| E | D | A | E | |
| Do as l | say and | not as l | do |
| E | D | A | |
| because the shit | 's so thick you | can't run away. |
| E | D | A | E | |
| I beg to differ | and on t | he contr | ary, |
| E | D | A | |
| l agree with eve | ry word that you | say. |
| E | D | A | E | |
| Talk is cheap an | d lies a | re expen | sive, |
| E | D | A | |
| My wallet's fat | and so i | s my head. |
| E | D | A | E | |
| Hit and run and | then l'l | l hit yo | u again, |
| E | D | A | |
| I'm a sm | art-ass but l'm | playing dumb. |
| Chorus: |
| E | D | B | E | D | B | E | D | A | E | E | D | A | |
| NO WORDS |
| Verse: |
| E | D | A | E | |
| Standard | s set and broken | all the | time, |
| E | D | A | |
| Control | the chao | s from behind a gun. |
| E | D | A | E | |
| Call it as l see | it even | if |
| E | D | A | |
| I was born deaf, | blind a | nd dumb. |
| E | D | A | E | |
| Losers w | inning b | ig on th | e lottery, |
| E | D | A | |
| Rehab re | jects st | ill sniffing glue. |
| E | D | A | E | |
| Constant | refutat | ion with | myself, |
| E | D | A | |
| I'm a vi | ctim of | a catch-22. |
| Chorus: |
| E | D | B | |
| I have n | o belief | . |
| E | D | B | E | DA | E | |
| But I be | lieve, I | 'm a wal | king con | tradicti | on. |
| E | D | A | |
| And, l ain't got | no righ | t. |
| HOPE YOU LIKE THIS....GEEKSTINK@AOL.COM |
| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 22:38:27 -0500 (EST) |
| From: padeon@inforamp.net (Phil D'Eon) |
| Walking Contradiction |
| By: Green Day |
| Album: Insomniac |
| Intro-- E(PM) high E(7th fret) |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Do as | I say | not as | I do because |
| A | D | G | A | |
| The shit's so | deep you | can't run | away. |
| A | D | G | A | |
| I beg to | differ | on the | contrary, |
| A | D | G | A | |
| I agree with | every | word that you | say. |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Talk is | cheap but | lies are | expensive, |
| A | D | G | A | |
| My wallets | fat and | so is my | head. |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Hit and | run and | then I'll hit | you again |
| A | D | G | A | |
| I'm a smart ass | but | I'm playing | dumb. |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Standards | set and | broken | all the time |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Control the | chaos | behind the | gun. |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Call it | as I | see it | even if |
| A | D | G | A | |
| I was | born | deaf, blind, and | dumb. |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Losers | winning | big on the | lottery, |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Rehab | rejects | still sniffing | glue. |
| A | D | G | A | |
| Constant | refuta | tion | with myself, |
| A | D | G | A | |
| I'm a victim | of | catch | 22. |
| D | G | A | |
| Well, I have no belief |
| D | G | A | |
| But I believe |
| D | G | A | |
| I'm a walking contradiction |
| D | G | A | |
| And I ain't got no right. |
| Transcribed by : Carly D'Eon |