NEVERMIND LP
Nirvana, 1991
Guitar tabs
Tabbed by Denial Guitar (DenialGtr@hotmail.com)
-01- SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
Main riff
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------x-x-x-x--3-3-3-|---------x-x-x-x--6-6-6-|
G|-2--2-2--x-x-x-x--3-3-3-|-5--5-5--x-x-x-x--6-6-6-|
D|-3--3-3--x-x-x-x--3-3-3-|-6--6-6--x-x-x-x--6-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3--x-x-x-x--1-1-1-|-6--6-6--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-----------------|-4--4-4-----------------|
F Bb G# C#
Intro: play main riff clean x2 then distorted x4
Verse (clean)
e|------------|------------|
B|-----6------|------------|
G|---5--------|------------|
D|------------|------------| (x6, vocals at the 3th time)
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|
Load up on guns and bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's over bored and self assured
Oh no I know a dirty word
Prechorus
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-----------------|-----------------| (x4)
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Hello hello hello, how low?
Hello hello hello, how low?
Hello hello hello, how low?
Hello hello hello...
Chorus (main riff x4)
F Bb G# C#
With the lights out it's less dangerous
F Bb G# C#
Here we are now, entertain us
F Bb G# C#
I feel stupid and contagious
F Bb G# C#
Here we are now, entertain us
F Bb G# C# F Bb G# C#
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yeah!
Bridge
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|--------------3b-|------------------|
D|-3--2-3--4-4-----|-3--2-3--8-8--6-6-| (x2)
A|-3--2-3--4-4-----|-3--2-3--8-8--6-6-|
E|-1--0-1--2-2-----|-1--0-1--6-6--4-4-|
Hey!
Verse 2 (the same as verse 1)
I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little tribe has always been
And always will until the end
[Repeat prechorus, chorus and bridge]
Solo
e|------------|----------------|----------|----------------|
B|------------|----------------|----------|----------------|
G|----8-10----|-8-8b(10)-8-6-5~|-6-5------|----------------|
D|-10-------6~|----------------|------8-6~|-8-8b(10)-8-6-5~| (x2)
A|------------|----------------|----------|----------------|
E|------------|----------------|----------|----------------|
e|----------|--------------|
B|----------|--------------|
G|----------|--------------|
D|-6-5~-6-5~|-6-5~-6-5-5-3~| (x4)
A|----------|--------------|
E|----------|--------------|
Verse 3
And I forget just why I taste
Oh yeah I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard it's hard to find
Oh well whatever nevermind
[repeat prechorus and chorus]
Ending (the same as chorus)
F Bb G# C#
A denial! A denial! (x4)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--3---------|
A|--3---------|
E|--1---------|
F
A denial!
-02- IN BLOOM
Intro
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-8--8-8-8--5--------|-3--3-3-3--6--------| (x2)
A|-8--8-8-8--5--------|-3--3-3-3--6--------|
E|-6--6-6-6--3--------|-1--1-1-1--4--------|
Bb G F G#
Preverse
e|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-8-8-x-x-------------|
D|-8-8-x-x-4-4-x-x-|-8-8-x-x-9-x-x-7-x-x-| (x2)
A|-8-8-x-x-4-4-x-x-|-6-6-x-x-9-x-x-7-x-x-|
E|-6-6-x-x-2-2-x-x-|---------7-x-x-5-x-x-|
Bb F# D# B A
Verse 1
Bb F# D# B A
Sell the kids for food
Bb F# D# B A
weather changes moods
Bb F# D# B A
Spring is here again
Bb F# D# B A
reproductive glands, yeah
Chorus (all x2)
Bb G A# G
He's the one who likes all the pretty songs
Bb G Bb G
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
C D#
But he knows not what it means
C D#
Knows not what it means and I say hey!
[repeat intro]
Verse 2
Bb F# D# B A
We can have some more
Bb F# D# B A
Nature is a whore
Bb F# D# B A
Bruises on the fruit
Bb F# D# B A
Tender age in bloom
[repeat chorus and intro]
Solo
e|--------|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-10b~---|-10b-8b~---|6-6h8p6h8-8b-8-----6-8-8b|8-8-6h8--6h8-8-8b-6h8-----|
D|--------|-----------|---------------6-8-------|--------------------------|
A|--------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------5~-|
E|--------|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb F# D# B A Bb F# D# B A
e|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------|
B|-7b~-5-5h7p5h7|8-7h9h10-10b-|-13b~-------8---|8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5~-|
G|--------------|-------------|------6b~-6---6-|---------------------------|
D|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------|
A|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------|
Bb F# D# B A Bb F# D# B A
[repeat chorus and intro]
-03- COME AS YOU ARE
[Chords: F#sus4(244422),A(x02220),Bm(x2443x),Dadd9(x5775x)]
Main riff
(only 1st time)
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-0-0-1-|
e|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
B|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
A|---0---0-------|--2---2-------|---0---0-------|--2---2-------|
E|-2---2---2-2-1-|0---0---0-0-1-|-2---2---2-2-1-|0---0---0-0-1-|
F#m E
(Play main riff x2 in intro, x4 in verse 1, x2 in verse 2)
Verse 1
Come as you are as you were, as I want you to be
As a friend, as a trend, as an old enemy
Take your time, hurry up, choice is your don't be late
Take a rest as a friend, as an old...
