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Big Cheese

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[Intro]
 C5   B5(x8)
[Verse 1]
   C5    B5Big cheese,   C5    B5make me
   C5    B5Mine says,    C5    B5Go to the office
   C5    B5Big cheese,   C5    B5make me
   C5    B5Mine says,   C5    B5What'd I say
[Chorus]
F#5Black is black, no G5trading bacF#5k
We were enemiesG5  
F#5Sure you are, G5what am I? F#5  
We were enemiesG5  
[Verse 2]
   C5    B5Big lies,   C5    B5make my
   C5    B5Mine says,   C5    B5Go to the office
   C5    B5Big cheese,   C5    B5make me
   C5    B5Message,   C5    B5what is it?
[Chorus]
   F#5Black is black, G5no trading bacF#5k
We were enemiesG5  
   F#5She eats glue, G5how about you?
[Solo]
 B5   D#   D   C   A(x8)
[Verse 3]
   C5    B5Big cheese,   C5    B5make me
   C5    B5Mine says,   C5    B5Go to the office
   C5    B5Big cheese,   C5    B5make me
   C5    B5Mine says,    C5    B5What the hell
[Chorus]
   F#5Black is black, G5no trading bacF#5k
We were enemiesG5  
   F#5She eats glue, G5how about you?
[Solo]
 B5   D#   D   C   A(x8)
[Chorus]
F#5Black is black, no G5trading bacF#5k
We were enemiesG5  
F#5Sure you are, G5what am I? F#5  
We were enemiesG5  
[Chorus]
   F#5She eats glue, G5how about yoF#5u?
We were enemies G5  
   F#5Sure you are, But G5what am IF#5?G5  
[Solo]
 B5   D#   D   C   A(x4)
[Outro]
B5

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Big Cheese

by Nirvana

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F#5

[Intro]

C5 B5

(x8)

[Verse 1]

C5 B5 C5 B5

Big cheese, make me

C5 B5 C5 B5

Mine says, Go to the office

C5 B5 C5 B5

Big cheese, make me

C5 B5 C5 B5

Mine says, What'd I say

[Chorus]

F#5 G5 F#5

Black is black, no trading back

We were enemies

F#5 G5 F#5

Sure you are, what am I?

We were enemies

[Verse 2]

C5 B5 C5 B5

Big lies, make my

C5 B5 C5 B5

Mine says, Go to the office

C5 B5 C5 B5

Big cheese, make me

C5 B5 C5 B5

Message, what is it?

[Chorus]

F#5 G5 F#5

Black is black, no trading back

We were enemies

F#5 G5

She eats glue, how about you?

[Solo]

B5 D# D C A

(x8)

[Verse 3]

C5 B5 C5 B5

Big cheese, make me

C5 B5 C5 B5

Mine says, Go to the office

C5 B5 C5 B5

Big cheese, make me

C5 B5 C5 B5

Mine says, What the hell

[Chorus]

F#5 G5 F#5

Black is black, no trading back

We were enemies

F#5 G5

She eats glue, how about you?

[Solo]

B5 D# D C A

(x8)

[Chorus]

F#5 G5 F#5

Black is black, no trading back

We were enemies

F#5 G5 F#5

Sure you are, what am I?

We were enemies

[Chorus]

F#5 G5 F#5

She eats glue, how about you?

We were enemies

F#5 G5 F#5 G5

Sure you are, But what am I?

[Solo]

B5 D# D C A

(x4)

[Outro]

About Big Cheese Chords by Nirvana

Learn how to play Big Cheese by Nirvana with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Big Cheese chords”, “Big Cheese guitar chords”, or “Nirvana Big Cheese chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Big Cheese chords and for experienced players who want accurate Big Cheese lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C5, B5, F#5, G5, D#, D.

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Is "Big Cheese" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Big Cheese" in?

The chords for "Big Cheese" show the original chord names (including C5, B5, F#5, G5, D#, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.