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                             Old Age by Hole
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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:

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    What was she for Halloween?

Riff A
    The ugliest girl you've ever seen


Riff B:

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    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:

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    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:

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    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:

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     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:

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    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)