Sad Peter Pan
Words and Music by Vic Chesnutt, Transcribed by Craig Newnes
Tune or Capo up 1/2 Step: F A# D# G# C F
This song has a thick layer of various guitars which all use different
stummimg and picking patterns. I will not attempt to tab anything for this
song, but I'll put the chord placements in relation to the lyrics.
Chord Fingerings:
E A F#m B C#m
E| 0 0 2 2 4
B| 0 2 2 4 5
G| 1 2 2 4 6
D| 2 2 4 4 6
A| 2 0 4 2 4
E| 0 x 2 x x
Pan flute and drum intro
|E |A |E |A |
|E |A |E |A |
(vox: Billy Corgan)
E A
It's the plan of most
E A
to discover that magnificent ghost
E A
when did I get perverted
E A
and my innocent eyes diverted
F#m B
from the view so grand
F#m B A C#m B
imbued with distractions
|E |A |
E A E
Sad Peter Pan and you're lying
E A E A
Sad Peter Pan and you're lying
(vox: Tim Rutilli)
E A
I'm greedy like Senior Babbitt
E A
I'm just chasing that electric rabbit
E A
I'm a reluctant rebel
E A
I just want to be Aaron Neville
F#m B
a crown on my head
F#m B A C#m B
And my denim shirt all dark with sweat
|E |A |E |A |
(vox:Billy Corgan)
E A
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
E A
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
E A
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
|E |A |E |A |
|E |A |
(vox: Billy Corgan)
E A
I'm just pushing the paint around
E A
on advice from your lying mouth
E A
you touched me and then you ran
E A
and left a sad Peter Pan
F#m B
all alone and awkward
F#m B A
but a transformation, it will occur
C#m B A C#m
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
B A C#m
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
B A C#m
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
B A C#m
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
B A C#m
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan
B A C#m B A C#m B
and you're lying Sad Peter Pan