Biography:
The Offspring is a punk rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California, United States in 1984. From 1987 to 2003, the band's line-up included Dexter Holland (lead vocals, guitar), Noodles (lead and rhythm guitars, back vocals), Greg K. (bass, back vocals), and Ron Welty (drums, percussion), who left in 2003. Their current drummer is Pete Parada, formerly of Face to Face and Saves the Day, who has been with the band since 2007. Greg K left the band in 2018 and was replaced by Todd Morse.
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Other songs:
- Dirty Magic
- Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?
- Pay The Man
- Self Esteam
- Spare Me The Details
- The Kids Aren't Alright
- Want You Bad
- Why Dont You Get A Job
- You're Gonna Go Far Kid
- You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
- Self Esteem
- You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid
- A Lot Like Me
- All Along
- All I Have Left Is You
- All I Want
- Amazed
- Americana
- Beheaded
- Cant Get My Head Around You
- Cant Repeat
- Come Out And Play
- Coming For You
- Cruising California Bumpin In My Trunk
- Days Go By
- Defy You
- Denial Revisited
- Dividing By Zero
- Dont Pick It Up
- Dui
- Feelings
- Fix You
- Forever And A Day
- Genocide
- Get It Right
- Gone Away
- Gotta Get Away
- Half Truism
- Half
- Hammerhead
- Have You Ever
- Hit That
- Hurting As One
- I Choose
- I Wanna Be Sedated
- Itll Be A Long Time
- Kristy Are Doing Okay
- Kristy Are You Doing Okay
- Lets Hear If For Rock Bottom
- Living In Chaos
- Me And My Old Lady
- Million Miles Away
- No Brakes
- Nothing From Something
- Nothingtown
- One Fine Day
- Original Prankster
- Out On Patrol
- Pretty Fly For A White Guy
- Race Against Myself
- Secrets From The Underground
- Shes Got Issues
- Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing And Rides The Bomb To Hell
- Smash
- Smash It Up
- Something To Believe In
- Staring At The Sun
- The End Of The Line
- The Future Is Now
- The Kids Arent Alright
- The Meaning Of Life
- Trust In You
- Turning Into You
- Vultures
- Walla Walla
- Way Down The Line
- We Are One
- What Happened To You
- Youre Gonna Go Far Kid
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The Offspring - "Americana"
Track 12 on the album "Americana"
Well, this is the first Offspring song I've ever played
without standard tuning. In order to play this, you have
to tune to "Drop D" tuning (DADGBE). Besides that, it's
nothing unusual, a normal Offspring song...enjoy!
Chords:
E* D F* G* A* E G A C B G# D# C# G#*
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9---7--10--12--14-----------5--4------8---6---13--|
d--9---7--10--12--14--2--5--7--5--4--6---8---6---13--|
A--7---5--8---10--12--2--5--7--3--2--6---6---4---11--|
D---------------------2--5--7--------6---------------|
INTRO: (starts at 0:13 into the song)
(low D string)---5---7---5-2----0--2--2-----| (x8)
VERSE 1:
(No chord)
Well I'd Like to tell you all about
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
My dream, it's a place
E (palm-muted)
Where strip malls about and diversion's mere
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Moment's away
E
Where culture's defined by the
G
One least refined
A
And you'll be left behind
C D
If you don't fit in
E
It's all distorted
B E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!
CHORUS 1:
G D E* B C G D
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
E* D E*
Well my dream has come true
G D E* B C G D
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
E* D E*
My vision has come true
VERSE 2:
(No chord)
Now give me my cable, fast food, four-bys
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Tat's right away
E (palm-muted)
I want it right now cause my generation
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Don't like to wait
E
My future's determined
G
By thieves, thugs, and vermin
A
It's quite an excursion
C D
But it's OK
E
Everything's backwards
B E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!
CHORUS 1
BREAK:
G* D E*
Yeah it's all coming true
E*
I'm a product
D E*
Of my environment
D E*
Don't blame me, I just work here,
(No chord)
But I wanna F*** YOU!
E* D E* G* A* G* (x4)
E
My rights are denied by
G
Those least qualified
A
Trading profit for pride
C D
But it's OK
E
Everything's backwards
B E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!
ENDING:
G# D# F* C C* G# D#
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
F* D# F*
My nightmare has come true
G# D# F* C C* G# D#
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
F* D# F*
My nightmare has come true
G#* D# F*
Yeah, it's all coming true
G#* D# F* F* F* F* F* F*
Yeah, it's all coming true!
----------------------------------------------------
Well, that's it! During the intro, the "7" on the
low D string might have a small bend, but i'm not sure
Oh well, it doesn't really matter. The song's not
hard. Have fun with it!
Track 12 on the album "Americana"
Well, this is the first Offspring song I've ever played
without standard tuning. In order to play this, you have
to tune to "Drop D" tuning (DADGBE). Besides that, it's
nothing unusual, a normal Offspring song...enjoy!
Chords:
E* D F* G* A* E G A C B G# D# C# G#*
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9---7--10--12--14-----------5--4------8---6---13--|
d--9---7--10--12--14--2--5--7--5--4--6---8---6---13--|
A--7---5--8---10--12--2--5--7--3--2--6---6---4---11--|
D---------------------2--5--7--------6---------------|
INTRO: (starts at 0:13 into the song)
(low D string)---5---7---5-2----0--2--2-----| (x8)
VERSE 1:
(No chord)
Well I'd Like to tell you all about
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
My dream, it's a place
E (palm-muted)
Where strip malls about and diversion's mere
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Moment's away
E
Where culture's defined by the
G
One least refined
A
And you'll be left behind
C D
If you don't fit in
E
It's all distorted
B E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!
CHORUS 1:
G D E* B C G D
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
E* D E*
Well my dream has come true
G D E* B C G D
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
E* D E*
My vision has come true
VERSE 2:
(No chord)
Now give me my cable, fast food, four-bys
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Tat's right away
E (palm-muted)
I want it right now cause my generation
E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Don't like to wait
E
My future's determined
G
By thieves, thugs, and vermin
A
It's quite an excursion
C D
But it's OK
E
Everything's backwards
B E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!
CHORUS 1
BREAK:
G* D E*
Yeah it's all coming true
E*
I'm a product
D E*
Of my environment
D E*
Don't blame me, I just work here,
(No chord)
But I wanna F*** YOU!
E* D E* G* A* G* (x4)
E
My rights are denied by
G
Those least qualified
A
Trading profit for pride
C D
But it's OK
E
Everything's backwards
B E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!
ENDING:
G# D# F* C C* G# D#
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
F* D# F*
My nightmare has come true
G# D# F* C C* G# D#
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
F* D# F*
My nightmare has come true
G#* D# F*
Yeah, it's all coming true
G#* D# F* F* F* F* F* F*
Yeah, it's all coming true!
----------------------------------------------------
Well, that's it! During the intro, the "7" on the
low D string might have a small bend, but i'm not sure
Oh well, it doesn't really matter. The song's not
hard. Have fun with it!
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