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2000 Light Years Away

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Artist    : Green Day
Song      : 2,000 Light Years Away
Album     : Kerplunk
Tabbed By : Ketan (ketan.gupta50@yahoo.co.in)
[Tuning] 
HALF-STEP DOWN (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
[CHORDS USED]
e|---B5--------G#5--------F#5--------E5------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-------6-------4-------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------6-------4-------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------4-------2-------0-----------------------------------------------|
[INTRO]
B5     G#5 F#5
[VERSE]
I B5sit alF#5one in my bedroom
B5Staring at the F#5walls
I've B5been up F#5all damn night long
B5My pulse is speeding
F#5My love is yearning
[CHORUS]
G#5I hold my breath and B5close my eyes G#5and...
F#5Dream about her
E5Cause she's 2F#5000 light years B5away
G#5She holds my malaB5chite so tight G#5so...
F#5Never let go
E5Cause she's 2F#5000 light years awayB5  G#5  F#5  
Years Away!B5  G#5  F#5  
    B5   G#5      F#5x2
[VERSE]
I B5sit outF#5side and watch the sunrise
B5Lookout as far as I F#5can
I B5can't see F#5her, but in the distance
B5I hear some laughter,
F#5We laugh together
[CHORUS]
G#5I hold my breath and B5close my eyes G#5and...
F#5Dream about her
E5Cause she's 2F#5000 light years B5away
G#5She holds my malaB5chite so tight G#5so...
F#5Never let go
E5Cause she's 2F#5000 light years awayB5  G#5  F#5  
Years Away!B5  G#5  F#5  
    B5   G#5      F#5x2
[VERSE]
I B5sit alF#5one in my bedroom
B5Staring at the F#5walls
I've B5been up F#5all damn night long
B5My pulse is speeding
F#5My love is yearning
[CHORUS]
G#5I hold my breath and B5close my eyes G#5and...
F#5Dream about her
E5Cause she's 2F#5000 light years B5away
G#5She holds my malaB5chite so tight G#5so...
F#5Never let go
E5Cause she's 2F#5000 light years awayB5  G#5  F#5  
Years Away!B5  G#5  F#5  
    B5   G#5      F#5x2
(End on B5)

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2000 Light Years Away

by Green Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist : Green Day

Song : 2,000 Light Years Away

Album : Kerplunk

Tabbed By : Ketan (ketan.gupta50@yahoo.co.in)

[Tuning]

HALF-STEP DOWN (D# G# C# F# A# D#)

[CHORDS USED]

B5 G#5 F#5 E5

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

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

G|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---4-------6-------4-------2-----------------------------------------------|

A|---2-------6-------4-------2-----------------------------------------------|

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

[INTRO]

B5 G#5 F#5

[VERSE]

B5 F#5

I sit alone in my bedroom

B5 F#5

Staring at the walls

B5 F#5

I've been up all damn night long

My pulse is speeding

F#5

My love is yearning

[CHORUS]

G#5 B5 G#5

I hold my breath and close my eyes and...

F#5

Dream about her

E5 F#5 B5

Cause she's 2000 light years away

G#5 B5 G#5

She holds my malachite so tight so...

F#5

Never let go

E5 F#5 B5 G#5 F#5

Cause she's 2000 light years away

B5 G#5 F#5

Years Away!

B5 G#5 F#5

[VERSE]

B5 F#5

I sit outside and watch the sunrise

B5 F#5

Lookout as far as I can

B5 F#5

I can't see her, but in the distance

I hear some laughter,

F#5

We laugh together

[CHORUS]

G#5 B5 G#5

I hold my breath and close my eyes and...

F#5

Dream about her

E5 F#5 B5

Cause she's 2000 light years away

G#5 B5 G#5

She holds my malachite so tight so...

F#5

Never let go

E5 F#5 B5 G#5 F#5

Cause she's 2000 light years away

B5 G#5 F#5

Years Away!

B5 G#5 F#5

[VERSE]

B5 F#5

I sit alone in my bedroom

B5 F#5

Staring at the walls

B5 F#5

I've been up all damn night long

My pulse is speeding

F#5

My love is yearning

[CHORUS]

G#5 B5 G#5

I hold my breath and close my eyes and...

F#5

Dream about her

E5 F#5 B5

Cause she's 2000 light years away

G#5 B5 G#5

She holds my malachite so tight so...

F#5

Never let go

E5 F#5 B5 G#5 F#5

Cause she's 2000 light years away

B5 G#5 F#5

Years Away!

B5 G#5 F#5

(End on )

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