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Verse Chorus Verse by Nirvana
Verse Chorus Verse
Tune down one full step to (D G C F A D)
this song is not the normal verse chorus verse. it is the outtake from with the lights out cd 2
Intro/Verse
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
F|4--4---------------------------4---4-4/7-7-----------------------||
C|4--4-0-5-5-5-0--4--4-0-2-2-2-0-4---4-4/7-7-0-7--7-7-7-5-5-0------||
G|2--2-0-5-5-5-0--4--4-0-2-2-2-0-2---2-2/5-5-0-7--7-7-7-5-5-0------||
D|-----0-3-3-3-0--2--2-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-5--5-5-5-3-3-0------||
Chorus
D|--------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------||
F|-------8-8-8-----------7-7-7----||
C|6--6-0-8-8-8-0--9--9-0-7-7-7-0--||
G|6--6-0-6-6-6-0--9--9-0-5-5-5-0--||
D|4--4-0-------0--7--7-0-------0--||
Chorus Ending
D|--------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------||
F|--------------------------------||
C|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-||
G|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-||
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-||
Interlude
D|--------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------||
F|4--4-------0---------0-0--0---0-||
C|4--4-------------------0--0---0-||
G|2----2----------------------0---||
D|-------3---------2--------------||
Order:
Intro x2
Verse x4
Chorus x6
Chorus Ending x1
Verse x4
Chorus x6
Chorus Ending x1
Interlude x1
Verse x4
Chorus x6
Chorus Ending x1
LYRICS
Neither side is sacred
No one wants to win
Feeling so sedated
Think I'll just give in
Taking medication
Till my stomach's full
Neither side is sacred
Crawling in the hole
The grass is greener
Over here
You're the fog that
Keeps it clear
Reinventing
What we knew
Taken time is
All but true
You're the reason
I feel pain
Feels so good to
Feel again
Neither side is sacred
No one wants to win
Feeling so sedated
But I can't give in
Taking medication
Till my stomach's full
Feelin so sedated
When I'm in my home
The grass is greener
Over here
You're the fog that
Keeps it clear
Re-inventing
What we knew
Taken time is
Weird but true
You're the reason
I feel pain
Feels so good to
Feel again
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version 2
verse:
C#5 A5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
C#5 A5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
and if you save yerself, you will think you're happy
chorus:
C#5
A5 F#5 (x3)
A5 G#5
on demo versions of this song, the whole thing is acoustic except for the
solo (which i don't know) and it's played 1/2 step higher:
verse: D5 A#5 G5 A5 A#5 C5
chorus: D5 A#5 G5 (x3) A#5 A5
voicings:
F#5 244xxx
G5 355xxx or 3x00xx
G#5 466xxx
A5 x022xx or 577xxx
A#5 x133xx or 688xxx
B5 x244xx
C5 x355xx
C#5 x466xx
D5 x577xx or xx023x
From: wolser@rpi.edu
Verse Chorus Verse
as recorded by Nirvana
from the No Alternative benefit album (last track-uncredited)
words and music by the late, great Kurt Cobain
transcribed by Robert Wolsey
Tuning (low to high string): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Notes: I think Kurt played this one using flat tuning, since
it was recorded for In Utero and everything on that CD is
tuned down a half step. The chords shown below are the
chords you're pretending to play; the chords that come out
are a half step lower because of the tuning.
D A# G A
And if you save yourself
A# F D
You will make him happy
A# G A
He'll keep you in a jar
A# F D
And you'll think you're happy
A# G A
He'll give you breathing holes
A# F D
And you'll think you're happy
A# G A
He'll cover you with dust
A# G D A#
And you'll think you're happy now
G A#
You're in a laundry room
G A#
You're in a laundry room
G A# A
The clue just came to you, oh
And if you cut (guard?) yourself
You will think you're happy
He'll keep you in a jar
Then you'll make him happy
He'll give you breathing holes
Then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with dust
Then you'll think you're happy now
You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
Your clue just came to you
(guitar solo over verse chords)
You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
Your clue just came to you
And if you fool yourself
You will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar
Then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes
Then you will seem happy
You'll wallow in the shit
Then you'll think you're happy now
You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
Your clue just came to you, oh
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version 3
Tune down 1/2 a step Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
verse: (Fig.1)
D Bb G A Bb C
And if you save yourself you will make him happy
|--------2-----2--------------3--3--3-----0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
|--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3-----3--3--3-----2--2--2--2--2-----3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--0--3--3-----0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--0--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--0--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
|--------------------1--1--0--x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0-----1--1--1--3--3--3--3--|
|-----------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------------------|
(Fig.1)
D Bb G A Bb C
He'll keep you in a jar, and you'll think you're happy
D Bb G A Bb C
He'll give you breathing holes, then you'll make him happy
D Bb G A Bb C
He'll cover you with grass, then you'll make him happy
(Fig.2) (Fig.3)
D Bb G
Now Your in a laundry room
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|-7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3----|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-3--3--3--3--3-----0--0--0--0--0----|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|-5--5--5--5--5--5-| |-1--1--1--1--1--0--x--x--x--x--x--0-|
|------------------| |-------------------3--3--3--3--3----|
chorus: (Fig.3)
Bb G
Your in a laundry room
Bb G
The clues that came to you
(Fig.4)
uuuuhhhhhhh
Bb A
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|-3--3--3--3--3-----------------|
|-3--3--3--3--3-----2-----------|
|-3--3--3--3--3--0--2-----------|
|-1--1--1--1--1--0--0-----------|
|-------------------------------|
(Solo)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------b--------|
|------3--5/7--7/10--10/12--12--12/14--14--14--14--14-14--14-|
|-3h5--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------B--P--P--PR------------------------------------------|
|-12--14--14-14-14-14--12---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------b--p--pR-----------------------------|
|--------------------------7--7--7--5--3--3--1--3--4--3--1--1h3-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------12--14-|
|-3--3/5--5--5h7--7/8--8/10--10/12--12--13p12--10----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------B-----------------------b-|
|-------------------15--17--17--15--17--17--15--12--12--14--14-|
|-14/15--14/17--17---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--b--------------------------------------------------------|
|-14--14--12--12--10--12--12--12--12--12--14--14/15--15--14-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-14h15p15--12--12h14--14--14p12--12--12\10--10\9--9\7--7\5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3----|
|------2--2--2--2--2--0--3--3--3--3--3-----0--0--0--0--0----|
|-5\3--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|------------------------1--1--1--1--1--0--x--x--x--x--x--0-|
|------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3----|
Key:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend 1/4 step
B = bend 1/2 step
p = prebend 1/4 step (note already bent before picked)
P = prebend 1/2 step (note already bent before picked)
PR = prebend and release (PR = 1/2 step, pR = 1/4 step)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
The rest of the lyrics:
And if you cut yourself, you will think you're happy
He'll keep you in a jar, then you'll make him happy
He'll give you breathing holes, then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with grass, then you'll think you're happy now
And if you fool yourself, you will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar, then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes, then you will seem happy
You'll wallow in your shit, then you'll think you're happy now
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