Come As You Are Chords by Nirvana

Tempo:
118.95 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Fm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Come As You Are chords
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[Eb] [E] [Fm] [E] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Ab] [Eb]
[E] [Fm] [E] [Eb]
[E] [Fm] [E] [Eb]
[E] [Ab] Come as you [Eb] are, [Fm] as you were, as [E] I [Eb] want you [Fm] to be.
[E] As a [Eb] friend, [Ab] as a friend, as I [Eb] know that [Fm] I'll be.
[Eb] Take your time, bury [F] [Ab] your choices, [Eb] just [Fm] don't relate.
[Bb] Take a [Eb] rest, [Fm] and a friend, as I [Eb] know that [Abm] I'll [F] be.
[Ebm] [Ab] Memoria,
[F] [Ab] memoria,
[F] [Ab] memoria,
[F] [Ab] memoria.
[Ab] Come dust [Eb] and mud, soft [Fm] and bleach, as [Eb] I want you [Fm] to be.
[Eb] As a friend, [Fm] as a friend, as [Eb] I know [F] that I'll be.
[Ab]
[F] [Ab] Memoria,
[F] [Ab] memoria,
[F] memoria, [Ab]
[Bb] memoria.
When [Db] I'm spinning, [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought.
No, I [Bb] don't have [Db] a thought.
No, I [Bb] don't have [Db] a thought.
[Ab] [E] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Am] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Ab] Memoria,
[F] memoria, [Ab]
[F] [Gb] [Ab] memoria,
[F] [Gb] memoria.
[Ab]
[Bb] When [Db] I'm spinning, [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought.
No, I [Bb] don't have a [Db] thought.
No, [Bb] I don't have [Db] a thought.
No, I [Bb] don't have a [Db] thought.
No, [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought.
No, [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought.
[Eb]
[Fm] [Db] [Eb]
[Db] Memoria.
[Eb]
[E] [Fm] [Db] [Eb]
[F]
[N] [Ab]
[N]
[A] [Ab] This
[Gb] [Ab] [N]
[B] was written by the Vaselines.
It's a rendition of an old Christian song, I
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Nirvana - Come As You Are chords, practice playing Eb, Bb, Db, Bb, Eb, Fm and Bb in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 119. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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[Eb] _ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ [Ab] Come as you [Eb] are, [Fm] as you were, as [E] I [Eb] want you [Fm] to be.
[E] As a [Eb] friend, [Ab] as a friend, as I [Eb] know that [Fm] I'll be.
_ [Eb] Take your time, bury [F] [Ab] your choices, [Eb] just [Fm] don't relate.
[Bb] Take a [Eb] rest, [Fm] and a friend, as I [Eb] know that [Abm] I'll [F] be.
_ _ [Ebm] [Ab] Memoria, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] memoria, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] memoria, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] memoria. _
_ _ [Ab] Come dust [Eb] and mud, soft [Fm] and bleach, as [Eb] I want you [Fm] to be.
_ [Eb] As a friend, _ [Fm] as a friend, as [Eb] I know [F] that I'll _ be.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] Memoria, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] memoria, _
_ _ _ [F] _ memoria, [Ab] _ _
_ [Bb] memoria.
_ When [Db] I'm spinning, _ [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought.
No, I [Bb] don't have [Db] a thought.
No, I [Bb] don't have [Db] a thought.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Am] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] Memoria, _
_ _ [F] memoria, _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gb] [Ab] memoria, _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] memoria.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ When [Db] I'm spinning, [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought. _
No, I [Bb] don't have a [Db] thought. _
No, [Bb] I don't have [Db] a thought. _
No, I [Bb] _ don't have a [Db] thought. _
No, [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought. _
No, [Bb] I don't have a [Db] thought. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] Memoria.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] This _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] was written by the Vaselines. _ _ _
It's a rendition of an old _ Christian song, I

Facts about this song

The MTV Unplugged In New York album includes this song.