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Who Wrote Holden Caulfield

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Artist    : Green Day
Song      : Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
Album     : Kerplunk
Tabbed By : Ketan (ketan.gupta50@yahoo.co.in)
Tuning : Standard (eBGDAE)
CHORDS USED
e|--D#5--------C#5---------C5-------A#5---------F5-------G#5---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-------6-------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---8-------6-------5-------8-------3-------6-------------------------------|
A|---6-------4-------3-------8-------3-------6-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------6-------1-------4-------------------------------|
[VERSE]
D#5A thought burst in my C#5head and I need to tell C5you
It's news that I for A#5thought
D#5Was it just a C#5dream that happened long aC5go?
I think that I just forA#5got
[PRE-CHORUS]
F5Well it hasn't been the G#5first time
F5And it sure does drive me G#5mad
[CHORUS]
D#5There's a boy who A#5fogs his world and C#5now he's getting G#5lazy
D#5There's no motiA#5vation and frusC#5tration makes him G#5crazy
D#5He makes a plan to A#5take a stand but C#5always ends up G#5sitting.
D#5Someone help him A#5up or he's C#5gonna end up G#5quitting.
[VERSE]
D#5I shuffle through my C#5mind
To see if I can fiC5nd
The words I left beA#5hind
D#5Was it just a C#5dream that happened long aC5go?
Oh well... Never A#5mind.
[PRE-CHORUS]
F5Well it hasn't been the G#5first time
F5And it sure does drive me G#5mad
[CHORUS]
D#5There's a boy who A#5fogs his world and C#5now he's getting G#5lazy
D#5There's no motiA#5vation and frusC#5tration makes him G#5crazy
D#5He makes a plan to A#5take a stand but C#5always ends up G#5sitting.
D#5Someone help him A#5up or he's C#5gonna end up G#5quitting.
  D#5    C#5    C5     G#5x4
   F5     G#5x2
[CHORUS]
D#5There's a boy who A#5fogs his world and C#5now he's getting G#5lazy
D#5There's no motiA#5vation and frusC#5tration makes him G#5crazy
D#5He makes a plan to A#5take a stand but C#5always ends up G#5sitting.
D#5Someone help him A#5up or he's C#5gonna end up G#5quitting.
[CHORUS]
D#5There's a boy who A#5fogs his world and C#5now he's getting G#5lazy
D#5There's no motiA#5vation and frusC#5tration makes him G#5crazy
D#5He makes a plan to A#5take a stand but C#5always ends up G#5sitting.
D#5Someone help him A#5up or he's C#5gonna end up G#5quitting.
(End on D#5)

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Who Wrote Holden Caulfield

by Green Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist : Green Day

Song : Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?

Album : Kerplunk

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

Tuning : Standard (eBGDAE)

CHORDS USED

D#5 C#5 C5 A#5 F5 G#5

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

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

G|---8-------6-------5-------------------------------------------------------|

D|---8-------6-------5-------8-------3-------6-------------------------------|

A|---6-------4-------3-------8-------3-------6-------------------------------|

E|---------------------------6-------1-------4-------------------------------|

[VERSE]

D#5 C#5 C5

A thought burst in my head and I need to tell you

A#5

It's news that I for thought

D#5 C#5 C5

Was it just a dream that happened long ago?

A#5

I think that I just forgot

[PRE-CHORUS]

F5 G#5

Well it hasn't been the first time

F5 G#5

And it sure does drive me mad

[CHORUS]

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting.

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting.

[VERSE]

D#5 C#5

I shuffle through my mind

To see if I can find

A#5

The words I left behind

D#5 C#5 C5

Was it just a dream that happened long ago?

A#5

Oh well... Never mind.

[PRE-CHORUS]

F5 G#5

Well it hasn't been the first time

F5 G#5

And it sure does drive me mad

[CHORUS]

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting.

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting.

D#5 C#5 C5 G#5

F5 G#5

[CHORUS]

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting.

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting.

[CHORUS]

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting.

D#5 A#5 C#5 G#5

Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting.

D#5

(End on )

About Who Wrote Holden Caulfield Chords by Green Day

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