Hitchin’ A Ride

Hitchin’ A Ride chords by Green Day Share Report Print

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Suggested strumdown-up eighths

1

d

2

u

3

d

4

u

Also works: all downs d d d d

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Intro (x2): B5  A5  Ab5  G5

Verse:
B5  A5      Ab5       G5
Hey mister, where you headed?
B5      A5   Ab5      G5
Are you in a hurry?
B5     A5      Ab5   G5
Need a lift to happy hour.
    B5  A5  Ab5  G5
Say oh no.
B5     A5        Ab5       G5
Do you brake for distilled spirits?
B5       A5       Ab5     G5
I need a break as well.
B5  A5        Ab5  G5
The well that inebriates the guilt.
B5 A5 Ab5   G5
1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Interlude:
   B5  A5  Ab5  G5 (x3)
   B5  A5  Ab5

Verse:
B5   A5       Ab5     G5     B5          A5     Ab5   G5
Cold turkey's getting stale, tonight I'm eating crow.
B5  A5    Ab5   G5          B5  A5  Ab5  G5
Fermented salmonella poison oak no
B5        A5             Ab5         G5     B5          A5   Ab5     G5
There's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now I'm dehydrating.
B5  A5       Ab5      G5        B5  A5  Ab5  G5
My tongue is swelling up, as say 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Interlude (x4): B5  A5  Ab5  G5

Chorus:
E        Gb5        B5     A5      Ab5   G5
Troubled times, you know I can not lie.
E                         Gb5
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride.

Interlude (x2): B5  A5  Ab5  G5

Verse:
B5        A5             Ab5         G5     B5          A5   Ab5     G5
There's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now I'm dehydrating.
B5  A5       Ab5      G5
My tongue is swelling up, I say xxxx!

Solo (x8): B5  D5  G5   Gb5 

Chorus:
E        Gb5        B5     A5      Ab5   G5
Troubled times, you know I can not lie.
E                         Gb5         B5  D5  Ab5  G5
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride.


                B5  D5  Ab5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  Ab5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  Ab5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  Ab5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  Ab5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  Ab5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  Ab5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
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How to play Hitchin’ A Ride on ukulele

The strumming pattern that fits is the down-up eighths: d u d u. Expect a medium pace, around 120 bpm. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Fast steady downstrokes power the verses then dig into the chorus.

7 ukulele chords used in "Hitchin’ A Ride" by Green Day: A5, B5, D5, E, Gb5, G5 and Ab5

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Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. Their major-label debut "Dookie" was released in 1994 through Reprise Records and became a commercial success, selling over 20 million copies in the United States. Green Day has been associated with a revival of mainstream interest in punk rock.

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Intro (x2): B5  A5  G#5  G5

Verse:
B5  A5      G#5       G5
Hey mister, where you headed?
B5      A5   G#5      G5
Are you in a hurry?
B5     A5      G#5   G5
Need a lift to happy hour.
    B5  A5  G#5  G5
Say oh no.
B5     A5        G#5       G5
Do you brake for distilled spirits?
B5       A5       G#5     G5
I need a break as well.
B5  A5        G#5  G5
The well that inebriates the guilt.
B5 A5 G#5   G5
1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Interlude:
   B5  A5  G#5  G5 (x3)
   B5  A5  G#5

Verse:
B5   A5       G#5     G5     B5          A5     G#5   G5
Cold turkey's getting stale, tonight I'm eating crow.
B5  A5    G#5   G5          B5  A5  G#5  G5
Fermented salmonella poison oak no
B5        A5             G#5         G5     B5          A5   G#5     G5
There's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now I'm dehydrating.
B5  A5       G#5      G5        B5  A5  G#5  G5
My tongue is swelling up, as say 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Interlude (x4): B5  A5  G#5  G5

Chorus:
E        F#5        B5     A5      G#5   G5
Troubled times, you know I can not lie.
E                         F#5
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride.

Interlude (x2): B5  A5  G#5  G5

Verse:
B5        A5             G#5         G5     B5          A5   G#5     G5
There's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now I'm dehydrating.
B5  A5       G#5      G5
My tongue is swelling up, I say shit!

Solo (x8): B5  D5  G5   F#5 

Chorus:
E        F#5        B5     A5      G#5   G5
Troubled times, you know I can not lie.
E                         F#5         B5  D5  G#5  G5
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride.


                B5  D5  G#5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  G#5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  G#5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  G#5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  G#5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  G#5  G5
I'm hitchin' a ride.
                B5  D5  G#5
I'm hitchin' a ride.