Holiday    (intro)    (midi)    (sample)

 

    Em - C - G - D (4x)      + Em - C - G - D (3x)

 

   Em                   C                  G         D

1.       Hear the sound of the pouring rain

Em             C                 G       B7       Em

    coming down like an Armageddon flame (hey!),

              C              G              D          B7

    the shame, the ones who died without a name.

 

   Em                 C                   G        D

2.      Hear the dogs howling out of key

Em        C                  G             B7 Em

    to a hymn called "Faith and Misery" (hey!),

              C             G            D           B7 

    and bleed, the company lost the war today.

 

Em               C                       G                      D

    I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies,

Em                 C                     G             B7

    this is the dawning of the rest of our lives - - -

 - - - -   Em  - C - G - D       - Em - C - G - D

on holiday

 

    Em                  C                    G      D

3.      Hear the drum pounding out of time

Em               C       G           B7            Em

    another prostestor has crossed the line (hey!)

         C             G          D        B7

    to find, the money's on the other side.

 

   Em             C      G           D

4.       Can I get another amen? (amen!),

Em               C                     G            B7        Em

    there's a flag wrapped around a score of men (hey!),

         C         G        D             B7

    a gag, a plastic bag on a monument.

 

Em               C                       G                      D

    I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies,

Em                 C                     G             B7

    this is the dawning of the rest of our lives - - -

 - - - -   Em   - G - C-A-D      - Em - G - D-Em-C

on holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

+ Em - G - C-A-D      - Em - G - D-Em-C

 

+ C - G - B7 - Em     - C - G - B7

 

+ Em - G - C-A-D      - Em - G - D-Em-C

 

                   

(spoken, with underlying chords : Em - G - C-A-D  - Em - G - D-Em-C )

 

     "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 who don't agree,

    Trial’s by fire, setting fire is not a way that's meant for me.

B7                                                                           (Em)

    Just cause, just cause, because we're outlaws, yeah!

 

Em               C                       G                      D

    I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies,

Em                 C                     G             B7

    this is the dawning of the rest of our lives.

 

Em               C                       G                      D

    I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies,

Em                 C                     G             B7

    this is the dawning of the rest of our lives.

 

                                        Em - G - C-A-D      - Em - G - D-Em-C   

+ This is our lives on holida………………………………………….y.

 

+ Em - G - C-A-D      - Em - G - D-Em-D     - Em

 

(orig. = capo 1st)     (Green Day)