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[Intro]
 F#5   E5   F#5   A5   E(x10)
[Verse]
  F#I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
  F#I don't care, I don't care, care if it's old
  F#I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind
  F#I don't mind, mind, don't have a mind
  F#Get away, get away, get away
  F#Get away, away, away from your home
  F#I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid
  F#I'm afraid, afraid of a ghost
[Chorus]
D5Even if A5you have, C5even if B5you need,
D5I don't mean  A5to stare, C5we don't have B5to breed
D5We could planA5t a house, C5we could build  B5a tree,
D5I don't eveA5n care, C5we could have B5all three she saiF#5dE  F#5  A5  
SEhe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  E  
[Verse]
  F#I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
  F#I don't care, I don't care, care if it's old
  F#I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind
  F#I don't mind, mind, don't have a mind
  F#Get away, get away, get away
  F#Get away, away, away from your home
  F#I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid
  F#I'm afraid, afraid of a ghost
[Chorus]
D5Even if A5you have, C5even if B5you need,
D5I don't mean  A5to stare, C5we don't have B5to breed
D5We could planA5t a house, C5we could build  B5a tree,
D5I don't eveA5n care, C5we could have B5all three she saiF#5dE  F#5  A5  
SEhe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  E  
[Solo]
 F#5   E   F#5   A5   E(x16)
[Chorus]
D5Even if A5you have, C5even if B5you need,
D5I don't mean  A5to stare, C5we don't have B5to breed
D5We could planA5t a house, C5we could build  B5a tree,
D5I don't eveA5n care, C5we could have B5all three she saiF#5dE  F#5  A5  
SEhe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  
EShe saidF#5  E  F#5  A5  E  
She saidF#5  

The story behind the song

"Breed" is a song by Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. Originally titled "Imodium", the demo for "Breed" had a slower tempo. It was one of two songs on the album Nevermind dating back to 1989, when the band was still supporting their debut album, Bleach. It was first recorded in the studio in April 1990 and remained a regular part of the band's setlist until Cobain's death.

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

F#5 E5 F#5 A5 E

(x10)

[Verse]

I don't care, I don't care, I don't care

I don't care, I don't care, care if it's old

I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind

I don't mind, mind, don't have a mind

Get away, get away, get away

Get away, away, away from your home

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

I'm afraid, afraid of a ghost

[Chorus]

D5 A5 C5 B5

Even if you have, even if you need,

D5 A5 C5 B5

I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed

D5 A5 C5 B5

We could plant a house, we could build a tree,

D5 A5 C5 B5 F#5 E F#5 A5

I don't even care, we could have all three she said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5 E

She said

[Verse]

I don't care, I don't care, I don't care

I don't care, I don't care, care if it's old

I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind

I don't mind, mind, don't have a mind

Get away, get away, get away

Get away, away, away from your home

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

I'm afraid, afraid of a ghost

[Chorus]

D5 A5 C5 B5

Even if you have, even if you need,

D5 A5 C5 B5

I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed

D5 A5 C5 B5

We could plant a house, we could build a tree,

D5 A5 C5 B5 F#5 E F#5 A5

I don't even care, we could have all three she said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5 E

She said

[Solo]

F#5 E F#5 A5 E

(x16)

[Chorus]

D5 A5 C5 B5

Even if you have, even if you need,

D5 A5 C5 B5

I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed

D5 A5 C5 B5

We could plant a house, we could build a tree,

D5 A5 C5 B5 F#5 E F#5 A5

I don't even care, we could have all three she said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5

She said

E F#5 E F#5 A5 E

She said

F#5

She said

About Breed Chords by Nirvana

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What key is "Breed" in?

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