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Nirvana - Lake Of Fire Chords

Chord reference F, D#, Ab, A#, Cm, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[F] [D#] [Ab] [F] [A#] [Ab] [F] [D#] [Ab] [A#] [D#] [Ab] [F] [F]Where do bad folks [D#]go when they [Ab]die? [F]They don’t go to heaven where the [A#]angels [Ab]fly [F]They go to a lake out of [D#]fire and [Ab]fry [A#]Wont see them again till the [D#]fourth of [Ab]July [F]

[Cm]I knew a lady who [Ab*]came from Duluth [Cm]She got bitten by a dog [G]with a rabid tooth [Cm]She went to her grave just a [Ab*]little too soon [A#]And flew away howling on the [Cm]yellow moon

[F]Where do bad folks [D#]go when they [Ab]die? [F]They don’t go to heaven where the [A#]angels [Ab]fly [F]They go to a lake out of [D#]fire [Ab]and fry [A#]Wont see them again till the [D#]fourth of [Ab]July [F]

[Cm]Now the people cry and the [Ab*]people moan [Cm]They look for a dry place to [G]call their home [Cm]And try to find some place to [Ab*]rest their bones [A#]While the angels and the devils try to [Cm]make them their own

[F]Where do bad folks [D#]go when they [Ab]die? [F]They don’t go to heaven where the [A#]angels [Ab]fly [F]They go to a lake out of [D#]fire and [Ab]fry [A#]Wont see them again till the [D#]fourth of [Ab]July [F]

Artist Nirvana
Album MTV Unplugged in New York
Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock
Year 1994
Key F

How to Play Lake Of Fire on Guitar?

Nirvana - Lake Of Fire can be played in the key of F using the F, D#, Ab, A#, Cm, G chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Lake Of Fire with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.