Artist: Hole
Album: Celebrity Skin
Transcribed By: Angela Yang
Contact Email: Angel5284@aol.com
Tuning: standard
Capo: none
Chords: EBGDAE
Cmaj7 X32000
C 032010
Em 022000
Am X02210
E 022100
F 133211
Asus2 002200
A 002220
INTRO:
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em
E |----0---------0---------0---------0------|
B |----00--------00--------00--------00-----|
G |-00-00------0-00-----00-00------0-00-----|
D |-22--------22--------22--------22--------|
A |-3---------22--------3---------22--------|
E |-----------0-------------------0---------|
VERSES: (with some variations)
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em
E |----0---------0---------0---------0------|
B |----00--------00--------00--------00-----|
G |-00-00------0-00-----00-00------0-00-----|
D |-22--------22--------22--------22--------|
A |-3---------22--------3---------22--------|
E |-----------0-------------------0---------|
She's the angel on top of the tree
Cmaj7 Em Am Am
E |-----0-------------0----------------0------------0---|
B |-----00------------00--------------11----------11----|
G |-00--00---------0--00----------22--22------22--22----|
D |-22------------22--------------22----------22--------|
A |-3-------------22--------------0-----------0---------|
E |---------------0-------------------------------------|
Sugar-heart here she comes, she's going to fall on me
CHORUS: (also with some variations)
Am C Em Em
E |-----0--------------0-------------0---------------0------|
B |-11--11---------11--11------------00---------------0-----|
G |-22--22---------00--00--------00--00---------00--0-------|
D |-22-------------22------------22-------------22----------|
A |-0--------------3-------------22-------------22----------|
E |------------------------------0--------------0-----------|
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C Em Em
E |-----0--------------0------------00---------0-----------|
B |-11--11---------11--11-----------00----------0----------|
G |-22--22---------00--00-------00--00------00---0---------|
D |-22-------------22-----------22----------22-------------|
A |-0--------------3------------22----------22-------------|
E |-----------------------------0-----------0--------------|
Tear the petals off of you...
BRIDGE:
Em Am
E |--0------0--------|
B |--0------1--------|
G |--0------2--------| 3 times (let ring)
D |--2------2--------|
A |--2------0--------|
E |--0---------------|
Ah...it's all mine
C Em
E |----0--------------0-----|
B |-1--11-------------00----|
G |-00-00----------00-00----|
D |-22-------------22-------|
A |-3--------------22-------|
E |----------------0--------|
I, Never knew what I could be
C E F Asus2-A
E |----0--------------0------------1----------------0----|
B |-1--11-------------00-----------11------------00-22---|
G |-00-00----------11-11--------22-22------------22-22---|
D |-22-------------22-----------33---------------22------|
A |-3--------------22-----------33---------------0-------|
E |----------------0------------1------------------------|
All the darling buds of May, they fall with no sound
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hole/petals_tab_ver_2.html ]
C E F Asus2-A
E |----0------------0--------1------------0-----|
B |-1--11-----------00-------11--------00-22----|
G |-00-00--------11-11----22-22--------22-22----|
D |-22-----------22-------33-----------22-------|
A |-3------------22-------33-----------0--------|
E |--------------0--------1---------------------|
They carry you down, they carry you down
A F F A
E |----0------1------1------0--|
B |-00-22-----11-----11--00-2--|
G |-22-22--22-22--22-22--22-2--|
D |-22-----33-----33-----22----|
A |-0------33-----33-----0-----|
E |--------1------1------------|
...ooooooooo....ooooooooo...
VERSE 1:
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em
She's the angel on top of the tree
Cmaj7 Em Am
Sugar-heart here she comes, she's going to fall on me
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em
Innocence was our fire, we told the truth
Cmaj7 Em Am
I miss the sweet boys in the summer of their youth
CHORUS:
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you...
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you...
VERSE 2:
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em
They will make you so, so cynical
Cmaj7 Em Am
The fire burns the flesh, destroys the best in me that's old
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em
She's the grace of this world, she's too pure
Cmaj7 Em Am
For the likes of this world, this world is a whore
CHORUS:
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you...
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C
Tear the petals off of you...
BRIDGE:
Em Am
Ah, it's all mine
Em Am
Hey, it's all mine and
Em Am
Help, it's all mine, I
C Em
Never knew what I could be
C E F A
All the darling buds of May, they fall with no sound
C E F A
They carry you down, they carry you down
A F F A
..ooooooo....ooooooo..
VERSE 3:
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em
All the lilies bloomed and blossomed, wilted and they're shivering
Cmaj7 Em Am
I can't stop their withering, oh this world is a war
CHORUS:
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you...
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you...
CHORUS:
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you, and make you tell the truth
Am C Em
Tear the petals off of you...
OUTRO: (intrumental - bass)
A |-0---3---2---------0---3-----------|
E |---------------------------0-------| fade...
