Welcome To Paradise

Artist: Green Day Album: Kerplunk / Dookie Tuning: Eb Tab: James Caygill Note: For the Kerplunk version, play E5 (x799xx) instead of Em. Riff 1: e|---------------|----------------| B|---------------|----------------| G|-9--9-9-9--9-9-|-7-7-7----------| D|-9--9-9-9--9-9-|-7-7-7-7----7-7-| x4 A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-5-5-5-7----7-7-| E|---------------|-------5----5-5-| Verse: E5 D5 E5 Dear mother, can you hear me whining? E5 D5 It's been three whole weeks since that G5 B5 I have left your home E5 D5 E5 This sudden fear has left me trembling E5 D5 'Cause now it seems that I am G5 B5 Out here on my own G5 B5 And I'm feeling so alone. Chorus: Em G5 Pay attention to the cracked streets, A5 C5 And the broken homes Em G5 B5 Some call it slums, some call it nice. Em G5 A5 C5 I want to take you through a wasteland I like to call my home... Riff 2: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-------------4---| D|-2--2-2--2-2-4---| A|-2--2-2--2-2-2---| (Riff 1 x2) E|-0--0-0--0-0-----| Welcome to Paradise Verse: A gunshot rings out at the station Another urchin snaps, and is Left dead on his own It makes me wonder why I'm still here For some strange reason it's now Feeling like my home And I'm never gonna go. Chorus: Pay attention to the cracked streets, And the broken homes Some call it slums, some call it nice. I want to take you through a wasteland I like to call my home. (Riff 1 x4) Bridge (as on Dookie): E G F# F (bassline) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-2~ -------------|-----------------|-(2)-------------|-----------------| A|-2~--------------|-----------------|-(2)-------------|-----------------| E|-0~--------------|-----------------|-(0)-------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-/7--------------|-\2----h3p2p|-0h2|3p2---------/14--|----------10\9\8\| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E G F# F e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----9--------12-------11------10---| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7---7-10-10---10-9-9---9-8-8---8-| x8 E|------------------------------------| .x.x. .x.x.x. .x.x.x. .x.x.x. .x. e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-9--9-9-12---12-12-11-11-11-10-10-10| D|-x--x-x--x-----x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x-| A|-7--7-7-10----10-10-9--9--9--8--8-8-| x4 E|------------------------------------| Bridge (as on Kerplunk) E G F# F (bassline) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-9~--------------|-----------------|-(9)~------------|-----------------| D|-9~ -------------|-----------------|-(9)~------------|-----------------| A|-7~--------------|-----------------|-(7)~------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-12^-------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------|-----------------|--|-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------10\9\8\| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-12-10----10-----| B|-----------------|-------10--------| G|--9--12--11--10--|-----------------| D|----|-----------------| A|---( x8 )-|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-9~-12~-11~-10~--| D|-----------------| x4 A|-7~-10~-9~--8----| E|-----------------| Verse: Dear mother, can you hear me laughing? It's been six whole months since that I have left your home It makes me wonder why I'm still here For some strange reason it's now Feeling like my home And I'm never gonna go. Chorus: Pay attention to the cracked streets, And the broken homes Some call it slums, some call it nice. I want to take you through a wasteland I like to call my home. (Riff 2) (Riff 1 x4) Welcome To Paradise. Oh Paradise. End on E5 (x577xx)