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The man who sold the world Nirvana
"The Man Who Sold The World"
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As performed by Nirvana (MTV Unplugged video)
Some of the lyrics may be inaccurate due to Kurt mumbling them at times =B-).
Tune guitar down 1/2 step.
C - 33555x
CA - 00222x
D - xx023x
F - 133211
Intro (with mild distortion)
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{ Play Intro 6x }
A
We passed upon the stairs,
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Spoken walls and wells,
A
Although I was a friend
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Sat on walls astrand,
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Which came as so surprised,
A D
I spoke into his eyes -- I thought you died alone
C
A long long time ago
(First chorus)
Oh no, not me,
CWe never lost control,
The face, to face,
CWith the man who sold the world.
{ Play intro 6x }
A
I laughed and shook his hand,
D
Made my way back home,
A
I searched from farther land,
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Years and years I roamed,
C
I gazed all gazers there,
A D
We walked a million hills -- I must have died alone,
C
A long long time ago.
(Second chorus)
Who knows, not me,
CI never lost control,
Your face, to face,
CWith the man who sold the world.
{ Play intro 6x }
Repeat second chorus.
{ Play intro 8x }
Outro:
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G -/9-9-9-9-9-9--2-2-2-0--2/32-0--2-2-2-0--2/32-0-----
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G -/10-10-10-10-10-10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-/9 2-2-2-0 2/32-0
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THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - Nirvana (written by David Bowie)
Tune down 1/2 step
Intro: (X4)
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with intro:
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Verse 1:
A
We passed upon the stair
Dm
Spoke of was and when
A
Although I wasn't there
F
He said I was his friend
C
Which came as a supprise
A Dm
I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone
C
A long long time ago
Chorus 1:
(C)
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Oh no
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Not me
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We
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never lost control
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You're face
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to face
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F Db
with the man who sold the world
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With intro:
A//Dm//
Verse 2: (same chords as 1)
I laughed and shook his hand
And made my way back home
I serched for form and land
For years and years I roamed
I gazed a gazely stare
(At all the millions here) I must have died alone
A long long time ago
Chorus 2: (same chords as 1)
Who knows
Not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world
With intro:
A//Dm//
(Repeat chorus 2)
With intro:
A//Dm//F//Dm
Dm
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Dm
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Words and music by David Bowie
As recorded by Nirvana in the album "Unplugged in New York"
Tablature made by Ricardo Contreras (Monterrey, N.L., Mexico)
Rif 1: Fig. 2
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e------------------------- e----- e---
b------------------------- b----- b--0
g--2-2-2-0---2s0s2-0- g--2-- g--0
d------------------------- d----- d---
a------------------------- a----- a---
e------------------------- e----- e---
In the Intro. Rif 1 repeats 6 times and ends in th fig. 2.
The Intro folows this progresion of chords: G,F,Fsus2,F,G,F,Fsus2,F,G,Dm
=46ig. 3 is the preparation to for the lead guitar to start with the"A" chor=
d.
Verse 1:
A
We passed upon the stairs
Dm
spoke of was and when
A
Although I wasn=B4t there
F/C
He said I was his friend
C/G
which came as a surprise
A
I spoke into his eyes
Dm
I thought you died alone
C
a long long time ago.
Chorus:
e-------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------
g------------2-3-5--------------------------------
d------2-3-5----------------------0-2-3-------3---
a--3-5----------------------0-1-3---------4-4---4-
e-----------------------1-3-----------------------
oh no not me we never lost..
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b--------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------2-3-5----------------------
d-------------0-2-3-----------2-3-5----------------------1-2-3-
a-------0-1-3-------------3-5----------------------0-1-3-------
e---1-3----------------------------------------1-3-------------
control you=B4re face to face
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b--------------6------------0--
g-------6-6-x--6-----6---6--0--
d-------6-6-x--6-----6---6-----
a-------4-4-x--4-----4---4-----
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with the man who sold the world
Then go back to rif 1 and play it four times, the first time after playing
the chorus go to verse 2, the second time play again the chorus then go to
the "Outro".
Verse 2:
A
I laughed and shook his hand
Dm
and may my way back home
A
I searched for form and land
F/C
for years and years I roamed
C/G
I glazed a gazely stare
(At the millions here)
A Dm
I must have died a lone
C
a long long time ago
Chorus
Outro: (from rif 1)
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Coments to the e-mail: al589181@campus.cegs.itesm.mx (please write) all
coments welcomed.Tab done by Ricardo Contreras. Hey if someone has a tab of
"wicked garden" by STP I will apreciate if you mail it to me.
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