Green Day – Boulevard of Broken Dreams (acoustic)

E Standard tuning, capo 1st fret

Chords you use:

Em – 0 2 2 0 0 0

G – 3 2 0 0 3 3

Dsus2 – x 0 0 2 3 0

Asus2 – 0 0 2 2 0 0

C – 0 3 2 0 1 0

E/D – 0 2 0 1 3 0

A/G – x 0 2 0 2 0

A/Ab – 0 2 1 2 0 0

(Em) (G) (Dsus2) (Asus2) (Em)
I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known
(G) (Dsus2) (Asus2) (Em)
Don’t know where it goes, But it’s home to me and I walk alone

(Em)(G)(Dsus2)(Asus2)

(Em) (G) (Dsus2) (Asus2) (Em)
I walk this empty street, On the Boulevard of broken dreams
(G) (Dsus2) (Asus2) (Em)
Where the city sleeps, And I’m the only one and I walk alone

(Em)(G)(Dsus2) (Asus2) (Em)
I walk alone, I walk alone.
(Em)(G)(Dsus2) (Asus2)
I walk alone, I walk a….

(C) (G) (Dsus2) (Asus2)
My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
(C) (G) (Dsus2) (Asus2)
My shallow hearts the only thing that’s beating
(C) (G) (Dsus2) (Asus2)
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
(C) (G) (E/D)
Till then I walk alone

(Em) (G) (Dsus2) (Asus2)
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh-Ah
(Em) (G) (Dsus2) (Asus2)
haaa-ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah

(Repeat chord patterns for the rest of the song.)

I’m walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone

Read between the lines
What’s fucked up and everything’s all right
Check my vital signs, to know I’m still alive
And I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk a….

My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I walk alone

Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh-Ah
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah I walk alone, I walk a….

SOLO
Rhythm – (C)(G)(Dsus2)(Em) x3
(C)(G)(E/D)

I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I’m the only one and I walk a…,

My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I walk alone

Outro – (Em)(C)(Dsus2)(A/G)(G)(A/Ab) x4

Title- The Reason
Band- Hoobastank
Album- The Reason (get it, you’ll like it)
Track 8

Standard Tuning

Begins with quarter notes on piano, then drums

Intro
E[-----4----]
B[-5-7---4--] (6x)
G[----------]

Verse1
I’m not a perfect person…
E[-----4----]
B[-5-7---4--] (2x)

E[----------]
B[-2-4-5--0-] (4x)
G[----------]

E[-----4----]
B[-5-7---4--] (4x)
G[----------]

E[----------]
B[-2-4-5--0-] (8x)
G[----------]

E[----------]
B[-0-2-4--0-] (4x)
G[----------]

Chorus1
E C#m7 A2 Bsus
E[-0---0---0---0--]
B[-0---0---0---0--]
G[-1---6---2---4--]
D[-2---6---2---4--]
A[-2---4---0---2--]
E[-0--------------]

Verse2
I’m sorry that I hurt You…
E[-----4----]
B[-5-7---4--] (4x)

E[----------]
B[-2-4-5--0-] (4x)
G[----------]

E[-----4----]
B[-5-7---4--] (4x)
G[----------]

E[----------]
B[-2-4-5--0-] (8x)
G[----------]

E[----------]
B[-0-2-4--0-] (4x)
G[----------]

Chorus2
E C#m7 A2 Bsus
E[-0---0---0---0--]
B[-0---0---0---0--]
G[-1---6---2---4--]
D[-2---6---2---4--]
A[-2---4---0---2--]
E[-0--------------]

Bridge
And the reason is You…
D2 E D2 E
E[-0--0--0--0--]
B[-3--0--3--0--]
G[-2--1--2--1--]
D[-0--2--0--2--]
A[----2-----2--]
E[----0-----0--]

Verse3
I’m not a perfect person…
E[-----4----]
B[-5-7---4--] (2x)

E[----------]
B[-2-4-5--0-] (8x)
G[----------]

E[----------]
B[-0-2-4--0-] (4x)
G[----------]

Chorus3
E C#m7 A2 Bsus
E[-0---0---0---0--]
B[-0---0---0---0--]
G[-1---6---2---4--] (2x)
D[-2---6---2---4--]
A[-2---4---0---2--]
E[-0--------------]

Ends on ‘E’

Standard Tuning

INTRO {plucked}
G-8 C-4 D-4 X2

VERSE {plucked}
G C D
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road,
G C D
Time grabs you by the wrist, and directs you where to go
Em D C G
So make the best of this test and don’t ask why
Em D C G
It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.

