Band: Offspring Song: The Kids Aren't Alright Album: Americana Tabbed By: Brian H. Email: weezer090@hotmail.com Really great song from the Offspring. I've now learned to like them in the past few months. Their newest CD "Conspiracy of One" just rules! "Americana" was not that good, except for this song, and also maybe "Why Don't You Get a Job" was pretty cool too. 2 guitars in this song, I'll specify when. Have fun!! CHORDS: A#5 - (688xxx) F#5 - (244xxx) <-- This is used in the verses. Note the difference. C#5 - (x466xx) G#5 - (466xxx) F#2 - (x-9-11-11-x-x) <-- This is used in the chorus. Note the difference. INTRO: (Guitar 1. Play palm-muted) h = hammer-on A#5 F#5 E|------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------ G|-----6-6--6-5--5-5-5-5h6---6-----6-6--6-5--5-5-5-5h6-- D|-8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-----8-4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4---- A|------------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------------ C#5 G#5 E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-----6-6--6-5--5-5-5-5h6--6-6h8----6--6-5--5-5-5-5h6--| D|-4-6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6----6-6----6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6----| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Those 2 above are combined evenly, I put it on 2, so it wouldn't be one big long thing. You play that 4 times total for the intro. Then guitar 2 comes in, and plays this riff the last 2 times. A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------1------------| A|-1---3--4------3--4-----1--3--4-----4--3--4---| E|-----------2---------4------------------------| VERSE 1: (Palm-muted) A#5 When we were young the future was so bright. F#5 (Whoa-ohh) The old neighborhood was so alive. C#5 (Whoa-ohh) And every kid on the whole damn street, G#5 (Whoa-ohh) was gonna make it big and not be beat. VERSE 2: (Play like verse 1) A#5 Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn. F#5 (Whoa-ohh) The kids are grown up but their lives are worn. C#5 G#5 (Whoa-How can one little street, (whoa-swallow so many lives? ohh) ohh) CHORUS: (Play the chords out now. Distortion as always. Make sure you use the chorus F#2.) A#5 F#2 Chances throooooowwwwnn. Nothing's freeeeeeeeeeee. C#5 G#5 Longing forrrrrrr, what used to beeeeeee. A#5 F#2 Still it's harrrrrrrrdd. Hard to seeeeeeeeeeee. C#5 G#5 Fragile liiiiiiiives. Shattered dreeeeeeaaams. INTERLUDE: (Guitar 1 plays intro riff while guitar 2 plays the 2nd intro riff. All at same time twice) VERSE 3: (Play like previous verses) Jamie had a chance, well she really did (Whoa-ohh) Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids. (Whoa-ohh) Mark still lives at home, cause he's got no job (Whoa-ohh) Just plays guitar, smokes a lot of pot. VERSE 4: (Play like previous verses) Jay commited suicide. (Whoa-ohh) Brandon OD'd and died. (Whoa-ohh) What the hell is going on? (Whoa-ohh) The cruelest dream, reality. CHORUS: (Play like previous chorus) A#5 F#2 Chances throooooowwwwnn. Nothing's freeeeeeeeeeee. C#5 G#5 Longing forrrrrrr, what used to beeeeeee. A#5 F#2 Still it's harrrrrrrrdd. Hard to seeeeeeeeeeee. C#5 G#5 Fragile liiiiiiiives. Shattered dreeeeeeaaams. GUITAR SOLO: (b = bend up; r = release) A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 A#5 E|----------------------------------------------13--16--13---------------------------- B|--------------------------------------14--16-------------16--14--16b18-16b18-16b18-- G|------------------------------13--15------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A|-1--1/3-3--3/4-4--4/6-6--6/8-------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F#5 C#5 G#5 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-16-14----14b16r14------------------14---------------14--18--16-14-16b18r16---| G|-------15-----------13--13--11---13-----10-10-11-13---------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| CHORUS: (Play like previous choruses) A#5 F#2 Chances throooooowwwwnn. Nothing's freeeeeeeeeeee. C#5 G#5 Longing forrrrrrr, what used to beeeeeee. A#5 F#2 Still it's harrrrrrrrdd. Hard to seeeeeeeeeeee. C#5 G#5 Fragile liiiiiiiives. Shattered dreeeeeeaaams. OUTRO: (This riff is played during that last chorus, listen closely to hear when) A#5 E|----------------------------| B|-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9--------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------8-----| A|----------------------8-----| E|----------------------6\0---| \ = slide down You finish by playing that riff after done singing, and then hit that last A#5 chord, and just after you strike it, you can slide down to a plain low E on the 0 fret to end the song. And that's it for this song. I love this song a lot more now that I tabbed it. Very cool song. Learned a new solo too. SWEET!! If you've got questions, email me at: weezer090@hotmail.com or if you just wanna chat, email me too. Alright, thanks a lot guys! LATER!!