Green Day nimrod. (1997) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: Normal ------------------------------------------------------------------ Nice Guys Finish Last Hitchin' A Ride The Grouch Redundant Scattered All The Time Worry Rock Platypus (I Hate You) Uptight Last Ride In Jinx Haushinka Walking Alone Reject Take Back King For A Day Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) Prosthetic Head ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chords A A5 A5 Am A#5 B5 B5 Bm B6 C C5 Cadd9 C#5 e|-0--------------0-------------------2----4----0---------0-----| B|-2--------------1-------------------3----4----1---------3-----| G|-2----2---------2--------------4----4----4----0----5----0----6| D|-2----2----7----2----8----9----4----4----4----2----5----2----6| A|-0----0----7----0----8----9----2----2----2----3----3----3----4| E|-----------5---------6----7-----------------------------------| | | | D D5 D#5 E E5 E5II Em F5 F# F#5 G G5 G#5 e|-2--------------0--------------0---------2---------3----------| B|-3--------------0--------------0---------2---------3----------| G|-2----7----8----1---------9----0---------3---------0----------| D|-0----7----8----2----2----9----2----3----4----4----0----5----6| A|------5----6----2----2----7----2----3----4----4----2----5----6| E|----------------0----0---------0----1----2----2----3----3----4| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Nice Guys Finish Last Intro: A5 E5II A5 B5 (x2) A5 E5 A5 B5 A5 E5II A5 B5 A5 E5 (bass fill) A5 E5II Verse 1: (no guitar) Nice guys finish last You're running out of gas A5 E5II Your sympathy will get you left behind E5II Sometimes you're at your best When you feel the worst B5 E5II You feel washed up like piss goin down the drain Pre-Chorus: A5 Pressure cooker pick my brain E5II And tell me I'm insane A5 E5II I'm so fuckin happy I could cry A5 Every joke can have it's truth E5II But now the joke's on you F#5 B5 I never knew you were such a funny guy Chorus: E5 A5 Oh nice guys finish last E5 A5 When you are the outcast E5 A5 Don't pat yourself on the back B5 A5 E5II You might break your spine Verse 2: E5II Livin on command You're shaking lots of hands B5 E5II A5 E5II You're kissing up and bleeding all your trust E5II Takin what you need Bite the hand that feeds B5 E5II You lose your memory and you got no shame (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus x2) Bridge: A5 E5II A5 B5 (x2) A5 E5 A5 B5 A5 E5II G#5 A5 G#5 F#5 A5 B5 (Chorus x2) Outro: A5 E5 (bass fill) A5 E5II ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hitchin' A Ride Intro: Violin, B5 A5 G#5 G5 (x2) Verse 1: B5 A5 G#5 G5 B5 Hey mister, where you headed A5 G#5 G5 Are you in a hurry? B5 A5 G#5 G5 Need a lift to happy hour B5 A5 G#5 G5 B5 Say "Oh no" A5 G#5 G5 B5 Do you brake for distilled spirits A5 G#5 G5 B5 Need a break as well A5 G#5 G5 The well that inebriates the guilt B5 A5 G#5 G5 1..2..1..2..3..4 B5 A5 G#5 G5 (x3) B5 A5 G#5 Verse 2: B5 A5 G#5 G5 B5 Cold turkey's gettin stale A5 G#5 G5 B5 Tonight I'm eatin crow A5 G#5 G5 Fermented salmonella B5 A5 G#5 G5 B5 Poison oak, no A5 G#5 G5 B5 There's a drought at the fountain of youth A5 G#5 G5 B5 Now I'm dehydrating A5 G#5 G5 My tongue is swelling up, I say B5 A5 G#5 G5 1..2..1..2..3..4 B5 A5 G#5 G5 (x4) Chorus: E5 F#5 Troubled times B5 A5 G#5 G5 E5 You know I cannot lie F#5 I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin a ride Verse 3: B5 A5 G#5 G5 (x2) B5 A5 G#5 G5 B5 There's a drought at the fountain of youth A5 G#5 G5 B5 Now I'm dehydrating A5 G#5 G5 My tongue is swelling up, I say... Bridge: B5 D5 G5 F#5 (x8) (Chorus) Outro: B5 A5 G#5 G5 (Don't know where I'm goin) Hitchin' a ride (x7) B5 A5 G#5 B6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Grouch Verse 1: A E A D A I was a young boy that had big plans E D E Now I'm just a shitty old man A E A D I don't have fun and I hate everything A E5II A The world owes me so fuck you A E A D A Glory days don't mean shit to me E D E A I drank a six-pack of apathy E A D Life's a bitch and so am I A E5II A The world owes me so fuck you Chorus: F#5 D A E Wasted youth and a fistful of ideals F#5 D A E5II I had a young and optimistic