TITLE    :Basketcase
ARTIST   :Green Day
ALBUM    :Dookie

*****Tabbed by Phil H*****

Tuning:           Tune 1/2 step down
* above chord:    Palm muted

***Listen to song for strumming patterns***

CHORD LEGEND

d#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|-----------------6---7---9----|
C#|-2---6---7---9---6---7---9----|
G#|-2---6---7---9---4---5---7----|
D#|-0---4---5---7----------------|
    D#5 G5  G#5 A#5 C5  C#5 D#5ii


Intro

   *              *      *            *
[D#5ii]         [A#5]   [C5]         [G5]
Do you have the time to listen to me whine
   *                  *               *
 [G#5]             [D#5ii]          [A#5]
About nothing and everything all at once

   *          *      *          *
[D#5ii]     [A#5]   [C5]       [G5]
I am one of those melodramatic fools
   *               *                  *
 [G#5]          [D#5ii]             [A#5]
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it

  *          *               *
[G#5]       [B5]           [E5ii]
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
  *           *                    *
[G#5]        [B5]                [E5ii]
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

  *                  *
[G#5]               [B5]
It all keeps adding up
  [D#5ii]   [C#5]    [C5]
I think I'm cracking up
   [C#5]      [A#5]
Am I just paranoid
          [D#5ii]
Am I just stoned

d#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F#|-----6---4---9-------6---4-|
C#|-9---6---4---9---9---6---4-|
G#|-9---4---2---7---9---4---2-|
D#|-7---------------7---------|


Verse

  [D#5ii]   [A#5]      [C5]      [G5]
I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams
    [G#5]             [D#5ii]                [A#5]
She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down

[D#5ii]         [A#5]   [C5]         [G5]
I went to a whore he said my life's a bore
     [G#5]           [D#5ii]              [A#5]
Just quit my whining cuz it's bringing her down

[G#5]       [B5]           [E5ii]
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
[G#5]        [B5]                [E5ii]
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

[G#5]               [B5]
It all keeps adding up
  [D#5ii]   [C#5]    [C5]
I think I'm cracking up
   [C#5]      [A#5]
Am I just paranoid
          [D#5ii]
Am I just stoned

d#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----6---4---9-------6---4---9-------6---4---9-------6---4-|
C#|-9---6---4---9---9---6---4---9---9---6---4---9---9---6---4-|
G#|-9---4---2---7---9---4---2---7---9---4---2---7---9---4---2-|
D#|-7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------|

Bridge

[G#5]          [A#5]
Grasping to control

So I better hold on

Interlude

d#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F#|-9999------6666-----------9999------|
C#|-9999-9999-6666-6666-7777-9999-9999-|
G#|-7777-9999-4444-6666-7777-7777-9999-|
D#|------7777------4444-5555------7777-|x2

[G#5]       [B5]           [E5ii]
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
[G#5]        [B5]                [E5ii]
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

[G#5]               [B5]
It all keeps adding up
  [D#5ii]   [C#5]    [C5]
I think I'm cracking up
   [C#5]      [A#5]
Am I just paranoid

Outro

           [G5]
Am I just stoned
                                                                                   Let ring
d#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------9------------------9------------------9-------------------9------------|
C#|-7--6-7--7-9-999--6-7--6-7--7-9-999--6-7--6-7--7-9-999--6-7--6-7--7--9--9---7-2-9-|
G#|-7--6-7--7-7-999--6-7--6-7--7-7-999--6-7--6-7--7-7-999--6-7--6-7--7--7--9---7-2-9-|
D#|-5--4-5--5---777--4-5--4-5--5---777--4-5--4-5--5---777--4-5--4-5--5-----7---5-0-7-|