Green Day

Released: October 7, 2016

Songwriter: Green Day Mike Dirnt Billie Joe Armstrong Tré Cool

Producer: Rob Cavallo Green Day Mike Dirnt Billie Joe Armstrong Tré Cool

[Intro]
Say goodbye to the ones that we love
Say goodbye to the ones we love
Say goodbye to the ones that we love
Goodbye to the ones that we love

[Chorus]
Say goodbye to the ones that we love
Say goodbye to the ones we love
Say goodbye to the ones that we love
Say goodbye to the ones that we love

[Verse 1]
Violence on the rise
Like a bullet in the sky
Oh, Lord have mercy on my soul
Kindred spirits sing
For the sick and suffering (The suffering)
The city of damage control
This is how we roll, roll

[Chorus]
Say hello to the cops on patrol
Say hello to the cops on patrol
Say hello to the cops on patrol
Say hello to the ones in control

[Verse 2]
Teach your children well
From the bottom of the well
Oh, Lord have mercy on my soul
Hear the children sing
For the sick and suffering (The suffering)
The city of damage control
This is how we roll, roll, roll

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Violence on the rise
Like a bullet in the sky
Oh, Lord have mercy on my soul
Kindred spirits sing
For the sick and suffering (The suffering)
The city of damage control
This is how we...

[Chorus]
Say a prayer for the ones that we love
Say a prayer for the ones we love
Say a prayer for the ones that we love
Say goodbye to the ones that we love
(This is how we)
Say a prayer for the ones that we love
Say a prayer for the ones we love
Say a prayer for the ones that we love
Say goodbye to the ones that we love
(This is how we)

[Instrumental Outro]

Formed in East Bay, California in 1986 and still going strong today, Green Day is one of the biggest punk rock acts in the world. Along with other punk bands in California such as The Offspring, Sublime, Bad Religion and Rancid, they have been credited with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S. in the 90s.

First starting in 1986 as Sweet Children, longtime friends Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar and lead vocalist) and Mike Dirnt (bass guitar) teamed up with John Kiffmeyer to produce their debut EP 1,000 Hours. They eventually dropped the name Sweet Children and called themselves Green Day due to the band members' fondness for cannabis (it even inspired a song featured on their first album) and for their second studio album Kerplunk they replaced Kiffmeyer with German-born drummer Tré Cool, who had been drumming since the age of 12 in a punk band, The Lookouts.

It was their 1994 record Dookie that sent the band to stardom and gave them mainstream success. Dookie, alongside their following albums Insomniac (1995) and Nimrod (1997) were certified double platinum. Eventually, the band started to fall in popularity with their 2000 record Warning which only reached gold.

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