point of view F#5 D A E Wasted youth and a fistful of ideals F#5 D A E5II I had a young and optimistic point of view Verse 2: A E A D A I've decomposed yet my gut's gettin fat E D E Oh my God, I'm turning out like my dad A E A D I'm always rude, I got a bad attitude A E5II A The world owes me so fuck you A E A D A The wife's a nag and the kid's fuckin up E D E I don't have sex cuz I can't get it up A E A D I'm just a grouch sitting on the couch A E5II A The world owes me so fuck you (Chorus) Bridge: A E A D A E D E A E A D A E5II A F#5 D A E F#5 D A E5II (x2) (Verse 1) Outro: A E5II A The world owes me so fuck you A E5II A5 A The world owes me so fuck you ------------------------------------------------------------------ Redundant Intro: A G#5 G5 F# Bm D5 A5 E5II A5 Verse 1: A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 We're living in a repetition D5 E5 G5 G5 Content in the same old shtick again A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 Now the routine's turning to contention D5 E5 Like a production line going over And over and over, roller-coaster Chorus: A G#5 Now I cannot speak, I've lost my voice G5 F# I'm speechless and redundant Bm D5 Cuz I love you's not enough A5 E5II E5II I'm lost for words Verse 2: A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 Choreographed and lack of passion D5 E5 G5 G5 Prototypes of what we were A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 Went full circle 'till I'm nauseous D5 E5 Taken for granted, now I waste it Faked it, ate it, now I hate it (Chorus) Bridge: A D A F# Bm E5 G5 G5 A D A F# Bm E5 (Chorus x2) Outro: A G#5 G5 F#5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Scattered Intro: B5 A5-G#5 E5 (x3) B5 Verse 1: E5 I've got some scattered pictures G#5 Lying on my bedroom floor A5 B5 Reminds me of the times we shared Makes me wish that you were here Verse 2: E5 Now it seems I've forgotten G#5 My purpose in this life A5 B5 Well all the songs have been erased Guess I've learned from my mistakes Chorus: C#5 E5II B5 A5 F#5 Open the past and present now and we are there A5 E5II Story to tell and I am listening C#5 E5II B5 A5 F#5 Open the past and present and the future too A5 E5 It's all I got and I'm giving it to you Verse 3: E5 Loose ends tied in knots G#5 Leaving a lump down in my throat A5 B5 Gagging on a souvenir Lodged to fill another year Verse 4: E5 Drag it on and on G#5 Until my skin is ripped to shreds A5 B5 Leaving my self open wide Living out a sacrifice (Chorus) Bridge: B5 A5-G#5 E5 (x5) B5 If you've got no one And I got no place to go Would it be alright? Could it be alright? (Verse 1) (Verse 2) (Chorus) Outro: B5 C#5 F#5 A5 E5 E5II It's all I got and I'm giving it to you ------------------------------------------------------------------ All The Time Intro: E5II D5 A5 (x9) E5II G#5/A5 G5 D5 (x2) Chorus 1: G#5/A5 G5 D5 All the time, every time I need it G#5/A5 G5 D5 What's the time, I'd say the time is right G#5/A5 G5 D5 Here's to me, let's find another reason G#5/A5 G5 D5 E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 Down the hatch and a bad attitude, salud Verse 1: E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 Wasting time wasting time, down a bum-fuck road E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 And I don't know where the hell it'll go E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 Heirlooms, huffing fumes, and I'm picking up the pace E5II D5 A5 E5II And I'm gonna smash straight into a wall Chorus 2: G#5/A5 G5 D5 All the time, a New Year's resolution G#5/A5 G5 D5 How soon that we forget G#5/A5 G5 D5 Doing time and loving every minute G#5/A5 G5 D5 E5II D5 A5 Live it up on another let down, salud Verse 2: E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 Promises promises, it was all set it stone E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 Cross my heart and hope to die E5II D5 A5 E5II D5 A5 Sugar fix, dirty tricks and a trick question E5II D5 A5 E5II Guess I should have read between the lines G#5/A5 (x4) Bridge: A5 C#5 D5 C#5 A5 G5 B5 C5 A5 C#5 D5 C#5 A5 G5 Having the time of my life B5 C5 A5 C#5 D5 C#5 A5 G5 Watching the clock tick B5 C5 A5 C#5 D5 