Nirvana – On a Plain
MTV Unplugged in New York Version
Eb Tuning 118 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[Nevermind 1991]
Verse 1
D. G. F. E.
I'll start this off… without any
D. G. F. E.
words… I got so high… I scratched till it
D. C. B. A.
bled… Love myself… better than
D. G. F. E.
you… I know it's wrong… So what should I
Verse 2
D. G. F. E.
do… The finest day… that I ever
D. G. F. E.
had… was when I learned… to cry on
D. C. B. A.
command… Love myself… Better than
D. G. F. E.
you… I know it's wrong… So what should I
Chorus
D. G. F D. G. F
do-ooo-ooo… I'm on a plain… I can't
D. G. F D. G. F
complain… I'm on a plain…
Verse 3
D. G. F. E.
My brother died… every
D. G. F. E.
night… It's safe to say… don't quote me on
D. C. B. A.
that… Love myself… better than
D. G. F. E.
you… I know it's wrong… So what should I
Verse 4
D. G. F. E.
do… The black sheep got… black mailed
D. G. F. E.
again… Forgot to put… on the zip
D. C. B. A.
code… Love myself… better than
D. G. F. E.
you… I know it's wrong… So what should I
Chorus
D. G. F D. G. F
do-ooo-ooo… I'm on a plain… I can't
D. G. F D. G. F
complain… I'm on a plain…
Bridge
F E A G
Somewhere I have heard this before…
F E A G
In a dream my memory has stored…
F E A G
In defense I'm neutered and spayed…
F E A G
What the hell am I trying to say…
Verse 5
D. G. F. E.
It is now time… to make it
D. G. F. E.
unclear… to write off lines… that don't make
D. C. B. A.
sense… Love myself… better than
D. G. F. E.
you… I know it's wrong… So what should I
Verse 6
D. G. F. E.
do… One more special… message to
D. G. F. E.
go… Then I'm done… and I can go
D. C. B. A.
home… Love myself… better than
D. G. F. E.
you… I know it's wrong… So what should I
Outro
D. G. F D. G. F
do-ooo-ooo… I'm on a plain… I can't
D. G. F D. G. F
complain… I'm on a plain… I can't
D. G. F D. G. F * D
complain… I'm on a plain…