Pale Blue Eyes Chords

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                             Pale Blue Eyes by Hole
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Devastating Velvet Underground cover accented by some agonizing howls and screams
courtesy of Ms. Love. This version of the song is a live recording from the band's 1995 EP
'Ask For It'. Same chords as the original, just lots of distortion and feedback. I
believe there are two guitars, with Eric on lead and Courtney playing rhythm. It sounds like
Courtney might be playing a lot of these as power chords underneath Erlandson, but
ultimately there's so much distortion (combined with the less than stellar recording quality)
that it doesn't really matter either way. I've tabbed the open chords and barre chords
throughout the song, and left tabs of the power chords at the bottom in case you want
those. Hole
did this song live once at the Whiskey A Go Go in 1991 (this recording), and Courtney
vowed to never do it again after Kurt walked in the door in the middle of their performance.
 
 
Tabbed by: Scott H.
 
Tuning: Standard
 
 
Intro (F/Fm):
 
e|--1-11111-1-11111-1-11111------|
B|--1-11111-1-11111-1-11111------|
G|--2-11111-2-11111-2-11111------|
D|--3-33333-3-33333-3-33333------|
A|--3-33333-3-33333-3-33333------|
E|--1-11111-1-11111-1-11111------|
 
 
Riff A (F/Bb):
 
e|-11111------111---------|
B|-11111------333---------|
G|-22222------333---------|
D|-33333------333---------|
A|-33333------111---------|
E|-11111------000---------|
 
 
Riff A
    I feel so lonely
    Sometimes I get so sad
 
 
 
Riff B (F/Dm):
 
e|-11111---------------|
B|-11111--22222--------|
G|-22222--33333--------|
D|-33333--00000--------|
A|-33333---------------|
E|-11111---------------|
 
 
Riff B
    Sometimes I feel almost heavenly
 
 
 
Riff C (Bb/C/F):
 
e|-1111--------11111111-------|
B|-3333--1111--11111111-------|
G|-3333--0000--22222222-------|
D|-3333--2222--33333333-------|
A|-1111--3333--33333333-------|
E|-0000--0000--11111111-------|
 
 
Riff C
    But lately I just feel mad
 
Riff C
    Yeah, lately I just feel mad
 
 
 
Riff D (C/F):
 
e|----------------1111-------11111-------|
B|-11111111111----1111--111--11111-------|
G|-00000000000----2222--000--22222-------|
D|-22222222222----3333--222--33333-------|
A|-33333333333----3333--333--33333-------|
E|-00000000000----1111--000--11111-------|
 
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff A
    It was good what we did yesterday
    And I'd tell her again
 
Riff B
    The fact that you're insane
 
Riff C
    Only proves that you're my best friend
 
Riff C
    Well, I will never fuck anyone else again
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff A
    Thought of you as my mountaintop
    I thought of you as my peak
 
Riff B
    I thought of you as everything
 
Riff C
    That I had and I couldn't keep
 
Riff C
    Yeah, that I had and I couldn't keep
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff A
    Yeah, you explode inside of me
    Yeah, you explode in my heart
 
Riff B
    And I ain't never had nothing anywhere
 
Riff C
    See me bleed, that's where I start
 
Riff C
    'Cause I'm real, and that's what matters
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff D
    Linger on, yeah, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
Riff D
    Linger on, your pale blue eyes
 
 
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POWER CHORDS (optional)
 
F:
 
e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-3-|
A|-3-|
E|-1-|
 
 
B:
 
e|---|
B|---|
G|-4-|
D|-4-|
A|-2-|
E|---|
 
 
D:
 
e|---|
B|---|
G|-7-|
D|-7-|
A|-5-|
E|---|
 
 
C:
 
e|---|
B|---|
G|-5-|
D|-5-|
A|-3-|
E|---|
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