A We passed upon the stairs, D Spoken was and when, A Although I wasn't there, F He said I was his friend, C Which came as so surprised, A D I spoke into his eyes -- I thought you died alone C A long long time ago (First Chorus) Oh no, not me, C# C We never lost control, Your're face, to face, C# With the man who sold the world. According to him, the song exemplified how you feel when you're younger and you're aware there's a part of yourself you are yet to put together. All in all, "The Man Who Sold the World" deals with the struggles individuals face with regards to self-identity. It exposes how easily it is to change one's own identity to suit a current "I was simply blown away when I found out that Kurt Cobain liked my work," said David Bowie, "it would have been nice to have worked with him, but just talki The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics by Nirvana from the MTV Unplugged in New York album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: We passed upon the stair We spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there He said I was his friend Which came as a …. FCN 29.1K subscribers Subscribe 393 Share 71K views 2 years ago If you enjoy my videos Apprendre a jouer à la guitare "The man who sold the world" de Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World Pitch corrected to Standard A440 tuning for guitar practice.eriklessons The Man Who Sold The World Chords/Lyrics/Verse A We passed upon the stairs Dm We spoke of was and when A Although I wasn´t there F He said I was his friend C Which came as some surprise A I spoke into his eyes Dm I thought you died alone C A long, long time ago The Man Who Sold The World Chords/Lyrics/Chorus F Oh no, not me C# F [Verse 1] My girl, my girl, 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 shine I would shiver the whole night through (Shiver for me A long long time a- G go. Oh C no, not me (mess around with high e string here if you like) We n F ever lost con-t C rol. G You're face to f C ace. With The M F an Who Sold The E World (repeat Intro here) I laughed and shook his E hand. And made my way back h Am ome. I searched for form and E land. For years and years I r C oamed. Artist: David BowieAlbum: B-side to "Strangers When We Meet" (1995)Title: The Man Who Sold the World (Live) VwT4pb.