Nirvana Chords

KeyEm Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays616

Nirvana by Adam Lambert is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords Em, G, D, C, Cadd9, Bm, Cmaj7 and Dsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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VERSE I
 
Em         G             D 
  When the stars are too cold 
Em       G          D 
  Frozen over their glow 
Em       G           D 
  On the edge of the night 
       C  G     D 
We can be their light 
Em           G              D 
  So give me more than your touch 
Em             G           D 
  And give yourself to the rush 
Em          G          D 
  Just keep holding my hand 
         C G    D 
As we?re taking off 
       C     G     D  
I know where we?ll land 


         Em        G      Cadd9 
We can escape to a higher plane 
        D  Em 
In Nirvana stay 
          G        Cadd9 
Where the dreamers lay 
                  D 
I?ll lay you down lay you down 
Em        G      Cadd9 
Safe on a higher plane 
        D  Em 
In Nirvana stay 
          G        Cadd9 
Where the dreamers lay 
                   D 
I'll lay you down, lay you down 

VERSE II
 
Em            G              D    
  Through the dark there?s a way 
Em          G               D 
  There?s a love, there?s a place 
Em         G             D  
  Where we don?t have to hide 
       C     G   D 
We can dream all night 
Em          G              D 
  So follow me through the sky 
Em              G          D 
  And watch the oceans collide 
Em          G          D 
  Just keep holding my hand 
         C G    D 
As we?re taking off 
       C     G     D 
I know where we?ll land 

CHORUS 

BRIDGE 

Bm           C                    Em 
Oh, we don?t need any diamonds or gold 
          G                  Bm 
Watch the mystic and cryptic unfold 
   Em     C    D 
As we fly hiiiii- 
 Em  G Cmaj7 Dsus4 
-igh 
Em G Cmaj7 Dsus4 

CHORUS 

Em G Cadd9               D 
      I?ll lay you down, lay you down 
Em G Cadd9               D 
      I?ll lay you down, lay you down 

Em G C 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante