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Canadian Idiot by Weird Al Yankovic
Canadian Idiot
INTRO: A D G D A G (x4)
VERSE:
(no chords)
Don't want to be A Canadian idiot. A D G D A G
(no chords)
Dont want to be some beer swillin' hockey nut. A D G D A G
(no chords)
and do I look like some frost bitten hosehead ? A D G D A G
(no chords)
I never learned my alphabet from "A" to "Zed". A D G D A G
Chorus:
D
They all live on donuts and moose meat
A
and they leave the house without packin' heat
E A
never even bring their guns to the mall
D
and you know what else is too funny
A
their stupid monopoly money
E
can't take 'em seriously at...
A D G D A G
A D G D A G
Verse 2:
(no chords)
Well maple syrup and snow's what they export (A D G D A G)
(no chords)
they treat curling just like it's A real sport (A D G D A G)
(no chords)
they think their silly accent is so cute (A D G D A G)
(no chords)
can't understand A thing they're talking aboot (A D G D A G)
Chorus:
D
sure they got their national health care
A
cheaper meds low crime rates and clean air
E A
then again well they got celine dion
D
eat their weight in kraft macaroni
A
and dream of driving a zamboni
E
all over saskatchewan
A D G D A G
A D G D A G
A D G D A G
BRIDGE:
D A E A
D A E A
(INTRO)
Verse: (Chords same as intro)
Don't want to be a Canadian idiot
Won't figure out the temperature in Celcius
Ab C# F# C# Ab F#
see the map they're hovering right over us
(no chords)
tell you the truth it makes me kinda nervous
Chorus:
D
always hear the same kind of story
A
break their nose and they'll just say sorry
E A
tell me what kind of freaks are that polite
D
It's gotta mean they're all up to something
A
so quick before they see it coming
E
time for a pre-emptive strike
Outro:
A D G D A G
A D G D A G
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version 2
standard tuning (E A D G B E)
Intro gtr 1 gtr 2
|-----------------------------|--------------------------0--|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------0--|
|-----------------------------|------6--6-6--------6--------|
|------6--6-6--------6--------|6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6-----|
|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6-----|
|4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|4-4-4---------2--2-----4-----|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------0--|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------0--|
|------6--6-6--------6--------|------6--6-6--------6--------|
|6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6-----|
|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6-----|
|4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|4-4-4---------2--2-----4-----|
Verse 1
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------0--|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------0--|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6-----|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6-----|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4-----|
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6-----------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--------|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4---12\--|
Chorus 1
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|
Interlude
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|
|--------------------------0--|
|--------------------------0--|
|------6--6-6--------6--------|
|6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6-----|
|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6-----|
|4-4-4---------2--2-----4-----|
Verse 2
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------0--|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------0--|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6-----|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6-----|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4-----|
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|0--------6--6-6--------6-----------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--------|
|--------------------------|---6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--------|
|--------------------------|---4-4-4---------2--2-----4---12\--|
Chorus 2
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|
Bridge gtr 1
/-------------5x------------\
|--------------------------0--|----------------|
|--------------------------0--|----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------|
|------6--6-6--------6--------|----------------|
|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6-----|----------------|
|4-4-4---------2--2-----4-----|----------------|
gtr 2
/------5x------\
|-----------------------------|----------------|
|9----------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------|
Chorus 3 gtr 2
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------------------|
Outro gtr 1 gtr 2
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------6--6-6--------6--------|
|------6--6-6--------6--------|6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|
|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|
|4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|
|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
|------6--6-6--------6--------|------6--6-6--------6--------|
|6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6-----|6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6--6--4--|
|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6-----|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4--6--4--|
|4-4-4---------2--2-----4-----|4-4-4---------2--2-----4--2--|
gtr 1
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|------6--6-6-----------------|
|6-6-6-4--4-4--4--------------|
|4-4-4---------2--------------|
gtr 2
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--------------------6-6------|
|-----------------4--6-6-6----|
|-----------------4--4-4-6----|
|-----------------2------4----|
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
MAIN RIFF: No Bass or Drums
Guitar-distorted
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|------6-6-----6-----|
|6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|
|4-4-4-----2-2---4-2-|
Verse riff 1
|----------------------|
|4---------------------|
|4-------6-6-----6-----|
|4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|
|--4-4-4-----2-2---4-2-|
Verse riff 2
|-------------------4-|
|-------------------4-|
|------6-6-----6----4-|
|6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6--4-| also there is another riff like this
|6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6----|
|4-4-4-----2-2---4----|
Verse riff 3
|4-------------------4-|
|4-------------------4-|
|4-------6-6-----6---4-|
|4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
|--4-4-4-----2-2---4---|
Verse riff 4
|4---------------------|
|4---------------------|
|4-------6-6-----6-----|
|4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|
|--4-4-4-----2-2---4-2-|
CHORUS 1:
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--------------------||
|--------------------||
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||
|--------------------||
SOLO:
|-------- |-------|
|-------- |9~~~~--|
|13~~~~-- |-------|
|-------- Another way of it is: |-------| They make the same
|-------- |-------| sound
|-------- |-------|
Ok for the Solo Al got really creative with it…not. It’s just the last note for the solo
the American Idiot song.
If you want the whole American Idiot solo email me at stratacaster_master@hotmail.com
OUTRO:
|--------||
|--------||
|6-6-6---||
|6-6-6-6-||
|4-4-4-6-||
|------4-||
End & Enjoy!
Song ORDER: -Note I may be a little off around the solo when it comes to Verse and Main riffs.
Main Riff
Verse Riff 2
Main Riff
Verse Riff 2
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Chorus 1
Drum Solo
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Chorus 2
Solo
Verse Riff 2 x5
Chorus
Main Riff x3
Verse Riff 3
Main Riff
Outro
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