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Who Wrote Holden Caulfield? Guitar Tablature
Green Day - Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?

-Tuning: a half step down (but it also sounds decent with standard tuning)
-Get it on their album "Kerplunk!"
-Listen to the CD for rhytem

VERSES: [PALM MUTED]

(repeat strumming following rhytem)

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-9----------7--------------------------|
D|-9----------7------------9-----------7-|
A|-7----------5------------9-----------7-|
E|-------------------------7-----------5-|


PRE-CHORUS:

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----------7-|
D|-7---------7-|
A|-7---------5-|
E|-5-----------|


CHORUS:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9---------------7---------|
D|-9-------9-------7-------7-|
A|-7-------9-------5-------7-|
E|---------7---------------5-|


BRIDGE: [PALM MUTED]
            RIFF 1 (x2)                        RIFF 2 (x2, then a third time WITHOUT palm muting)
e|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
G|-9----------7--------------------------| |-9----------7---------9----------7-|
D|-9----------7------------9-----------7-| |-9----------7---------9----------7-|
A|-7----------5------------9-----------7-| |-7----------5---------7----------5-|
E|-------------------------7-----------5-| |-----------------------------------|


Here are the lyrics and how the song goes:

VERSES:
A thought burst in my head 
and I need to tell you
what's new that I forthought
was it just a dream 
that happened long ago?
I think I just forgot

PRE-CHORUS:
Well it hasn't been the first time
and it sure does drive me mad
that's why I say

CHORUS:
There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's gettin' lazy
there's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy
he makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sittin'
someone help him up or he is gonna end up quittin'

VERSES:
I shuffle through my mind
to see if I get by
the words I left behind
was it just a dream
that happened long ago?
oh well nevermind

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

BRIDGE

CHORUS (x2)
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