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Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, G, F, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

My [D]girl, my [D]girl, don’t [G]lie to [F]me Tell me [A]where did you sleep last [D]night In the [D]pines, in the pines Where the [G]sun don’t ever [F]shine I would [A]shiver the whole night [D]through

My [D]girl, my [D]girl, where [G]will you [F]go I’m [A]going where the cold wind [D]blows In the [D]pines, in the pines Where the [G]sun don’t ever [F]shine I would [A]shiver the whole night [D]through

Her [D]husband, was a hard [G]working [F]man Just [A]about a mile from [D]here His [D]head was found in a [G]driving [F]wheel But his [A]body never was [D]found

My [D]girl, my [D]girl, don’t [G]lie to [F]me Tell me [A]where did you sleep last [D]night In the [D]pines, in the pines Where the [G]sun don’t ever [F]shine I would [A]shiver the whole night [D]through

[D][G][F][A][D] My [D]girl, my [D]girl, where [G]will you [F]go I’m [A]going where the cold wind [D]blows In the [D]pines, in the pines Where the [G]sun don’t ever [F]shine I would [A]shiver the whole night [D]through

My [D]girl, my [D]girl, don’t [G]lie to [F]me Tell me [A]where did you sleep last [D]night In the [D]pines, in the pines Where the [G]sun don’t ever [F]shine I would [A]shiver the whole night [D]through

My [D]girl, my [D]girl, where [G]will you [F]go I’m [A]going where the cold wind [D]blows In the [D]pines, the pines The [G]sun, the [F]shine I’ll [A]shiver the whole night [D]through

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

How to Play Where Did You Sleep Last Night on Ukulele?

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night can be played in the key of D using the D, G, F, A chords.

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

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

You can play Where Did You Sleep Last Night with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.