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1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. In Bloom
3. Come as You Are
4. Breed
5. Lithium
6. Polly
7. Territorial Pissings
8. Drain You
9. Lounge Act
10. Stay Away
11. On a Plain
12. Something in the Way
1.Smells Like Teen Spirit
[Intro]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
[Verse]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Load up on guns and bring your friends
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
It's fun to lose and to pretend
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
She's over bored and self assured
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Oh no, I know a dirty word
[Pre-Chorus]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Hello, hello, hello, how low? x4
[Chorus]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
With the lights out it's less dangerous
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Here we are now, entertain us
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
I feel stupid and contagious
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Here we are now, entertain us
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
A mulatto An albino
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
A mosquito My Libido
[Interlude]
F5 E5 F5 F#5 F5 E5 F5 A#5 G#5
hey!
F5 E5 F5 F#5 F5 E5 F5 A#5 G#5
hey!
[Verse]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5 F5
I'm worse at what I do best
A#5 G#5 C#5 F5
And for this gift I feel blessed
A#5 G#5 C#5 F5
Our little group has always been
A#5 G#5 C#5
And always will until the end
[Pre-Chorus]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Hello, hello, hello, how low? x4
[Chorus]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
With the lights out it's less dangerous
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Here we are now, entertain us
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
I feel stupid and contagious
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Here we are now, entertain us
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
A mulatto An albino
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
A mosquito My Libido
[Interlude]
F5 E5 F5 F#5 F5 E5 F5 A#5 G#5
hey!
F5 E5 F5 F#5 F5 E5 F5 A#5 G#5
hey!
[Verse]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5 F5
And I forget just why I taste
A#5 G#5 C#5 F5
oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
A#5 G#5 C#5
I found it hard, it`s hard to find
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Oh well, whatever, nevermind
[Pre-Chorus]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Hello, hello, hello, how low? x4
[Chorus]
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
With the lights out it's less dangerous
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Here we are now, entertain us
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
I feel stupid and contagious
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Here we are now, entertain us
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
A mulatto An albino
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
A mosquito My Libido
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
A A
denial! denial
2.In Bloom
E
Tuning:
[Intro]
A#5 G5 F5 G#5 A#5 G#5 F5 G#5
[Verse]
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
Sell the kids for food
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
weather the changes moods
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
Spring is here again
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
reproductive lands
[Chorus]
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
He's the one Who likes all the pretty songs
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
And he likes to sing alone And he likes to shoot his gun
C5 D#5 C5 D#5
But he knows not what it means knows not what it means and I say
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
He's the one Who likes all the pretty songs
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
And he likes to sing alone And he likes to shoot his gun
C5 D#5 C5 D#5
But he knows not what it means knows not what it means and I say yehh!
[Instrumental]
A#5 G5 F5 G#5 A#5 G#5 F5 G#5
[Verse]
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
We can have some mood
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
nature is a whore
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
Bruises on the fruit
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
tender age in bloom
[Chorus]
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
He's the one Who likes all the pretty songs
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
And he likes to sing alone And he likes to shoot his gun
C5 D#5 C5 D#5
But he knows not what it means knows not what it means and I say
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
He's the one Who likes all the pretty songs
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
And he likes to sing alone And he likes to shoot his gun
C5 D#5 C5 D#5
But he knows not what it means knows not what it means and I say yehh!
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
He's the one Who likes all the pretty songs
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
And he likes to sing alone And he likes to shoot his gun
C5 D#5 C5 D#5
But he knows not what it means knows not what it means and I say
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
He's the one Who likes all the pretty songs
A#5 G5 A#5 G5
And he likes to sing alone And he likes to shoot his gun
C5 D#5 C5 D#5
But he knows not what it means knows not what it means
C5 D#5 C5 D#5
knows not what it means knows not what it means and I say yehh!
3.Come As You Are
D
Tuning:
[Intro]
F#mE
(4x)
[Verse]
F#5 A F#5
Come as you are, as you were
F#5 A
As I want you to be
F#5 A
As a friend, as a friend
F#5 A
There's an old enemy
F#5 A
Take your time, hurry up
F#5 A
The choice is yours don't be late
F#5 A
Take a rest, as a friend,
A F#5 A
As an old memoria, yeah
[Bridge]
F#5 A
Memoria, yeah (3x)
[Verse]
F#5 A F#5
Come dowsed in mud, soaked in bleach
F#5 A
As I want you to be
A F#5
There's a trend, there's a friend
A F#5 A
There's an old memory, yeah
[Bridge]
F#5 A
Memoria Yeah (3x)
[Chorus]
B D B D
I swear that I don't have a gun
B D
No I don't have a gun (2x)
[Ad lib]
F#mE
(10x)
[Bridge]
F#5 A
Memoria yeah (4x)
[Chorus]
B D B D
I swear that I don't have a gun
B D
No I don't have a gun (2x)
4.Breed
E
Tuning:
[Verse]
F#5
I don't care I don't care I don't care
C5
I don't care I don't care care if I'm old
F#5
I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind
C5
I don't mind I don't mind mind don't have a mind
F#5
Get away,Get away Get away
C5
Get away away from your home
F#5
I'm afraid,I'm afraid I'm afraid
F#5
I'm afraid afraid 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 can plant a house We can build a tree
D5 A5 C5 B5
I don't even care We could have all three
F#5
She said She said She said She said
F#5
She said She said She said She said
5.Lithium
D
Tuning:
[Intro]
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5
[Verse]
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5
I'm so happy because today
D5 B5
I've found my friends ...
