Hole - Playing Your Song Chords

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C♯

variations
4 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
3
4
1
         
         
         
         
         
X
4
3
1
2
1
4 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
4
4
4
X
6 fr
         
         
         
         
         
4
3
1
1
1
X
6 fr
         
         
         
         
         
3
2
1
1
1
4
9 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
4
2
1
1

11 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
3

A

variations
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
3
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
4
2
1
1
2 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
1
1
4
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
2
2 fr
         
         
         
         
         
3
2
1
1
1
4
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
3

9 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
4
3
1
2
1
12 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
3
3
3
1

D

variations
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
2
2 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
4
3
1
2
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
3
4
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
4
4
4
X
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
4
3
1
1
1
X
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
3
2
1
1
1
4

10 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
4
2
1
1
12 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
3
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X

A♭

variations
4 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
4
2
1
1
4 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
3
2
1
1
6 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
2
4
3
         
         
         
         
         
3
2
1
1
1
4
8 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
4
3
1
2
1
11 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
3
4
X

11 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
3
3
3
1

A5

variations
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
X
X
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
4
X
X
X
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
X
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
No chord
    
Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
Capo on 4 fret



    C♯   A    D    A♭
e: -9-- -5-- -10- -4--
B: -9-- -5-- -10- -4--

G: -10- -6-- -11- -5-- -+

D: -11- -7-- -12- -6--  |- most of song played on these strings
A: -11- -7-- -12- -6--  |- can even use power E's and omit G string
E: -9-- -5-- -10- -4-- -+
   C♯               A
e:----------------|-----5----------|
B:-----9----------|---------5------|
G:---------10-----|---6-------6----|
D:---11--------11b|-------------7br|
A:----------------|----------------|
E:-9--------------|-5--------------|

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

Alt Riff: (I find this a little high pitch/gay for me. The song is also really fast, so I
often play this. Basically, you can pick/strum anything in C# and A that goes low, mid, high,

mid and it sounds good)

   C♯               A

e:----------------|----------------|
B:----------------|----------------|
G:---------10-----|---------6------|
D:-----11------11b|-----7-----7-7b-| (note: can also slide the bends up a
A:-------------11b|-------------7b-|        fret and quickly back)
E:-9-9------------|-5-5------------|

   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


Intro


 C♯     A


|C#    |A     | (x2) - w/ riff only
|C#    |A     | (x2) - w/ riff and cymbals only
|C#    |A     | (x2) - band kicks in


Verse


 C♯    A     C♯  A   D  C♯


C♯        Hey you...
Ayou're way ahead of me.
C♯You're drunk on Aapathy,
you Dburned right C♯out.

C♯        Hey you...
A5you're just a cripple now.
C♯We sell for Amillions now,
they Dsold you C♯out.   And...


Chorus


 D  C♯  A  D   A  D   C♯


DOhhhh-hhhh--C♯ohhhhh-hhhh--Aoh,  I had to Dtell them you were
Agoooo-oooo--Done!         C♯     I had to tell them they were
Dwrooo-oooo--C♯oooooo-oooo—-Aong! And now they're Dplaying your
Asoooo-oooo--Doooooo-oooo--C♯ong.    (yeah,   yeah,   yeah)

C♯     |A    |(x2) – w/ riff


Verse 2

C♯  Hey you, Adon't take it out on me.
C♯You're bored of Aeverything,
you Dburned right C♯out.

C♯  Hey you, Aso bored and cynical.
C♯It's f-ing Awonderful,
they Dsold you C♯out.  And...


Chorus 2

DOh-C♯ohh-Aoh, they've bought and Dsold it all, it's Ago-Done!
C♯   They've taken it and built a Dma-C♯aaa-
A-all! And now they're Dplaying your Aso-Doo-C♯ong!


Bridge


 C♯     C♯     A  A♭


C♯   Ooh, their C♯innocence tastes like Acandy, A♭yeah.
C♯   Get so C♯fat on it, it's a Atragedy, A♭yeah.
C♯   Ooh, I can C♯help you come to Ame, A♭yeah.

C♯   Just bring your C♯innocence to Ame, A♭yeah!


Verse 3

C♯  Hey you, Aoh don't you dare blame me!
C♯You trusted Aeverything,
they Dsold you C♯out.

C♯  Hey you, Anow when they call it cool,
C♯it's just so Amean and cruel.
They Dsold you C♯out.   And...

Chorus 3 & 4:

DOh-C♯ohh-Aoh, they've bought and Dsold it all, it's AgoneD!
C♯  And every note of it is Dwr-C♯ooo-
A-ng! And now they're plDaying your Aso-Doo-C♯ong!  yeah! yeah! And..

DOh-C♯ohh-Aoh, they've bought and Dsold it all, it's Ago-Done!
C♯   They've taken it and built a Dma-C♯aaa-
A-all! And now they're Dplaying your  Aso-Doo-(C♯ong!)


Outro

C♯-ong! They're playing, playing your Aso-Doo-
C♯-ong! They're playing, playing your Aso-Doo-
C♯-ong! They're playing, playing your Aso-Doo-
C♯~~~~~~~~~~~~~x
-ong!          Yeah!

Please post comments and/or enjoy!
-CHall (1/29/07 - update: 6/17/09)