Green Day - Words I Might Have Ate: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Words I Might Have Ate" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Words I Might Have Ate Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Green Day

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Words I Might Have Ate" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        A             G               A
Now it seems I can't keep my mind off of you
     A                   G                 E
My brain drifts back to better days we've been through
      A               G                  A
Like sitting on blacktop of the school grounds
     A               G              E
The love I bitched about I finally found

Chorus:
     D        A          G        F#m
But now it's gone and I take the blame
            D             E               A
So there's nothing I can do but take the pain.
Why?

Now I dwell on what you remind me of
A sweet young girl who sacrificed her love
As for me, I am blind without a cause
And now I realized what I have lost

Chorus:
It was something real that I could've had
Now I play the fool whose stable soul's gone bad
Why?

A                   G                  E
Tell me, well, the words i might have said
A                        G              E
That's pumping pressure deep inside my head
A            G               E
Was it bad enough to be too late?
A                 G                 E
Just tell me the words I might have ate
     G                 E
The words I might have ate
     G                 E
The words I might have ate

Chorus:
But now it's gone and I take the blame
But there's nothing I can do but take the pain
Why?

  A  G
Why?
  A  G
Why?
  A  G
Why? Oh...
  A  G
Why?
  A  G
Why?
  A  G
Why?




You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Words I Might Have Ate" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Words I Might Have Ate" by Green Day.

Green Day Song List