
 A   E   D   A(repeat)
[Part 1: The death of St. Jimmy]
AMy hEeart is beaDting from meA  
AI Eam standing all aDloneA  
APlease caEll me DonlAy 
Aif Eyou are coDming homeA  
EWaste another year flAies by
EWaste a night or twoA  
DYou taught me hAow to liveE  
 A   D   E   A   D   A   D   E(repeat)
AIn the streets of shDameE  
AWhere you'Dve lost Ayour dreams iDn the rainA  E  
AThere's no signs of hopDeE  
AThe stems and seeds of the last of the dDopeE  
AThere's a glow of ligDhtE  
AThe St. Jimmy is the spark in Dthe nightE  
ABearing gifts and DtrustE  
AThe fixture in the city Dof lustE  
AWhat the hellD's your Aname?
AWhat's your pleasDure and whats your Epain?A  
ADo you dreDam to mucAh?
ADo you think what you need is a Dcrutch?E  
A D E A D A E
AIn the crowd of paDin. E  
ASt. Jimmy comes without Dany shameE  
AHe says "we're fucked up" But we're not the DsameE  
AAnd mom and dad are the ones you can DblameE  
AJimmy dieDd todAay
AHe blew his braiDns out into the bEay A  
AIn the stDate of EminAd 
Ait's my own privDate suicidEe
[Part 2: East 12th St.]
A D A A D A A D A
AWell nDobody careAs
AWell nDobody careAs
ADoes anDyone care Aif nobody Dcares?A  
[x2]
DJesus filling out papeGrwork nowD  
DAt the facility on east A12th sDt.
DHe's not listening to a Gword Dnow
GHe's in his owDn world
AAnd he's dayDdreaming
DHe'd rather be doing somethinGg else now,D  
DLike cigarGettes and Dcoffee with the underAbellyD,
DHis life's on the line with anxiety nGow,D  
DAnd she had enougAh,
DAnd he had plentGy
D(xG2)D  A  D  
Somebody get me out of here
D(xG2)D  A  D  
Anybody get me out of here
D(xG2)D  A  D  
Somebody get me out of here
D(xG2)D  A  D  
Get me the fuck right out of here
CSo far awayA  
CI don't want to stayA  
CGet me out of here right nowA  
CI just wanna be freeA  
CIs there a possibility?A  
CGet me out of here right nowA  
C A C A C A C A A D A
     D     D      D        D0           G  D  
This life like dream ain't for me
[Part 3: Nobody likes you!]
D
DI fell Aasleep while watcDhing spike TVA  
AAfter 1D0 cups of coffAee
AAnd you're still Dnot here
DDreaming of a songA  
ABut sDomething went wrong
DBut I can't tell anyone
D'Cause no one's here
DLeft me here aloneA  
DAnd I should have stayed home
DAfter 10 cups of coffee I'm thinAking D  
(where'd you go?)
DNobody likes you, everyonDe left you
(where'd you go?)
DThey're all out without you havin' fun
(where'd you go?)
DEveryone left you, nobody likes you
(where'd you go?)
DThey're all out without you havin' fun
(where'd you go..go..go..go..)
DGeeze..E.Ha..
[Part 4: Rock and roll girlfriend]
(written and sung by Tre Cool)
AI got a rock and roll band
DI got a rock and roll life 
AI got a rock and roll girlfriend
EAnd another ex-wife
AI got a rock and roll house
DI got a rock and roll car
AI play the shit out the drums
EAnd I can play the guitar
AI got a kid in New York
DI got a kid in the bay
AI haven't drank or smoked nothin'
EIn over 22 days
DSo get off my caseA  
DOff of my casAe
AOff of my casDe!
[Part 5: We're coming home again]
D E G A D D E G A D
D E G A D D E G A
DHere they come marching down the streAetG  D  
DLike a desperation murmur Aof a heart beatG  D  
DComing back from the edge of towAnG  D  
EUnderneath their feetA  
DThe time has come and its going nAowhGereD  
DNobody ever said that life was fAair nowG  D  
DGo-carts and guns treasures they Awill bearG  D  
EIn the summer heatA  
GThe world is spinAning 
AAround and arounGd
GOut of coAntrol again
GFrom the 7-11 to Athe fear of Ebreaking down
ASo sDend my love a letterbAomb
AAnd vDisit me in hellA  
DWe're thAe onEes goinAg
D     A
DHome
DWe're coming home agAain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
GI started fuckin' running
DAs soon as my feet touched the ground
GWe're back in the Barrio
GBut to yoAu and me, that's jingle toDwn that'As
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DHome
DWe're coming home aAgain
DNobody likes you
DEveryone left you
DThey're all out without you havin' fun

