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American Idiot
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Intro
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Verse 1
[VERSE
1]
Don't
want
to
be
an
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mer-
i-
can
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di-
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un-
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the
new
me-
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di-
a
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can
you
hear
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the
sound
of
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ster-
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i-
a?
The
sub-
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in-
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al
mind-
fuck
A-
mer-
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Chorus
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[CHORUS]
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Wel-
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come
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to
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a
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new
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kind
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of
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sion
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ten-
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cross
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tion
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Where
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thing
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na-
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is-
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n't
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meant
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to
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be
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(4)
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kay
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Tel-
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vis-
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ion
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dreams
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of
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tom-
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row
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We're
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not
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ones
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who-
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're
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meant
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the
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to
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fol-
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low
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For
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Bass Crescendo
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that's
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en-
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ough
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Harsh Mute
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Post-Chorus
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Verse 2
to
ar-
gue
[VERSE
2]
Well
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may-
be
I'm
the
fag-
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got
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ca
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not
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a
part
of
a
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red-
neck
a-
gen-
da
Now
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ev-
'ry-
bod-
y
do
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the
pro-
a-
gan-
da
And
sing
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a-
long
in
the
age
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Chorus
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of
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par-
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noi-
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a
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[CHORUS]
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Wel-
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come
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to
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a
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kind
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of
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ten-
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new
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sion
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a-
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cross
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the
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i-
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na-
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tion
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Where
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ev-
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thing
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meant
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n't
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to
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o-
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kay
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be
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(4)
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vis-
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ion
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dreams
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of
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tom-
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or-
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We're
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not
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the
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ones
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0
row
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who-
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(6)
're
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meant
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to
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fol-
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Bass Crescendo
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low
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For
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Harsh Mute
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Post-Chorus
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Solo
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Harsh Mute
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Verse 3
that's
en-
ough
to
ar-
gue
[VERSE
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Don't
want
be
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to
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an
A-
mer-
i-
can
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ot
na-
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id-
i-
One
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tion
con-
trolled
by
the
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a
for-
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me-
di-
In-
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ma-
tion
age
of
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a
go-
out
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It's
ing
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Chorus
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ca!
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[CHORUS]
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Wel-
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kind
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cross
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kay
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dreams
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tom-
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or-
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row
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We're
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of
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not
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(6)
the
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ones
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who-
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're
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Bass Crescendo
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meant
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to
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fol-
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Harsh Mute
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Post-Chorus
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