Viva La Gloria Little Girl

greenday
little girl
21st century breakdown
2009 reprise records
submitted by : thecrazycuban23

* disclaimer this is my first tab addition to the website .
it is my version for guitar , it works great but is not what is used in the original .
they use capo on 1st with these exact chords . feel free to do that if you want .

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
Em – 022000
C – 032010
B – 224442
G – 320033

intro :

Em B Em
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 0 – 4 – – 2 – – 0 – – – – | – – – 0 – 4 – – 2 – – 0 – – – – | – – – 0 – 2 – | – – 4 – 2 – 0 – – – – – |
D | – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – | – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – | – – 4 – – – – | – – – – – – – – 4 – 2 – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – |

* for the first verse i fingerpick ( as shown ) because it leads from the intro
easier , but you can strum as well .
do quick , short , downward strums and stops . you can listen to the song for the right rhythm .

verse 1 ( picking ) :

Em C B
E | – – – – 0 – – – 0 – ( repeat ) | – – – – 0 – – – 0 – ( repeat ) | – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – ( repeat ) |
B | – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :
Em
little girl little girl
C
why are you crying?
B
inside your restless
Em
soul your heart is dying
little one , little one
C
your soul is purging
B
of love and razor blades
Em
your blood is surging

chorus 1 : ( strum fast and powerful )
Em
runaway
C
from the river to the street
B
and find yourself with
Em
your face in the gutter
Em C
your a stray for the salvation ar – my
B
there is no place like home
Em Em ( switch to picking )
when you got no place to go

verse 2 :
Em
little girl , little girl
C
your life is calling
B
the charlatans and
Em
saints of your A – bandon
Em ( two strums )
little one little one
C
the sky is falling
B
the lifeboat of
Em
deception is now sailing
Em
in the wake all the way
C
no rhyme or reason
B
your bloodshot eyes
Em
will show your heart of treason
Em ( two strums )
little girl little girl
C ( two strums )
you dirty liar
C B
you’re just a junkie
Em
preaching to the choir

( repeat chorus 1 )

bridge : ( strumming )
C
the traces of blood
G
always follow you home
C
like the mascara tears
G
from your getaway
C
your walking with blisters
G
and running with shears
B
so unholy sister of grace

solo : Em C G B E

chorus 2 :
Em
runaway
C
from the river to the street
B
and find yourself with
Em
your face in the gutter
Em C
your a stray for the salvation ar – my
B ( hold note )
there is no place like home

outro :

Em
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 2 – 0 – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – 3 – 2 – 0 – |

thank you guys , i hope you enjoyed it .