Nirvana – Plateau
MTV Unplugged in New York Version
170 bpm 4/4 Strumming
[Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II 1984]
Intro
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Verse 1
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Many a hand… have scaled the grand old face of the plateau…
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Some belong to strangers… and some to folks you know…
Verse 2
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Holy ghosts… and talk show hosts… are planted in the sand…
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to beautify the foothills… shake the many hands…
Chorus
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Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop…
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and an illustrated book about birds…
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See a lot up there… but don't be scared…
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Who needs action when you got words…
Interlude
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Verse 3
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Finished with the mop… then you can stop…
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and look at what you've done…
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Plateau's clean… no dirt to be seen and the work… It was fun…
Chorus
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Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop…
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and an illustrated book about birds…
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See a lot up there… but don't be scared…
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Who needs action when you got words…
Interlude
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Verse 4
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Many a hand… began to scan… around for the next plateau…
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Some say it was Greenland… Some say Mexico…
Verse 5
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Others decided it was nowhere… except for where they stood…
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Those were all just guesses… Wouldn't help you if they could…
Outro
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