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Homecoming

by Green Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

A E D A

(repeat)

[Part 1: The death of St. Jimmy]

A E D A

My heart is beating from me

A E D A

I am standing all alone

A E D A

Please call me only

A E D A

if you are coming home

E A

Waste another year flies by

E A

Waste a night or two

D A E

You taught me how to live

A D E A D A D E

(repeat)

A D E

In the streets of shame

A D A D A E

Where you've lost your dreams in the rain

A D E

There's no signs of hope

A D E

The stems and seeds of the last of the dope

A D E

There's a glow of light

A D E

The St. Jimmy is the spark in the night

A D E

Bearing gifts and trust

A D E

The fixture in the city of lust

A D A

What the hell's your name?

A D E A

What's your pleasure and whats your pain?

A D A

Do you dream to much?

A D E

Do you think what you need is a crutch?

A D E A D A E

A D E

In the crowd of pain.

A D E

St. Jimmy comes without any shame

A D E

He says "we're fucked up" But we're not the same

A D E

And mom and dad are the ones you can blame

A D A

Jimmy died today

A D E A

He blew his brains out into the bay

A D E A

In the state of mind

A D E

it's my own private suicide

[Part 2: East 12th St.]

A D A A D A A D A

A D A

Well nobody cares

A D A

Well nobody cares

A D A D A

Does anyone care if nobody cares?

[x2]

D G D

Jesus filling out paperwork now

D A D

At the facility on east 12th st.

D G D

He's not listening to a word now

G D

He's in his own world

A D

And he's daydreaming

D G D

He'd rather be doing something else now,

D G D A D

Like cigarettes and coffee with the underbelly,

D G D

His life's on the line with anxiety now,

D A

And she had enough,

D G

And he had plenty

D G D A D

(x2)

Somebody get me out of here

D G D A D

(x2)

Anybody get me out of here

D G D A D

(x2)

Somebody get me out of here

D G D A D

(x2)

Get me the fuck right out of here

C A

So far away

C A

I don't want to stay

C A

Get me out of here right now

C A

I just wanna be free

C A

Is there a possibility?

C A

Get me out of here right now

C A C A C A C A A D A

D D D D G D

This life like dream ain't for me

[Part 3: Nobody likes you!]

D A D A

I fell asleep while watching spike TV

A D A

After 10 cups of coffee

A D

And you're still not here

D A

Dreaming of a song

A D

But something went wrong

But I can't tell anyone

'Cause no one's here

D A

Left me here alone

And I should have stayed home

D A D

After 10 cups of coffee I'm thinking

(where'd you go?)

D D

Nobody likes you, everyone left you

(where'd you go?)

They're all out without you havin' fun

(where'd you go?)

Everyone left you, nobody likes you

(where'd you go?)

They're all out without you havin' fun

(where'd you go..go..go..go..)

D E

Geeze...Ha..

[Part 4: Rock and roll girlfriend]

(written and sung by Tre Cool)

I got a rock and roll band

I got a rock and roll life

I got a rock and roll girlfriend

And another ex-wife

I got a rock and roll house

I got a rock and roll car

I play the shit out the drums

And I can play the guitar

I got a kid in New York

I got a kid in the bay

I haven't drank or smoked nothin'

In over 22 days

D A

So get off my case

D A

Off of my case

A D

Off of my case!

[Part 5: We're coming home again]

D E G A D D E G A D

D E G A D D E G A

D A G D

Here they come marching down the street

D A G D

Like a desperation murmur of a heart beat

D A G D

Coming back from the edge of town

E A

Underneath their feet

D A G D

The time has come and its going nowhere

D A G D

Nobody ever said that life was fair now

D A G D

Go-carts and guns treasures they will bear

E A

In the summer heat

G A

The world is spinning

A G

Around and around

G A

Out of control again

G A E

From the 7-11 to the fear of breaking down

A D A

So send my love a letterbomb

A D A

And visit me in hell

D A E A

We're the ones going

D A

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

I started fuckin' running

As soon as my feet touched the ground

We're back in the Barrio

G A D A

But to you and me, that's jingle town that's

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Home

D A

We're coming home again

Nobody likes you

Everyone left you

They're all out without you havin' fun

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