PROPS GO TO: Diego Sacristan

The man who sold the world
By David Bowie
Performed by Nirvana on MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)


Tuning: 1/2 step down  (eb,Bb,Gb,Db,Ab,Eb)
chords used :

A: x02220
Dm: xx0231
F: 133211
C: 032010
C#: 46664



Intro  ( play 6 times)

Gtr I

eb:----------------------------
Bb:----------------------------
Gb:--2-2-2-0--2/3\2-0----------
Db:----------------------------
Ab:----------------------------
Eb:----------------------------


Gtr II

          F                  Dm
e:--1-1-x-1-1-1--1-1-x-1-1-1---1--
B:--1-1-x-1-1-1--1-1-x-1-1-1---3--
G:--2-2-x-2-2-2--2-2-x-2-2-2---2--
D:--3-3-x-3-3-3--3-3-x-3-3-3---0--
A:--3-3-x-3-3-3--3-3-x-3-3-3------
E:--1-1-x-1-1-1--1-1-x-1-1-1------




1st Verse:   (2 Guitars)


                        A                      Dm
We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when
                      A                         F
Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend
                          C                     A
Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes
                       Dm
I thought you died alone, a long long time ago


Chorus:


Gtr II:     (play 2 times)


e:-------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------
G:-------------2-3-5------------2-3-5--
D:-----0-2-3-5----------0-2-3-5--------
A:--3-----------------3----------------
E:-------------------------------------


e:
B:-------------------------------------
G:----------------------------2-3-5--2-
D:------------0-2-3------2-3-5---------
A:------0-1-3--------0-2---------------
E:--1-3--------------------------------

Gtr I:

   C       F
Oh no, not me
       C#       F
I never lost control
         C       F
You're face to face
         C#
With The Man Who Sold The World


Before the 2nd vese:

Gtr I   (play 6 times)

eb:----------------------------
Bb:----------------------------
Gb:--2-2-2-0--2/3\2-0----------
Db:----------------------------
Ab:----------------------------
Eb:----------------------------

Gtr II

   Dm             F                Dm
eb:-1----1-1-x-1-1-1--1-1-x-1-1-1---1--
Bb:-3----1-1-x-1-1-1--1-1-x-1-1-1---3--
Gb:-2----2-2-x-2-2-2--2-2-x-2-2-2---2--
Db:-0----3-3-x-3-3-3--3-3-x-3-3-3---0--
Ab:------3-3-x-3-3-3--3-3-x-3-3-3------
Eb:------1-1-x-1-1-1--1-1-x-1-1-1------


2nd Verse:     (play 2 times)


                            A                         Dm
I laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home
                            A                         F
I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed
                     C                        A
I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here
                      Dm
We must have died alone, a long, long time ago



Gtr II:     (play 2 times)

e:-------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------
G:-------------2-3-5------------2-3-5--
D:-----0-2-3-5----------0-2-3-5--------
A:--3-----------------3----------------
E:-------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------
G:----------------------------2-3-5--2-
D:------------0-2-3------2-3-5---------
A:------0-1-3--------0-2---------------
E:--1-3--------------------------------

Gtr I

     C         F
Who knows? Not me
       C#
We never lost control
     C           F
You're face to face
           C#
With the Man who Sold the World


before the solo:

Gtr I  (play 8 times)

eb:----------------------------
Bb:----------------------------
Gb:--2-2-2-0--2/3\2-0----------
Db:----------------------------
Ab:----------------------------
Eb:----------------------------

Solo:

eb:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb:--10~~~~~-9-9\7-7~~~~~-7-7/9-9~~~~~\2-2-2-0--2/3\2-0--2-2-2-0--2/3\2-0-
Db:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

eb:---------------------------------------------------------------
Bb:---------------------------------------------------------------
Gb:-/10~~~~~-9-9\7-7~~~~~-9~~~~~2-2-2-0-2/3\2-0--2-2-2-0--2/3\2-0-
Db:---------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:---------------------------------------------------------------
Eb:---------------------------------------------------------------

eb:-----------------------------
Bb:-----------------------------
Gb:--2-2-2-0--2/3\2-0--2--------
Db:-----------------------------
Ab:-----------------------------
Eb:----------------------------