Nimble Bastard Chords
by Incubus
Nimble Bastard by Incubus is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords G#, B, F# and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
G#
Has it come to this?
G#
We're stuck in the weeds
G#
I get it, I'm not perfect
G#
I was never trying to be
G#
But I'm not long for this earth
G# B
If we really only ever get one chance to burn
B G#
I gotta trip before I can see the finish
G# B
How else would I learn?
B
I wanna know, how is it you do it?
G# F#
When you land on your feet
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
And you don't skip a beat
E B
Such a nimble bastard
G# F#
Salt of the earth
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
Won't you show, lowly us
E B
How do you see the stars from that far down?
verse 2
G#
I swing and I miss
G#
And then come the creeps
G# B
It makes me want to faint
B G#
I wanna know, how is it you do it?
G# B
How do you spill the paint?
B
And then fit it into a frame?
G# F#
When you land on your feet
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
And you don't skip a beat
E B
Such a nimble bastard
G# F#
Salt of the earth
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
Won't you show, lowly us
E B
How do you see the stars from that far down?
Break
Bridge
G# F# E B
Has it come to this?
G# F# E B
Has it come to this?
G# F#
When you land on your feet
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
And you don't skip a beat
E B
Such a nimble bastard
G# F#
Salt of the earth
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
Won't you show, lowly us
E B
How do you see the stars from that far down?
G# F#
When you land on your feet
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
And you don't skip a beat
E B
Such a nimble bastard
G# F#
Salt of the earth
E B
You're a nimble bastard
G# F#
Won't you show, lowly us
E B
How do you see the stars from that far down?