[Intro/Riff]
Em A G C x4
[Interlude]
Em A G C x2
[Verse 1]
Em A G
Load up on guns
C Em
Bring your friends
A G
It's fun to lose
C Em
And to pretend
A G
She's o-ver-bored
C Em
Self-assured
A G C Em
Oh no, I know a dirty word
[Pre-Chorus]
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
Em
With the lights out
A G
It's less dangerous
C Em
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C Em
I feel stupid
A G
And contagious
C Em
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C Em
A mulatto
A G
An albino
C Em
A mosquito
A G
My libido
C
Yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Hey!
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2-2-0-0-----------|
G|--1-1-1-2-2--2^--1-1-1-2-2-0-0-1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2---------| x2
A|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2---------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
Em A G C x2
[Verse 2]
Em A G C Em
I'm worse at what I do best
A G C Em
And for this gift I feel blessed
A G C Em
Our little group has always been
A G C Em
And always will until the end
[Pre-Chorus]
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
Em
With the lights out
A G
It's less dangerous
C Em
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C Em
I feel stupid
A G
And contagious
C Em
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C Em
A mulatto
A G
An albino
C Em
A mosquito
A G
My libido
C
Yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Hey!
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2-2-0-0-----------|
G|--1-1-1-2-2--2^--1-1-1-2-2-0-0-1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2---------| x2
A|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2---------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Solo]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---7-9---7-9-7-5-4-5-4---------------|
D|-9-----5---------------7-5-7-9-7-5-4-| x2
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-5-4--5-4--5-4--5-4---| x4
A|--------------------7-|
E|----------------------|
[Interlude]
Em A G C x2
[Verse 3]
Em A G C Em
And I forget just why I taste
A G C Em
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
A G C Em
I found it hard, it's hard to find
A G C Em
Oh well, whatever, nevermind
[Pre-Chorus]
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
Em
With the lights out
A G
It's less dangerous
C Em
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C Em
I feel stupid
A G
And contagious
C Em
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C Em
A mulatto
A G
An albino
C Em
A mosquito
A G
My libido
[Outro]
C Em A G C
A denial, a denial
Em A G C
A denial, a denial
Em A G C
A denial, a denial
Em A G C
A denial, a denial
Em
A denial
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[Intro/Riff] Em A G C x4 [Interlude] Em A G C x2 [Verse 1] [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Interlude] Em A G C x2 [Verse 2] [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Solo] [Interlude] Em A G C x2 [Verse 3] [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Outro] ************************* | ^ Bend *************************
Smells Like Teen Spirit Chords by Nirvana
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