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About A Girl

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(MTV Unplugged in New York)
        Em022000
         G3x0003
        C#x4666x
     C#/G#4x666x
  F#7add11244300
        E5022x00
         Ax0222x
         Cx3555x
        Cmx3554x
[Intro]
Em  G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  G
Em  G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  G
[Verse]
EmI  Gneed an Emeasy Gfriend
I Emdo Gwith a Emear to Glend
I Emdo Gthink you Emfit this Gshoe
I Emdo Gwant you to Emhave a Gclue
[Chorus]
   C#I'll C#/G#take adF#7add11vantage while
   C#You C#/G#hang me F#7add11out to dry
But E5I can't see you Aevery Cnight
EmFreeG  Em  G  
I EmdoG  Em  G  
[Verse]
EmI'm Gstandin' Emin your Gline
I Emdo Ghope you Emhave the Gtime
I Emdo Gpick a Emnumber Gtoo
I Emdo Gkeep a Emdate with Gyou
[Chorus]
   C#I'll C#/G#take adF#7add11vantage while
   C#You C#/G#hang me F#7add11out to dry
But E5I can't see you Aevery Cnight
EmFreeG  Em  G  
I EmdoG  Em  G  
[Solo]
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------7---7---7---7-/-9---7---9-/-12---12---12---12-----------| x4
Db|-------------5h7---7---7---7-/-9---7---9-/-12---12---12---12------------|
Ab|------5h7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#  C#/G#  F#7add11
C#  C#/G#  F#7add11
E5         A   C
[Interlude]
Em  G  Em  G
Em  G  Em  G
[Verse]
EmI  Gneed an Emeasy Gfriend
I Emdo Gwith a Emear to Glend
I Emdo Gthink you Emfit this Gshoe
I Emdo Gwant you to Emhave a Gclue
[Chorus]
   C#I'll C#/G#take adF#7add11vantage while
   C#You C#/G#hang me F#7add11out to dry
But E5I can't see you Aevery Cnight
No, E5I can't see you Aevery Cnight
|(C)    Cm|       Cm|
EmFreeG  Em  G  
[Outro]
I EmdoG  Em  G  
I EmdoG  Em  G  
I EmdoG  Em  G  
I Emdo
*************************
| /  Slide up
| h  Hammer-on
*************************

The story behind the song

"About a Girl" is a song written by Kurt Cobain for Nirvana's 1989 debut album, Bleach. It was reportedly written in 1988 after Cobain spent an afternoon listening to Meet the Beatles! The song is frequently described as one of Cobain's strongest and most melodic early compositions. It was written about his then-girlfriend, Tracy Marander, who only discovered this after reading a biography of the band. A live acoustic version was later released as a single in 1994.

AI-written from these sources:About a Girl (Nirvana song) — Wikipedia ↗Nirvana (band) — Wikipedia ↗

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About A Girl

by Nirvana

Lyrics & chords · Original key

(MTV Unplugged in New York)

022000

3x0003

x4666x

C#/G#

4x666x

F#7add11

244300

022x00

x0222x

x3555x

x3554x

[Intro]

Em G Em G Em G Em G

[Verse]

Em G Em G

I need an easy friend

Em G Em G

I do with a ear to lend

Em G Em G

I do think you fit this shoe

Em G Em G

I do want you to have a clue

[Chorus]

C# C#/G# F#7add11

I'll take advantage while

C# C#/G# F#7add11

You hang me out to dry

E5 A C

But I can't see you every night

Em G Em G

Free

Em G Em G

I do

[Verse]

Em G Em G

I'm standin' in your line

Em G Em G

I do hope you have the time

Em G Em G

I do pick a number too

Em G Em G

I do keep a date with you

[Chorus]

C# C#/G# F#7add11

I'll take advantage while

C# C#/G# F#7add11

You hang me out to dry

E5 A C

But I can't see you every night

Em G Em G

Free

Em G Em G

I do

[Solo]

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|----------------7---7---7---7-/-9---7---9-/-12---12---12---12-----------| x4

Db|-------------5h7---7---7---7-/-9---7---9-/-12---12---12---12------------|

Ab|------5h7---------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

C# C#/G# F#7add11

E5 A C

[Interlude]

Em G Em G

[Verse]

Em G Em G

I need an easy friend

Em G Em G

I do with a ear to lend

Em G Em G

I do think you fit this shoe

Em G Em G

I do want you to have a clue

[Chorus]

C# C#/G# F#7add11

I'll take advantage while

C# C#/G# F#7add11

You hang me out to dry

E5 A C

But I can't see you every night

E5 A C

No, I can't see you every night

C Cm Cm

|() | |

Em G Em G

Free

[Outro]

Em G Em G

I do

Em G Em G

I do

Em G Em G

I do

*************************

| / Slide up

| h Hammer-on

*************************

About About A Girl Chords by Nirvana

Learn how to play About A Girl by Nirvana with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “About A Girl chords”, “About A Girl guitar chords”, or “Nirvana About A Girl 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 About A Girl chords and for experienced players who want accurate About A Girl lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, G, C#, C#/G#, F#7add11, E5.

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