Nirvana Geffen Records

Pennyroyal Tea Nevermind (1992)

Verse 1:

Am G

Im on my time with everyone

Am G GGGGG

I have very bad posture

Chorus:

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

Verse 2:

Am G

Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld

Am G GGGGG

So I can sigh eternally

Chorus:

C D A#

Im so tired I cant sleep

C D A#

Im a liar and a thief

C D A#

Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea

C D A#

Im anemic royalty

Verse 3:

Am G

Im on warm milk and laxatives

Am G GGGGG

Cherry-flavored antacids

Chorus:

End on Am

define: Am: 577555 G: 355433 C: 8-10-10-9-8-8 D: 557775

A#: 688766

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# 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.

#

{define C base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 3 3 1}

{define D base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 3 3 1}

#Play A-barre chords on the chorus.

{c:Tune down 1/2-step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb}