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Green Day - Sex Drugs And Violence Ukulele Chords

Chord reference E, A, B, C#m, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[E] [A] [B] [E] [C#m] [B] [E]All my life trouble [A]follows me like a [E]mystery girl [A] [E] [E]And I’ve been chasing round the [A]memory like a [B]mystery girl [E]I’ve been getting lost [A]searching my soul all [E]around this town [A] [E] [E]I took a wrong turn in [A]growing up and it’s [B]freaking me out

[A]Back at school it never [B]made much sense [A]Now I pay but I can’t [B]pay attention [A]Teaching me the hardest [B]lessons of my [C#m]life [A]Too dumb to [B]die I guess, but [F#m]that’s the way it [C#m]goes [A]Sometimes I [B]must regress these

[E]Sex, drugs & violence [A] [B] [E]English, math & science, [C#m] [B] [E]Safety in numbers [A] [B] [E]Give me, give me danger [C#m] [B]

[E]What little [B]wanna be an [C#m] [F#m]imbecile But [A]Jesus [E]made me that [B]way [B] [E]All my life I’ve been [A]running wild like a [E]runaway [A] [E] [E]Wherever the [A]night takes me like a [B]stowaway

[A]Back at school it never [B]made much sense [A]Now I pay but I can’t [B]pay attention [A]Teaching me the hardest [B]lessons of my [C#m]life [A]Too dumb to [B]die I guess, but [F#m]that’s the way it [C#m]goes [A]Sometimes I [B]must regress these

[E]Sex, drugs & violence [A] [B] [E]English, math & science, [C#m] [B] [E]Safety in numbers [A] [B] [E]Give me, give me danger [C#m] [B]

[E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [x2] [E] [A] [B] [A]Back at school it never [B]made much sense [A]Now I pay but I can’t [B]pay attention [A]Teaching me the hardest [B]lessons of my [C#m]life [A]Too dumb to [B]die I guess, but [F#m]that’s the way it [C#m]goes [A]Sometimes I [B]must regress these

[E]Sex, drugs & violence [A] [B] [E]English, math & science, [C#m] [B] [E]Safety in numbers [A] [B] [E]Give me, give me dan[C#m]ger [B]

[E]Sex, drugs & violence [A] [B] [E]English, math & science, [C#m] [B] [E]Safety in numbers [A] [B] [E]Give me, give me danger [C#m] [B]

[E]Sex, drugs & violence [A] [B] [E]English, math & science, [C#m] [B] [E]Safety in numbers [A] [B] [E]Give me, give me danger [C#m] [B]

[A] [B] [A] [B] [A] [B] [E]

Artist Green Day
Album ¡Tré!
Year 2012
Key E

How to Play Sex Drugs And Violence on Ukulele?

Green Day - Sex Drugs And Violence can be played in the key of E using the E, A, B, C#m, F#m chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For B, To play B, barre fret 2 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 2.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sex Drugs And Violence with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.