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The Man Who Sold The World  Nirvana



    [F]            [G]        [F2]                                                                        
e:----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|
G:--2-----2-2---0-------2h3p2---0---|
D:----------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Pattern 1 Pattern 2
    [C]                           [F]                                                                 
e:--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:-----------------------1--|--------------------------|
G:--------------0--2--3-----|--------------------------|
D:-----0--2--3--------------|-----------------0--2--3--|
A:--3-----------------------|--------0--1--3-----------|
E:--------------------------|--1--3--------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
F G F |F G F |F G F |F
[G](riff[F])             (riff)              (riff)              (riff)
F G F |F G F |Dm |F
(riff) (riff) (tacet) We passed
along the
A |A |Dm |F
stairs spoke of was and when Altho' I
wasn't
A |A |F/c |F/c
there he said I was his friend which came
[as]   [a]  C                  |C                  |A                  |A  (2
beats only!)
surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought
you
Dm |Dm |C C/e C/g C/bb|F F/a
F/c F/e
died alone a long long time ago (patterns 1 & 2)
oh...
C C/e C/g C/bb|F F/a F/c F/e |C# |F F/a
F/c F/e
no not me we never lost control,
you're
C C/e C/g C/bb|F F/a F/c F/e |C# |F
[G]face [F]           to face            with the man who sold the world....
(riff)
F G F |F G F |F G F |F
[G](riff[F])             (riff)              (riff)              (riff)
F G F |Dm |F |A
(riff) (tacet) I laughed and shook his hand
A |Dm |Dm |A
and made my way back home I searched for form and land
A |F/c |F/c |C/g
for years & years I roamed I gazed a gazely stare
C/g |A |A (2 beats only) |Dm
way more than a million years, I must have died alone a
Dm |C C/e C/g C/bb|F F/a F/c F/e |C C/e
C/g C/bb
long long time ago (patterns 1 & 2) Who knows?
not
F F/a F/c F/e |C# |F F/a F/c F/e |C C/e
C/g C/bb
me, I never lost control, you're face
to
F F/a F/c F/e |C# |F G F |F
[G]face,[F]           with the man who sold the world... (riff)   (riff)
F G F |F G F |C C/e C/g C/bb|F F/a
F/c F/e
(riff) (riff) Who knows? not me,
we
C# |F F/a F/c F/e |C C/e C/g C/bb|F F/a
F/c F/e
never lost control you're face to face
with
C# |F G F |F G F |F
[G]the m[F]an who sold the world.. (riff)     (riff)              (riff)
F G F |F G F |F G F |F
[G](riff[F])             (riff)              (riff)              (riff)
F G F |A |A |F
[G](riff[F]) (slide up to and hold an "e")                       (riff)
F G F |F |F |A
[Dm](riff)
(/f......................................e......d.....
Dm |A |A |F
F G F |F/c |F/c |A
[Dm](riff)
(/f....................................e.......d....
Dm |A |A |F
F G F |F |
(riff) (end)
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al589181@campus.cegs.itesm.mx (Ricardo Contreras)
Words and music by David Bowie
As recorded by Nirvana in the album "Unplugged in New York"
Rif 1: Fig. 2
=46ig.3
        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:
        We passed upon the st[A]airs
        spoke of was and w[Dm]hen
        Although I wasn=B4t[A] there
        He said I was his f[F/C]riend
        which came as a sur[C/G]prise
        I spoke into his e[A]yes
        I thought you died [Dm]alone
        a long long time a[C]go.
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..
   e--------------------------------------------------------------
   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
   e------------------------------
   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-----
   e------------------------------

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:
        I laughed and shook his h[A]and
        and may my way back h[Dm]ome
        I searched for form and la[A]nd
        for years and years I ro[F/C]amed
        I glazed a gazely s[C/G]tare
(At the millions here)
      [A]  I must have died a l[Dm]one
        a long long time a[C]go
Chorus
Outro: (from rif 1)
e-------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------
g--2s8-9-10s9---9--9-9-9s2-2-2-0-2s3s2-0-2-2-2s10-10-10--10---
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------
g--10--10-10--10s9-9-9s7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7s9-9-9-9-9-9-9---
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--9s2--2-2-2-0-2s3s2-0-2-2-2-0-2s10-10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10s9-9-9s7-7---7-7-
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0
g-7-7-7---7-7--7-7s8s9-9-9---9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9s2-2-2-2-0-2s3s2-0-2-2-2-0-2s3s2-0
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------
b--------
g--2-----
d--------
a--------
e--------

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