INTERLUDE
G-4 C-4 D-4 – {plucked}
G-8 C-4 D-4 – {strummed}

VERSE 2 {strummed}
G C D
Take the photographs and still frames in your mind
G C D
Hang it on a shelf and in good health and good time
Em D C G
Tattoos the memories and this test go on trial
Em D C G
For what it’s worth it was worth all the while
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.

SOLO {strummed}
G-4 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
Em-4 D-4 C-4 G-4
Em-4 D-4 C-4 C-4

{strummed}
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.

INTERLUDE
G-4 C-4 D-4 – {strummed}
G-8 C-4 D-4 – {plucked}

{plucked getting slower}
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.

Outro {plucked getting slower}
G-4 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
G – {strummed down slowly let all strings ring}

Note – When plucking pick the bass string to that chord and the G,E,B,G strings
aswell with the fingers on them in the correct Places!

**lyrics may not be correct

use standard tuning…..

G D Am
Momma take this badge away from me
G D C
I don’t use it anymore
G D Am
It’s getting dark to dark to see
G D C
Feel I’m knocking on heavens door
G D Am
Knock knock knocking on heavens door
G D C
Knock knock knocking on heavens door
G D Am
Knock knock knocking on heavens door
G D C
Knock knock knocking on heavens door
G D Am
Momma take these guns away from me
G D C
I can’t shoot them anymore
G D Am
That long black cloud is coming down
G D C
Feel I’m knocking on heavens door
G D Am
Knock knock knocking on heavens door
G D C
Knock knock knocking on heavens door
G D Am
Knock knock knocking on heavens door
G D C
Knock knock knocking on heavens door

Alter Bridge – Watch Over You
From “Blackbird” album
Open G Tuning (D G D G B D),

Repeated Acoustic Intro & Verse Riff (strum softly & let strings ring)

D|-0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
B|-0–0-0-0-10—0-12–0-|–5–5-3–3-3–3—3-0-|–0–0-0–10—0–12-0-|
G|-0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
D|-0——–10—–12—-|–5——-5—-5——-|–0——-10——12—|
G|-0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|–0——-0——-0—-|
D|———————–|———————–|———————–|

D–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—|
B–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7–o|
G–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—|
D–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7—|
G–0—-0–0——-0——–o|
D—————————-|

As Acoustic continues playing Intro, Electric comes in:

Clean Electric Riff (played softly as singing begins, ‘answering’ vocals)
D|——–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
B|——–|—13-12-13~-|-(13)—|———-|——-|–13-12-13/15-|-(15)—–|
G|-*4—–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
D|-*4—–|————-|——–|—-*4-*7-|–(7)–|————–|———-|
G|-*4—–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
D|——–|————-|——–|———-|——-|————–|———-|
“Leaves are on the ground Fall has come Blue skies turning grey Like my love”

D|——|————|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
B|——|-*4———|—-13-12-13~-|-(13)—|———-|——|—12——-|
G|-REST-|-*4———|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
D|——|-*4———|————–|——–|—-*4-*7-|-(7)–|————|
G|——|————|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
D|——|————|————–|——–|———-|——|————|
“I tried to carry you And make you whole But it was never enough I must”

Acoustic
D|–0–0–0—-0–0–0–0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—-0–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
B|–12—-12—12-12-12-12-|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—-3–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
G|–0–0–0—-0–0–0–0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—-0–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
D|–12—-12—12-12-12-12-|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—-5–|–0–0-0—0-0-|
G|–0—–0—-0–0–0–0–|————-|————-|–5——5—-|–0–0-0—0-0-|
D|————————-|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|————–|———4—–|
|
|Electric
D|————————-|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0–0-0—-0-|—————|
B|-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|–5–5-5—-5-|–0—0–0-0—|
G|————————-|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0–0-0—-0-|–0—0–0-0—|
D|————————-|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|–5–5-5—-5-|–0—0–0-0—|
G|————————-|————-|————-|–5–5-5–5—|–2h4-4–2—0-|
D|————————-|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|————–|—————|
“go_____________” “Who______________ is going to save you when I’m gone?”

