band: green day
song: are we the waiting
cd: american idiot

The song is mostly just arpeggios, it's very simple.

Throughout the whole song, another guitar strums the chord
once while the main guitar goes through the arppeggios.

Main Riff (Intro/Verse/Chorus):
   A                         D
e|---------------------------------2-----------2-------|
B|-------2-----------2-----------3---3-------3---3-----|
G|-----2---2-------2---2-------2-------2---2-------2---|
D|---2-------2---2-------2---0-----------0-------------|
A|-0-----------0---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
(This dirty town, is burnin' down, in my dreams)
   Fm                 E             D
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------11---------------8------/7-----7-----------7-------|
G|------10----10----------9---9----/7---7---7-------7---7-----|
D|---10----------10-----9-------9-----7-------7---7-------7---|
A|-9------------------7-------------------------5-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                                    ^This slide is actually played by
                                       the second guitar, but you can play
                                         it with one.
Order:

Intro:

Intro (Main Riff x1)
Verse (Main Riff x3)
Pre-Chorus x2
Chorus (Main Riff x2)
Verse (Main Riff x3)
Pre-Chorus x2
Outro (Main Riff x5)

Lyrics:

Starry nights city lights
Coming down over me                             (Verse 1)
Skyscrapers and stargazers
In my head
Are we we are, Are we we are
The waiting unknown

This dirty town was burning down in my dreams   (Pre-Chorus)
Lost and found city bound in my dreams

And screaming
Are we we are, Are we we are the waiting        (Chorus)
And screaming
Are we we are, Are we we are the waiting

Forget me nots and second thoughts
Live in isolation
Heads or tails and fairytales                   (Verse 2)
In my mind
Are we we are, Are we we are
The waiting unknown

The rage and love, the story of my life         (Pre-Chorus)
The Jesus of suburbia is a lie

And screaming
Are we we are, Are we we are the waiting
And screaming
Are we we are, Are we we are the waiting
                                                (Outro)
Are we we are, Are we we are the waiting
And screaming
Are we we are, Are we we are the waiting

Are we we are, Are we we are the waiting