artist : green day
song : j . A . r . ( jason andrew relva )
album : international superhits
tabbed by : ketan ( ketan . gupta50@yahoo . co . in )

tuning : standard ( ebgdae )

chords used
C#5 G#5 F#5 B5
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 4 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

( after bass intro is played ) C#5 G#5

[ intro ]
F#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 x2

[ verse ]
F#5 G#5 F#5
my friend drove off the other day
C#5 G#5 F#5
now he’s gone and all they say
G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5
is you gotta live cause life goes on
F#5 G#5 F#5
but now i see i’m mortal too
C#5 G#5 F#5
and i cant live my life like you
G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5
gotta live it up while life goes on

[ chorus ]
F#5 C#5
and i think it’s alright
G#5
that i do what i like
F#5 C#5
cause thats the way i wanna live
G#5
its how i give
F#5 C#5 G#5 C#5
and i’m still giving

F#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5

[ verse ]
F#5 G#5 F#5
and now i wonder bout my friend
C#5 G#5 F#5
and if he gave all he could give
G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5
cause he lived his life like i live mine
F#5 G#5 F#5
if you could see inside my head
C#5 G#5 F#5
then you would start to understand
G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5
the things i value in my heart

[ chorus ]
F#5 C#5
and i think it’s alright
G#5
that i do what i like
F#5 C#5
cause thats the way i wanna live
G#5
its how i give
F#5 C#5 G#5 C#5
and i’m still giving

F#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 x3

[ bridge ]
B5 F#5
you know that
C#5 G#5
i . . know that
B5 F#5 G#5
you’re watching me

C#5 G#5

[ solo ]
F#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 x4

[ chorus ]
F#5 C#5
and i think it’s alright
G#5
that i do what i like
F#5 C#5
cause thats the way i wanna live
G#5
its how i give
F#5 C#5 G#5 C#5
and i’m still giving

F#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 x3

[ outro ]
( no chords )
gotta make a plan
gotta do what’s right
can’t run around in circles
if ya wanna build a life
but i don’t wanna make a plan
for a day far away
while im young and while i’m able
all i wanna do is . . .