Holiday – Green Day

Holiday Lyrics and Chords

Performed by Green Day

Capo on 1st fret

Intro: [ Em   C   G   D ] – 4

Verse 1

Em            C
.. Hear the sound of the
G         D
Falling rain
Em           C
.. Coming down like an
G      B            Em
Armageddon flame (Hey!)
……..C                G               D
The shame, the ones who died
………B
Without a name
Em            C
.. Hear the dogs howling
G        D
Out of key
Em     C
.. To a hymn called
G               B     Em
“Faith and Misery” (Hey!)
………C              G
And bleed, the company
D           B
Lost the war today …

Em           C
.. I beg to dream and differ
G                          D
From the hollow lies
Em                 C
.. This is the dawning of the
G                 B
Rest of our lives
…………….Em   C   G   D
On holiday!

Verse 2

Em             C
.. Hear the drum pounding
G         D
Out of time
Em            C        G
.. Another protester has
B                  Em
Crossed the line (Hey!)
…..C           G            D
To find the money’s on the
B
Other side
Em      C      G            D
.. Can I get another Amen?
(Amen!)
Em            C
.. There’s a flag wrapped
…G           B           Em
Around a score of men (Hey!)
….C        G         D
A gag, a plastic bag
………..B
On a monument

Em           C
.. I beg to dream and differ
G                          D
From the hollow lies
Em                  C
.. This is the dawning of the
G                B
Rest of our lives
On holiday!

E5   G5   C5   A5   D 5  B5
E5   G5   D5   B5   E5

Music:

“The representative from
California has the floor.”

Sieg Heil to the
President Gasman
Bombs away is your
Punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government
Bang bang goes
The broken glass
And kill all the fags
That don’t agree
Trials by fire,
Setting fire
Is not a way that’s
D5        B5  E5
Meant for  me

B
… Just ‘cause
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
B
.. Just ‘cause
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Because we’re outlaws, yeah!

Em             C
[ .. I beg to dream and differ
G                           D
From the hollow lies
Em                   C
.. This is the dawning of the
G                 B
Rest of our lives ] – 2
This is our lives on Holiday !!

End