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Road to Acceptance Guitar Tablature
Road To Acceptance
Green Day
Tuning:normal

Another awesome Green Day song from their first album, complete with song structure too :oP. Enjoy!

Intro
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
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|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
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Verse 1
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|-4-----5-----5-----|-7-----5-----5----|
|-5-----5-----5--0--|-5-----5-----5--0-|
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|------0---------0-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|---4-------5-------5----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|---5-------5-------5----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
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Bridge
  B5                              A5
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|-4--4--4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4--4--4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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  feel for______got______ten      Feel     like      rot_____ting
 F#5    D5     A5                   F#5    D5     A5
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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------7--7-7---|-----------------|-------7--7-7---|-----------------|
|-4--4--7--7-7-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-4--4--7--7-7-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4--5--5-5-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-4--4--5--5-5-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|-2--2---------5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-2--2---------5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
Do you feel the same?               Do you feel the same?
  B5                              A5
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|-4--4--4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4--4--4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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  Ad_____o____les_____cence       Just    can't      make   sense
 F#5    D5     A5                   F#5    D5     A5
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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------7--7-7---|-----------------|-------7--7-7---|-----------------|
|-4--4--7--7-7-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-4--4--7--7-7-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4--5--5-5-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-4--4--5--5-5-7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|-2--2---------5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-2--2---------5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
 It's calling my name               It's calling my name

Pre-Chorus
 D5                              C5
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|-7--7--7-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
|-7--7--7-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3--3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|
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              I take a look around    And all the things I've found
 G5                              D5
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|--------------|----------------|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
|-3--3--3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|---------------|----------------|
              I call it blind hatred
 D5                              C5
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|-7--7--7-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
|-7--7--7-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3--3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|
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          If you'd stop a while         And maybe if you'd smile
 G5                              D5
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|--------------|----------------|-7--7-7-5-5-5-5-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-5-|-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-5--5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-3--3--3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|----------------|-----------------|
         You would realize that  We're all the same            It's

Chorus
 C5           G5                    C5           G5                
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|--------------3-|-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|--------------3-|-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
just like our brain             When it goes insane              We
 C5           G5 *last time go to outro
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|- - - - - - -----|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|- - - - - - -----|
|--------------3-|- - - - - - -----|
 feel the same pain

Interlude  (chords implied by bass)
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|-4-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-5-----|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|
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|-14----|-(14)--|-(14)--|-(14)--|-(14)--|-(14)--|-(14)--|-(14)--|
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|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|-(5)---|
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Pre-Chorus (bass only)
D                C
I take a look around
C                          G
And all the things I've found
G                D  
I call it blind hatred
D                C
If you'd stop a while
C                        G
And maybe if you'd smile
 G                                  D5
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|-------------|----pick slide-----|-7--7-75-5-5-5-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
|-------------|-------------------|-7--7-75-5-5-5-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
|-(5)---------|-xxxxxxxxx-|-5--5-53-3-3-3-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-------------|-xxxxxxxxx-|----------------|----------------|
               You would realize that We're all the same    It's (to chorus)
Outro (from chorus)
 G5                C5    B5 G5 A  C5    B5 G5 A  C5    B5 G5 
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|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-4----2-|-5-5-5-4----2-|-5-5-5-4-----|
|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-4--5-2-|-5-5-5-4--5-2-|-5-5-5-4--5--|
|-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-2--5-0-|-3-3-3-2--5-0-|-3-3-3-2--5--|
|-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|----------3---|----------3---|----------3--|
 
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  delay effect(next 2 bars)

STRUCTURE
intro
verse 1
bridge
pre-chorus
chorus
verse
verse 2
bridge
pre-chorus
chorus
interlude
pre-chorus (bass only)
chorus
outro

LYRICS

verse 1
I always waste my time just wondering
What the next man thinks of me
I'll never do exactly what I want
And I'll sculpt my life for your acceptance

verse1
I always waste my time just wondering
What the next man thinks of me
I'll never do exactly what I want
And I'll sculpt my life for your acceptance

bridge
And I feel forgotten
Feel like rotting
(Do you feel the same?)
(Do you feel the same?)
Adolescence
Just can't make sense
(It's calling my name)
(It's calling my name)

pre-chorus
I take a look around
And all the things I've found
I call it blind hatred
If you'd stop a while
And maybe if you'd smile
You would realize that
We're all the same

chorus
It's just like our brain
When it goes insane
We feel the same pain

verse 2
All my life I've seemed to have this need
I think at times it even turns to greed
We all want to join some family
We'll even sacrifice a moral changing

And I feel forgotten
Feel like rotting
(Do you feel the same?)
(Do you feel the same?)
Adolescence
Just can't make sense
(It's calling my name)
(It's calling my name)

I take a look around
And all the things I've found
I call it blind hatred
If you'd stop a while
And maybe if you'd smile
You would realize that
We're all the same

It's just like our brain
When it goes insane
We feel the same pain

I take a look around
And all the things I've found
I call it blind hatred
If you'd stop a while
And maybe if you'd smile
You would realize that
We're all the same

It's just like our brain
When it goes insane
We feel the same pain
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