Hole — Northern Star Chords
Northern Star — Hole (Celebrity Skin)
Riff 1: | F C | E A |
e|—————————————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————1———2———————| (if strummed,
D|—————3———————2———————————2——(2)——| on lower strings)
A|———3———————3———————2—————0————(0)|
E|—1—————1—0—————0—0———————————————|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Riff 2: | F C | E A |
e|—————————————————————————————————|
B|—————1———————1———————0———————————|
G|———3———————0———————1—————2———————| (if strummed,
D|—3—————3—2—————2—2———————2———————| on higher strings)
A|—————————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
"G" Riff: (G Barre Chord)
e|—————————————————| * Proceeds Riff 1 in Chorus— *
B|—————————————————|
G|—————————————————| Note it, as song/shown,
D|—————5—————5———5—| or just quick strum G chord
A|———5—————5———————| — 8 short downstrokes, often only on E string,
E|—3—————3—————3———| actually sounds deeper and more eerie/cool
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & to me.
INTRO:
|F C |E A |(Riff 1)
|F C |E A |(Riff 2)
VERSE 1:
Em |Am |
And I cry—y and no one can
Em |Am |
hear. Inha........le, the blinded eyes that
Em |Am |
see the cha.......os bring the pitiful to
Em |Am C |
me. Even though I'm wide awake, I... ... ...
Em |Am D |
will in blackest night. And, I wait for you. It's
Em D/F# |Am D |
cold in here, there's no one left and I wait for you. And
C Em |Am D |
nothing stops it happening and I... ... ... knew. I'd
C Em |F C |E A |
cherish all my misery a...lone. (*Riff 1)
CHORUS:
|—(G Riff)——|——————————————(Riff 1)————————————|
|G //////// |F C |E A |
(And I) wait... staring at the northern star
|G //////// |F C |E A |
(I'm a—)—fraid... it won't lead me a.....nywhere
|G //////// |F C |E A |
(He's so) cold... he will ruin the world tonight
|G //////// |F C |E A |
(All the) angels... kneel into the northern lights,
|G //////// |F C |E A |
kneel into the frozen lights.
Then: |F C |E A |(Riff 2)
VERSE 2:
Em |Am |
And they paid, I cry and cry for
Em |Am |
you. Ghosts that haunt you with their sorrow I cried 'cause you were
Em |Am |
doomed. Praying to the wound that swallows all that's cold and
Em |Am C |
cruel. Can you see the tree.....s, cha........rity
Em |
and gratitude? They
Am D |
run to the pines. It's
Em D/F# |
black in here, blot out the sun and
Am D |
run to the pines. Our
C Em |
misery runs wild and free. And,
Am D |
I... ... ... knew the
C Em |(Riff 1)*
fire and the ashes of his graves.
CHORUS:
|F C |E A |(Riff 1)*
(graves) And I..
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
wait......... staring at the northern star. I'm
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
afraid........ it won't lead you very far. He's so
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
cold......... he will win the world tonight. All the
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
angels....... kneelin to the frozen lights.
|G (riff) |F C |E
|(Riff 1)
Feel their hearts, they're cold and white.
Then..
|F C |E A |(Riff 2)
BRIDGE:
E C |
E C |
Am D |
E C |
E C |
Am D |
G E | And...
VERSE 3: (picks up towards ends of previous verses — after Em—Am passes)
Am D |
I... wa.....nt you! And,
Em D/F# |
blessed are the broken and,
Am D |
I be........g you, no
C Em |
loneliness, no misery is
Am D |
worr........th you. Oh..
G Em |(Riff 1)*
tear his heart out, cold as ice it's mine!
CHORUS:
|F C |E A |(Riff 1)*
(mine!) And I..
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
wait......... praying to the northern star. I'm
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
afraid........ it won't lead you any—where. He's so
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
cold......... raining on the world tonight. All the
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
angels....... kneelin to the northern lights. And I..
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
pray......... begging to the northern star. I'm
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
afraid........ it won't lead you very far. He's so..
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
cold......... he will rule the world tonight. All the..
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
angels....... kneelin to the northern lights,
|G (riff) |F C |E A |(Riff 1)
kneelin to the frozen lights.
Then..
|F C |E A |(Riff 2)
|F C |E A |(Riff 1)
Feel their hearts, they're cold as ice.
|F C |E A* |(Riff 2)