Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana

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Traditionnal song, first recorded by Leadbelly. Recorded by Nirvana in MTV Unplugged in New York (1993-94).
And this is the way I like to play it.

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[Intro]
                      

                        

[Verse 1]
           
My girl, my gi

        
rl, don't lie 

   
to me
             
Tell me where 

           
did you sleep 

            
last night
             
In the pines, 

       
in the pines
             
Where the sun 

          
don't ever shi

ne
             
I would shiver

          
 the whole nig

               
ht through

[Verse 2]
           
My girl, my gi

          
rl, where will

   
 you go
           
I'm going wher

            
e the cold win

           
d blows
             
In the pines, 

       
in the pines
             
Where the sun 

          
don't ever shi

ne
             
I would shiver

           
   the whole n

                
ight through

[Verse 3]
        
Her hus__band,

             
 was a hard wo

     
rking man
           
Just about a m

               
ile from here
            
His head was f

         
ound in a driv

   
ing wheel
             
But his body__

         
 never was fou

           
nd

[Verse 1]
           
My girl, my gi

        
rl, don't lie 

   
to me
             
Tell me where 

           
did you sleep 

            
last night
             
In the pines, 

       
in the pines
             
Where the sun 

          
don't ever shi

ne
             
I would shiver

          
 the whole nig

               
ht through

[Interlude]
                      

                        

[Verse 2](calm)
           
My girl, my gi

          
rl, where will

   
 you go
           
I'm going wher

            
e the cold win

           
d blows
             
In the pines, 

       
in the pines
             
Where the sun 

          
don't ever shi

ne
             
I would shiver

           
   the whole n

                
ight through

[Verse 1](loud)
           
My girl, my gi

        
rl, don't lie 

   
to me
             
Tell me where 

           
did you sleep 

            
last night
             
In the pines, 

       
in the pines
             
Where the sun 

          
don't ever shi

ne
             
I would shiver

          
 the whole nig

               
ht through

[Verse 2](loud)
           
My girl, my gi

          
rl, where will

   
 you go
           
I'm going wher

            
e the cold win

           
d blows
             
In the pines, 

       
in the pines
           
The sun, the s


hine
           
I'll shiver___

             
 the whole    

                
 night through

[Outro]
                      

                        

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