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Nice Guys Finish Last
Artist:
Green Day
Album:
Nimrod (1997)
Music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt
lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Added on Wednesday, 15 October 2025
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Intro: 0:01 A5 | A5 E E:A | B B:A - x4 0:14 E | E E:A | E | E Verse 1: 0:18 E5 Nice guys finish last. E5 You're running out of gas. B Your sympathy will get you E | E E:A Left behind. 0:29 E5 Sometimes you're at your best E5 When you feel the worst. A B You feel washed up, like piss going E | E Down the drain. Pre-chorus 1: 0:39 A Pressure cooker, pick my brain E And tell me I'm insane. A I'm so fucking happy E | E I could cry. 0:49 A Ev'ry joke can have its truth, E But now the joke's on you. F# I never knew you're such a B | Bsus2 Funny guy. Chorus 1: 0:59 E A Oh, nice guys finish last, E A When you are the outcast. E A Don't pat yourself on the back, B | B B:A You might break your spine. Verse 2: 1:10 E5 Living on command. E5 You're shaking lots of hands. B You're kissing up and bleeding E | E E:A All your trust. 1:20 E5 Taking what you need. E5 Bite the hand that feeds. A B You'll lose your memory and you E | E Got no shame. Pre-chorus 2: 1:30 A Pressure cooker, pick my brain E And tell me I'm insane. A I'm so fucking happy E | E I could cry. 1:40 A Ev'ry joke can have its truth, E But now the joke's on you. F# I never knew you're such a B | Bsus2 Funny guy. Chorus 2: 1:50 E A Oh, nice guys finish last, E A When you are the outcast. E A Don't pat yourself on the back, B | B You might break your spine. 2:00 E A Oh, nice guys finish last, E A When you are the outcast. E A Don't pat yourself on the back, B | B A You might break your spine. Mm! Instrumental: 2:11 E E:A | B B:A - x3 2:18 E E:G#5 | A A:G#5 | F# F#:A | B | B11 Chorus 3: 2:24 E A Oh, nice guys finish last, E A When you are the outcast. E A Don't pat yourself on the back, B | B You might break your spine. 2:34 E A Oh, nice guys finish last, E A When you are the outcast. E A Don't pat yourself on the back, B | B B:A5 You might break your spine. Coda: 2:45 E | E E:A | E!
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