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Nirvana - Something In The Way Chords

Chord reference Em, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]Underneath the [C]bridge, the [Em]tarp has sprung a [C]leak And the [Em]animals [C]I’ve trapped, have [Em]all become my [C]pets And I’m [Em]living off of [C]grass, and the [Em]drippings from the [C]ceiling [Em]It’s okay to eat [C]fish, ’cause they [Em]don’t have any [C]feelings

[Em]Something in the [C]way, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, yeah, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, yeah, [Em]mmm [C]

[Em]Underneath the [C]bridge, the [Em]tarp has sprung a [C]leak And the [Em]animals [C]I’ve trapped, have [Em]all become my [C]pets And I’m [Em]living off of [C]grass, and the [Em]drippings from the [C]ceiling [Em]It’s okay to eat [C]fish, ’cause they [Em]don’t have any [C]feelings

[Em]Something in the [C]way, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, yeah, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, yeah, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, yeah, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, [Em]mmm [C] [Em]Something in the [C]way, yeah, [Em]mmm [C]

Artist Nirvana
Album Nevermind
Year 1991
Key Em

How to Play Something In The Way on Guitar?

Nirvana - Something In The Way can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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.

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

You can play Something In The Way with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.