F#sus4 A
Memoria... (x4)
Verse 2
Come dowsed in mud, soaked in bleach, as I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend, as an old...
F#sus4 A
Memoria (x4)
Chorus 1
Bm Dadd9 Bm Dadd9
And I swear that I don't have a gun
Bm Dadd9 Bm Dadd9
No I don't have a gun, no I don't have a gun
[repeat main riff]
Solo (on main riff x4)
e|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
B|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-6~---9-11-|-6~---9-11-|-6~--9-11-11/|-13~---11-9-|
D|------------|------------|-------------|-------------| (x4)
A|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
F#sus4 A
Memoria (x4)
Chorus 2
Bm Dadd9 Bm Dadd9
And I swear that I don't have a gun
Bm Dadd9
No I don't have a gun (x4)
[repeat main riff x2]
End on:
|-2----------|
|-2----------|
|-2----------|
|-4----------|
|-4----------|
|-2----------|
-04- BREED
Main riff
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-4-4---4--7----| (x16)
A|-4-4---4--7----|
E|-2-2-0-2--5b-0-|
Verse
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-|-11-11-11--------|
D|-11--11-11-11--11-11-|-11-11-11--9b~---| (x3)
A|-9----9--9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
x_______(x3)________x
I don't care... care if I'm old
I don't mind... I don't have a mind
Get away... away from your home
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-|-11--------------|
D|-11--11-11-11--11-11-|-11--------------|
A|-9----9--9--9---9--9-|--9--------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
x_______(x3)________x
I'm afraid... ghost!
Chorus [D(x577xx),A(577xxx),C(x355xx),B(x244xx)]
D A C B
Even if you have, even if you need
D A C B
I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed
D A C B
We can plant a house , we can build a tree
D A C B
I don't even care, we could have all three
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-4-4---4--7----| (x8)
A|-4-4---4--7----|
E|-2-2-0-2--5b-0-|
she said!
[Repeat verse and chorus]
Interlude
e|----------|------------------|----------|-----------------------|
B|----------|------------------|----------|-----------------------|
G|-11-------|1110-109-98-87|-14-------|1413-1312-1211-1110|
D|-----(x8)-|------------------|-----(x8)-|-----------------------|
A|-9--------|-9-8--87-76-65|-12-------|1211-1110-10-9--9-8|
E|----------|------------------|----------|-----------------------|
x__(x3)__x x__(x3)__x
e|----------|-----------------------|----------|-----------------|---------|
B|----------|-----------------------|----------|-----------------|---------|
G|-17-------|1716-1615-1514-1413|-19-------|-20------21------|-22------|
D|-----(x8)-|-----------------------|-----(x8)-|----(x4)----(x4)-|----(x8)-|
A|-15-------|1514-1413-1312-1211|-17-------|-18------19------|-20------|
E|----------|-----------------------|----------|-----------------|---------|
x__(x3)__x x__(x2)__x
[repeat chorus]
End on:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-4--------|
A|-4--------|
E|-2--------|
-05- LITHIUM
Intro
e|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------|---6--------|---5----7-7-7-7-|---4----7-7-7---|
A|--------6---|-4------7---|-3---3--5-5-5-5-|-2---2--5-5-5-0-|
E|-0--0-4---0-|----0-5---0-|----------------|----------------|
E G# C# A C D B D
Verse 1 (intro x4)
I'm so happy 'cause today I've found my friends, they're in my head
I'm so ugly, but that's okay, cause so are you, we've broken our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care and I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze cause I've found God, Hey hey...
Chorus
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|---------------|-6--6-6---------|-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-|-4--4-4-7-7-7-7-|
D|-2--2-2-6--6-6-|-6--6-6-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-|-4--4-4-7-7-7-7-| (x3)
A|-2--2-2-6--6-6-|-4--4-4-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0--0-0-4--4-4-|--------5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
E G# C# A C D B D
yeah Hey hey yeah Hey hey
Verse 2 (the same as 1)
I'm so lonely but that's okay I shaved my head and I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard but I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there but I don't care
I'm so horny but that's okay my will is good, Hey hey...
