Sassafras Roots chords by
Green Day (Official Version)
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Key: A majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

D

A

E

E

A

A

D

E

A

A

D

E

Verse 1
A A 
 
Roaming 'round your house,
D D 
 
E E 
 
wasting your time
A A 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
No obligation, just wasting your time
A A 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
So why are you alone wasting your time?
A A 
 
When you could be with me
D D 
 
E E 
 
wasting your time

Chorus 1

D

E

Well, I'm a waste like you

D

E

With nothing else to do

D

A

E

May I waste your time, too?

Interlude 1

A

A

D

E

A

A

D

E

Verse 2

A

D

E

Warding off regrets wasting your time

A

D

E

Smoking cigarettes wasting your time

A

D

E

I'm just a parasite wasting your time

A

D

E

Applying myself to wasting your time

Chorus 2

D

E

Well, I'm a waste like you

D

E

With nothing else to do

D

A

E

May I waste your time, too?

Interlude 2

A

A

D

E

A

A

D

E

F#m

D

F#m

D

F#m

D

E

E

Verse 3

A

D

E

So why are you alone wasting your time?

A

When you could be with me

D

E

wasting your time

Chorus 3

D

E

Well, I'm a waste like you

D

E

With nothing else to do

D

A

E

May I waste your time, too?

Outro 1

D

A

E

May I waste your time, too?

D

A

E

May I waste your time, too?

D

A

E

May I waste your time, too?

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD A E F#m

Chords

D
A
E
F#m

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Sassafras Roots by Green Day, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Sassafras Roots the way Green Day intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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