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Hole - Old Age chords
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Age by Hole ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controversial gothic reworking of Nirvana's throwaway track of the same title. Cobain wrote the music and melody, recorded a version, and then passed it onto Courtney, who scrapped Cobain's lyrics and wrote her own. So, contrary to popular belief, this isn't exclusively a Nirvana song. Kurt didn't like it enough to release it, and the lyrics in Hole's versions of it are entirely different than those in Nirvana's. They just share the same music. Hole recorded this song three times, each time with different lyrics. It first appeared on the "Beautiful Son" single in 1992, and was later performed on MTV Unplugged in 1995. The final studio version recorded by Hole, originally intended to be on 'Live Through This', was later put on the band's compilation album 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' in 1997. Notice the intro verse (accompanied by an eerie organ) was tacked onto the beginning of "Credit In the Straight World" on 'Live Through This'. The intro has no guitar piece to accompany it, although Riff A was played during this intro when they performed on MTV Unplugged. Note: song sounds best played on acoustic or acoustic electric guitar. Tabbed by: Scott H. "/" = slide up "\" = slide down Tuning: Standard And I will awake Your highness, I'm so high I cannot walk And I will awake You cripple, you take away my time My peace, my empathy No babies sleep on atrophy Your unborn love and fetal stress Hard bitter candy, legless caress Riff A: e|--------11111------| B|--------11111------| G|-33333--55555------| D|-22222--55555------| A|-22222--33333------| E|-00000--11111------| What was she for Halloween? Riff A The ugliest girl you've ever seen Riff B: e|-------------11111111111------| B|-------------11111111111------| G|-------------55555555555------| D|--5555/777---55555555555------| A|--5555/777---33333333333------| E|--3333/555---11111111111------| Someday she will die alone Riff A What was she for Valentine's? Riff A An old forgotten concubine Riff B Someday she will die for no one Riff C: e|-------11111----------| B|-------11111----------| G|--333--55555--333-----| D|--222--55555--222-----| A|--222--33333--222-----| E|--000--11111--000-----| [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/hole/297417.html ] She seems to me to know Riff C All that glitters is sour Riff C All that lies in her place Riff C Jesus saves Riff D: e|---------11111-----| B|---------11111-----| G|-333333--55555-----| D|-222222--55555-----| A|-222222--33333-----| E|-000000--11111-----| Old age Riff D Old age Riff D Old age Riff A It's okay to kill your idols Riff A Just pretend you have no rivals Riff B We all know that she is friendless Riff A Spits at mirrors, it's not an issue Riff A Just remove this hateful tissue Riff B We all know her rage is endless Riff C She seems to me to know Riff C All that glitters is sour Riff C All that lies in her place Riff C Jesus saves Riff D Old age Riff D Old age Riff D Old age Riff D Old age Riff D Old age Riff E: e|--------1111--------------1111-----------------| B|--------1111--------------1111-----------------| G|--------5555--------------5555-----------------| D|--9999--5555--5555/9999---5555--5555\3-333-----| A|--9999--3333--5555/9999---3333--5555\3-333-----| E|--7777--1111--3333/7777---1111--3333\1-111-----| And as she begs you, she says "pretty please?" Oh, make her pure again, oh, make her clean Riff A No one knows she's Hester Prynne Riff A Someone please tell Anne Boleyn Riff B That chokers are back in again Riff A Someday she won't have to fake it Riff A Living will itself seems sacred Riff B Someday she will just refuse Riff C She seems to me to know Riff C All that glitters is sour Riff C All that lies in her place Riff C Jesus saves Riff D Old age Riff D Old age Riff D Old age Riff D Jesus saves Riff D Old age Riff F: e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-333---------------| D|-222--77777--------| A|-222--77777--------| E|-000--55555--------| I'm sorry (rest in peace) Riff F So sorry (and me in pieces) Riff F I'm sorry (rest in peace) Riff F So sorry (and me in pieces)  |