Pale Purple Chords by Ani Difranco
Tempo:
64.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
F#
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [G] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[G]
Pale purple [Em] nipples, goose pimples, she shivers, shifts from walk to a trot.
Alone [C] in the city, infested with faces, immune to new friendships, interested [G] in places she's never seen.
[Em] [G] [Em] [Bm] She says, everything [F#] is grey here and nothing [G] is [A#] [F#] green.
Oh, [G] the girls down the [Em] street, fifteen, seventeen years [G] old, you can smell them [Em] getting pregnant, you can hear them rocking.
Oh, [C] Latin America, you have to be tough like a glad trash bag, you know [G] the government's just an old nag with a good pedigree.
But pedigrees don't help you and me, [Em] [Bm] and I see the precedence is [F#] grey here and I don't [Em] expect green.
[F#] Unless something [G]
unforeseen [Em] happens, [G] I'm surrounded by the haves.
They say I can have some too, just because of what I do.
[E] [F] And do they think a lot [C] about those who have not, or is it just distracting from what they do?
[G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] Most [Bm]
of us are [F#] grey except for those [Em] who can pay [A#] for [F#] greens.
[G] [Em] [G]
I'm torn, I'm torn Rejecting [E] outfits offered me, regretting things
I've [F] worn When I was still playing [Em] roles in order to
fill holes in my conception of who I am Well you know, [G] now I understand
It's not important to be defined It's only important [Em] to use your time
Well, well time's something nobody can buy Nobody can sell you and don't let anybody
[B] tell you they have the [G] advantage
[Em] [G]
[Em] [Bm] Cause all the great people can say everyday [G] It doesn't mean [Dm] anything if [F#] your mind is green
[G]
[Em] [G]
Pale purple nipples, goose pimples She shivers, shifts from a walk [Em] to a trot
Alone [C] in the city, infested with [G] faces Immune to new friendships
[A] Interested in places [G] she's never seen She [Bm]
says, everything is grey [F#] here
Otherwise I'd stay here [F] But I'm looking [F#]
for green
[G] Just like every human being
[Bm]
[C] [Em]
[G]
Pale purple [Em] nipples, goose pimples, she shivers, shifts from walk to a trot.
Alone [C] in the city, infested with faces, immune to new friendships, interested [G] in places she's never seen.
[Em] [G] [Em] [Bm] She says, everything [F#] is grey here and nothing [G] is [A#] [F#] green.
Oh, [G] the girls down the [Em] street, fifteen, seventeen years [G] old, you can smell them [Em] getting pregnant, you can hear them rocking.
Oh, [C] Latin America, you have to be tough like a glad trash bag, you know [G] the government's just an old nag with a good pedigree.
But pedigrees don't help you and me, [Em] [Bm] and I see the precedence is [F#] grey here and I don't [Em] expect green.
[F#] Unless something [G]
unforeseen [Em] happens, [G] I'm surrounded by the haves.
They say I can have some too, just because of what I do.
[E] [F] And do they think a lot [C] about those who have not, or is it just distracting from what they do?
[G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] Most [Bm]
of us are [F#] grey except for those [Em] who can pay [A#] for [F#] greens.
[G] [Em] [G]
I'm torn, I'm torn Rejecting [E] outfits offered me, regretting things
I've [F] worn When I was still playing [Em] roles in order to
fill holes in my conception of who I am Well you know, [G] now I understand
It's not important to be defined It's only important [Em] to use your time
Well, well time's something nobody can buy Nobody can sell you and don't let anybody
[B] tell you they have the [G] advantage
[Em] [G]
[Em] [Bm] Cause all the great people can say everyday [G] It doesn't mean [Dm] anything if [F#] your mind is green
[G]
[Em] [G]
Pale purple nipples, goose pimples She shivers, shifts from a walk [Em] to a trot
Alone [C] in the city, infested with [G] faces Immune to new friendships
[A] Interested in places [G] she's never seen She [Bm]
says, everything is grey [F#] here
Otherwise I'd stay here [F] But I'm looking [F#]
for green
[G] Just like every human being
[Bm]
Key:
G
Em
F#
Bm
C
G
Em
F#
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Pale purple [Em] nipples, goose pimples, she shivers, shifts from walk to a trot.
