Nearly Lost You chords by
Screaming Trees (Official Version)
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Key: E majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

G

A

E

E

E7

C7

E7

C7

Verse 1
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
Did you hear the distant cry
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
Calling me back to my sin
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
Like the one you knew before
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
Calling me back once again
E E 
 
D D 
 
C C

Chorus 1
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
And it's taken us somewhere
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
Let's try to sleep now
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7

Verse 2
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
Drag me far enough to know
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
I'm blind every mile that you burn
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
There's a rider that's fallen and
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
It's clear there's no time to return
E E 
 
D D 
 
C C

Chorus 2
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
And it's ta ken us somewhere
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
Let's try to sleep now

Solo 1
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7

Verse 3
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
Did you hear the distant lie
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
Calling me back to my sin
E7 E7 
 
C7 C7 
 
Like the one you knew before
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
Calling me back once again
E E 
 
D D 
 
C C

Chorus 3
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
And it's ta ken us somewhere
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
Well let's try to sleep now
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
I nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
Oh yeah, oh yeah
F F 
 
C C 
 
C7 C7 
 
G G 
 
Oh, nearly lost you there
F F 
 
C7 C7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG A E E7 C7...

Chords

G
A
E
E7
C7
D
C
F
Em
Cmaj7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Nearly Lost You by Screaming Trees, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Screaming Trees's performance.

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