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Group Name:  Green Day
Song Name:  'Uptight'
Album Name:  Nimrod
Tabbed By:  Todd M. Weber (tweber@aomke.com)


Note:  Tune Down 1/2 Step to Match CD (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)


INRTO AND VERSES
-Guitar (Barely audible beneath Bass Line)

Db: 5554445554445544  G G (G chords end of intro only).

-Bass Line

Gb: 0000000000000000----------------
Db: --------------------------------
Ab: ----------------3333333333333333-(5-5 end of intro only)

INTRO
Play the guitar part 4 times and bass part 2 times and end
with G G at the end of second time.

VERSES
Play the 'VERSE' guitar part 6 times and bass part 3 times with the
the following lyrics.  The '*' indicates where the bass changes
notes:

VERSE I
		   *
I   woke up on the wrong side of the floor
*	              *
Made, made my way to the front door
*                     *
Broke my engagement with myself (Go to HOOK)


VERSE II (Guitar part is slightly louder this time around
                       *
I   got a new start on a dead end road
*                  *
Peaked, peaked out regendered load(?)
*                    *
Owed, paid up all my debts to myself (Go to HOOK)


HOOK
-Guitar and Bass Line

Ab: 55555555/33333333 (play 3 times)

*               *
Perfect picture of bad health


*                       *
Another notch scratched on my belt
*                    *
The future just aint what it used to be
(The future's in my living room)


-Repeat VERSE and HOOK parts above (Guitar part is slightly louder
 this time around.

CHORUS

-Guitar

Hear are the chords that you will need:

G	C	D	E
X	X	X	X
X	X	X	X
X	5	7	9
5	5	7	9
5	3	5	7
3	3	5	7


-Guitar

G               C                          G           C
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun yeah.  All night, suicide's last call now.

             C          D                    G     CC  DD
I've been uptight all night, I'm the son of gun.


-Bass

Gb: 00-000             00-000
Db:
Ab:       33-333333333       33-333333333
-Play above part twice

Gb: 00000     00000
Db:      00000        0-0
Ab:                3-3
-Repeat entire chorus one time


INTERLUDE

-Guitar

Eb: 3332223332223322
Bb: 3333333333333333
-Repeat INTERLUDE 8 times

-Bass
-Play bass line from 'VERSE' for whole interlude.

ENDING

-Guitar play chorus 4 times and then end on E chord.
-Bass play chorus 4 times and then end on Ab:-7-


That's pretty much the whole song.  The strumming patterns probably not
exact, just listen to the CD and you'll get a feel for the right patterns.
The bassline is pretty simplified because I'm not a true bass player.  I
know Mike Dirnt adds his stuff in between, but I just gave the basic idea.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me at
(tweber@aomke.com).