How to Play Homecoming on Guitar?

Green Day - Homecoming can be played in the key of A using the A, E, D, F#m, G, C, Bm chords. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Homecoming with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Green Day - Homecoming Chords

Chord reference A, E, D, F#m, G, C, Bm

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [E] [D] [A] [A] [E] [D] [A] [A]My [E]heart is [D]beating [A]from me [A]I am [E]standing [D]all [A]alone [A]Please call [D]me [A]only [A]If [E]you are [D]coming [A]home [E]Waste another [A]year flies by [E]Waste a night or [A]two [D]You taught [A]me [D]how [A]to [E]live

[A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [E] In the [A]streets [D]of [E]shame, Where you’ve [A]lost your [D]dreams [A]in [D]the [E]rain, There’s no [A]signs [D]of [E]hope, The stems and [D]seeds of the last [A]of the [E]dope, There’s a [A]glow [D]of [E]light, The St. [A]Jimmy is the [D]spark [A]in [D]the [E]night, Bearing [A]gifts [D]and [E]trust, The fixture [D]in the [A]city of [E]lust

What the [F#m]hell’s [E]your [A]name, What’s your [F#m]pleasure, [E]what is your [A]pain? Do you [F#m]dream [E]too [A]much? Do you [D]think what you need [A]is a [E]crutch?

[A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [E] In the [A]crowd [D]of [E]pain, St. Jimmy [A]comes [D]without [A] [D]any [E]shame, He says “We’re [A]fucked up”, But [D]we’re not the [E]same, And mom and [D]dad are the ones you can [E]blame Jimmy [F#m]died [E] [A]today He blew his [F#m]brains out [E]into the [A]bay, In the [F#m]state [E]of [A]mind It’s my [D]own private [E]suicide

[A] [D] [A] [G] [A] [A] [D] [A] [G] [A] [A] [D] [A] [G] [A] [A] [D] [A] [G] [A] Well [D] [A]no[G]body [A]cares, well [D] [A]no[G]body [A]cares, Does [D] [A]an[G]yone [A]care if [D]no[A]bo[G]dy [A]cares? Well [D] [A]no[G]body [A]cares, well [D] [A]no[G]body [A]cares, Does [D] [A]an[G]yone [A]care if [D]no[A]bo[G]dy [A]cares?

[D]Jesus is filling out [G] [D]paperwork now, [G]At the [D]facility [A]on east [D]12th Street, [D]He’s not listening [G]to a [D]word now, [G]He’s in his [D]own world, and [A]he’s [D]daydreaming [D]He’d rather be doing [G]something [D]else now, Like [D]cigarettes and [G]coffee with the [A] [D]underbelly, His [D]life’s on the line with [G][D]anxiety now, [D]She had [G]enough, and [A]he had [D]plenty

[D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [D]Somebody get [G]me [D]out [A]of [D]here, [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [D]Anybody get [G]me [D]out [A]of [D]here, [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [D]Somebody get [G]me [D]out [A]of [D]here, [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [D]Get me the fuck [G]right [D]out [A]of [D]here

[C]So far away, [A]I don’t want to stay, [C]Get me outta here right [A]now, [C]I just want to be free, [A]Is there a possibility, [C]get me out of here right [A]now,

[C] [A]Out! [C] [A]Out! [C] [A]Out! [C] [A]Out! Alright! [D] [C] [G] [A] This [D]lifelike dream [G]ain’t [A]for [D]me

[D]I fell [A]asleep while [G]watching Spike [A]TV, After [D]10 cups of [A]coffee, and you’re [G]still not [A]here, [D]Dreaming of a [A]song, when [G]something went [A]wrong, And you [D]can’t tell [A]anyone, ’cause [G]no one’s [A]here

[Bm]Left me here [A]alone, when I [G]should have stayed [D]home, After [Bm]10 cups of [A]coffee, I’m [D]thinking,

[D]Nobody [A]likes you, [G]everyone [A]left you, They’re [D]all out [A]without you, [G]having [A]fun,

[D]Everyone [A]left you, [G]nobody [A]likes you, They’re [D]all out [A]without you, [G]having [A]fun, Where’d you [D]go?

[D] [E] [A]I got a rock and roll band, [D]I got a rock and roll life, [A]I got a rock and roll girlfriend, [E]And another ex-wife

[A]I got a rock and roll house, [D]I got a rock and roll car, [A]I play the shit out of the drums, [E]And I can play the guitar

[A]I got a kid in New York, [D]I got a kid in the Bay, [A]I haven’t drank or smoked nothin’, In [E]over 22 days,

So get [G]off of [A]my case, Get [G]off of [A]my case, [G]Off [A]of my [D]case

[Bm] [G] [A] [D] [Bm] [G] [A] [D] [Bm] [G] [A] [D] [Bm] [G] [A] Here they come marching down the street, Like a desperation murmur of a heart beat, Coming back from the edge of town, Underneath their feet

[G] [A] The time has come and it’s going nowhere, Nobody ever said that life was fair now, Go-carts and guns are treasures they will bear, In the summer heat

[D] [A] [G]The world is [A]spinning around and [G]around, Out of [A]control again,

[D] [A] [G]From the 7-[A]11 to the[Bm]fear of breaking[E]down, So [D]send my [G]love a [A]letter bomb, To[D]visit[G]me in h[A]ell, [G]We’re the [A]ones [G] [A]going

[D] [A] [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home again [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home again

[G]I started fucking running, As soon as my [D]feet touch ground, [G]We’re back in the barrio, But to [A]you and me, that’s [G]Jingle town. [A]That’s [D]Home.

We’re coming [A]home again, [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home again, [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home again, [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home again, [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home [G]again,

[D]Home. We’re coming [A]home [G]again, [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home [G]again, [D]Home. We’re coming [A]home [G]again,

[D]Nobody likes you, everyone left you, They’re all out without you, having fun

Artist Green Day

Album American Idiot

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2004

Key A

Green Day - Homecoming can be played in the key of A using the A, E, D, F#m, G, C, Bm chords.

For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Homecoming with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.