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Green Day
Longview
Dookie
1994 Reprise Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Eb- x68886
 Db- x46664
 Bb- x13331
 Ab- 466544
[Intro]
Bass:
  Eb    Dbx4
[Verse 1] (guitar enters at last Db in each verse)
  EbI sit aDbround and watch
the Ebtube but nothing is
Dbon   EbI change the Dbchannel's
for an Ebhour or twoDb  
  EbTwiddle my Dbthumbs
just for a Ebbit
I'm sick of Dball the
same old Ebshit In
the Dbhouse with unlocked
Ebdoors and I'm fucking Dblazy
[Chorus]
  BbBite my Ablip and
Ebclose my Bbeyes
Take me aAbway
to Ebparadise
  BbI'm so damn
Abbored I'm Ebgoing
Bbblind and I
smell like Abshit
[Post Chorus]
  Eb    Dbx2
[Verse 2]
  EbPeel me Dboff this Velcro
Ebseat And get me Dbmoving
  EbI sure as Dbhell can't
do it Ebby myselfDb  
  EbI'm feeling Dblike
a dog in Ebheat
Barred inDbdoors from
the summer sEbtreet
I've locked the Dbdoors
to my own Ebcell and
I've lost the Dbkey
[Chorus]
  BbBite my Ablip and
Ebclose my Bbeyes
Take me aAbway
to Ebparadise
  BbI'm so damn
Abbored I'm Ebgoing
Bbblind and I
smell like Abshit
[Bridge]
EbI've got no Dbmotivation
EbWhere is my Dbmotivation?
EbNo time for Dbmotivation
SEbmoking my DbinspiBbrationAb  Eb  Bb  Ab  Eb  
Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab
[Interlude]
  Eb    Dbx2
[Verse 3] (Bass)
  EbI sit aDbround and
watch the Ebphone
But no one is Dbcalling
  EbCall me paDbthetic call
me Ebwhat you willDb  
  EbMy mother Dbsays
to get a Ebjob
But she don't Dblike
the one she's Ebgot
When masturDbbation's
lost its Ebfun you're
fucking Dblonely
[Chorus]
  BbBite my Ablip and
Ebclose my Bbeyes
Take me aAbway
to Ebparadise
  BbI'm so damn 
Abbored I'm Ebgoing
Bbblind And loneliAbness
has Ebto suffice
  BbBite my Ablip and
Ebclose my Bbeyes
Slowly slipping
aAbway to Ebparadise
  BbSome say "AbQuit
or EbI'll go Bbblind"
but it's just a Abmyth
[Outro]
  Eb    Dbx12

The story behind the song

"Longview" is a song by American rock band Green Day, released as their debut single. It is the fourth track on the band's third studio album, Dookie (1994). The song describes intense boredom and frustration with an inability to self-actualize, lyrically focusing on a day spent doing nothing of importance and masturbating. The music video for the song received heavy airplay on MTV and is largely credited for breaking Green Day into mainstream popularity.

AI-written from these sources:Longview (song) — Wikipedia ↗Green Day — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Longview

by Green Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Green Day

Longview

Dookie

1994 Reprise Records

Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x68886

- x46664

- x13331

- 466544

[Intro]

Bass:

Eb Db

[Verse 1] (guitar enters at last Db in each verse)

Eb Db

I sit around and watch

the tube but nothing is

Db Eb Db

on I change the channel's

Eb Db

for an hour or two

Eb Db

Twiddle my thumbs

just for a bit

I'm sick of all the

same old shit In

the house with unlocked

Eb Db

doors and I'm fucking lazy

[Chorus]

Bb Ab

Bite my lip and

Eb Bb

close my eyes

Take me away

to paradise

I'm so damn

Ab Eb

bored I'm going

blind and I

smell like shit

[Post Chorus]

Eb Db

[Verse 2]

Eb Db

Peel me off this Velcro

Eb Db

seat And get me moving

Eb Db

I sure as hell can't

Eb Db

do it by myself

Eb Db

I'm feeling like

a dog in heat

Barred indoors from

the summer street

I've locked the doors

to my own cell and

I've lost the key

[Chorus]

Bb Ab

Bite my lip and

Eb Bb

close my eyes

Take me away

to paradise

I'm so damn

Ab Eb

bored I'm going

blind and I

smell like shit

[Bridge]

Eb Db

I've got no motivation

Eb Db

Where is my motivation?

Eb Db

No time for motivation

Eb Db Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb

Smoking my inspiration

Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab

[Interlude]

Eb Db

[Verse 3] (Bass)

Eb Db

I sit around and

watch the phone

But no one is calling

Eb Db

Call me pathetic call

Eb Db

me what you will

Eb Db

My mother says

to get a job

But she don't like

the one she's got

When masturbation's

lost its fun you're

fucking lonely

[Chorus]

Bb Ab

Bite my lip and

Eb Bb

close my eyes

Take me away

to paradise

I'm so damn

Ab Eb

bored I'm going

Bb Ab

blind And loneliness

has to suffice

Bb Ab

Bite my lip and

Eb Bb

close my eyes

Slowly slipping

Ab Eb

away to paradise

Bb Ab

Some say "Quit

Eb Bb

or I'll go blind"

but it's just a myth

[Outro]

Eb Db

x12

About Longview Chords by Green Day

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