Walking Contradiction
Green Day
Insomniac (1995)
Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music: Green Day
Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here)
Notes: Reminiscent of an old Kinks riff, very simple to play.

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
5 = power chord

Verse
A5 D5 G5 A5 (x8)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7-7--5--5--7-7--7---------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--5-5--5--5--7-7--7---------------------------------------|
E|-5--5-------3--3--5-5--5---------------------------------------|

Chorus
D5 G5 A5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--5-5-5--7------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5-5-5--7------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3-3--5------------------------------------------------|


Order

Intro (PM A5)
Verse 1
Verse chords x2
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse chords x2
Verse 1
Chorus x2
Verse chords x4


Lyrics

Do as I say, not as I do because
The shit's so deep run can't run away
I beg to differ, on the contrary
I agree with every word that you say (Verse 1)
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive
My wallet's fat and so is my head
Hit and run and then I'll hit you again
I'm a smart-ass, but I'm playing dumb

Standards set and broken all the time
Control the chaos behind a gun
Call it as I see it even if
I was born deaf, blind, and dumb (Verse 2)
Losers winning big on the lottery
Rehab rejects still sniffing glue
Constant refutation with myself
I'm a victim of a catch 22

I have no belief
But I believe I'm a
Walking contradiction (Chorus)
And I ain't got no right

(Verse 1)
(Chorus x2)