This song's entire chord scheme is based on D and C played after each other.
Listen to the song to get the rhythm right.
Riff 1 (is also played during the choruses)
D C D C
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----54-7---7-54---| 4x
A|-5--5--5--------5--|
E|-------------------|
Verse 1:
I can rely on you to always let me down.
- and I'll trust you to never be around
You'll eat me out of house and home,
- you drink me dry
and steal from me.
- if we arrange to meet at 8 you'll be late guaranteed
Chorus:
Hey, hey, hey, I'll take you on again.
Verse 2:
You never complained and always came back wanting more.
- but I always got less than I had bargained for.
You compared me to an angel.
- yes lucifer
I fell for you.
Fall on someone else because I've better things I want to do.
Chorus:
Hey, hey, hey, I'll take you on again. 4x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/vaselines/poison_pen_tab.html ]
Solo
D C D C
e|---------|--------------------------------|
B|---------|------6/--------------6-8-8^\6--|
G|----555-7|:-5h7---7--5-7----5h7---------7:|
D|--77-----|--------------------------------| 4x
A|---------|--------------------------------|
E|---------|--------------------------------|
Verse 3:
You never said sorry, you never apologise
C D C D C
e|------------------------------|
B|-----6------------------------|
G|-5h7---7--77-5555-44---4h5p4--|
D|---------------------7------7-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
you're making me nervous, you're trouble in disguise.
Can we pick up where it started?
- where it ended?
You know what I mean.
My mother told me don't go back to where you've been.
Chorus:
Hey, hey, hey, I'll take you on again. 4x
D C D C
e|---------|--------------------------------|
B|---------|------6/--------------6-8-8^\6--|
G|----555-7|:-5h7---7--5-7----5h7---------7:|
D|--77-----|--------------------------------| 8x
A|---------|--------------------------------|
E|---------|--------------------------------|
D
^\= full bend and release
/ = 1/2 bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
