Nice Guys Finish Last
Green Day
nimrod. (1997) / Varsity Blues Soundtrack (1999)
Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music: Green Day
Tuning: Normal
Notes: Classic Green Day style song.

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
5 = power chord

Intro (replace 2nd E5 (x799xx) with low E5 (022xxx))
A5 E5 A5 B5 (x4) A5 E5 A5 E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------(bass--------------------------|
G|------------9--------------------fill)---9---------------------|
D|-xxxxxxx-7--9----7--9-------7--2------7--9---------------------|
A|-xxxxxxx-7--7----7--9-------7--2------7--7---------------------|
E|-xxxxxxx-5-------5--7-------5--0------5------------------------|
bass fill
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------6h7----------------------------------------------|
A|---7---------7----------------------7-----------6h7-6h7-6h7---7|
E|-5----5-7--5-------5-7--5-0--5-7--5----5-7--5-0-------------5--|


Verse (palm mute)
E5 B5 E5 A5 E5 B5 E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------9---------9-------------9-----------------------|
D|-9--------9----9------7--9--------9----9-----------------------|
A|-7--------9----7------7--7--------9----7-----------------------|
E|----------7-----------5-----------7----------------------------|

Pre-Chorus
A5 E5 (x3) F#5 B5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9-------------4------------------------------------------|
D|-7----9--------4----4------------------------------------------|
A|-7----7--------4----2------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------------2-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus
E5 A5 (x3) B5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----7-------9------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----7-------9------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----5-------7------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Bass Fill
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------6-6-7-7-9-9-7-7-6-6-----------------------------------|
E|-7-7-9-9---------------------9-9-------------------------------|


Bridge
A5 E5 A5 B5 A5 E5 A5 B5 A5 E5 G#5 A5 G#5 F#5 A5 B5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------(x2)---------------------------------------------|
G|----9---------------------------------9------------------------|
D|-7--9----7--9------7--2----7--9----7--9----6--7----6--4----7--9|
A|-7--7----7--9------7--2----7--9----7--7----6--7----6--4----7--9|
E|-5-------5--7------5--0----5--7----5-------4--5----4--2----5--7|

End Of Bridge Bass Fill
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------6-6-7-7-9-9-----------------------------|
A|-----------6-6-7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------|
E|-5-7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------------------|



Order

Intro
Verse 1 (1st half bass only)
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2
Bridge
Chorus x2
End of Intro


Lyrics

Nice guys finish last
You're running out of gas
Your sympathy will get you left behind
Sometimes you're at your best (Verse 1)
When you feel the worst
You feel washed up like piss goin down the drain

Pressure cooker pick my brain
And tell me I'm insane
I'm so fuckin happy I could cry
Every joke can have it's truth (Pre-Chorus)
But now the joke's on you
I never knew you were such a funny guy

Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back (Chorus)
You might break your spine

Livin on command
You're shaking lots of hands
You're kissing up and bleeding all your trust
Takin what you need (Verse 2)
Bite the hand that feeds
You lose your memory and you got no shame

(Pre-Chorus)
(Chorus x2)
(Bridge)
(Chorus x2)