Penelope Scott - Sweet Hibiscus Tea: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sweet Hibiscus Tea" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Sweet Hibiscus Tea Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Penelope Scott

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Sweet Hibiscus Tea" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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             F                         Dm
Here's the thing: I can't do anything right
         F                   Dm
Try as I absolutely totally might
               A7            Dm        A7
The bones are melting, the skeleton is ash
      Dm        A#         C7           A#
The clavicle detaches and falls with a deafening
 C7
crash

Chorus:
         F
And I'm not your protagonist
     A7
I'm not even my own
              Dm
I don't know anything
                   C7
I don't even know what I don't know
            Gm                  C7
And if you look outside you’ll see
   F             Dm
disintegrating trees
        A#                C7            F       C7
The artificial way the sunlight bounces off the waxy
 F
leaves
          Gm               C7
My heart catches on every thorn
                F      C/E     Dm
You’re already halfway out the door
          A#             C7
And I’ve never looked so old
            F             Dm
And I have never been so cold
          A#
And it is 85 degrees
   A#m
I don’t know what I need

There's lukewarm herbal mango sweet hibiscus tea
On the hot garbage pile in which
I fucking sleep
The walls are empty, it's so ugly,
I could burn the whole place down
It wouldn't catch 'cause all the posters
are on their way to my hometown

Chorus:
And I am not your protagonist, I'm not even my own
I don't know anything, I don't even know what
I don't know
And if you look outside, you'll see
disintegrating trees
The artificial way the sunlight bounces
off the glitching leaves
My wet heart catches on every thorn,
you're already halfway out the door
And I'm so tiny and so old, and, God,
it's never been so cold
And it is eighty-five degrees,
I don't know what I need


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sweet Hibiscus Tea" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sweet Hibiscus Tea" by Penelope Scott.