[Intro]
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--0-----2h3p2--0--|-2--2--2--0-----2h3p2--0--| x2
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
C Am
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------
D|-2--2--2--0-----2h3p2--0--|-2--2--2--0-----2h3p2--0--|-2-----------
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------
[Verse 1]
E
We passed upon the stair
Am
We spoke of was and when
E
Although I wasn't there
C
He said I was his friend
C G
Which came as a surprise
E
I spoke into his eyes
Am
I thought you died alone
G
A long long time ago
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------2--4--5--|
D|-------------0--2--3--5--|-------2--3--5-----------|
A|----0--2--3--------------|-3--5--------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
G C
Oh no, not me
G# C
We never lost control
G C
You're face to face
G# E
With the man who sold the world
[Instrumental]
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--0-----2h3p2--0--|-2--2--2--0-----2h3p2--0--| x3, w/ C , Am, C , E note over Am
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse 2]
E
I laughed and shook his hand
Am
And made my way back home
E
I searched for form and land
C
For years and years I roamed
G
I gazed a gazeless stare
E
We walked a million hills
Am
I must have died alone
G
A long, long time ago
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------2--4--5--|
D|-------------0--2--3--5--|-------2--3--5-----------|
A|----0--2--3--------------|-3--5--------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
G C
Who knows? Not me
G# C
I never lost control
G C
You're face to face
G# E
With the man who sold the world
E Am
G C
Who knows? Not me
G# C
We never lost control
G C
You're face to face
G# E
With the man who sold the world
E Am C Am
[Outro/Solo]
E Am C Am x2
E Am CThe Man Who Sold The World chords and lyrics
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[Intro] [Verse 1] [Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 2] [Chorus] E Am E Am C Am [Outro/Solo] E Am C Am x2 E Am C
The Man Who Sold The World Chords by Nirvana
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