C#5 A5 G5 Having the time of my life B5 C5 Watching the clock tick Chorus 3: G#5/A5 G5 D5 All the time, where did all the time go? G#5/A5 G5 D5 It's too late to say goodnight G#5/A5 G5 D5 Time flies when you're having fun, yeah G#5/A5 G5 D5 Time's up when you work like a dog, salud Outro: E5II D5 A5 (x7) E5II G#5/A5 A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Worry Rock Verse 1: E5II B5 A5 Another sentimental argument E5II E5 E5 And bitter love A5 E5 Fucked without a kiss again A5 B5 Dragged it through the mud Verse 2: E5 B5 Yelling at brick walls A5 E5 And punching windows made of stone A5 E5 The worry rock has turned to dust A5 B5 Fallen on our pride Chorus: C#5 G#5 A knocked-down, dragged-out fight A5 E5 Fat lips and open wounds C#5 G#5 Another wasted night F#5 B5 No one will take the fall Verse 3: E5 B5 Where do we go from here A5 E5 And what did you do with the directions A5 E5 Promise me no dead end streets A Am E And I'll guarantee we'll have the road Bridge: Solo over E5 B5 A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 B5 (x2) (Chorus) (Verse 1) (Verse 3) Outro: A Am E And I'll guarantee we'll have the road A Am E E And I'll guarantee we'll have the road ------------------------------------------------------------------ Platypus (I Hate You) Intro: B5 G5 F#5 (x4) B5 A5 E5II B5 B5 A5 E5II A5 A5 A#5 B5 Verse 1: B5 A5 E5II B5 Your rise and fall, back up against the wall B5 A5 E5II B5 What goes around is coming back and haunting you B5 A5 E5II B5 It's time to quit, cause you ain't worth the shit B5 A5 E5II B5 Under my shoes or the piss on the ground Chorus: A5 No one loves you and you know it E5II B5 Don't pretend that you enjoy it or you don't care A5 Cause now I wouldn't lie F#5 Or tell you all the things you want to hear E5II B5 E5II B5 E5II B5 E5II B5 Cuz I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you B5 A5 E5II B5 (x2) Verse 2: B5 A5 E5II B5 I heard you're sick, sucked on that cancer stick B5 A5 E5II B5 A throbbing tumor and a radiation high B5 A5 E5II B5 Shit out of luck, and now your time is up B5 A5 E5II B5 It brings me pleasure just to know you're going to die (Chorus) Bridge: B5 G5 F#5 (x4) B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5 Dickhead, fuckface, cock smoking, mother fucking B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5 Asshole, dirty twat, waste of semen, I hope you die, hey! Verse 3: B5 A5 E5II B5 Red eye, code blue, I'd like to strangle you B5 A5 E5II B5 And watch your eyes bulge right out of your skull B5 A5 E5II B5 When you go down, head first into the ground B5 A5 E5II B5 I'll stand above you just to piss on your grave (Chorus) Outro: B5 A5 E5II B5 B5 A5 E5II A5 A5 A#5 B5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Uptight Intro: F#5 B5 (x2) C#5 C#5 Verse 1: F#5 B5 I, woke up on the wrong side of the floor F#5 B5 Made, made my way through the front door F#5 B5 Broke, my engagement with myself C#5 B5 Perfect picture of bad health C#5 B5 Another notch scratched on my belt C#5 B5 The future just ain't what it used to be F#5 B5 (x2) C#5 C#5 Verse 2: F#5 B5 I, got a new start on a dead end road F#5 B5 Peaked, peaked out on reaching new lows F#5 B5 Owed, paid off all my debts to myself C#5 B5 Perfect picture of bad health C#5 B5 Another notch scratched on my belt C#5 B5 The future's in my living room Chorus: F#5 B5 Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun F#5 B5 All night, suicide's last call F#5 C#5 I've been uptight, all night F#5 B5 B5 C#5 C#5 I'm a son of a gun (Chorus) Bridge: F#5 B5 (x4) (Chorus x4) End on D#5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Last Ride In (instrumental) No chords for most of this song, but there is a "chorus" riff that has a picking pattern on these chords: E F# E F# E F# ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jinx Intro: G5 C5 D5 Verse 1: G5 D5 G5 C5 G5 I fucked up again, it's all my fault C5 G5 So turn me around and face the wall C5 G5 D5 E5II Read me my rights and tell me I am wrong C5 F5 D5 Until it gets into my thick skull G5 D5 G5 C5 G5 A slap on the wrist, a stab in the back C5 G5 Torture me, I've been a bad boy C5 G5 D5 E5II Nail me to the cross and tell me you have won C5 F5 D5 I lost before I did any wrong (Intro) Verse 2: G5 D5 G5 C5 G5 I'm hexed with regrets and bad luck C5 G5 Keep your distance, it's rubbin off C5 G5 D5 E5II Or you will be damned to spend your life in hell C5 F5 D5 Or earth with me tangled at your feet G5 D5 G5 C5 G5 You finally met your nemisis C5 G5 Disguised as your fatal long lost love C5 G5 D5 E5II So kiss it good-bye, until death do us part C5 F5 D5 You fell for a jinx for cryin out loud (Intro) Outro: (x4) G5 C5 D5 I'm a jinx hangin around you ------------------------------------------------------------------ Haushinka Intro: C5 D5 (x4) C5 D5 (hold D5) Verse 1: D5 Haushinka is a girl with a peculiar name D5 I met her on the eve of my birthday Did she know, did she know D5 Before she went away C5 G5 Does she know, but it's too damn late Chorus: D5 C5 G5 F5 G5 This girl has gone far away, now she's gone D5 C5 G5 F5 G5 This girl has gone far away, now she's gone D5 C5 G5 F5 G5 This girl has gone far away, now she's gone D5 C5 G5 F5 G5 This girl has gone far away, now she's gone F5 G5 Now she's gone F5 G5 A5 Now she's all gone D5 (x4) Verse 2: D5 All I have now is a memory to date D5 A cheap hat and cigarettes, and a peculiar name I didn't know, I didn't know D5 D5 Before she went away C5 G5 I know now, I know now, and it's too damn late (Chorus) Bridge: B5 A5 F#5/G5 F#5/G5 Will she ever find her way? B5 A5 G5 I'm too damn young to be late, but am I? B5 A5 F#5/G5 F#5/G5 Yet again, I'm kicking myself B5 A5 And I'll be here in battle scars G5 Waiting for you, waiting for you now Interlude: A5 D5 G5 A5 (x4) Solo: A#5 A5 (x2) (Chorus) End on A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Walking Alone Intro: G5 E5 (x2) Verse 1: G5 E5 Come together like a foot in a shoe C5 D5 Only this time I think I stuck my foot in my mouth G5 E5 Thinking out loud and acting in vain C5 D5 Knocking over anyone that stands in my way Chorus: C5 D5 Sometimes I need to apologize C5 D5 Sometimes I need to admit that I ain't right C5 D5 Sometimes I should just keep my mouth shut G5 F5 E5 Or only say hello C5 D5 Sometimes I still feel I'm walking alone (Intro) Verse 2: G5 E5 Walk on eggshells on my old stomping ground C5 D5 Yet there's really no one left that's hanging around G5 E5 Isn't that another familiar face? C5 D5 Too drunk to figure out they're fading away (Chorus) (Intro) Bridge: G5 E5 (x2) (Chorus) (Intro x2) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reject Verse 1: B5 G#5 Who the hell are you to tell me C#5 F#5 What I am, and what's my master plan B5 G#5 What makes you think that it includes you C#5 F#5 Self-righteous wealth, stop flattering yourself Chorus 1: E5 G5 B5 So when the smoke clears here I am E5 G5 B5 Your reject all-American E5 B5 Sucking up your social sect E5 G#5 Making you a nervous wreck G5 F#5 To hell and back and hell again I've gone Bridge: B5 E5II B5 A5 You're not my type B5 A5 B5 E5II Not my type Verse 2: B5 G#5 What's the difference between you and me? C#5 F#5 I do what I want, and you do what you're told B5 G#5 So listen up, shut the hell up C#5 F#5 It's no big deal, and I'll see you in hell (Chorus 1) (Bridge x2) Chorus 2: E5 G5 B5 B5 So when the smoke clears here I am E5 G5 B5 B5 Your reject all-American E5 G5 B5 Fallen from grace right on my face G5 F#5 To hell and back and hell again I've gone Outro: E5 G5 B5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Take Back Verse 1: B5 A5 C5 You pushed me once too far again B5 A5 C5 I'd love to break your fuckin teeth B5 A5 C5 B5 A5 C5 And stick a knife in the center of your back B5 A5 C5 B5 You better grow some eyes in the back of your head A5 C5 B5 I fight dirty just like your looks A5 C5 B5 A5 C5 Can't take, can't take, can't take anymore Chorus 1: D#5 A#5 E5II So take back D#5 A#5 E5II Take back B5 A5 C5 B5 A5 C5 Take Verse 2: B5 A5 C5 B5 The taste of bad blood on the tip of my tongue A5 C5 B5 An eye for an eye, gun for a gun A5 C5 B5 A5 C5 Cold-cocked and I'm takin back what's mine B5 A5 C5 B5 Expect it when you're least expecting it A5 C5 B5 No loss of love, the smell of regret A5 C5 B5 A5 C5 Lights out, can't take it anymore Chorus 2: D#5 A#5 E5II So take back D#5 A#5 E5II Take back D#5 A#5 E5II Take back D#5 A#5 E5II Take back Outro: B5 A5 C5 (x4) B5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ King For A Day Intro: E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 (x4) Verse 1: E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 (x4) Started at the age of 4 My mother went to the grocery store Went sneaking through her bedroom door To find something in a size 4 Pre-Chorus: A5 B5 Sugar and spice and everything nice A5 B5 Wasn't made for only girls A5 B5 A5 G.I. Joe in pantyhose is making room B5 For the one and only Chorus 1: E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, princess by dawn E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, in a leather thong E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, princess by dawn A5 B5 Just wait 'till all the guys get a load of me E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 (x2) Verse 2: E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 (x4) My daddy threw me in therapy He thinks I'm not a real man Who put the drag in the drag queen? Don't knock it until you've tried it (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus 1) Bridge: E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 (x8) (Pre-Chorus) Chorus 2: E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, princess by dawn E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, in a leather thong E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, princess by dawn E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, in a leather thong E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, princess by dawn E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, in a leather thong E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 King for a day, princess by dawn A5 B5 Just wait 'till all the guys A5 B5 Just wait 'till all the guys A5 B5 Just wait 'till all the guys get a load of me Outro: E5II B5 E5II B5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 (x8) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) Intro: G Cadd9 D (x2) Verse 1: G Another turning point Cadd9 D A fork stuck in the road G Time grabs you by the wrist Cadd9 D Directs you where to go Pre-Chorus 1: Em D C So make the best of this test G And don't ask why Em D It's not a question C G But a lesson learned in time Chorus: Em G It's something unpredictable Em G But in the end it's right Em D G I hope you had the time of your life Verse 2: G Cadd9 D (x2) G So take the photographs Cadd9 D And still-frames in your mind G Hanging on a shelf Cadd9 D In good health and good times Pre-Chorus 2: Em D Tattoos and memories C G And dead skin on trial Em D For what it's worth C G It was worth all the while (Chorus) Bridge: G Cadd9 D (x4) Em D C G (x2) (Chorus) G Cadd9 D (x2) (Chorus) G Cadd9 D (x2) G ------------------------------------------------------------------ Prosthetic Head Intro: E5II B5 D5 A5 E5II B5 D5 Verse 1: E5II B5 D5 A5 I see you E5II B5 D5 A5 Down on the front line E5II B5 Such a sight for sore eyes D5 A5 E5II B5 D5 A5 You're a suicide makeover Verse 2: E5II B5 D5 A5 Plastic eyes E5II B5 D5 A5 Lookin' through a numbskull E5II B5 Self-effaced, what's his face D5 A5 E5II B5 You erased yourself so shut up D5 A5 You don't let up Pre-Chorus: B5 E5II A#5/B5 You have a growth that must be treated B5 E5II A#5/B5 Like a severed severe pain in the neck B5 E5II A#5/B5 You can smell it but you can't see it B5 No explanation identified 'cause... Chorus: E5II B5 D5 A5 You E5II B5 D5 A5 Don't know E5II B5 D5 A5 You E5II B5 Don't say D5 A5 And you got no reply Verse 3: E5II B5 D5 A5 Hey you E5II B5 D5 A5 Where did you come from? E5II B5 Got a head full of lead D5 A5 E5II B5 D5 A5 You're an inbred bastard son Verse 4: E5II B5 D5 A5 All dressed up E5II B5 D5 A5 Red blooded, A mannequin E5II B5 Do or die, no reply D5 A5 E5II B5 Don't deny that you're synthetic D5 A5 You're pathetic (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus x2) Bridge: B5 E5II A5 F#5 B5 A5 D5 A5 (x4) B5 E5II B5 D5 A5 (x2) (Verse 1) (Chorus x2) End on E5II ------------------------------------------------------------------