Nirvana

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 20:30:15 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jonathan Gilana 

 
Subject: TAB: "Nirvana" by Juliana Hatfield


"Nirvana" by Juliana Hatfield
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
June 20, 1995


` = # of times chord is played
/ = slide up
b = full bend

(Guitar distorted)



 C5  
 B5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5   
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5
`   `     ``   `   `    ``   `   `


 C#5     
 D5    
 E5    
 C#5     
 D5    
 E5     
 C5   
 B5
``      `     `     ``      `     `      `    `
I shut the windows and close the store


 C#5   
 D5    
 E5    
 C#5   
 D5   
 E5
``    `     `     ``    `    `
I lay down on the bathroom floor


 C#5   
 D5   
 E5    
 C#5   
 D5   
 E5     
 C5   
 B5
``    `    `     ``    `    `      `    `
     Everyone I know is a bore     ^fill 1 (A-----3/5---)



 C#5   
 D5   
 E5    
 C#5   
 D5   
 E5    
 C#5   
 D5   
 E5    
 C#5   
 D5   
 E5    
 G5   
 A5
``    `    `     ``    `    `     ``    `    `     ``    `    `     `    `


 C#5   
 D5   
 E5    
 C#5   
 D5   
 E5
``    `    `     ``    `    `


 C#5    
 D5    
 E5       
 C#5      
 D5     
 E5     
 C5   
 B5
``     `     `        ``       `      `      `    `
I'm starting to think that everything stinks


 C#5   
 D5   
 E5    
 C#5   
 D5   
 E5
``    `    `     ``    `    `
That I could really use a drink


 C#5     
 D5     
 E5      
 C#5     
 D5     
 E5     
 C5   
 B5
``      `      `       ``      `      `      `    `
Then I got up and hit my head on the sink    ^fill 1



 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her


 G5     
 A5
`      `
Do you call


 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her


 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 G5  
 A5  
 B5     
 G5   
 F#5
``   `   `     `   `   `      `    `
Should   I     end it  all


     
 E                     
 A
Now, here comes the song I love so much


 E                           
 A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up

     
 E             
 A
Now, I got nirvana in my head


 E                   
 A       
 G   
 F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead



 C#5     
 D5    
 E5    
 C#5     
 D5    
 E5
``      `     `     ``      `     `


 C#5  
 D5   
 E5   
 C#5  
 D5    
 E5     
 C5   
 B5
``   `    `    ``   `     `      `    `
I slam my hand in the car door


 C#5   
 D5    
 E5   
 C#5    
 D5      
 E5
``    `     `    ``     `       `
I scream till I could scream no more


 C#5   
 D5    
 E5      
 C#5    
 D5     
 E5     
 C5   
 B5
``    `     `       ``     `      `      `    `
Bloody and mean and rotten to the core   ^(fill 1)



 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her


 G5     
 A5
`      `
Do you call


 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 C#5  
 D5  
 E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Sa   -  tan    Sa   -  tan    Sa   -  tan


 C#5  
 D5  
 E5    
 G5  
 A5  
 B5     
 G5   
 F#5   
 E
``   `   `     `   `   `      `    `     `
Should   I     end it  all

   
 C           
 D
You try to get off the ground

        
 E                    
 A
But you always end up coming down

         
 E           
 C          
 D
When the sound comes around and goes in your ears


 C          
 D            
 C         
 D
You can do anything you have no fears

          
 E           
 C          
 D
When that sound comes around and goes in my ears


 C        
 D          
 C       
 D
I can do anything I have no fears


     
 E                     
 A
Now, here comes the song I love so much


 E                           
 A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up

     
 E             
 A
Now, I got nirvana in my head


 E                   
 A       
 G   
 F#m7   
 G   
 F#m7   
 G   
 F#m7   
 G   
 F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead


     
 E                     
 A
Now, here comes the song I love it so much


 E                           
 A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up

     
 E             
 A
Now, I got nirvana in my head


 E      
 A            
 G   
 F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead


   
 D5 
 E5  
 D5 
 E5  
 D5 
 E5  
 D5 
 E5  
 D5 
 E5  
 D5 
 E5  
 D5 
 E5  
 D5 
 E5
   `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---4b5----4b5----4b5----4b5----6b7----6b7----6b7----6b7---------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|



 C5   
 B5   
 A5   
 G5   
 E5(let ring w/ feedback)

*the F#m7 chords can be replaced by F#5 or this chord:

                          EADGBe
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