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GUITAR CHORDS

About a Girl

Nirvana
Easy songs Rock & alternative 90s & 2000s
KeyEm
Capo—
LevelEasy
Transpose Em 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
(MTV Unplugged in New York)
 
Em 022000
G 3x0003
C# x4666x
C#/G# 4x666x
F#7add11 244300
E5 022x00
A x0222x
C x3555x
Cm x3554x
 
 

Intro

EmGEmGEmGEmG
EmGEmGEmGEmG
 

Verse

EmGEmG
I need an easy friend
EmGEmG
I do with a ear to lend
EmGEmG
I do think you fit this shoe
EmGEmG
I do want you to have a clue
 

Chorus

C#C#/G#F#7add11
I'll take advantage while
C#C#/G#F#7add11
You hang me out to dry
E5AC
But I can't see you every night
EmGEmG
Free
EmGEmG
I do
 

Verse

EmGEmG
I'm standin' in your line
EmGEmG
I do hope you have the time
EmGEmG
I do pick a number too
EmGEmG
I do keep a date with you
 

Chorus

C#C#/G#F#7add11
I'll take advantage while
C#C#/G#F#7add11
You hang me out to dry
E5AC
But I can't see you every night
EmGEmG
Free
EmGEmG
I do
 

Solo

 
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------7---7---7---7-/-9---7---9-/-12---12---12---12-----------| x4
Db|-------------5h7---7---7---7-/-9---7---9-/-12---12---12---12------------|
Ab|------5h7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
C#C#/G#F#7add11
C#C#/G#F#7add11
E5AC
 

Interlude

EmGEmG
EmGEmG
 

Verse

EmGEmG
I need an easy friend
EmGEmG
I do with a ear to lend
EmGEmG
I do think you fit this shoe
EmGEmG
I do want you to have a clue
 

Chorus

C#C#/G#F#7add11
I'll take advantage while
C#C#/G#F#7add11
You hang me out to dry
E5AC
But I can't see you every night
E5AC
No, I can't see you every night
 
CCmCm |
 
EmGEmG
Free
 

Outro

EmGEmG
I do
EmGEmG
I do
EmGEmG
I do
Em
I do
 
 
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How to play About a Girl chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of About a Girl by Nirvana is presented in the key of Em. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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