D5 E5
They're in my head
G#5 C#5
I'm so ugly
A5 C5 D5 B5
but that's okay cause so are you...
D5 E5
We've broken our mirrors
G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care...
B5 E5
And I'm not scared
G#5 C#5 A5 C5
Light my candles in a daze...
D5 B5 D5
Cause I've found god hey hey hey
E5G#5C#5A5 C5 D5B5D5
(X2)
hey hey yeah
[Verse]
E5 G#5 C#5
I'm so lonely
A5 C5 D5 B5
but that's okay I shaved my head...
D5 E5
And I'm not sad
G#5 C#5
And just maybe
A5 C5 D5 B5
I'm to blame for all I've heard...
D5 E5
But I'm not sure
G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there...
D5 E5
But I don't care
G#5 C#5 A5 C5
I'm so horny but that's okay...
D5 B5 D5
My will is good - hey, hey, hey
E5G#5C#5A5 C5 D5B5D5
(X2)
hey hey yeah
[Bridge]
A5 C5 A5 C5 A5
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I kill you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 D5 B5
I kill you - I'm not gonna crack
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5
[Verse]
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5
I'm so happy because today
D5 B5
I've found my friends ...
D5 E5
They're in my head
G#5 C#5
I'm so ugly
A5 C5 D5 B5
but that's okay cause so are you...
D5 E5
We've broken our mirrors
G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care...
B5 E5
And I'm not scared
G#5 C#5 A5 C5
Light my candles in a daze...
D5 B5 D5
Cause I've found god hey hey hey
E5G#5C#5A5 C5 D5B5D5
(X4)
hey hey yeah
[Bridge]
A5 C5 A5 C5 A5
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I kill you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 A5
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
C5 A5 C5 D5 B5 E5
I kill you - I'm not gonna crack
6.Polly
E
Tuning:
[Verse]
EmG D C
-
Polly wants a cracker
EmG D C
-
Think I should get off of her first
EmG D C
-
I think she wants some water
EmG D C
-
To put out the blow torch
[Chorus]
D C G
It isn't me
Bb D
We have some seed
C G
Let me clip
Bb D
Your dirty wings
D C G
Let me take a ride
Bb D
Don't hurt yourself
C G
I want some help
Bb D
To please myself
D C G
I've got some rope
Bb D
You have been told
C G
I promise you
Bb D
I have been true
D C G
Let me take a ride
Bb D
Don't hurt yourself
C G
I want some help
Bb D
To please myself
[Verse]
EmG D C
-
Polly wants a cracker
Em G D C
Maybe she would like more food
Em G D C
She asks me to untie her
EmG D C
-
A chase would be nice for a few
EmG D C
-
Polly says her back hurts
Em G D C
And she's just as bored as me
Em G D C
She caught me off my guard
Em G D C
It amazes me, the will of instinct
[Chorus]
D C G
It isn't me
Bb D
We have some seed
C G
Let me clip
Bb D
Your dirty wings
D C G
Let me take a ride
Bb D
Don't hurt yourself
C G
I want some help
Bb D
To please myself
D C G
I've got some rope
Bb D
You have been told
C G
I promise you
Bb D
I have been true
D C G
Let me take a ride
Bb D
Don't hurt yourself
C G
I want some help
Bb D
To please myself
7.Territorial Pissings
E
Tuning:
[Intro]
A5 F5 D5
[Verse 1]
A5F5D5
x2
When I was an alien, cultures weren't opinions
[Chorus]
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way - a better way - I had better wait
[Verse 2]
A5F5D5
x2
Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman
[Chorus]
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way - a better way - I had better wait
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way - a better way - I had better wait
A5
[Verse 3]
A5
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you
[Chorus]
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way - a better way - I had better wait
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way - a better way - I had better wait
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way - a better way - I had better wait
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way - a better way - I had better wait
8.Drain You
E
Tuning:
[Verse]
A5 C#5 F#5 B5 A5
One baby to another said,
C#5 F#5 B5
I'm lucky to have met you
A5 C#5 F#5
I don't care what you think
B5 A5 C#5 F#5 B5
Unless it is about me
A5 C#5 F#5 B5 A5 C#5 F#5 B5
It is now my duty to completely drain you
A5 C#5 F#5
A travel through a tube
B5 A5 C#5 F#5 B5
And end up in your infection
[Chorus]
E5 D5 B5
Chew your meat for you
D5 B5
