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Green Day - Basket Case

Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 2

Power chords only

	C	G	Am	Em
D	o you have the t	ime to li	sten to me w	hine

	F	C	G
Ab	out nothing and eve	rything all at o	nce

C	G	Am	Em
I am one of th	ose mel	odramatic fo	ols

	F	C	G
Neu	rotic to the b	one no doubt about it

	F	G	C
Som	etimes I g	ive myself the cr	eeps

	F	G	C
Som	etimes my	mind plays tricks on	me

	F	G
It a	ll keeps adding	up

Full chords enter

	C	A#	Am
I th	ink I’m cr	acking	up

	F	G
Am	I just paran	oid?

A ya ya ya

I play the vi as IVmaj7/6

C	G	Am	G
			x2

Mix in a few hard stops at the end of lines to let your

arm rest.

	C	G	Am	Em
I w	ent to a s	hrink to an	alyze my d	reams

	F	C	G
She s	ays it’s lack of s	ex that’s bringing me	down

	C	G	Am	Em
I w	ent to a w	hore who s	aid my life’s a b	ore

	F	C	G
And q	uit my whining ca	use it’s bringing her	down

	F	G	C
Som	etimes I g	ive myself the cr	eeps

	F	G	C
Som	etimes my	mind plays tricks on	me

	F	G
It a	ll keeps adding	up

	C	A#	Am
I th	ink I’m cr	acking	up

	F	G
Am	I just paran	oid?

A ya ya ya

C	G	Am	G
			x4

Bridge

	F	G
Gra	sping to contr	ol

	C	G
So you better hold	on

Am	Em	F	C	G
C	G	Am	Em	F	C	G

	F	G	C
Som	etimes I g	ive myself the cr	eeps

	F	G	C
Som	etimes my	mind plays tricks on	me

	F	G
It a	ll keeps adding	up

	C	A#	Am
I th	ink I’m cr	acking	up

	F	G
Am	I just paran	oid?

A ya ya ya

C	G	F	C	G
C	G	F	C	G
F	C	G