Nirvana - Big Cheese: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Big Cheese" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C B        C B
Big cheese,
make me
Mine says,
Go to the office
Big cheese,
make me
Mine says,
What'd I say

Chorus:
F#                   G      F#
Black is black, no trading back
               G
We were enemies
F#              G     F#
Sure you are, what am I?
               G
We were enemies

Big lies
make my
Mine says,
go to the office
Big cheese,
make me
Message,
what is it

Chorus

Big cheese,
make me
Mine says,
go to the office
Big cheese,
make me
Mine says,
one that stays

Chorus:
Black is black, straight back
Need more enemies
Show you all what a man is
She eats glue, how 'bout you?
Show you all what a man is


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Big Cheese" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Big Cheese" by Nirvana.