------This isnt my tab, but saw it in the requests and this is a good version------


Band: Green Day
Song: Basket Case
Album: Dookie

*tune down all strings half a step*

(fig 1)
     Do you have the time          to
Eb |-----------------|-------------------
Bb |-----------------|-------------------
Gb |-9---------------|-------------------
Db |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----9-------9-----
Ab |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-
Eb |---------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----

     listen to me whine            a-
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-----6-----6-----|-------------------
   |-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|-----6-------6-----
   |-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----
   |-------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-

    -bout nothing & everything all at -
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |---------------9-|-----9-------9----
   |-----7-----7-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----
   |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-00-
   |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|------------------

     once?
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----9---------9-|-----9-------9-9--
   |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--
   |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----

(fig 1)
I am one of those melodramatic fools
neurotic to the bone no doubt about it

chorus (fig 2)
          sometimes I give myself the -
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----7-----7---9-|-----9-------9-9--
   |-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--
   |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----

    - creeps
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----9---------9-|-----9-------9----
   |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
   |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
   |-----------------|------------------

(fig 2) *2 1/2 times
sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up.

(fig 3)
   I think I'm cracking up.        Am -
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-9-------7-7-x-5-|(5)-5-5---5-5-5----
   |-9-------7-7-x-6-|(6)-6-6---6-6-6----
   |-9-------7-7-x-6-|(6)-6-6---6-6-6-7--
   |-7-------5-5-x-4-|(4)-4-4---4-4-4-7--
   |-----------------|----------------5--

     I just paranoid?   Am I just stoned?
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-7-------------9-|(9)-9-9---9-9-9-99-
   |-7---7-7-7-7-7-9-|(9)-9-9---9-9-9-99-
   |-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|(7)-7-7---7-7-7-77-

(fig 4) #

   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-9---xx4-4---xx5-|-5---xx4-4---xx9---
   |-9---xx4-4---xx6-|-6---xx4-4---xx9---
   |-9---xx4-4---xx6-|-6---xx4-4---xx9---
   |-7---xx2-2---xx4-|-4---xx2-2---xx7---
   |-----------------|-------------------

                                 I  -
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-9---xx4-4---xx5-|-5---xx4-4---xx9---
   |-9---xx4-4---xx6-|-6---xx4-4---xx9---
   |-9---xx4-4---xx6-|-6---xx4-4---xx9---
   |-7---xx4-4---xx4-|-4---xx2-2---xx7---
   |-----------------|-------------------

(fig 5)
   - went    to a  shrink         to  -
   |-0---0---0-0-----|-------------------
   |-0---0---0-0-x-4-|(4)-4-4---4-4-4-xx-
   |-1---1---1-1-x-4-|(4)-4-4---4-4-4-xx-
   |-2---2---2-2-x-4-|(4)-4-4---4-4-4-xx-
   |-2---2---2-2-x-2-|(2)-2-2---2-2-2-xx-
   |-0---0---0-0-----|-------------------

     analize  my   dreams.        She -
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-5---5---5-5-----|----------------0--
   |-6---6---6-6-----|----------------2--
   |-6---6---6-6-x-6-|(6)-6-6---6-6-6-2--
   |-4---4---4-4-x-6-|(6)-6-6---6-6-6-0--
   |-------------x-4-|(4)-4-4---4-4-4----

    says its lack of sex that's bringing me
   |---------0-0---0-|(0)---0-0-----0----
   |-0---2-------0-0-|(0)-0-----0-0---xx-
   |-2-------------1-|(1)-------------xx-
   |-2-------------2-|(2)-------------xx-
   |-0-------------2-|(2)-------------xx-
   |---------------0-|(0)----------------

   - down                         I  -
   |---------------2-|(2)-------------0--
   |-4---4-4-4-5---4-|(4)-5-5-4-4-4-5-0--
   |-4---4-4-4-4---4-|(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--
   |-4---4-4-4-4---4-|(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4----
   |-2---2-2-2-2---2-|(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2----
   |-----------------|-------------------

(fig 5)
went to a whore. He said my life's a bore.
So quit my whining 'cause it's bringing her down.

(fig 6)
       Sometimes I give my - self the -
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-7---7---7-7---9-|(9)-9-9-9---9-9----
   |-7---7---7-7---9-|(9)-9-9-9---9-9----
   |-5---5---5-5-0-7-|(7)-7-7-7---7-7-00-

     - creeps
   |------------------|------------------
   |-9---9---9-9-10-9-|(9)-7-7---7-7-7---
   |-9---9---9-9--9-9-|(9)-9-9---9-9-9---
   |-9---9---9-9--9-9-|(9)-9-9---9-9-9---
   |-7---7---7-7--7-7-|(7)-7-7---7-7-7---
   |------------------|----------------0-

(fig 6) *2 1/2 times
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me.
It all keeps adding up.
(fig 3)
I think I'm cracking up.
Am I just paranoid?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(fig 4)
Oh, oh.

(bridge)
   Grasp  -  ing      to      con    -
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-7---------------|------------------
   |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
   |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

   - trol              so I better hold -
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-----------------|------------------
   |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----------------
   |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----------------
   |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7----------------

(instrumental verse) (fig 5)
On_____

D.S. # Coda
(go back to the begining and jump
to the coda at the # sign)

(coda)

  | |-----0-----0------|-----0-----0-----
  | |-------0-----0----|-------0-----0---
  |.|-1-----2----------|-------x---------
  |.|-2----------------|-6-----7---------
  | |---------------44-|-4-------------0-
  | |------------------|---------------0-

                              (play 3 times)
   |-----------------|------------------| |
   |-----------------|------------------| |
   |-------999-9-----|------------------|.|
   |-7---7-999-9---9-|(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9---|.|
   |-7---7-777-7-0-9-|(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9---| |
   |-5---5---------7-|(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-| |

   |-----0-----0-----|------0-----0-----
   |-------0-----0---|--------0-----0---
   |-1-----2---------|--------x---------
   |-2-------------6-|(6)-6---7-------7-
   |---------------4-|(4)-4-----------7-
   |-----------------|----------------0-

   |-----------------|-------------------
   |-----------------|-------------------
   |---------9-------|-------------------
   |-7-------9-----9-|(9)----------------
   |-7-------7-----9-|(9)----------------
   |-5-------------7-|(7)--------/16\7-0-

   |-----------------|-------------------||
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   |-2-------------4-|(4)----------------||
   |-2-------2-----4-|(4)----------------||
   |-0-------2-----2-|(2)----------------||
   |---------0-------|-------------------||



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*(it took long enough to do)  *
*complaints, comments welcome,*
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