[Repeat chorus]
Bridge
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|---------5--5-5-|---------5--5-5-|
D|-7--7-7--5--5-5-|-7--7-7--5--5-5-| (x8)
A|-7--7-7--3--3-3-|-7--7-7--3--3-3-|
E|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|
A C A C
I like it I'm not gonna crack
I miss you I'm not gonna crack
I love you I'm not gonna crack
I kill you I'm not gonna crack
I like it I'm not gonna crack
I miss you I'm not gonna crack
I love you I'm not gonna crack
I kill you I'm not gonna...
e|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-|
E|-----------------|----------------|
D B A
craaaaack!
[repeat intro, verse 1, chorus and bridge]
end on:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-2--------|
A|-2--------|
E|-0--------|
-06- POLLY
Intro
e|--------------|---2----------|
B|--------------|-3-3-x--------|
G|-0--x-----4-x-|-2-2-x-5--5-5-|
D|-2--x-5-5-5-x-|-0-0-x-5--5-5-| (x2)
A|-2--x-5-5-5-x-|-----x-3--3-3-|
E|-0--x-3-3-3-x-|--------------|
Em G D C
Verse 1
Em G D C
Polly wants a cracker
Em G D C
Think I should get off of her first
Em G D C
I think she wants some water
Em G D C
To put out the blow torch
Chorus
e|---2----------|--------------|
B|-3-3-x--------|--------------|
G|-2-2-x-5--5-5-|---4-x-3--3-3-|
D|-0-0-x-5--5-5-|-5-5-x-3--3-3-| (x8)
A|-----x-3--3-3-|-5-5-x-1--1-1-|
E|--------------|-3-3-x--------|
D C G Bb
D C G Bb
It isn't me we have some seed
D C G Bb
Let me clip your dirty wings
D C G Bb
Let me take a ride don't hurt yourself
D C G Bb
I want some help to help myself
D C G Bb
I've got some rope you have been told
D C G Bb
I promise you I have been true
D C G Bb
Let me take a ride don't hurt yourself
D C G Bb
I want some help to help myself
Verse 2
Em G D C
Polly wants a cracker
Em G D C
Maybe she would like more food
Em G D C
She asks me to untie her
Em G D C
A chase would be nice for a few
[repeat chorus]
Bridge
Em G D C Em G D C
Polly said...
Verse 3
Em G D C
Polly says her back hurts
Em G D C
And she's just as bored as me
Em G D C
She caught me off my guard
Em G D C
Amazes me the will of instinct
[repeat chorus]
End on:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-0--------|
D|-2--------|
A|-2--------|
E|-0--------|
-07- TERRITORIAL PISSINGS
Intro
e|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x2)
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A F D
Verse 1
A F D A F D
When I was an alien, cultures weren't opinions
Chorus
A F D
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
A F D
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Verse 2
A F D A F D
Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman
[Repeat chorus x2]
Interlude
e|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------|
B|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------7-----|
G|-------------|-------------| |-------------|------------7---7b~-|
D|-------------|-------------| x3 then |-------------|----------7---------|
A|-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-| |-----7-----7-|-----7--5-----------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5--------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Verse 3
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you
[Repeat chorus x4]
-08- DRAIN YOU
[Chords: B(x244xx),D#m(x688xx),G#(466xxx),C#(x466xx)
F#(244xxx),E(022xxx),A(x022xx)]
Verse 1
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
One baby to another said I'm lucky to have met you
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
I don't care what you think unless it is about me
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
And it is now my duty to completely drain you
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
A travel through a tube and end up in your infection
Chorus
F# E C# E C# E
Chew your meat for you, pass it back and forth
C# E C# B A G#
in a passionate kiss from my mouth to yours, I like you
Verse 2
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
With eyes so dilated I've became your pupil
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
You've taught me everything without a poison apple
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student
B D#m G# C# B D#m G# C#
Indebted and so grateful, vacuum out the fluids
[Repeat chorus]
Interlude: strum G# for 32 measures
then: B D#m, G# C# (x2)
[Repeat verse 1]
Chorus 3
F# E C# E C# E
Chew your meat for you, pass it back and forth
C# E C# E
in a passionate kiss from my mouth to yours
C# E C# B A G#
Sloppy lips to lips, you're my vitamins, I like you
-09- LOUNGE ACT
