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20 classic songs your friends will love

Beatles · Petty · Cash · Eagles · Denver · Dylan

Rob Hampton
Heartwood Guitar

If you want to play the classic riff, you'll need to do it in F♯m — this version is for folks who want to avoid that barre chord. So if you're a beginner, or just can't be bothered, this chart is for you. Fun fact: Kurt Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen is near where I live, and under the sign announcing you're entering Aberdeen, it says "Come As You Are."

Added June 2026

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Come As You Are

Nirvana

 

Strum: D   D U   U D U

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

Intro:  Em  D (x4)

 

Em                   D

Come as you are, as you were,

Em          D

      As I want you to be

Em          D

      As a friend, as a friend,

Em          D

      as an old enemy

Em                      D

      Take your time, hurry up

Em                      D

      The choice is yours, don't be late

Em             D

      Take a rest as a friend

Em          D            Em     D

      as an old memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

 

Em                         D

Come dowsed in mud, soaked in bleach

Em         D

     As I want you to be

Em          D             

     As a trend, as a friend,

Em         D        Em     D

    as an old enemy  -  a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

 

 

Bridge:

A              C              A                      C

   And I swear that I don't have a gun

         A                      C

No I don't have a gun

         A                     C

No I don't have a gun

 

Em  D (x4)

 

         Em      D

memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

         Em      D

memori   -   a

 

Bridge

 

Em  D (x4)

 


This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.