Alone [C] in the city, infested with faces, immune to new friendships, interested [G] in places she's never seen.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] She says, everything [F#] is grey here and nothing [G] is _ [A#] _ [F#] green.
_ Oh, [G] the girls down the [Em] street, fifteen, seventeen years [G] old, you can smell them [Em] getting pregnant, you can hear them rocking.
Oh, [C] Latin America, _ you have to be tough like a glad trash bag, you know [G] the government's just an old nag with a good pedigree.
But pedigrees don't help you and me, [Em] _ [Bm] and I see the precedence is [F#] grey here and I don't [Em] expect green.
_ [F#] _ _ _ Unless something [G]
unforeseen [Em] happens, [G] I'm _ _ surrounded by the haves.
They say I can have some too, just because of what I do.
[E] _ [F] And do they think a lot [C] about those who have not, or is it just distracting from what they do?
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ Most _ _ [Bm]
of us are [F#] grey except for those [Em] who can pay [A#] for [F#] greens.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I'm torn, I'm torn Rejecting [E] outfits offered me, regretting things
I've [F] worn When I was still playing [Em] roles in order to
fill holes in my conception of who I am Well you know, [G] now I understand
It's not important to be defined It's only important [Em] to use your time
Well, well time's something nobody can buy Nobody can sell you and don't let anybody
[B] tell you they have the [G] advantage
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] Cause all the great people can say everyday [G] It doesn't mean _ [Dm] anything if [F#] your mind is green
[G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Pale purple nipples, goose pimples She shivers, shifts from a walk [Em] to a trot
Alone [C] in the city, infested with [G] faces Immune to new friendships
[A] Interested in places [G] she's never seen She _ _ _ _ [Bm]
says, everything is grey [F#] here
Otherwise I'd stay here [F] But I'm looking [F#]
for green
[G] Just like every human being
_ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Pale purple [Em] nipples, goose pimples, she shivers, shifts from walk to a trot.
Alone [C] in the city, infested with faces, immune to new friendships, interested [G] in places she's never seen.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] She says, everything [F#] is grey here and nothing [G] is _ [A#] _ [F#] green.
_ Oh, [G] the girls down the [Em] street, fifteen, seventeen years [G] old, you can smell them [Em] getting pregnant, you can hear them rocking.
Oh, [C] Latin America, _ you have to be tough like a glad trash bag, you know [G] the government's just an old nag with a good pedigree.
But pedigrees don't help you and me, [Em] _ [Bm] and I see the precedence is [F#] grey here and I don't [Em] expect green.
_ [F#] _ _ _ Unless something [G]
unforeseen [Em] happens, [G] I'm _ _ surrounded by the haves.
They say I can have some too, just because of what I do.
[E] _ [F] And do they think a lot [C] about those who have not, or is it just distracting from what they do?
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ Most _ _ [Bm]
of us are [F#] grey except for those [Em] who can pay [A#] for [F#] greens.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I'm torn, I'm torn Rejecting [E] outfits offered me, regretting things
I've [F] worn When I was still playing [Em] roles in order to
fill holes in my conception of who I am Well you know, [G] now I understand
It's not important to be defined It's only important [Em] to use your time
Well, well time's something nobody can buy Nobody can sell you and don't let anybody
[B] tell you they have the [G] advantage
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] Cause all the great people can say everyday [G] It doesn't mean _ [Dm] anything if [F#] your mind is green
[G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Pale purple nipples, goose pimples She shivers, shifts from a walk [Em] to a trot
Alone [C] in the city, infested with [G] faces Immune to new friendships
[A] Interested in places [G] she's never seen She _ _ _ _ [Bm]
says, everything is grey [F#] here
Otherwise I'd stay here [F] But I'm looking [F#]
for green
[G] Just like every human being
_ [Bm] _