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Song: Nice Guys Finish Last
Artist: Green Day
Album: Nimrod, International Superhits
Tuning: standard (G-D-A-E)

This is one of my favorite Green Day songs.  I'm pretty sure this is how it 
is played, but if you have any differences that you are sure are correct, 
please contact me.

Intro:

  -----------p.m.-------------
G:----------------|----------------|
D:----------------|--------------2-- (hold to next measure)
A:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E:----------------|----------------|

Riff 1:

G:----------------|----------------|----1h2---------|
D:--2-2-2-2-------|--------------2----2-----2-------|
A:----------0---2----2-2-2-2-0-----|----------0---2--
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|

G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:--------------2----2-2-2-2-------|--------------2--
A:--2-2-2-2-0-----|----------0---2----2-2-2-2-0-----|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|


G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:--2-2-2-2-------|--------------2-|1H2-2-2-1H2-2-2-|
A:----------0---2----2-2-2-2-0-----|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|

G:----------------|
D:1H2-2-2-2-----2--
A:----------0-----|
E:----------------|

Riff 2 (verse):

G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:----------------|----------------|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|


G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|----------------|----------------|
A:--------------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2\--|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|


G:----------------|----------------|
D:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-----2--
A:----------------|----------0-----|
E:----------------|----------------|

Riff 2+3 Transition:

G:----------------|----------------|
D:2---2---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:----------------|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|

Riff 3 (Pre-Chorus):

G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:----------------|----------------|2---2-2-2-2-2-2--
A:0---0---0-0-0-0-h--0---0---0-0-0-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|

G:----------------|
D:--2-2---2-------| (this is played 2 times)
A:----------4-2-2-|
E:----------------|

G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:----------------|----------------|2---2---2-2-2-2--
A:0---0---0-0-0-0-h--0---0---0-0-0-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|


G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:2--2----2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|
A:----------------|----------------|----------------|
E:----------------|2---2---2-2-2-2-h--2---2---2-2-2-|

G:----------------|----------------|
D:----------------|----------------| (this is played once)
A:2---2---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:----------------|----------------|

Riff 4 (Chorus)

G:----------------|----------------|
D:2---2---2-0-----|----------------| (play this three times)
A:------------2-0-h--0-0---0-0-0---|
E:----------------|----------------|

G:----------------|----------------|
D:--------1-1-2-2-|4-4-2-2-1-----2--
A:2-2-4-4---------|----------0-----| (play this once)
E:----------------|----------------|

Alteration of Riff 1:

G:----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:--2-2-2-2-------|----------------|----------------|
A:--------------0----0-0-0-0-------|----------0---2--
E:----------4-4---|----------4---2----2-2-2-2-------|


G:----------------|----1-1-2-2-4-4-|
D:--------1-1-2-2-|4-4-------------|
A:--2-4-4---------|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|

Alteration of Riff 4:

G:----------------|
D:4-4-2-2-1-1-----|
A:------------2-2-|
E:----------------|

Outro:

G:----------------|----------------|
D:1H2-2-2-1H2-2-2-|1H2-2-2-2-----2\|
A:----------0-----|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|


Order:

Intro
Riff 1
Riff 2 (play first two measures twice)
Riff 2 (minus last two measures)
Riff 2+3 Trans.
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 2 (2x) (2nd time, minus last 2 measures)
Riff 2+3 Trans.
Riff 3
Riff 4 (2x)
Riff 1 (minus last 4 measures)
Riff 1 Alteration
Riff 4 (minus last measure)
Riff 4 Alteration
Riff 4
Outro