Hitchin' A Ride by Green Day
Transcribed by Robert Tobin, Trim, Meath, Ireland, 11th October 2002

HITCHIN'A RIDE
Nimrod
Green Day
EADGBE Tuning

This is a great song by a great band. Short and snappy!
This is my first tab but I'm 99% certain it's spot on. Tune down to Drop-D if you like for the power-chords. If you see anything wrong here don't bother mailing me, but if you would like to make a donation, mail me at upmeath@hotmail.com

Introduction (Part 1): (Violin, arranged here for guitar)
B:-----4h5-7~~---8-7-5-4h5p4
G:4h5-----------------------5~~~

Introduction (Part 2) & Verse:
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8
A|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8
E|7--7--5--5--4--4--3-3-5-6


Verse 1:
Hey mister, where are you headed?
Are you in a hurry?
I need a lift to happy hour,
say oh no!
Do you break for distilled spirits?
I need a break as well.
The well that inebriates the guilt.
1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Verse 2:
Cold turkeys gettin stale.
Tonight I'm eating crow.
Fermented salmonella,
poison oak, no!
There's a drought at The Fountain of Youth,
And now I'm dehydrating.
My tongue in swelling up- I say
1,2. 1,2,3,4!

Chorus:
D|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-5-5
A|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-5-5
E|0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--7--7--5--5--4--4--3-3-3-3
             Troubled times?.you know I cannot lie

D|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--
A|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--
E|0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--
       I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride.

Bridge: (same as verse)
There's a drought at the fountain of youth,
and now I'm dehydrating.
My tongue is swelling up- I say......S H I I I I I I I I I T !

Solo:

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9(bend up)
D|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--7----7--9--7----7--9--7----7--9--7----7----7--9--7----|
D|------9----------9-----------9----------9----9----------9-|

B|------------------|
G|7--9--7--9(bend up)
D|------------------|

Chorus:
Troubled times, you know I cannot lie.
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride.

Exit:
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8      8x
A|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8      Last time round omit the last 4 chords
E|7--7--5--5--4--4--3-3-5-6
   No,     no       way! Hitchin a ride!

E|-4-|
B|-4-|
G|-4-|
D|-4-|