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Nirvana - All Apologies Chords

Chord reference C, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]What else should I be; all apologies [C]What else could I say; everyone is gay [C]What else could I write; I don’t have a right [C]What else should I be; all apologies

[F] In the sun, in the sun I feel as one [F] In the sun, in the sun I’m [G]married [G] Buried (yah, yah, yah, yeah)

[C]I wish I was like you; easily amused [C]Find my nest of salt; everything’s my fault [C]I’ll take all the blame; aqua sea foam shame [C]Sunburn with freezer burn [C]Choking on the ashes of her enemies

[F] In the sun, in the sun I feel as one [F] In the sun, in the sun I’m [G]married [G]Buried (yah, yah, yah, yeah) [G]Married, [G]Buried (yah, yah, yah, yeah)

[C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]All in all is all we are [C]All in all is all we are [C]All in all is all we are [C]All in all is all we are

Artist Nirvana
Album In Utero
Year 1993
Key C

How to Play All Apologies on Guitar?

Nirvana - All Apologies can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

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

You can play All Apologies with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.