Pennyroyal Tea
Kurdt Cobain

Nirvana
Unplugged
1994

This was one of the first songs I learned when I got my guitar.
It's really easy but I remember when I couldn't do the G-Am
transition :)  Hmmm... how far we have come.  Enjoy!

Chords

Tune Down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

INTRO:

   Am                                  G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-0-----0---0---0-|-------0---0-----|-------3---3---3-|---3-------------|
B:-1-----1---1---1-|-1-----1---1---0-|-------0---0---0-|---0-------------|
G:-2-----2---2---2-|-2-----2---2---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|-------0---------|
A:-0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---|-2---------------|-2-----2---------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------2-3-2-|


   A                                   G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------2-----2---|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
G:-------2-------2-|-------2-----0-0-|-------0---------|---0-------------|
D:-2-2-------------|-----2-----2-0-0-|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
A:-0-0-------0-----|-0---------0-----|-2---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-3---3---3-2-3-2-|

Here the verses start (ad-lib these by picking different
notes from the chords, 'cause that's what Cobain does):

   I'm on            my time      with everyone
   Am                                  G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----1-----1-----|-------0-----0---|-----0-x-x-------|
G:-------2-----2---|-2-----2-----2-0-|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-x-x-------|
D:-2---------------|---------------0-|-----0---------0-|-----------------|
A:-0---0-----0---0-|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------2-3-2-|


   I have            very          bad posture
   A                                   G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-------3-------3-|-----------------|
B:-----------------|---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
G:-------2-----2---|-------2---2-2-0-|-------0-------0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-2--2----------2-|-----2-------2-0-|-0-----0-------0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A:-0---------0-----|-0---------------|-2-----------2---|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

This is the outro:

   Asus2               Am
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
B:-------0-----0---|-3-1---1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|-------1-----1---|
G:-------2-----2---|-2-2---2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-------2-----2---|
D:-----2-----2---2-|-2-2---2---------|-2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|
A:-0---------------|-----------0---0-|-0---0-----0---0-|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------1-----1---|-----------------|
G:-------2---------|-----------------|
D:-----2-----2---2-|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|


Play intro

I'm on my time with everyone
I have very bad posture


CHORUS
C5           D5             Bb5
   Sit and drink pennyroyal tea
C5             D5                    Bb5
   Distill the life that's inside of me
C5           D5             Bb5
   Sit and drink pennyroyal tea
C5      D5         Bb5
   I'm anemic royalty


Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
So I can sigh eternally


CHORUS
I'm so tired I can't sleep
I'm anemic royalty
I'm a liar and a thief
I'm anemic royalty


I'm on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids


CHORUS
Sit and drink pennyroyal tea
Distill the life that's inside of me
I'm anem-pennyroyal tea      (lyric screw-up; should have been "Sit and drink...")
I'm anemic royalty

Play outro


CHORDS:

A	x02220
Asus2	x02200
Am	x02210
G	320003
C5	x355xx
D5	x577xx
Bb5	x133xx

To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.