Uptight Green Day nimrod. (1997) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: Normal Notes: The verse guitar riff is the same all the way through, but the bassline makes it seem like it goes lower. Second guitar comes in after the second verse. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up \ = slide down 5 = power chord Intro PM C#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------(x4)--------------------------| G|--------------------------------------6-6----------------------| D|-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-3-3------6-6----------------------| A|--------------------------------------4-4----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Verse PM C#5 B5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------(x6)------------(x3)----------| G|----------------------------------------6----4-----------------| D|-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-3-3--------6----4-----------------| A|----------------------------------------4----2-----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Intro & Verse Bassline (repeat many times) G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------------------------------------| A|------2--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus F#5 B5 F#5 B5 F#5 C#5 F#5 B5 C#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------4---------4---------6---------4-4--6-6-------------------| D|-4----4----4----4----4----6----4----4-4--6-6-------------------| A|-4----2----4----2----4----4----4----2-2--4-4-------------------| E|-2---------2---------2---------2-------------------------------| Bridge (x8) e|-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-------------------------------| B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Order Intro Verse 1 Intro Verse 2 Chorus x2 Bridge Chorus x4 End on D#5 Lyrics I, woke up on the wrong side of the floor Made, made my way through the front door Broke, my engagement with myself (Verse 1) Perfect picture off bad health Another notch scratched on my belt The future just ain't what it used to be I got a new start on a dead end road Peaked, peaked out on reaching new lows Owed, paid off all my debts to myself Perfect picture of bad health (Verse 2) Another notch scratched on my belt The future's in my living room Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun All night, suicide's last call I've been uptight, all night (Chorus) I'm a son of a gun (Chorus) (Bridge) (Chorus x4)