Basket Case

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Capo 1st fret, standard tuning
D* 10 12 12 11 10 10
A* 5 7 7 6 5 5
Bm* 7 9 9 7 7 7
Chords relative to capo
[Verse 1]
D A
Do you have the time
Bm F#m
To listen to me whine
G D
About nothing and everything
A
All at once
D A
I am one of those
Bm F#m
Melodramatic fools
G D
Neurotic to the bone
A
No doubt about it
[Chorus]
G A D
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G A D
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
G A
It all keeps adding up
D C Bm
I think I'm cracking up
G A
Am I just paranoid?
D
(*)
Am I just stoned?
[Riff]
D A BmA
* * * *
D A BmA
* * * *
[Verse 2]
D A
I went to a shrink
Bm F#m
To analyze my dreams
G D
She says it's lack of sex
A
That's bringing me down
D A
I went to a whore
Bm F#m
He said my life's a bore
G D
So quit my whining cause
A
It's bringing her down
[Chorus]
G A D
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G A D
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
G A
It all keeps adding up
D C Bm
I think I'm cracking up
G A
Am I just paranoid?
D
(*)
Uh, yuh, yuh, ya
[Riff]
D A BmA
* * * *
D A BmA
* * * *
D A BmA
* * * *
D A BmA
* * * *
[Bridge]
G A
Grasping to control
D
N.C.
So I better hold on
[Instrumental]
D A Bm F#m G D A
D A Bm F#m G D A
[Chorus]
G A D
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G A D
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
G A
It all keeps adding up
D C Bm
I think I'm cracking up
G A
Am I just paranoid?
D
()
Am I just stoned?
[Outro]
D Bm G D A
D Bm G D A
D Bm G D A
D Bm G D A
G D A

Basket Case chords and lyrics

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

If you just want to play this on an acoustic with open chords, here they are.
Capo 1st fret, standard tuning
D*    10 12 12 11 10 10
A*    5  7  7  6  5  5
Bm*   7  9  9  7  7  7
Chords relative to capo
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Riff]
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Riff]
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
[Bridge]
[Instrumental]
D  A  Bm  F#m  G  D  A
D  A  Bm  F#m  G  D  A
[Chorus]
[Outro]
D   Bm   G D A
D   Bm   G D A
D   Bm   G D A
D   Bm   G D A
G D A

Basket Case Chords by Green Day

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