
Sambil mondar-mandir di gang, pacar musisi Kurt Cobain, Tobi Vail dan teman band Bikini Kill-nya, Kathleen Hanna, mendatangi sekaleng deodoran bernama Teen Spirit.
"Kami berdua bercanda karena namanya terlihat sangat lucu," kata Hanna pada Double J pada 2016. "Maksudku, siapa yang menyebut deodorant Teen Spirit? Seperti apa arwah remaja itu? Seperti ruang ganti? Seperti pot yang dicampur dengan keringat? Suka bau ketika Anda membuang-buang rambut di pesta? "
Malam itu, setelah minum terlalu banyak, Hanna dengan gembira menghancurkan apartemen Cobain ketika dia menemukan spidol Sharpie dan menulis kata-kata ajaib di dinding:
Kurt smells like Teen Spirit
Dan ini kunci gitar smells like teen spirit – Nirvana
[Intro/Riff]
E A G C x4
[Interlude]
E A G C x2
[Verse 1]
E A G
Load up on guns
C E
Bring your friends
A G
It’s fun to lose
C E
And to pretend
A G
She’s o-ver-bored
C E
Self-assured
A G C E
Oh no, I know a dirty word
[Pre-Chorus]
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
E
With the lights out
A G
It’s less dangerous
C E
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C E
I feel stupid
A G
And contagious
C E
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C E
A mulatto
A G
An albino
C E
A mosquito
A G
My libido
C
Yeah
[Interlude]
E A G C x2
[Verse 2]
E A G C E
I’m worse at what I do best
A G C E
And for this gift I feel blessed
A G C E
Our little group has always been
A G C E
And always will until the end
[Pre-Chorus]
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
E
With the lights out
A G
It’s less dangerous
C E
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C E
I feel stupid
A G
And contagious
C E
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C E
A mulatto
A G
An albino
C E
A mosquito
A G
My libido
C
Yeah
[Interlude]
E A G C x2
[Verse 3]
E A G C E
And I forget just why I taste
A G C E
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
A G C E
I found it hard, it’s hard to find
A G C E
Oh well, whatever, nevermind
[Pre-Chorus]
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C E
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A G C
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
E
With the lights out
A G
It’s less dangerous
C E
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C E
I feel stupid
A G
And contagious
C E
Here we are now
A G
Entertain us
C E
A mulatto
A G
An albino
C E
A mosquito
A G
My libido
[Outro]
E A G C
A denial, a denial
E A G C
A denial, a denial
E A G C
A denial, a denial
E A G C
A denial, a denial
E
A denial