[Chords: B(x244xx),G(355xxx),C(x355xx),
E(022xxx),A(577xxx),D(x577xx),G#(466xxx)]
Intro: B, G C (x2)
Verse 1
B G C B G C B
Truth covered in security, I can't let you smother me
G C B G C B
I'd like to but it wouldn't work, trading off and taking turns
G C
I don't regret a thing
Chorus
E A D G E
And I've got this friend you see, who makes me feel
A D G E
And I wanted more than I could steal
A D G E
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
A D G A G# G A G# G
I'll go out of my way to prove I still, smell her on you
Verse 2
B G C B G C B
Don't tell me what I wanna hear, afraid of never knowing fear
G C B G B
Experience anything you need, I'll keep fighting jealousy
G C
Until it's ***ing gone
[Repeat chorus, intro and verse 1]
Chorus 3
E A D G E
And I've got this friend you see, who makes me feel
A D G E
And I wanted more than I could steal
A D G E
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
A D G E
I'll go out of my way to make you deal
A D G E
We've make a pact to learn from who
A D G E
Ever, ever we want without new rules
A D G E
We'll share what's lost and what we grew
A D G A G# G A G# G
They'll go out of their way to prove they still, smell her on you
A G# G A G# G A
prove they still, smell her on you, smell her on you
-10- STAY AWAY
Intro
e|--------------|-------------------|
B|--------------|-------------------|
G|-7-7----------|-10-10-------------|
D|-7-7-9-9-9--9-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-| (x4)
A|-5-5-9-9-9--9-|--8--8-10-10-11-11-|
E|-----7-7-7--7-|--------8--8--9--9-|
D B F C C#
Verse 1
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|-3-3--3br-(3)--|
D|---------------|---------------| (x4)
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
Monkey see, monkey do...away!
I'd rather be deal than cool...away!
Every line ends in rhyme...away!
Less is more, love is blind...away!
Chorus
e|--------------|-------------------|
B|--------------|-------------------|
G|-7-7----------|-10-10-------------|
D|-7-7-9-9-9--9-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-| (x4)
A|-5-5-9-9-9--9-|--8--8-10-10-11-11-|
E|-----7-7-7--7-|--------8--8--9--9-|
D B F C C#
Stay stay...
away stay...
away stay...
away!
Verse 2
Give an inch, take a smile...away!
Fashion ***s, fashion style...away!
Throw it out and keep it in...away!
Have to have poison skin...away!
[Repeat chorus]
Bridge
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----3-3--3br-(3)-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--------------| (x2)
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--------------|
away!
[Repeat chorus, verse 1, chorus, bridge, chorus x2]
-11- ON A PLAIN
[Chords: D(x577xx),G(355xxx),F(133xxx),E(022xxx)
C(x355xx),B(x244xx),A(x022xx),Bb(x133xx)]
Verse 1
D G F E
I'll start this off without any words
D G F E
I got so high that I scratched 'till I bled
Pre-chorus
D C B A
I love myself better than you
D G F E
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
Verse 2
D G F E
The finest day that I've ever had
D G F E
Was when I learned to cry on command
[Repeat pre-chorus]
Chorus
D G Bb D G Bb D G Bb D G Bb
I'm on a plain, I can't complain, I'm on a plain
Verse 3
D G F E
My mother died every night
D G F E
It's safe to say, don't quote me on that
[Repeat pre-chorus]
Verse 4
D G F E
The black sheep got blackmailed again
D G F E
Forgot to put on the zip code
[Repeat pre-chorus and chorus]
Bridge
F E A G
Somewhere I have heard this before
F E A G
In a dream my memory has stored
F E A G
As a defense I'm neutered and spayed
F E A G
What the hell am I trying to say
Verse 5
D G F E
It is now time to make it unclear
D G F E
To write off lines that don't make sense
[Repeat prechorus]
Verse 6
D G F E
One more special message to go
D G F E
And then I'm done then I can go home
[Repeat pre-chorus then chorus 'till fades out...]
-12-SOMETHING IN THE WAY
Drop C tuning
Through the whole song:
D|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|
F|------------|------------|
C|-4--4---4-4-|-0--0---0-0-|
G|-4--4---4-4-|-0--0---0-0-|
C|-4--4---4-4-|-0--0---0-0-|
E C
E C E C
Underneath the bridge a tarp has sprung a leak and the
E C E C
animals I've trapped have all become my pets and I'm
E C E C
living off of grass and the drippings from the ceiling
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it's okay to eat fish 'cause they haven't any feelings
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Something in the way oooh oh (x4)
[Repeat verse]
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Something in the way oooh oh (x8)
