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[Verse 1]
E5   F#5   E5   B5You come around every now and then
E5   F#5   E5   B5Your clothes look different but you're still the same
E5   F#5   E5Why else would you come here?
E5   F#5   E5Scumbag on a mission
E5   F#5   E5   B5You're telling me that it's been a while?
E5   F#5   E5   B5Shit eating grin and a brand new life
E5   F#5   E5Somebody let you come here
E5   F#5   E5Scumbag with permission
[Chorus]
F#5   G#5Never thought I'd see the likes of you around F#5this plB5ace
G#5What's the special occasion?
Did you F#5run out of friends?
[Verse 2]
E5   F#5   E5   B5Here you are coming 'round again
E5   F#5   E5   B5And things are different but you still pretend
E5   F#5   E5You've got a reason to come here
E5   F#5   E5Scumbag with ambition
E5   F#5   E5   B5And now you're telling me that things will change
E5   F#5   E5   B5And that you'll be leaving in a couple days
E5   F#5   E5You're gonna change the world someday
E5   F#5   E5Scumbag with a vision
[Chorus]
F#5   G#5It must be nice to know you got it all fiF#5gured B5out
G#5But from where I'm sitting it's just the F#5same thing againE5  F#5  E5  
[Instrumental]
| B5| B5   E5   F#5   E5|
| B5| B5   E5   F#5   E5|
| E5| E5   E5   F#5   E5|
| E5| E5   E5   F#5   E5|
| B5| B5   E5   F#5   E5|
| B5| B5   E5   F#5   E5|
| E5| E5   E5   F#5   E5|
| E5| E5|
[Outro]
F#5   G#5You need to stop and think before you open your mouth
G#5Cause every time you do it's the F#5same thing again and again

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About Scumbag Chords by Green Day

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