Song:Holiday Artist:Green Day Album:american idiot(2004) Tabbed by:Mike Straw Standard Tuning (E A D G B E) awesome song Intro Riff: e|--------------------| B|-10---6----13---8---| G|-10---6----13---8---| D|-x----x----x----x---| A|-8----4----11---6---| E|--------------------| Main Riff: F5 C#5 G#5 D#5 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-10--6-------8---| D|-10--6---6---8---| A|-8---4---6---6---| E|---------4-------|
Verse: F5 C#5 G#5 D#5 F5 C#5 G#5 C5 F5 C#5 G#5 D#5 C5 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-10--6-------8------10--6-------5------10--6-------8---5---| D|-10--6---6---8------10--6---6---5------10--6---6---8---5---| A|-8---4---6---6------8---4---6---3------8---4---6---6---3---| E|---------4------------------4------------------4-----------| Chorus: F5 C#5 G#5 D#5 F5 C#5 G#5 C5 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--------6-------------8-------------6-------------5---| D|-3------6------6------8------3------6------6------5---| A|-3------4------6------6------3------4------6------3---| E|-1-------------4-------------1-------------4----------| Bridge: F5 G#5 C# A# D# F F5 G# D# C F x2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|---------6-----8---------------8-----10---| D|-3---6---6--8--8--10----3---6--8--10-10---| A|-3---6---4--8--6--10----3---6--6--10-8----| E|-1---4------6-----8-----1---4-----8-------| Solo: Guitar 1: C#5 G#5 C5 F5 D#5 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-6----------------------5--------10------8------| D|-6---------6------------5--------10------8------| A|-4---------6------------3--------8-------6------| E|-----------4------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|------------------------------------8------8----| B|-----------8-9----------8----------------8---8--| G|-10-10-10------8-6-5--5---9-5--5/10---10--------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1: C#5 G#5 C5 (strum through) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6----------------------5-------------------------------------------------------| D|-6---------6------------5-------------------------------------------------------| A|-4---------6------------3-------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------4--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: (let ring) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------8-9-------------------------13-13-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17/18---| G|-10-10-10------8-6-5-55/12-12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude: (Bass transcribed for guitar) x6 C5 e|----------------------------------------------------------|-------| B|----------------------------------------------------------|-------| G|----------------------------------------------------------|---5---| D|----------------------------------------------------------|---5---| A|----------------4-----6----------------------6-----8------|---3---| E|--1-1-1--4-4-4-----6-----8\1---1-1-1--4-4-4-----8-----\1--|-------| End: F5 G#5 D#5 C5 F5 F5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-10--6---8-------10------| D|-10--6---8---10--10---3--| A|-8---4---6---10--8----3--| E|-------------8--------1--| Order: Intro Riff x4 Main Riff x2 Verse x2 Chorus Intro Riff x2 Verse x2 Chorus Bridge Solo Interlude Chorus x2 (Hold last C5) Main Riff x3 End Lyrics: (Not entirely correct) Say! Hey! Hear the sound of the falling rain Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!) (Verse 1) The shame, the ones who die without a name Hear the dogs howling out of key To a hymn called faith and misery And bleed, the company lost the war today (Verse 2) I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives (Chorus) On holiday Hear the drum pounding out of time Another protestor has crossed the line (Verse 3) To find, the money's on the other side Can I get another Amen? (Amen!) There's a flag wrapped around the score of men (Hey!) (Verse 4) A gag, A plastic bag on a monument (Chorus) (Bridge) The representative from California has the floor: Zeig Hail to the president gasman "Bombs away!" is you punishment Pulverize the Eiffel Towers You critize your goverment (Interlude) "Bang Bang!" goes the broken glass man Kill all the fags that don't agree Trial by fires, setting fires Is not a way thats ment for me Just cause, just cause because were outlaws, yah, I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives This is our lives on holiday 🏷Legend: h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide down \ = slide up v = vibrato
This is yet another anti-war song from Green Day. It was originally released on the “American idiot” album in 2004 and as a single a year later. As you can see in these Holliday tabs, the song is in the key of F minor. The song was well received world wide but did not end up as the most popular singles from the band. On concerts it is always cheered by the fans.
It is political but not an anti-politicians song. Singer Billie Joe Armstrong say it is an anti-war song and nothing else. Lyrics in the songs bridge, as seen in the Holliday tabs below, makes references to the Nazis, to the American president at the time and to the invasion of Iraq. The promotional video is made in the same style as the video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams. On the album Holliday is a prelude to that song.
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Holiday by Green Day