Why Do You Want Him?
Green Day
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music: Green Day
Tuning: Normal or Drop D
*if you want to sound just like the album, tune about 1/6 step up
Notes: A lot of tabs I looked over said E5 was the first chord in
the verse, but I found that that sounded pretty bad, so I put D5
instead, I think it sounds a bit better.  I also tried putting it
in drop D and using a low D, and that sounded right on, so if you
want to try that, go ahead. The solo was taken from Brian Becker
(bbecker@easy-pages.com)'s tab.

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
5 = power chord

Verse (x4)
   D5   A5   F#5  G5       (if using drop D) D5   A5   F#5  G5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----4----5--------------------------0----7----4----5---|
A|-5----7----4----5--------------------------0----7----4----5---|
E|------5----2----3--------------------------0----7----4----5---|

Chorus (x2)
   D5   B5   G5   A5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----9----5----7---------------------------------------------|
A|-5----9----5----7---------------------------------------------|
E|------7----3----5---------------------------------------------|

Bridge (x4)
   G5 A5 B5 G5/A5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--7--9--5/7-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--7--9--5/7-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--5--7--3/5-------------------------------------------------|

Solo (played over verse chords)
e|-------------------------5-----5-5----------------------------|
B|--3~~~~------7-5-7-5-7-8---8-7-----8-8-7-7-8/10/8-7-----------|
G|--5b7~~--5-7----------------------------------------7--6/7-7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------/7-9-9--/7-9-9--/7-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
B|---------------------------/7-9-9--/7-9-9--/7-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
G|-7--6/7-7--6/7-7--6-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9-7-5-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9------9------9----------------------------------------------|
G|-11b13--11b13--11b13--9-11-9----9----10-10-12p10----10-12-----|
D|-----------------------------11---11-------------12-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |    (x6)   |
e|-----9-9-9-|---12p11p9----9b----------------------------------|
B|-----9-9-9-|----------12--------------------------------------|
G|-11b-------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|


Order

Chorus chords, no vox
D5-A5-F#5-G5 x2
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus x2
Bridge
Solo
Chorus x2
End on D5


Lyrics

I saw you standing alone
With a sad look on your face
You call him on the phone
Looks like he left without a trace		(Verse 1)
Tears falling out of your eyes
He's living in a disguise
You've been feeling bad for so long
You wonder if it's right or wrong

Why do you want him?	(x2)			(Chorus)

Now many days have gone by
And you still just sit there and cry
You're feeling bad for yourself
His memory will always dwell			(Verse 2)
You're so obsessed with his love
That's why push came to shove
You've been feeling bad for so long
You wonder if it's right or wrong

(Chorus)

It's all my own
I'll throw it all away
You sit there and pout				(Bridge)
I've got something to say

(Solo)
(Chorus)