Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 20:30:15 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jonathan Gilana 
Subject: TAB: "Nirvana" by Juliana Hatfield


"Nirvana" by Juliana Hatfield
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
June 20, 1995


` = # of times chord is played
/ = slide up
b = full bend

(Guitar distorted)


C5  B5    C#5  D5  E5   C#5  D5  E5
`   `     ``   `   `    ``   `   `

C#5     D5    E5    C#5     D5    E5     C5   B5
``      `     `     ``      `     `      `    `
I shut the windows and close the store

C#5   D5    E5    C#5   D5   E5
``    `     `     ``    `    `
I lay down on the bathroom floor

C#5   D5   E5    C#5   D5   E5     C5   B5
``    `    `     ``    `    `      `    `
     Everyone I know is a bore     ^fill 1 (A-----3/5---)


C#5   D5   E5    C#5   D5   E5    C#5   D5   E5    C#5   D5   E5    G5   A5
``    `    `     ``    `    `     ``    `    `     ``    `    `     `    `

C#5   D5   E5    C#5   D5   E5
``    `    `     ``    `    `

C#5    D5    E5       C#5      D5     E5     C5   B5
``     `     `        ``       `      `      `    `
I'm starting to think that everything stinks

C#5   D5   E5    C#5   D5   E5
``    `    `     ``    `    `
That I could really use a drink

C#5     D5     E5      C#5     D5     E5     C5   B5
``      `      `       ``      `      `      `    `
Then I got up and hit my head on the sink    ^fill 1


C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her

G5     A5
`      `
Do you call

C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her

C#5  D5  E5    G5  A5  B5     G5   F#5
``   `   `     `   `   `      `    `
Should   I     end it  all


     E                     A
Now, here comes the song I love so much

E                           A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up

     E             A
Now, I got nirvana in my head

E                   A       G   F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead


C#5     D5    E5    C#5     D5    E5
``      `     `     ``      `     `

C#5  D5   E5   C#5  D5    E5     C5   B5
``   `    `    ``   `     `      `    `
I slam my hand in the car door

C#5   D5    E5   C#5    D5      E5
``    `     `    ``     `       `
I scream till I could scream no more

C#5   D5    E5      C#5    D5     E5     C5   B5
``    `     `       ``     `      `      `    `
Bloody and mean and rotten to the core   ^(fill 1)


C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her    fat  -  her

G5     A5
`      `
Do you call

C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5    C#5  D5  E5
``   `   `     ``   `   `     ``   `   `
Sa   -  tan    Sa   -  tan    Sa   -  tan

C#5  D5  E5    G5  A5  B5     G5   F#5   E
``   `   `     `   `   `      `    `     `
Should   I     end it  all

   C           D
You try to get off the ground

        E                    A
But you always end up coming down

         E           C          D
When the sound comes around and goes in your ears

C          D            C         D
You can do anything you have no fears

          E           C          D
When that sound comes around and goes in my ears

C        D          C       D
I can do anything I have no fears


     E                     A
Now, here comes the song I love so much

E                           A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up

     E             A
Now, I got nirvana in my head

E                   A       G   F#m7   G   F#m7   G   F#m7   G   F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead


     E                     A
Now, here comes the song I love it so much

E                           A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up

     E             A
Now, I got nirvana in my head

E      A            G   F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead


   D5 E5  D5 E5  D5 E5  D5 E5  D5 E5  D5 E5  D5 E5  D5 E5
   `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``  `  ``
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---4b5----4b5----4b5----4b5----6b7----6b7----6b7----6b7---------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------


C5   B5   A5   G5   E5(let ring w/ feedback)



*the F#m7 chords can be replaced by F#5 or this chord:

                          EADGBe
                          IIIIII
                          ******
                          IIIIII




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