Weird Al Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana
Standard Tuning
Chorus Riff:
| F Bb Ab C#
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------------3-3-0------------6-6-|
D|-3-3-3-xxxx-3-3-0-6-6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3-3-3-xxxx-1-1-0-6-6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-xxxx-------4-4-4-xxxx-----|
Verse Riff:
e|---1~-|
B|-0----|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
Intro: Chorus Riff x4
Verse Riff x2
Verse 1: (Play Verse Riff on *)
*
What is this song all about?
*
Can't figure any lyrics out
*
How do the words to it go?
*
I wish you'd tell me, I don't know
Pre-chorus: (Play Verse Riff on *)
(You can also play the chorus riff)
* * * *
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no.
* * *
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Chorus: (Play Chorus Riff)
F Bb Ab C#
Now I'm mumblin', and I'm screamin'
F Bb Ab C#
And I don't know, what I'm singin'
F Bb Ab C#
Crack the volume, ears are bleedin'
F Bb Ab C#
I still don't know what I'm singin'
F Bb Ab C#
We're so loud and incoherent
F Bb Ab C#
Boy this oughta bug your parents
Yeah!
Post-chorus Riff:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------------3^-------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-4-4----3-3-3-3-8-6-| x2
A|-3-3-3-3-4-4----3-3-3-3-8-6-|
E|-1-1-1-1-2-2----1-1-1-1-6-4-|
*burp*
*hing*
Verse 2:
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*
It's unintelligible
*
I just can't get it through my skull
*
It's hard to "bargle nawdle zouss"
*
With all these marbles in my mouth
Pre-chorus:
* * * *
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no.
* * *
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Chorus:
F Bb Ab C#
Well we don't sound like Madonna
F Bb Ab C#
Here we are now, we're Nirvana
F Bb Ab C#
Sing disinctly? we don't wanna!
F Bb Ab C#
Here we are now, we're Nirvana
F Bb Ab C#
A garage band from Seattle
F Bb Ab C#
Well it sure beats grazing cattle
Post-chorus Riff x2
*moo*
*baa*
Solo:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-1-4-6---4-6^-4-2-1-2-1-------1--------|
G|-------1----------------3-1-3---3-1-0--|
D|---------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-0---|
D|-------------------3-| x2
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Verse 3: (No chords until *)
And I forgot the next verse
Oh well I guess it pays to rehearse
The lyric sheet's so hard to find
What are the words, oh nevermind
Pre-chorus:
* * * *
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no.
* * *
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Chorus:
Well I'm yellin' and I'm playin'
And I don't know what I'm sayin'
What's the message I'm conveyin'?
Can you tell me what I'm sayin'?
So have you got some idea?
Didn't think so, well I'll see ya
Outro: Chorus Riff
Sayonara, sayonara
Ayonawa, hodinawa
hodinaya, yodinaya
yaddayadda, yaaahyaaah
Ayiyaaaaah! (cough)
