Geek Stink Breath
Green Day
Insomniac (1995)

This is the controversial Green Day song about drugs. It was a
single but not a big hit so not such a crowd-pleaser as stuff
like 'When I Come Around' or 'Welcome To Paradise'.

Still I reckon it's a good song, and it's very easy and fun to
play, as it only involves four simple power chords.

PM = palm-mute
     (mute played strings at the bridge with palm/side of hand.)

Intro:

   G5        F5     C5
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-|
D|-5---5--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-|
A|-5---5--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-|
E|-3---3--1--1-1-1----------|

Play that four times before first verse.

Verse 1:

This repeats over and over through the verses, with no lyrics
first few times.

   G5       F5
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-5--5---3-3--3-|
A|-5-5--5---3-3--3-|
E|-3-3--3---1-1--1-|
   ---      ---
   PM       PM

I'm on a mission,
I made my decision,
To lead a path of self-destruction.
Slow progression,
Killing my complexion,
And it's rotting out my teeth.

Chorus:

Run verse into chorus playing G5 chords.

   A#5      F5
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3---------|
D|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-|
A|-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-|
E|----------1--1-1-| x4

I'm on a roll,
No self-control,
I'm blowing off steam with,
Meth amphetamine.

   G5       F5
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-|

I don't know what I want,
But it's all that I've got,
And I'm picking scabs off my
face.

miss off the F5 chords last time

Verse 2:

Every hour,
My blood is turning sour,
And my pulse is beating out of time.
I've found a treasure,
Filled with sick pleasures,
And it sits on a thick white line.

(CHORUS)
(INTRO RIFF x6)

Verse 3:

I'm on a mission,
I got no decision,
Like a cripple runnin' the rat race.
Wish in one hand,
Shit in the other,
And see which one gets filled first.

(CHORUS)

Outro:

   G5        F5     C5
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-|
D|-5---5--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-|
A|-5---5--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-|
E|-3---3--1--1-1-1----------| x5
4 Geek.
5 Stink.

  G5
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-5-|
A|-5-|
E|-3-|
   Breath.