Mxtabs [http://www.mxtabs.net]
This is the live Version of American Idiot, from Bullet In a Bible. It goes on for a hell of a lot longer than it should while Billie Joe is playing with the crowd, shouting I said Hey.......Oh lol, please rate high and it is very easy to play.

h=hammer
p=pause
hold=hold

VERSE (x3) Don't wanna be an American Idiot
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------444-----4-------------------------------------------------------------------
E----2--444------22---4 h2-------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x1) 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444----4-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22--4-0------------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x1)
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444----4------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22--4 h2------------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x1)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-0-------------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-h2-----------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------66666666666-------------------------------------
E----------------------44444444444-----------------4444444444----------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------666666666666-hold p--------------------------
E----------------------44444444444------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x2) Well maybe I'm the faggot America
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4------------444-----4------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-0--444------22----4-h2-----------------------------------------

VERSE (x1)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-0-----------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x1)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-h2---------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x1)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-0-----------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-h2---------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------66666666666-------------------------------------
E----------------------44444444444-----------------4444444444----------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------666666666666-hold p--------------------------
E----------------------44444444444------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x3)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------444-----4-------------------------------------------------------------------
E----2--444------22---4 h2-------------------------------------------------------------

(GUITAR SOLO)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------66666666666-------------------------------------
E----------------------44444444444-----------------4444444444----------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------666666666666-hold p--------------------------
E----------------------44444444444------------------------------------------------------

VERSE (x35) (ROUGHLY)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22-44hold--------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------66666666666-------------------------------------
E----------------------44444444444-----------------4444444444----------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----44444444444------------------666666666666-hold p--------------------------
E----------------------44444444444------------------------------------------------------

1 GUITAR RIFF
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4------------444-----4------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-0--444------22----4-h2-----------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------444-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----444-------22---4-h2----------------------------------------------------------------

GUITAR FINISHES LAST RIFF ALONE

Please rate high, it is an easy song but I took the time in re-listening to it to get it right, enjoy :-)