Correction by Stephen Dranger 
[email protected] 
 
I decided to correct and format the existing TAB of this song. 
Mucho thanks to [email protected]. Follows is the corrected TAB, 
plus some bass TAB. 
 
From: [email protected] 
Subject: 2000_light_years_away.tab 
 
 
Here is yet another awesome Green Day song from Kerplunk! that was  
posted in an ftp, but it was missing key parts needed to play the  
song, so I have added them so you can play the whole song. This is  
NOT IN STANDARD TUNING!!! If you want to play it right you HAVE TO  
tune down a half step, because the E is open. NOTE: You do tune down 
one half-step, BUT you still play the chord names as if you were in 
standard tuning: 
 
B:  x244xx 
E:  022xxx 
F#: 244xxx 
etc... 
(looks best in Courier) 
 
 
 
Intro: B B F# G# F#   Play that 4x for intro 
 
 
Intro and Verse bass TAB looks like this: 
 
-----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-----------------------------|---------4------------------| 
-2--2--2-----------------2-4-|-2--2--2----------------2-4-| repeat,etc. 
---------2--4---2-2--2-4-----|------------4---2-2--2-4----| 
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
  B    F# 
 
I sit alone in my bedroom 
 
B              F# 
 
Staring at the walls 
 
     B       F# 
 
I've been up all damn night long 
 
B                    F# 
 
My pulse is speeding, my love is yearning 
 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
G#                   B 
 
I hold my breath and close my eyes	----play-this-twice-------- 
 
G#              F#                  --------------------------- 
 
And dream about her...			--3\4-4-4--3\4-4-4--------- 
 
E             F#              *===>	--3\4-4-4--3\4-4-4--------- 
 
Cause she's 2000 light years away   --1\2-2-2--1\2-2-2--------- 
 
G#               B                  --------------------------- 
 
She holds my malakite so tight so 
 
A	     F# 
 
Never let go... 
 
E            F#               B B F# G# F# (4x) 
 
Cause she's 2000 light years away 
 
 
 
Verse 2: 
 
  B                         F# 
 
I sit outside and watch the sunrise 
 
B                   F# 
 
Lookout as far as I can 
 
  B                         F# 
 
I can't see her, but in the distance 
 
B                    F# 
 
I hear some laughter, we laugh together 
 
 
 
Chorus 
 
 
"Solo": 
 
Bass plays alone w/ guitar feedback in background 4x 
Last time guitar plays lick: 
 
Eb: |------7-----------| 
Bb: |---/7---7---------| 
Gb: |----------9/11----| 
Db: |---------------9/-| 
 
enter lyrics w/bass only: 
 
I sit alone in my bedroom 
Staring at the walls 
I've been up all damn night long *==> harmonics down: E: -21//////////- 
My pulse is speeding, my love is yearning  
 
Chorus 
 
 
 
zach