Pass it back and forth
D5 B5
in a passionate kiss
D5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
From my mouth to yours because I like you
[Verse]
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
With eyes so dilated,
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
I've became your pupil
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
You've taught me everything
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
Without a poison apple
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
The water is so yellow,
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
I'm a healthy student
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
Indebted and so grateful -
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
Vacuum out the fluids
[Chorus]
E5 D5 B5
Chew your meat for you
D5 B5
Pass it back and forth
D5 B5
in a passionate kiss
D5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
From my mouth to yours because I like you
[Instrumental]
F#5
A5 C#5 F#5 B5
(X2 VECES)
[Verse]
A5 C#5 F#5 B5 A5
One baby to another said,
C#5 F#5 B5
I'm lucky to have met you
A5 C#5 F#5
I don't care what you think
B5 A5 C#5 F#5 B5
Unless it is about me
A5 C#5 F#5 B5 A5 C#5 F#5 B5
It is now my duty to completely drain you
A5 C#5 F#5
A travel through a tube
B5 A5 C#5 F#5 B5
And end up in your infection
[Chorus]
E5 D5 B5
Chew your meat for you
D5 B5
Pass it back and forth
D5 B5
in a passionate kiss
D5 B5
From my mouth to yours because
D5 B5
Sloppy lips to lips
D5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
You're my vitamins because I'm like you
9.Lounge act
E
Tuning:
[Verse]
B5 G5 C5 B5
Truth covered in security
G5 C5 B5
I can't let you smother me
G5 C5 B5
I'd like to but it wouldn't work
G5 C5 B5
Trading off and taking turns
G5 C5
I don't regret a thing
G5 E5 A5 D5 G5 E5
And I've got this friend, you see Who makes me feel
A5 D5 G5 E5
and I Wanted more than I could steal
A5 D5 G5 E5
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
A5 D5 G5 A5 Ab5 G5
I'll go out of my way to prove I still
A5 Ab5 G5
Smell her on you
B5 G5 C5 B5
Don't tell me what I wanna hear
G5 C5 B5
Afraid of never knowing fear
G5 C5 B5
Experience anything you need
G5 C5 B5
I'll keep fighting jealousy
G5 C5
Until it's fucking gone
G5 E5 A5 D5 G5 E5
And I've got this friend, you see Who makes me feel
A5 D5 G5 E5
and I Wanted more than I could steal
A5 D5 G5 E5
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
A5 D5 G5 A5 Ab5 G5
I'll go out of my way to prove I still
A5 Ab5 G5
Smell her on you
B5 G5 C5 B5
Truth covered in security
G5 C5 B5
I can't let you smother me
G5 C5 B5
I'd like to but it wouldn't work
G5 C5 B5
Trading off and taking turns
G5 C5
I don't regret a thing
G5 E5 A5 D5 G5 E5
And I've got this friend, you see Who makes me feel
A5 D5 G5 E5
and I Wanted more than I could steal
A5 D5 G5 E5
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
A5 D5 G5 E5
I'll go out of my way to make you a deal
A5 D5 G5 E5
We've make a pact to learn from who
A5 D5 G5 E5
Ever every want without new rules
A5 D5 G5 E5
We'll share what's lost and what we grew
A5 D5 G5 A5 Ab5 G5
They'll go out of their way To prove they still
A5 Ab5 G5
Smell her on you
A5 Ab5 G5
They still
A5 Ab5 G5
Smell her on you
A5
Smell her on you
10.Stay away
E
Tuning:
[Intro]
D5 B5 F5 C5
[Verse]
3-5----b7--------I
Monkey see, monkey do
I don't know why I'd - rather be dead than cool
I don't know why - every line ends in rhyme
I don't know why - less is more, love is blind
I don't know why
[Chorus]
D5 B5 F5 C5
Stay
Stay away (x3)
[Verse]
3-5----b7--------I
Give an inch, take a smile
I don't know why - fashion shits, fashion style
I don't know why - throw it out and keep it in
I don't know why - have to have poison skin
I don't know why
[Chorus]
D5 B5 F5 C5
Stay
Stay away (x3)
[Bridge]
D5 F#5
I don't why (x2)
[Chorus]
D5 B5 F5 C5
Stay
Stay away (x3)
[Verse]
3-5----b7--------I
Monkey see, monkey do
I don't know why I'd - rather be dead than cool
I don't know why - every line ends in rhyme
I don't know why - less is more, love is blind
I don't know why
[Chorus]
D5 B5 F5 C5
Stay
Stay away (x3)
[Bridge]
D5 F#5
I don't know why (x2)
[Chorus]
D5 B5 F5 C5
Stay
Stay away (x3)
D5 B5 F5 C5
Stay away (x5)
God is gay!
