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[Intro]
D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5
E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5
[Verse]
Well, he D#5never  E5bleeds D5and D#5he neveE5r  fucks,
D5And D#5he neveE5r leaves 'D5cause D#5he's got E5bad luck
D5Well D#5he never  E5reads D5and D#5he never  E5draws,
D5And D#5he never  E5sleeps 'D5cause D#5he's got  E5bad blood, yeah
[Chorus]
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  D#5  
[Bridge]
E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5
[Verse]
Well, he D#5neveE5r  bleeds D5anD#5d he nevE5er  fucks,
D5And D#5he neveE5r leaves 'D5cause D#5he's got E5bad luck
D5Well D#5he never  E5reads D5and D#5he never  E5draws,
D5And D#5he never  E5sleeps 'D5cause D#5he's got  E5bad blood, yeah
[Chorus]
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  D#5  
[Solo]
 D#5   E5   D5    D#5   E5   D5    D#5   E5   D5    D#5   E5   D5   D#5(x4)
[Chorus]
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stainD5  D#5  
[Bridge]
E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5  E5 D5 D#5
[Verse]
Well, he D#5never  E5bleeds D5and D#5he neveE5r  fucks,
D5And D#5he neveE5r leaves 'D5cause D#5he's got E5bad luck
D5Well D#5he never  E5reads D5and D#5he never  E5draws,
D5And D#5he never  E5sleeps 'D5cause D#5he's got  E5bad blood, yeah
[Chorus]
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  
    Bb5    A5I'm a stain  D5  

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Stain

by Nirvana

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#5

Bb5

[Intro]

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5

E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5

[Verse]

D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

Well, he never bleeds and he never fucks,

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

And he never leaves 'cause he's got bad luck

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

Well he never reads and he never draws,

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

And he never sleeps 'cause he's got bad blood, yeah

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5 D#5

I'm a stain

[Bridge]

E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5

[Verse]

D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

Well, he never bleeds and he never fucks,

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

And he never leaves 'cause he's got bad luck

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

Well he never reads and he never draws,

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

And he never sleeps 'cause he's got bad blood, yeah

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5 D#5

I'm a stain

[Solo]

D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5

(x4)

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5 D#5

I'm a stain

[Bridge]

E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5

[Verse]

D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

Well, he never bleeds and he never fucks,

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

And he never leaves 'cause he's got bad luck

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

Well he never reads and he never draws,

D5 D#5 E5 D5 D#5 E5

And he never sleeps 'cause he's got bad blood, yeah

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

Bb5 A5 D5

I'm a stain

About Stain Chords by Nirvana

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FAQ — Stain by Nirvana

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What key is "Stain" in?

The chords for "Stain" show the original chord names (including D5, D#5, E5, Bb5, A5). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.