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From: GeekStink@aol.com
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:02:07 -0400
Subject: "walking contradiction" by green day

"Walking Contradiction"

Intro:
BB(PM)... (x2444x@1)
Verse:
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
Do as l say and not as l do
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)Abecause (x02220@1)the shit's so thick you can't run away.
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A	EI (022100@1)beg to differ and on the contrary,
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)Al (x02220@1)agree with every word that you say.
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A	ETalk (022100@1)is cheap and lies are expensive,
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
My wallet's fat and so is my head.
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A	EHit (022100@1)and run and then l'll hit you again,
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D		AI'm (x02220@1)a smart-ass but l'm playing dumb.

Chorus:
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	B (x2444x@1)name="chord_022100@1">E	D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E	E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	ANO (x02220@1)WORDS

Verse:
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D		A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
Standards set and broken all the time,
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	A (x02220@1)Control the chaos from behind a gun.
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A	ECall (022100@1)it as l see it even if
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
I was born deaf, blind and dumb.
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
Losers winning big on the lottery,
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	ARehab (x02220@1)rejects still sniffing glue.
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
Constant refutation with myself,
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	AI'm (x02220@1)a victim of a catch-22.

Chorus:
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	BI (x2444x@1)have no belief.
E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D	B (x2444x@1)EDA (022100@1)EBut (022100@1)I believe, I'm a walking contradiction.
E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
And, l ain't got no right.

HOPE YOU LIKE THIS....GEEKSTINK@AOL.COM

Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 22:38:27 -0500 (EST)
From: padeon@inforamp.net (Phil D'Eon)



Walking Contradiction
By: Green Day
Album: Insomniac



Intro-- E(PM)  high E(7th fret)

A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)Do as I say not as I do because

A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)       AThe (x02220@1)shit's so deep you can't run away.

A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)    AI (x02220@1)beg to differ on the contrary,

A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)I agree with every word that you say.

A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)Talk is cheap but lies are expensive,

A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)      AMy (x02220@1)wallets fat and so is my head.

A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)           AHit (x02220@1)and run and then I'll hit you again

A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)
I'm a smart ass but I'm playing dumb.
             
A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)    AStandards (x02220@1)set and broken all the time

A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)        AControl (x02220@1)the chaos behind the gun.

A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)Call it as I see it even if

A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)I was born deaf, blind, and dumb.

A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)        ALosers (x02220@1)winning big on the lottery,

A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)            ARehab (x02220@1)rejects still sniffing glue.

A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)  AConstant (x02220@1)refutation with myself,

A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)   AI'm (x02220@1)a victim of catch 22.

D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)            Well, I have no belief

D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)           
             But I believe

D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)             I'm awalking (x02210@1)contradiction

D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)            And I ain't got no right.

Transcribed by : Carly D'Eon
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