Song: The Anthem
Band: Good Charlotte
Album: The Young And The Hopeless
Tabbed by Josiah   -   guitarvibe55@yahoo.com
AWESOME song.the whole CD rocks. This tab is very accurate. Enjoy!

Intro Part 1: PALM-MUTED
G--6-6-6-----------6-6-6------------
D--6-6-66-64-4-46-66-6-66-644444444-
A--4-4-46-64-4-46-64-4-46-644444444-
E-------4-42-2-24-4-----4-422222222-

Intro Part 2 (with whole band): RHYTHM PART
G--6--66--66--66--6-----------------------------------------------
D--6--66--66--66--66--66--66--66--64--44--44?-44?-46--66--66--66--
A--4--44--44--44--46--66--66--66--64--44--44--44--46--66--66--66--
E------------------4--44--44--44--42--22?-22-?22--24--44--44--44?-
LEAD PART
G---------66-8-10---------1111-10-8--------55-6-8---------886655566-
D---------xx-x-x----------x-x--x--x--------xx-x-x---------xxxxxxxxx-
A---------44-6-8----------9-9--8--6--------33-4-6---------664433344-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse: I don?t know the strum pattern. It?s too syncopated for me.
So I?m just giving you the power chords.

       C#5             G#5
It?s a new day, but it all feels old
       C#5               G#5
It?s a good life, that?s what I?m told
     C#5          G#5                F#5
But everything it all just feels the same
       C#5                  G#5
And my high school, it felt more to me
       C#5              F#5
Like a jail cell, a penitentiary
   C#5                 G#5          F#5
My time spent there it only made me see

Pre-Chorus 1:                           palm-mute here to here
                                                   V       V
G--33333333--------666666666666666633333333------------------------
D--3333333344444444666666666666666633333333444444446666666666666666
A--1111111144444444444444444444444411111111444444446666666666666666
E----------22222222------------------------222222224444444444444444
That I don?t ever wanna be like you, I don?t wanna do the things you
do. I'm never gonna hear the word you say, and I don't ever wanna, I
don't ever wanna be

Chorus:
                                                          (stop)
G--6--------------6--------------6---------------6---------------
D--6--66--44--66--6--66--44--77--6--66--44--66---6--66?-44-------
A--4--66--44--66--4--66--44--77--4--66--44--66---4--66--44-------
E-----44--22--44-----44--22--55-----44--22--44------44--22-------
You Don?t wanna be just like you. What I?m saying is this is the
anthem, throw all your hands up. You...don't wanna be you.

PLAY INTRO PART 2

Verse 2: Same chords as Verse 1
Go to college, a university. Get a real job, that?s what they say
to me. But I could never live the way they want. I?m gonna get by,
and just do my time. Out of step while they all get in line. I?m
just a minor threat so pay no mind...

Pre-Chorus 2: Same chords as Pre-Chorus 1
Do you really wanna be like them? Do you really wanna be another
trend? Do you wanna be part of their crowd? Cuz I don?t ever wanna,
I don?t ever wanna be
                                                    stop here
Bridge: Palm-mute until indicated to stop                 V
G--33333333------------------------3333333366666666----------------
D--3333333366666666444444446666666633333333666666666666666666666666
A--1111111166666666444444446666666611111111444444446666666666666666
E----------444444442222222244444444----------------4444444444444444
You shake it once, that's fine. You shake it twice that's ok. You
shake it three times, you're playing with yourself...again.

Guitar solo: sorry I had to run it into a 2nd line.

A--/8-8-8p6h8p6-6-66-8-8-8p6h8/99-9-8p6p4/8-8-8p6h8p66-6-8p6-44-
666-888-88h9p8h9p8--

PLAY INTRO PART 1
You...Don?t wanna be just like you

(scratch-slide)
D--\\\\\\\\7
A--\\\\\\\\7
E--\\\\\\\\5
What I?m saying is

FINISH THE CHORUS

additional lyrics:
Ya?ll got to feel me, sing if you?re with me
Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh) 4X

End with this:
G------6
D?-4-6-6
A--4-6-4
E--2-4--