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Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Cm, G, Eb, Bb
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Cm]We passed upon the [G]stair, we spoke in was and [Cm]when Although I wasn’t [G]there, he said I was his [Eb]friend Which came as a sur[Bb]prise, I spoke into his [G]eyes I thought you died a[Cm]lone, a long long time a[Bb]go

[Bb]Oh no, not [Eb]me We [B]never lost con[Eb]trol You’re [Bb]face to [Eb]face With The [B]Man Who Sold The World [G]

[G] [Cm] [Eb] [Eb] [Cm] I [Cm]laughed and shook his [G]hand, and made my way back [Cm]home I searched a foreign [G]land, for years and years I [Eb]roam[ed I gazed a gazeless [Bb]stare, we walked a million [G]hills I must have [Cm]died alone, a long long time [Bb]ago

[Bb]Who knows? Not [Eb]me I [B]never lost con[Eb]trol You’re [Bb]face to [Eb]face With The [B]Man Who Sold The World

[G] [Cm] [Bb]Who knows? Not [Eb]me I [B]never lost con[Eb]trol You’re [Bb]face to [Eb]face With The [B]Man Who Sold The World

[G] [Cm] [Eb] [Eb] [Cm] [Cm] [G] [G] [Cm] [Cm] [Eb]

Artist Nirvana
Album MTV Unplugged in New York
Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock
Year 1994
Key Cm

How to Play The Man Who Sold The World on Ukulele?

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World can be played in the key of Cm using the Cm, G, Eb, Bb chords.

  • For Cm, To play Cm, barre fret 3 across E–A with finger 1, leave G, C open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Man Who Sold The World with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.