The Man Who Sold The World
David Bowie

Nirvana
Unplugged
1994
This song is really simple, and a great song for beginners.  Enjoy it,
and if you want, get together with your friends to play it because there
are important parts for 2 guitars, bass, and drums going.


Tune Down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb INTRO Guitar 1 (Cobain) plays the tab. Guitar 2 (Smear) plays chords shown above the tab. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G:-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-| D:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| F F Dm We passed upon the + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| B:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| G:-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2~~~~~~~~~~----|-----------------| D:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| A:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| E:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
A We passed upon the stair Dm We spoke of was and when A Although I wasn't there F He said I was his friend C Which came as a surprise A I spoke into his eyes Dm I thought you died alone A long long time ago
Chorus This tab is doubled by the bass ago Oh no Not me I never lost C F Bbm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:---------------1-|---------------1-|---------------1-|-----------------|-----------------| G:---------0-2-3---|---------0-2-3---|---------0-2-3---|-----------------|-----------------| D:---0-2-3---------|---0-2-3---------|---0-2-3---------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| A:-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| control You're face to face With the man who sold the world F C F Bbm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|---------------1-|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|---------0-2-3---|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------0-2-3-|---0-2-3---------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| A:-----0-1-3-------|-3---------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4---| E:-1-3-------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
Intro riff A Dm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B:-2--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G:-2---2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-| D:-2--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| F C F C Dm I laughed and shook his + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| B:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| G:-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2~~~~~~~~~~----|-----------------| D:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| A:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------| E:----------------------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
I laughed and shook his hand And made my way back home I searched for form and land For years and years I roamed I gazed a gazely stare For all a million years We must have died alone A long long time ago Who knows, not me I never lost control You're face to face with the man who sold the world
Intro riff (1st 4 bars) Who knows, not me I never lost control You're face to face with the man who sold the world A Dm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B:-2--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G:-2-----0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-| D:-2--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| F F Dm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| B:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| G:-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-2-2-2-0------2h3p2-0-|-----------------| D:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| A:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| E:----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo Keep repeating the chords to intro riff shown above. Cobain's solo is easy, so figure it out. end on F
For chords you don't understand, check here.

Created on 4-20-97 by Daniel E. Smith.