Nice Guys Finish Last
By Green Day
From their new album NIMROD

Transcribed by Chris ([e-mail])

listen to the CD to get the real rhythm

Rhy. Fig. 1
e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g----9-9-9-9-9--------------
d--7-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9\-
a--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9\-
E--5-----------5-7-7-7-7-7\- (play 4x)

e---------
b---------
g-------9\
d-2---7-9\
a-2---7-7\
E-0---5---

Verse 1
nice guys finish last.
you're running out of gas.
your sympathy will get you left behind.

Rhy. Fig. 2
p.m.----------------------]
e------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------
g---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9
d-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-999-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-999-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
E-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-777--------------

sometimes you're at your best,
when you feel the worst.
do you feel washed up like piss going down the drain?

Rhy. Fig. 3
e-------------------------------- ------------------0-0-0-0-0
b-------------------------------- ------------------0-0-0-0-0
g---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- ------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
d-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------(repeat) 2-2-2-2-2-2----------------

Bridge
pressure cooker pick my brain and tell me i'm insane.
i'm so fucking happy i could cry.
every joke can have it's truth and now the joke's on you.
i never knew you were such a funny guy.

Rhy. Fig. 4
e---------------------- -------------
b---------------------- -------------
g-----------2-2-2-2-2-2 4-4-4-4-4-4-4
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 4-4-4-4-4-4-4
a-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0 2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E-0-0-0-0-0------------(play 3x) -------------

Chorus
oh, nice guys finish last,
when you are the outcast.
don't pat yourself on the back,
you might break your spine.

e-----
b-----
g---9\
d-7-9\
a-7-7\
E-5---