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Green Day
Nice Guys Finish Last
Nimrod
1997 Reprise Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 A-   x02220
 F#-  244322
[Intro]
A
   E   A     B   Ax4
E         A E
[Verse 1]
ENice guys finish last
You're running out of gas
Your Bsympathy will get 
you left beEhindA  
ESometimes you're at your best 
when you feel the worst
Do you Bfeel washed up
like piss going down the Edrain
[Bridge]
APressure cooker pick my 
brain and Etell me I'm insane
AI'm so fucking happy I could Ecry
AEvery joke can have its truth 
but Enow the joke's on you
I F#never knew you were 
such a funny Bguy
[Chorus]
Oh, Enice guys finish Alast
when Eyou are the outAcast
Don't pat Eyourself on the Aback
you might break your sBpine
[Verse 2]
  A  ELiving on command
You're shaking lots of hands
BKissing up and bleeding all 
your EtrustA  
ETaking what you need
Bite the hand that feeds
You Blose your memory 
and you got no Eshame
[Bridge]
APressure cooker pick my 
brain and Etell me I'm insane
AI'm so fucking happy I could Ecry
AEvery joke can have its truth 
but Enow the joke's on you
I F#never knew you were 
such a funny Bguy
[Chorus]
Oh, Enice guys finish Alast
when Eyou are the outAcast
Don't pat Eyourself on the Aback
you might break your sBpine
Oh, Enice guys finish Alast
when Eyou are the outAcast
Don't pat Eyourself on the Aback
you might break your sBpine
[Interlude]
A
   E   A     B   Ax3
E   G# A   G# F#   A B
[Chorus]
Oh, Enice guys finish Alast
when Eyou are the outAcast
Don't pat Eyourself on the Aback
you might break your sBpine
Oh, Enice guys finish Alast
when Eyou are the outAcast
Don't pat Eyourself on the Aback
you might break your sBpine
Ending
 A          E   A   EN.C.

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Nice Guys Finish Last

by Green Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Green Day

Nice Guys Finish Last

Nimrod

1997 Reprise Records

Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

- x02220

- 244322

[Intro]

E A B A

E A E

[Verse 1]

Nice guys finish last

You're running out of gas

Your sympathy will get

E A

you left behind

Sometimes you're at your best

when you feel the worst

Do you feel washed up

like piss going down the drain

[Bridge]

Pressure cooker pick my

brain and tell me I'm insane

A E

I'm so fucking happy I could cry

Every joke can have its truth

but now the joke's on you

I never knew you were

such a funny guy

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, nice guys finish last

E A

when you are the outcast

E A

Don't pat yourself on the back

you might break your spine

[Verse 2]

A E

Living on command

You're shaking lots of hands

Kissing up and bleeding all

E A

your trust

Taking what you need

Bite the hand that feeds

You lose your memory

and you got no shame

[Bridge]

Pressure cooker pick my

brain and tell me I'm insane

A E

I'm so fucking happy I could cry

Every joke can have its truth

but now the joke's on you

I never knew you were

such a funny guy

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, nice guys finish last

E A

when you are the outcast

E A

Don't pat yourself on the back

you might break your spine

E A

Oh, nice guys finish last

E A

when you are the outcast

E A

Don't pat yourself on the back

you might break your spine

[Interlude]

E A B A

E G# A G# F# A B

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, nice guys finish last

E A

when you are the outcast

E A

Don't pat yourself on the back

you might break your spine

E A

Oh, nice guys finish last

E A

when you are the outcast

E A

Don't pat yourself on the back

you might break your spine

Ending

A E A E

N.C.

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