11.On a Plain
E
Tuning:
[Verse]
D F
I'll start this off
Em D
Without any words
G F
I got so high that
Em D
I scratched 'til I bled
C Bm
Love myself
A D
Better than you
G F
I know it's wrong
Em D
So what should I do?
G F
The finest day
Em D
That I ever had
G F
Was when I learned
Em D
To cry on command
C Bm
Love myself
A D
Better than you
G F
I know it's wrong
Em D
So what should I do?
[Chorus]
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
DGF
--
I can't complain
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
[Verse]
D G F
My mother died
Em D
Every night
G F
It's safe to say
Em D
Don't quote me on that
C Bm
Love myself
A D
Better than you
G F
I know it's wrong
Em D
So what should I do?
G F
The black sheep got
Em D
Blackmailed again
G F
Forgot to put
Em D
On the zip code
C Bm
Love myself
A D
Better than you
G F
I know it's wrong
Em D
So what should I do?
[Verse]
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
DGF
--
I can't complain
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
[Bridge]
F E AGF
--
Somewhere I have heard this before
E AG
--
In a dream my memory has stored
F E AG
-
As defence I'm neutered and spayed
F E AG
-
What the hell am I trying to say?
[Verse]
D F
It is now time
Em D
To make it unclear
D F
To write off lines
Em D
That don't make a sense
C Bm
Love myself
A D
Better than you
G F
I know it's wrong
Em
So what should I do?
D F
One more special
Em D
Message to go
G F
And then I'm done
Em D
And I can go home
C Bm
Love myself
A D
Better than you
G F
I know it's wrong
Em
So what should I do?
[Chorus]
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
DGF
--
I can't complain
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
DGF
--
I can't complain
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
DGF
--
I can't complain
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
DGF
--
I can't complain
DGF
--
I'm on a plain
DGF
--
I can't complain
12. Something In The Way
DROP-D TUNING dropped down one whole step
[Intro]
F#5 D5(2x)
[Verse]
F#5 D5
Underneath the bridge
F#5 D5
The tarp has sprung a leak
F#5 D5
And the animals i´ve trapped
F#5 D5
Have All become my pets
F#5 D5
And Im living off grass
F#5 D5
And the drippings from the ceiling
F#5 D5
its O.K. eat fish
F#5 D5
Cause they don't have any feelings
[Chorus]
F#5 D5
Something in the way
F#5 D5
Mmmm......
F#5 D5
Something in the way
F#5 D5
Mmmm......
[Verse]
F#5 D5
Underneath the bridge
F#5 D5
The tarp has sprung a leak
F#5 D5
And the animals i´ve trapped
F#5 D5
Have All become my pets
F#5 D5
And Im living off grass
F#5 D5
And the drippings from the ceiling
F#5 D5
its O.K. eat fish
F#5 D5
Cause they don't have any feelings
[Chorus]
F#5 D5
Something in the way
F#5 D5
Mmmm......
F#5 D5
Something in the way
F#5 D5
Mmmm......
F#5 D5
Mmm ........
F#5 A
Memoria yeah (2x)
Nevermind chords and lyrics
Free chords for Nevermind by Nirvana. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
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Nevermind Chords by Nirvana
Learn how to play Nevermind by Nirvana with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Nevermind chords”, “Nevermind guitar chords”, or “Nirvana Nevermind 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 Nevermind chords and for experienced players who want accurate Nevermind lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F5, A#5, G#5, C#5, A, E5.
Frequently asked questions about Nevermind
How do I play "Nevermind" by Nirvana on guitar?
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Are the chords for "Nevermind" by Nirvana free?
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Can I transpose "Nevermind" to a different key?
Yes. Use the transpose buttons on the song page to shift "Nevermind" up or down by half-steps so it matches your vocal range or capo position.
Can I see chord diagrams for "Nevermind"?
Yes. Tap any chord in "Nevermind" to instantly see an interactive guitar chord diagram with alternate fingerings.
Is "Nevermind" easy to play on guitar?
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What key is "Nevermind" in?
The chords for "Nevermind" show the original chord names (including F5, A#5, G#5, C#5, A, E5). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.