Smells Like Teen Spirit Guitar Chords
Smells Like Teen is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is one of the band‘s most successful and well–known songs, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was written by Kurt Cobain and was released as the lead single from the band‘s second album, Nevermind, in September 1991. The song‘s success helped propel the album to the top of the charts, where it stayed for more than a year. The song‘s title is a reference to the teen spirit deodorant, which Cobain‘s then–girlfriend Tobi Vail wore. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Tori Amos, Green Day, and Foo Fighters.
Verse
[E] Load [Asus2]up on g[G]uns and br[C]ing your fr[E]iends
It’s f[Asus2]un to l[G]ose and t[C]o pret[E]end
She’s [Asus2]over b[G]ored and s[C]elf ass[E]ured
Oh n[Asus2]o, I kn[G]ow a d[C]irty w[E]ord
Pre-Chorus
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o!
Chorus
With the l[E]ights out,[Asus2] it’s less d[G]angerous
[C] Here we [E]are [Asus2]now, [G]entertain us
[C] I feel st[E]upid[Asus2] and cont[G]agious
[C] Here we [E]are [Asus2]now, [G]entertain us
[C] A mul[E]atto,[Asus2] an alb[G]ino
[C] A mosq[E]uito,[Asus2] my lib[G]ido
[C] [E]Ya[Asus2]y! [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C]
Instrumental
[E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C]
Verse
[E] I’m [Asus2]worse at [G]what [C]I do b[E]est
And f[Asus2]or this g[G]ift I f[C]eel bl[E]essed
Our [Asus2]little [G]group has [C]always b[E]een
And [Asus2]always [G]will [C]until the [E]end
Pre-Chorus
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o!
Chorus
With the l[E]ights out,[Asus2] it’s less d[G]angerous
[C] Here we [E]are [Asus2]now, [G]entertain us
[C] I feel st[E]upid[Asus2] and cont[G]agious
[C] Here we [E]are [Asus2]now, [G]entertain us
[C] A mul[E]atto,[Asus2] an alb[G]ino
[C] A mosq[E]uito,[Asus2] my lib[G]ido
[C] [E]Ya[Asus2]y! [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C]
Instrumental
[E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C]
[E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C]
[E] [Asus2] [G] [C] [E] [Asus2] [G] [C]
Verse
[E] And [Asus2]I forg[G]et just wh[C]y I t[E]aste
Oh y[Asus2]eah, I g[G]uess it m[C]akes me sm[E]ile
I f[Asus2]ound it h[G]ard, it’s h[C]ard to f[E]ind
Oh w[Asus2]ell, what[G]ever, n[C]everm[E]ind
Pre-Chorus
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o, how l[E]ow?
Hell[Asus2]o, hell[G]o, hell[C]o!
Chorus
With the l[E]ights out,[Asus2] it’s less d[G]angerous
[C] Here we [E]are [Asus2]now, [G]entertain us