Acoustic downstroke
D|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|———-|———-|
B|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|–5——-|———-|
G|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0——-|—REST—|
D|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|–5——-|———-|
G|————-|————-|–5——-|———-|
D|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|———-|———-|
|
|Electric
D|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|———-|———-|
B|—-3-3—3–|—-3-3—3–|–5——-|———-|
G|—-0-0—0–|—-0-0—0–|–0——-|—REST—|
D|—-5-5—5–|—-5-5—5–|–5——-|———-|
G|————-|————-|–5——-|———-|
D|–2—–2—-|-0-0—-0—-|———-|———-|
“Who’ll watch over you, When I’m gone”

Verse 2:
Acoustic plays Verse Riff with slight changes
D–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
B–0–0-0-0-10—0-12–0-|–5–5-5–5-5–5—5-5-|–0–0-0–10—0–12-0-|
G–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
D–0——–10—–12—-|–5——-5—-5——-|–0——-10——12—|
G–0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|–0——-0——-0—-|
D————————|———————–|———————–|

D–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—–|
B–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7—-o|repeat
G–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-0—–|
D–5–5-5–5-5-5—5/7-7-7—–|
G–0—-0–0——-0———-o|
D——————————|

Electric plays this (with acoustic part, starting after chorus ends):
D|–5—|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|——-|———|——-|—-|
B|–5—|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|-*4—-|———|——-|—-|
G|–0—|–REST—|——–|———–|———-|-*4—-|———|——-|—-|
D|–0—|—-|—-|–*4-*7-|–(7)——|———-|-*4—-|—*4-*7-|–(7)–|—-|
G|–0—|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|——-|———|——-|—-|
D|——|—-|—-|——–|———–|———-|——-|———|——-|—-|
“You say you care for me But hide it well How can you love”
|———-|—————|
|-12——-|——12-13-12-|
|———-|—————|
|———-|—————|
|———-|—————|
|———-|—————|

“someone and not yourself?”

P
W/ distortion (Acoustic Plays Prechorus) PM_____________
D|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|——————|
B|–15—-|–(15)—|-(15b17)-|–(r15)—|–(15)–|–(15)–|——————|
G|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|——————|
D|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|——–|———|———|———-|——–|——–|——————|

D|——————|
B|——————|
G|——————|
D|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|——————|

Interlude (2:14) – Two guitars arranged for one:
D|————————-|——————————-|
B|-10-12-13-13-13-10-10-12-|-12-12-12-15-15-15-13-12h13p12-|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0——-|
D|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0——-|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0——-|
D|————————-|——————————-|

Interlude Pt 2 (2:20)
Guitar 1
D|————————-|————————–|
B|-10-12-12-13-13-10-10-12-|-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15–|
G|————————-|————————–|
D|————————-|————————–|
G|————————-|————————–|
D|————————-|————————–|
|
| Guitar 2 (2 guitars arranged for 1)
D|————————-|————————–|
B|–7–8–8-10-10–7–7–8-|–8–8–8-12-12-12-12-12–|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
G|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————————-|————————–|

Bridge (At 2:25 in the track)

Guitar 1 (Timing of Lyrics below is approximate)
D|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
B|–15b17———–|–(17)———–|-(17r15)———|–(15)———O|
G|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
D|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
G|——————|—————–|—————–|—————O|
D|——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
|
| Guitar 2
D|——0——-0—|—————–|—————–|——————|
B|——0——-0—|—————–|—————–|—————–o|
G|——0——-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|——————|
D|——5——-5-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–|
G|–4-4—4-4-4—0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|
D|–2-2—2-2-2—–|—————–|—————–|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–|

1. “And when I’m gone Who will break your fall? Who will you blame?”
2. “I can’t go on and let you lose it all. It’s more than I can take”

Bridge Ending (2:48)

