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Something In The Way chords by Nirvana (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F5
Db5
Fm
Db

Intro 1

F5

Db5

F5

Db5

F5

Db5

F5

Db5

Verse 1
F5 
Db5 
Underneath the bridge
F5 
Db5 
Tarp has sprung a leak
F5 
Db5 
And the animals I've trapped
F5 
Db5 
Have all become my pets
F5 
Db5 
And I'm living off of grass
F5 
Db5 
And the drippings from my ceiling
F5 
Db5 
It's okay to eat fish
F5 
Db5 
'Cause they don't have any feelings

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Chorus 1
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way, yeah
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way, yeah
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way, yeah
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm

Verse 2
F5 
Db5 
Underneath the bridge
F5 
Db5 
Tarp has sprung a leak
F5 
Db5 
And the animals I've trapped
F5 
Db5 
Have all become my pets
F5 
Db5 
And I'm living off of grass
F5 
Db5 
And the drippings from my ceiling
F5 
Db5 
It's okay to eat fish
F5 
Db5 
'Cause they don't have any feelings

Chorus 2
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way, yeah
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way, yeah
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way, yeah
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm
Fm 
Db 
Something in the way, yeah
Fm 
Db 
Mmm- mmm

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F5
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Fm
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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F minorBPM: 50

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

F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
Db5: x-4-6-x-x-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x

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This is the definitive original version of Something In The Way by Nirvana, 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 F minor. It suits players who want to learn Something In The Way the way Nirvana intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Something In The Way

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