Green Day - Uptight Tab

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Rhy. fig 1:
Intro:PM throughout
  F#

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  
   B

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    
   F#

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  


  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                             6 6    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1 4 4 6 6    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 4 4    
  E                                    

Verse 1:
     I                woke up on the

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  

wrong side of the floor

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    
    Made             made my way through

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  

   the front door

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    
  Broke              my engagement

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  

    with myself

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    

Pre-chorus:PM throughout

   Perfect picture of bad health


  e                                   
  B                                   
  G   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E                                   

   Another notch scratched on my belt

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E                                   

   The future just ain't what it used

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E                                   

play rhy. fig 1 again:

to be
  F#

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  
   B

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    
   F#

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  


  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                             6 6    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1 4 4 6 6    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 4 4    
  E                                    

Verse 2:    I                got a new start on

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  

   dead end road

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    

peaked               peaked out on

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  

 reaching new lows

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    

Owed                 paid up all  my

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D          3 3 3 1     3  1       1  
  A          X X X X     X  X       X 2
  E    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2 2 2 2  

debts to myself

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D     4 4 3 3         3 1   4 4 3    
  A   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
  E                                    

Prechorus:
   Perfect picture of bad health


  e                                   
  B                                   
  G   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E                                   
  PM                                 

   Another notch scratched on my belt

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E                                   
  PM                                 

   The future 's in my living room

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E                                   
PM  |------------------|gradually release

Chorus:    UP-TIGHT  I'm a nag     with a gun, yeah

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G               4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   4   4   4 4 4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4   4   4 4 2          2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E   2   2   2 2                          
    ALL-NIGHT  suicide's last   I've been

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G               4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   4   4   4 4 4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4   4   4 4 2          2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E   2   2   2 2                          

    all night             I'm a son of a gun

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G               6          6 6 6 6 6 6 6 
  D   4   4   4 4 6          6 6 6 6 6 6 6 
  A   4   4   4 4 4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  E   2   2   2 2                          


  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                   4 4 4   x  6 6       
  D   4   4   4 4 4 4 4 4 4   x  6 6       
  A   4   4   4 4 4 4 2 2 2   x  4 4       
  E   2   2   2 2 2 2                      repeat

Interlude:rhy. guitar plays chords indicated below:
lead plays tab:
    F#

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G   11 11 11  10 10 10  11 11  11  10 10 10  11 11  10 10
  D   x  x  x   x  x  x   x  x  x   x  x  x   x  x   x  x 
  A   9  9  9   8  8  8   9  9  9   8  8  8   9  9   8  8 
  E                                                       
    B

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G   11 11 11  10 10 10  11 11  11  10 10 10  11 11  10 10
  D   x  x  x   x  x  x   x  x  x   x  x  x   x  x   x  x 
  A   9  9  9   8  8  8   9  9  9   8  8  8   9  9   8  8 
  E                                                       play 4 times

Chorus:    UP-TIGHT  I'm a nag     with a gun, yeah

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G               4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   4   4   4 4 4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4   4   4 4 2          2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E   2   2   2 2                          
    ALL-NIGHT  suicide's last   I've been

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G               4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D   4   4   4 4 4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  A   4   4   4 4 2          2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  E   2   2   2 2                          

    all night             I'm a son of a gun

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G               6          6 6 6 6 6 6 6 
  D   4   4   4 4 6          6 6 6 6 6 6 6 
  A   4   4   4 4 4          4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  E   2   2   2 2                          


  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                   4 4 4   x  6 6       
  D   4   4   4 4 4 4 4 4 4   x  6 6       
  A   4   4   4 4 4 4 2 2 2   x  4 4       
  E   2   2   2 2 2 2                      repeatX2

then end like this:

  e                                   6    
  B                                   6    
  G                   4 4 4   x  6 6  7     
  D   4   4   4 4 4 4 4 4 4   x  6 6  8     
  A   4   4   4 4 4 4 2 2 2   x  4 4  8     
  E   2   2   2 2 2 2                 6
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e
B
G
D	3 3 3 1	3 1 1
A	X X X X	X X X 2
E	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2 2
e
B
G	6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D	6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E
e
B
G	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A	4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E	2 2 2 2
e
B
G	6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
D	4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
A	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E	2 2 2 2
e
B
G	4 4 4 x 6 6
D	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 x 6 6
A	4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 x 4 4
E	2 2 2 2 2 2	repeat
e
B
G	11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11	11 10 10 10 11 11 10 10
D	x x x x x x x x	x x x x x x x x
A	9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9	9 8 8 8 9 9 8 8
E
e	6
B	6
G	4 4 4 x 6 6 7
D	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 x 6 6 8
A	4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 x 4 4 8
E	2 2 2 2 2 2 6