Pennyroyal Tea By Nirvana
Lyrics and Tab written by Curt Cobain
Transcribed (Kelly Kristek)
All Comments and Corrections are welcome so please mail me if i am
wrong!!!
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This is the main acoustic strumming part just repeat this riff. The
strumming may not be exact, just listen to cd and you'll get it.
e:0------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------3-----3----------3-----3--|
B:1------1-----1-----------1-----1-------------0-----0----------0-----0--|
G:2------2-----2-----------2-----2-------------0-----0----------0-----0--|
D:2---------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------0----------------0-----|
A:0----0-------------0---------------------2----------------2------------|
E:--------------------------------------3----------------3---------------|
I'm on ..... My time... With Everyone......
Start the
Distortion
this note
e:----3---|
B:----0---|
G:----0---|
D:----0---|
A:----2---|
E:----3---|
Play this with distortion. (Sing verse 1 and 2 then 1 agian then go
to verse three and play that..)
sit and drink penny... Tea................. 
Steal...thats inside.. Me.............. 
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---|>5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/|-|
D:---|>5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/|-|
A:---|>3--3-3--3-3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5---1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0/|-|
E:---|----------------------------------------------------------------|-|
|-------<------<----<---Back To Begining<--<----<----<-----------|
I'm anemic Royal......Ty....................
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D:-5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A:-3--3-3--3-3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5---1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to Acoustic
SOLO
This is the best i can figure out for the solo.If you have a better
Version of it please send me a copy.
e:-----------------------------------------------------------3----3-3-2-0----|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------3-2|
G:--------2b(3)--2/3\2-------------2b(3)---2b(3)-----------------------------|
D:-----2----------------2-------2--------2-------2---------------------------|
A:--0------------------------0----------------------------2------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|

e:----3-3-2-0-----------|
B:------------3-2-0-----|
G:------------------2-0-|
D:----------------------|
A:----------------------|
E:----------------------|
Play this solo twice then go to next riff
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----5----5---5-5/7-----7----7--------3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--|
G:-----5----5---5-5/7-----7----7--------3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--|
D:---5----5-----5-5/7-----7----7------3----3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------5----|
A:-3------------3-3/5---5----5------1-----------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-----3------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--5---5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G:--5---5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D:5-----5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A:------3-3/5---5----5------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E:----------------------------------------|
After the solo go back to the Acoustic part and play
the part under verse's 1 and 2 three times...
OUTRO P=pulloff
Distorded Normal guitar
e:--------------------------------------------------|--|
B:------1-Hit-this-chord--------1-------------1p0---|--|
G:------2-a-few-times-then------2----------2--------|--|
D:------2-go-to-this...---------2-------2-----------|--|
A:--------------------------------------------------|--|
E:--------------------------------------------------|--|
Let Ring

Pennyroyal Tea
from Nirvana *In Utero*
Music and words by Kurt Cobain
Transcribed by Robert Wolsey
Tune down 1/2-step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
NOTE: These are the chords you are pretending to play; the
actual chords that come out are a half-step lower because of
the tuning. Play A-barre chords on the chorus.
Am G
Im on my time with everyone
Am G
I have very bad posture
C D A#
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D A#
Distill the life thats inside of me
C D A#
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D A#
Im anemic royalty
Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
So I can sigh eternally
Im so tired I cant sleep
Im a liar and a thief
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
Im anemic royalty
Im on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids
(End on Am)
Tips: Slide up fron the C barre to the D barre during the
chorus. During the verse, play F# G E on the low E string as
the change between the G and Am.
E A D G B e
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
C x 3 5 5 5 3
D x 5 7 7 7 5
A# x 1 3 3 3 1
Any and all feedback appreciated at wolser@rpi.edu