Guitar 1 with crescendo (soft->loud on 4th time)
D|——————|———-|–17-16-19-16-17-16-19-16—|
B|–15b17———–|–(17)—-|o————————–O|
G|——————|———-|—————————-|
D|——————|———-|—————————-|
G|——————|———-|o————————–O|
D|——————|———-|—————————-|
|
| Guitar 2
D|—————-|———-|———|——–|——–|—————–|
B|—————-|———-|———|——–|——–|—————–|
G|——0—-0—-|-5——–|———|——–|——–|-0-0-0-0———|
D|——5—-5—-|-5——–|———|——–|——–|-0-0-0-0———|
G|–4-4—-4—4–|-5——–|———|——–|——–|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-2-|
D|–2-2—-2—2–|———-|———|——–|——–|———4-4-4-0-|

“Who’ll ease your pain? Ease your pain”

Last Chorus (3:04)-
Guitar 2
D|—————–|—————-|—————–|——————|
B|—————–|—————-|—————–|——————|
G|—————–|—————-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0———-|
D|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0———-|
G|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6–|
D|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|—————–|———4-4-4-4–|
|
|Guitar 1 plays: w/ trem bar
D|————————|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|—————-|-9~-11~-7~-11~|
B|–15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8~-10~-7~-10~|
G|————————|————————-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|————–|
D|————————|————————-|—————-|————–|
G|————————|————————-|—————-|————–|
D|————————|————————-|—————-|————–|

“And Love______________________ is gonna save you when I’m gone.”

Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2
D|————————|————————|—————–|
B|————————|————————|—————–|
G|————————|————————|-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
D|–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2-|–0—-0–0–0–0–0–0-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
G|–4—-4–4–4–4–4–4-|–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
D|–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2-|–0—-0–0–0–0–0–0-|—————–|
|
| Guitar 1
D|————————|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|————————|
B|–15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-13-13-13-13-13-12-10-8-|
G|————————|————————-|-12-12-12-12-12-11–9-7-|
D|————————|————————-|————————|
G|————————|————————-|————————|
D|————————|————————-|————————|

“And I’ll_______________________________ watch over you.

Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2
D|——————-|—————–|—————-|—————–|
B|——————-|—————–|—————-|—————–|
G|-0-0-0-0———–|—————–|—————-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0-0———–|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6—|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|———4-4-4-4—|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|—————–|
|
|Guitar 1
D|—–11~—9~-|———————–|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|———————-|
B|-(8)-10~-7~—|-15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|———————-|
G|————–|———————–|————————-|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–|
D|————–|———————–|————————-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
G|————–|———————–|————————-|———————-|
D|————–|———————–|————————-|———————-|

And I_______________ will give you strength when you’re not”

Last Chorus Continued:
Guitar 2 let ring
D|——————|—————–|—————-|——|
B|——————|—————–|—————-|——|
G|-0-0-0-0———-|—————–|—————-|–5—|
D|-0-0-0-0———-|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|–5—|
G|-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6–|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|–5—|
D|———4-4-4-4–|–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|——|
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|Guitar 1 let ring
D|-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-|————————|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|——|
B|-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-|–15–15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|——|
G|————————-|————————|————————-|-0—-|
D|————————-|————————|————————-|-14—|
G|————————-|————————|————————-|——|
D|————————-|————————|————————-|——|

“strong.” “Who’ll watch over you, When I’ve gone away?”

Play acoustic ending with final lyrics (3:49)

D–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0—-0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
B–8——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|–8——-10——12—|
G–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|–0–0-0–0—-0–0–0-|
D–9——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|–9——-10——12—|
G–0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|–0——-0——-0—-|
D————————|———————–|———————–|

D–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-x—|–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0—-0-0–0—0-0-|
B–5–5—-5-5—–5—5-x—|–8——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|
G–0–0-0–0-0-0—0—0-x—|–0–0-0-0-0—-0–0–0-|–0–0-0–0-0–0—0-0-|
D–5–5—-5-5—–5—5-x—|–9——–10—–12—-|–5——-0—-0——-|
G–0—-0–0——-0———|–0——–0——0—–|–0——-0—-0——-|
D—————————-|————————|———————–|

D–0–0-0-0-0——0—–|–0—|
B–8——–10—–8—–|–0—|
G–0–0-0-0-0——0—–|–0—|
D–9——–10—–9—–|–5—|
G–0——–0——0—–|–0—|
D————————|——|