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Nirvana - Come As You Are Chords

Chord reference F#m, E, A, Bm, D, F#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m]Come as you [E]are, as you [F#m]were As I [E]want you to [F#m]be As a [E]friend, as a [F#m]friend As an [E]old [F#m]enemy Take your [E]time, hurry [F#m]up The choice is [E]yours don’t be [F#m]late Take a [E]rest, as a [F#m]friend, As an [E]old [F#m]memory, [E]yeah

[F#m]Memory, [A]yeah. [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah. [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah. [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah

[F#m]Come dust and mud, [E]suft in bleach [F#m] As I want [E]you to be [F#m] There’s a trend, [E]there’s a friend [F#m] There’s an old [E]memory, yeah [F#m] [E]

[F#m]Memory, [A]yeah. [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah

[Bm]Well I swear [D]that I [Bm]don’t have a gun [D] No I [Bm]don’t have a gun. [D]No I [Bm]don’t have a gun [D]

[F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah. [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah. [F#m]Memory, [A]yeah

[Bm]Well I swear that [D]I don’t have [Bm]a gun [D] No I [Bm]don’t have a gun. [D]No I [Bm]don’t have a gun [D] No I [Bm]don’t have a gun. [D]No I [Bm]don’t have a gun [D] No I [Bm]don’t have a gun. [D]No I [Bm]don’t have a gun [D]

[F#m] [E] [F#m]Memory [E]yeah. [F#m] [E] [F#m]Memory [E]yeah [F#]

Artist Nirvana
Album Nevermind
Year 1991
Key F#m

How to Play Come As You Are on Guitar?

Nirvana - Come As You Are can be played in the key of F#m using the F#m, E, A, Bm, D, F# chords.

  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.

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

You can play Come As You Are with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.