Hole – Pale Blue Eyes (Ukulele)

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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
------------------------------------------------ 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|---|