Green Day
nimrod. (1997)
Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music: Green Day
Tuning: Normal
Notes: Obviously on an acoustic guitar, no bass or drums, but
string section in later parts. If you don’t feel like emulating
Billie’s picking and strumming patterns, just strum the chords
and it should work fine. This may not be the exact picking
pattern, but it’s close enough.
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
/ = slide up
= slide down
5 = power chord
Chords
G C Cadd9 D Em
e|-3—-0—-0—–2—–0—————————————|
B|-3—-1—-3—–3—–0—————————————|
G|-0—-0—-0—–2—–0—————————————|
D|-0—-2—-2—–0—–2—————————————|
A|-2—-3—-3—–0—–2—————————————|
E|-3———————0—————————————|
Intro
G
e|—————————————————————|
B|——-0————–0—————————————-|
G|———-0————–0————————————-|
D|—————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————|
E|-3–3———–3–3——————————————-|
Verse (x4, vocals come in on 3rd time)
G Cadd9 D
e|—————————————————————|
B|——-3————–3————–3————–3———-|
G|———-0—0———-0—0———-0—0———-2—2—|
D|————0————–0————–2—0–0——-0—–|
A|——————————-3–3—————————-|
E|-3–3———–3–3——————————————-|
Pre-Chorus (x2)
Em D C G
e|—————————————————————|
B|——-0————–3————–1————–3———-|
G|———-0—0———-2—0———-0—0———-0—0—|
D|-2–2——-2—0–0——-0————–2————–0—–|
A|——————————-3–3—————————-|
E|———————————————-3–3————-|
Chorus
Em G (x2) Em D
e|—————————————————————|
B|——-0————–3————–0————–3———-|
G|———-0—0———-0—0———-0—0———-2—2—|
D|————2————–0————–2—0–0——-0—–|
A|—————————————————————|
E|-0–0———–3–3———–0–0—————————-|
End
D G
e|———–3—————————————————|
B|———–3—————————————————|
G|-2–2——0—————————————————|
D|——-0—0—————————————————|
A|———–2—————————————————|
E|———–3—————————————————|
Order
Intro
Verse 1 (picked)
Pre-Chorus 1 (picked)
Chorus (picked)
Verse 2 (strummed)
Pre-Chorus 2 (strummed)
Chorus (strummed)
Bridge (verse & pre-chorus chords strummed)
Chorus (strummed)
Verse chords x2 (strummed)
Chorus (picked)
End
Lyrics
Another turning point
A fork stuck in the road (Verse 1)
Time grabs you by the wrist
Directs you where to go
So make the best of this test
And don’t ask why (Pre-Chorus 1)
It’s not a question
But a lesson learned in time
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end it’s right (Chorus)
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs
And still-frames in your mind
Hanging on a shelf (Verse 2)
In good health and good times
Tattoos and memories
And dead skin on trial
for what it’s worth (Pre-Chorus 2)
It was worth all the while
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
(Chorus x2)
