Petals — Hole
Chords and lyrics for Petals by Hole (key of C).
Intro
[Cmaj7] [Em]
Verse 1
[Cmaj7]She's the [Em]angel [Cmaj7]on top of [Em]the tree
[Cmaj7]Sugar-heart [Em]here she comes, [Am]she's going to fall on me
[Cmaj7]Innocence [Em]was our fire,[Cmaj7] we told the[Em] truth
[Cmaj7]I miss the [Em]sweet boys in the [Am]summer of their youth
Chorus
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of [Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of [Em]you...
Verse 2
[Cmaj7]They will make[Em] you so,[Cmaj7] so cynical[Em]
[Cmaj7]The fire [Em]burns the flesh, [Am]destroys the best in me that's old
[Cmaj7]She's the grace [Em]of this world,[Cmaj7] she's too [Em]pure
[Cmaj7]For the [Em]likes of this world, this[Am] world is a whore
Chorus
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of [Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you...
Bridge
[Em]Ah, [Am]it's all mine
[Em]Hey, [Am]it's all mine and
[Em]Help, [Am]it's all mine, I
[C]Never knew what[Em] I could be
[C]All the darling [Em]buds of May, [Fm]they fall with no [A5]sound
[C]They carry you [E]down, [Fm]they carry you [A]down
[A5][Fm][Fm][A5]..ooooooo....ooooooo..
Verse 3
[Cmaj7]All the lilies [Em]bloomed and blossomed,[Cmaj7] wilted and they're[Em] shivering
[Cmaj7]I can't stop their[Em] withering, [Am]oh this world is a war
Chorus
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of [Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of [Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals [C]off of [Em]you...
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