Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 12:55:19 -0600

From: tweber@aomke.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Resubmit of 'Hitchin' a Ride' by Green Day

Group Name: Green Day

Song Name: 'Hitchin' A Ride'
Album Name: Nimrod
Tabbed By: Todd M. Weber (tweber@aomke.com)

Note: Tune Down 1/2 Step to Match CD (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

Here are the chords that you'll need for the song. I'm not
positive about the chord names, but the finger positions
are right.

C5 Dm5 A5 G#5 Gbm9 F Dsus4 C5 Dm5 A5 G#5 Eb D

X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X 10 12 X X X X 8 7
10 8 7 6 4 10 12 10 8 7 6 8 7
10 8 7 6 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 5
8 6 5 4 4 8 10 8 6 5 4 6 5

INTRO (And main riff of song, played with heavy palm muting)

(Violin intro)
C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5

VERSE 1

C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Hey mister where you headed?
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Are you in a hurry?
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
I need a lift to happy hour
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Say oh no!
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Do you break for distilled spirits?
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
I need a brake as well
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
The well that inebriates the guilt
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5
1 2. 1 2 3 4

C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5

C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5

VERSE 2

C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Cold turkey's getting stale
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Tonight I'm eating crow
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Fermented salmonella
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
Poison oak, no!

BRIDGE

C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
There's a drought at the fountain of youth
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
And now I'm dehydrated
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
My tonuge is swelling up I say
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5
1 2. 1 2 3 4

C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5

C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5

CHORUS

F Dsus4 C5 Dm5 A5 G#5

Troubled times you know I cannot lie
F Dsus4
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride

C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5

C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5

BRIDGE

C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
There's a drought at the fountain of youth
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
And now I'm dehydrated
C5 Dm5 A5 G#5-Gbm9-G#5
My tonuge is swelling up I say........................Shit!
(Palm Muting-Violin for guitar): Gb: 5555555555555555 (Into solo)

SOLO(Play 'ENDING' part (see bleow) for rhythm under solo)

Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb: 55555555/88888888/55555555---------55555555/88888888/
Db: --------------------------6666/5555----------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb: 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 (start bending whole step)
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb:-10-8----8-10-8----8-10-8----8----8----8---------------------------
Db:------10--------10--------10---10---10---10-8-----------------------
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb:----8-10-8----8-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10(bend whole step)
Db:-10--------10----------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS

F Dsus4 C5 Dm5 A5 G#5

Troubled times you know I cannot lie
F Dsus4
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride

ENDING

C5 F Eb D
Hitchin' a ride
(Play this part 7 times)

C5-C5 Dm5-Dm5 A5-A5 (End with this)

That's the whole song. If you have any questions or comments,

please feel free to e-mail me at (tweber@aomke.com).