Hole - Pale Blue Eyes

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
pale blue eyes by hole
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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/A# ) :

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 ( A#/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 fxxk 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

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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 | – – – |