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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 20:59:37 +0100
From: Anne-Paulien Helmond 

sappy.tab

Nirvana - Sappy (aka Versus Chorus Verse)
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I think it's more accurate then the ones I've seen...

Sappy as recorded by Nirvana from the Outcesticide I album, acoustic version.
Normal Tuning.

Words and Music by: Kurt Cobain
Transcribed by: Sem van Blerkem

*Verse*:

And if you save yourself
You will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar
And you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes
And you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with dust
And you'll think you're happy now

        B5          Gmaj7       Esus2        F#sus4          
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----4-----4-----|------4----------4---|-----------------|
|---4-----4-----4-|----4----------4-----|-----4-----4-----|
|-2-----2-----2---|---------------------|---4-----4-----4-|
|-----------------|-3------3---0------0-|-2-----2-----2---|

    G5       A5             B5
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|------0-------2----|-----4-----4-----|
|----0-------2------|---4-----4-----4-|
|----------0------0-|-2------2-----2--|
|-3------3----------|-----------------|

*Chorus*:

You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
The clue that came to you, oh

        Gmaj7           Esus2
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|
|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3---|-0-----0-----0---|


*Verse*:

And if you kill yourself 
You will think you're happy
He'll keep you in a jar
Then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes
Then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with dust
Then you'll think you're happy now

*Chorus*:

You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
The clue that came to you, oh

*Guitar solo over verse chords*:

Not present yet.

*Chorus*:

You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
The clue that came to you, oh

*Verse*:

And if you fool yourself
You will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar
Then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes
Then you'll seem happy
You'll wallow in the shit
Then you'll think you're happy now

*Chorus*:

You're in a laundry room
You're in a laundry room
The clue that came to you, oh

*Kurt ends the song with*:

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-4-
-2-
-2-

Comments and suggestions to: Anne ([email protected])



title:  "sappy"
        (i'm sure some of you know this as "verse chorus verse". it was an
         earlier recording, 1988 i believe)        
artist:  kurt cobain
disc:  "live and demos," "unhappy," etc.
tuning:  standard, i believe.  may be tuned down a half step
(Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
effects:  none what so ever;  in fact, it sounds best on an acoustic guitar,
as that's how it was recorded.  if doing it on an electric, i suggest turning
the tone down for a lower sound, not as crisp.

chorus:
E-|------------------------------------------------------------%--------------|
B-|-----0-----0----0---0---------------------------------------%--------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------2-%--------------|
D-|---4-----4----------------------2-------4-----4-----5---2---%--------------|
A-|-2-----2-----2----------------2-------4-----4-----5---0-----%--------------|
E-|------------------3---3/(5)-0-----0-2-----2-----3-----------%--------------|

..i know this is a really "incomplete" tab, but i'm clueless as to what the
chorus is.  anyway, here're the words:

verse one:
and if you save your friends, you will make her happy.
and if you do what's told, you will make me happy.
i'll keep you in a jar, and you will seem happy.
i'll give you breathing holes, you will think you're happy, now..

chorus:
you're in a laundry room.. you're in a laundry room.. you're in a laundry
room..

verse two:
and if you save yourself, you will make him happy.
i'll bring you fire and wars, and you will feel happy..
i'll keep you in a room, i'm sure you'll be happy..
and if you save what's old, you will think you're happy, now..

that's it.  questions/comments/criqtiques?
email me at [email protected]

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