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Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last Ukulele Chords

Chord reference E7, B, A, F#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[E7]Nice guys finish last, you’re running out of gas. Your [B]sympathy will get, you left [E7]be[A]hind. [E7]Sometimes you’re at your, best when you feel the worst. Do you [B]feel washed up, like piss going down the [E7]drain.

[A]Pressure cooker pick my, brain and [E7]tell me I’m insane. [A]I’m so fucking happy I could [E7]cry. [A]Every joke can have its truth and [E7]now the joke’s on you. I [F#]never knew you were such a funny [B]guy.

Oh [E7]nice guys finish [A]last when [E7]you are the [A]outcast. Don’t pat [E7]yourself on the [A]back you might break your [B]spine.

[E7]Living on command, you’re shaking lots of hands [B]Kissing up and bleeding all Your [E7] [A]trust [E7]taking what you need [E7]Bite the hand that feeds You [B]lose your memory and you got no [E7]shame

[A]Pressure cooker pick my, brain and [E7]tell me I’m insane. [A]I’m so fucking happy I could [E7]cry. [A]Every joke can have its truth and [E7]now the joke’s on you. I [F#]never knew you were such a funny [B]guy.

Oh [E7]nice guys finish [A]last when [E7]you are the [A]outcast. Don’t pat [E7]yourself on the [A]back you might break your [B]spine.

Oh [E7]nice guys finish [A]last when [E7]you are the [A]outcast. Don’t pat [E7]yourself on the [A]back you might break your [B]spine.

Artist Green Day
Album Nimrod
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 1997
Key E7

How to Play Nice Guys Finish Last on Ukulele?

Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last can be played in the key of E7 using the E7, B, A, F# chords.

  • For E7, To play E7, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For B, To play B, barre fret 2 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 2.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Nice Guys Finish Last with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.