Petals

Song

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

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...