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Murder City

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Green Day
Murder City
21st Century Breakdown
2009 Reprise Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B
 -   x24442
D#
 -  x68886
D#m
 - x68876
G#m
 - 466444
E
 -   022100
Em
 -  022000
Intro: Guitar Effects
e|-14-14--14-14--14-|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------| x4
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Chorus:
B
Desperate
       D#
But no hopeless
G#m
  I feel so useless
       E      Em
In the murder city
B
Desperate
       D#
But no helpless
G#m
  The clocks strikes midnight
       E      Em
In the murder city
Verse 1:
B           D#m
  I'm wide awake
          G#m
After the riot
E           B
  This demostration
       F#
Of our anguish
B            D#m
  This empty laugher
       G#m
Has no reason
E
  Like a bottle
B                F#
Of your favorite poison
Refrain:
E
  We are the last call
           Em (hold)
But we're still pathetic
Chorus:
B
Desperate
       D#
But no hopeless
G#m
  I feel so useless
       E      Em
In the murder city
B
Desperate
       D#
But no helpless
G#m
  The clocks strikes midnight
       E      Em
In the murder city
             BD#G#mEEm
Guitar Solo:      x2
Guitar 2:
        B                 D#                G#m
           Em
e|-2--2--2-2-2-|-3--3--3-3-3--3--4--6-|-4--4--4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4-4-|-3--3--3-3-3-|
B|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
       x2                                    x2
Verse 2:
B             D#m
  Christian's crying
       G#m
In the bathroom
E            B
  And i just want to
      F#
Bum a cigarette
B               D#m
  We've come so far
              G#m
We've been so wasted
E
  It's written
B            F#
All over our faces
Refrain:
E
  We are the last call
           Em (hold)
But we're still pathetic
Chorus:
B
Desperate
       D#
But no hopeless
G#m
  I feel so useless
       E      Em
In the murder city
B
Desperate
       D#
But no helpless
G#m
  The clocks strikes midnight
       E      Em
In the murder city
B
Desperate
       D#
But no hopeless
G#m
  I feel so useless
       E      Em
In the murder city
B
Desperate
       D#
But no helpless
G#m
  The clocks strikes midnight
          E
In the

Murder City chords and lyrics

Free chords for Murder City by Green Day. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Green Day
Murder City
21st Century Breakdown
2009 Reprise Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B -   x24442
D# -  x68886
D#m - x68876
G#m - 466444
E -   022100
Em -  022000
Chorus:
Verse 1:
Refrain:
           Em (hold)
But we're still pathetic
Chorus:
Guitar Solo: B D# G#m E Em x2
Verse 2:
Refrain:
           Em (hold)
But we're still pathetic
Chorus:

Murder City Chords by Green Day

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The chords for "Murder City" show the original chord names (including B, D#, D#m, G#m, E, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.