Steven Paul &quot;Elliott&quot; Smith (August 6, 1969 

Steven Paul Smith (6 août 1969 - 21 octobre 2003), plus connu sous le nom de Elliott Smith, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète américain.  Après avoir joué dans le groupe Heatmiser pendant plusieurs années, il entama une carrière solo en 1994. Il fut révélé au grand public grâce à sa chanson Miss Misery écrite pour le film Good Will Hunting, et nommée en 1998 aux Oscars dans la catégorie « Meilleure chanson originale ».  

Elliott Smith (* 6. August 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska; 

Intro: D   
        
            D                    G
 There was grown man dying from fright
       Bm                        E
 so surprised at the things he'd say
          D            G
 With a giant fantasy life
          Bm                E
 running 'round on feet of clay

   D      G             D      G
 Naked except for a perpetual debt
         Bm          A      G
 that couldn't be stripped away
         D        G          D         G
 An unrightable wrong that moved him along 
   D           A     D      A
 closer to division day

 Spent a long time living with that
 Never could give it a name
 And when you don't know what you're looking at
 it makes it much harder to take
 Mostly they'd meet when he was
 asleep and have some sick exchange
 that stuck him as wrong and moved him along
 closer to division day

  Solo (chorus pattern)

 I can't make an exception for a bad
 connection that only goes one way
 sell out for a song where I don't belong
 with you on division day

 The moon stood up on the ridge
 looking down where the water shines
 and a man looking over the bridge
 like he done so many times
 Thinking about how to stay out
 Out of troubles way and
 Flying to fall away from you all
 It's over division day
 Beautiful division day

  Solo #2

 Thinking about how to stay out
 Out of troubles way
 Flying to fall away from you all
                     Bm
 It's over,division day
  G          A      D
 Beautiful division day

Division Day


main chord sequence :
  Em9        A         Gmaj7       Asus4         G    X2...
  F#       A           G          D            E        D   

G  A   G

Bm	Asus4   G      A      G  Em

Em                A                 Gmaj7    Asus4    G
someone's always coming around here trailing some new kill
Em9              A            Gmaj7    Asus4 G
says i seen your picture on a hundred dollar bill
              F#  A   G        D               E  D    G
and what's a game of chance to you, to him is one         of
A     G
real skill
riff       Bm
so glad to meet you
Asus4 G   A  G
ange-les

Em              A                   Gmaj7    Asus4    G
picking up the ticket shows there's money    to be   made
Em9                A                 Gmaj7    Asus4     G
go on and lose the gamble that's the history   of the trade
     F# A   G      D             E     D    G     A    G
you add up all the cards left to play          to ze - ro
riff             Bm
and sign up with evil
Asus4 G   A  G
ange-les

-BREAK :   F#      D/G#        A          C#


don't start  me          try-       ing

  F#       A           G          D            E      D    G
now...   ah-ah       ah-ah       ah-ah           ah
A   G
     cos'i'm

                  Bm    Asus4   G      A      G
   all over       it     ange  les
	     then Em

Em               A            Gmaj7    Asus4     G
i could make you satisfied in every    thing you do
Em9              A                   Gmaj7    Asus4   G
all your 'secret wishes' could right now be   coming true
       F#   A   G      D      E   D    G       A  G
and be forever with my poison arms         around you
riff           Bm    Asus4      G
no-one's gonna fool around with us
riff           Bm    Asus4      G
no-one's gonna fool around with us
riff       Bm
so glad to meet you

Asus4 G    (G  A) X 3

Angeles

Am7              F
Drink up, baby, stay up all night.
           C
With the things you could do,
     E7
You won't but you might.
       Am7
The potential you'll be,
       F
That you'll never see,
      C        E7         F
The promises you'll only make.
      Am7
Drink up with me now,
        F
And forget all about
       C
The pressure of days.
E7
Do what I say,
          Am7
And I'll make you okay,
      F
And drive them away
      C      E7            F
The images stuck in your head
F   G    *
People you've been before
          F     G     Am     Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore-
      F         G        *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F                 Fm
  I'll keep them still.
Am7               F
Drink up, baby, look at the stars.
      C
I'll kiss you again
E7
Between the bars,
            Am7
Where I'm seeing you there,
            F
With your hands in the air,
C            E7         F
Waiting to finally be caught.
      Am7
Drink up one more time,
     F
And I'll make you mine.
C
Keep you apart,
E7
Deep in my heart,
      Am7
Separate from the rest,
         F
Where I like you the best,
      C       E7          F
And keep the things you forgot.
        G    *
The people you've been before
          F     G     Am     Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore-
       F       G         *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F                  Fm
  I'll keep them still.

Am7


* riff *
A|--0---0---2---3-----------|
E|---------------------0----|
C|-----------------2--------|
G|--------------------------|

Between The Bars

Em         C          G
I'm Going out sleepwalking
      Em       C         G
Where mute memories start talking
    Em                  C             G
The boss that couldn't help but hurt you
        Em               C           G
And the pretty thing he made desert you
     Em        C        G
I'm going out like a baby
   Em           C        G
A naive unsatisfiable baby
Em                  C        G
Grabbing on to whatever's around
         Em                 C         G
For the soaring high or the crushing down


(bridge):
A7                   
With hidden cracks that don't show
          D                C
But that constantly just grow

Em              C                G
Looking for the man that attacked me
      Em             C          G
While everybody was laughing at me 
     Em                 C      G
You beat it in me that part of you
        Em             C       G
But I'm gonna split us back in two

A7
Tired of living in a cloud
                D                               C
If you're gonna say shit now you'll do it out loud

Em             C            G
It's two forty-five in the morning
        Em         C        G
And I'm putting myself on warning
      Em            C        G
For waking up in an unknown place
        Em               C    G
With a recollection you half erased

A7
Looking for somebody's arms to
D                C
Wave away past harms

Em              C       G
Walking out on center circle
     Em                   C      G
The both of you can just fade to black
Em               C       G
Walking out on center circle
     Em                   C           G
Been pushed away and I'll never come back


(There is a guitar run after every line, but I'm a beginner so I'm just playing chords)

2:45 A.m.

C Am C Am Fm G

G
Throwing candy out to the crowd
C                 D
Dragging down the main
    G
The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth
      C                       F
Who's always got something to say
G
You're sitting at home now
C                           D
Waiting for your brother to call
Dm        G
I saw him down at the alley
Fm                      G
Having had enough of it all
             C                    Am                   Fm Dm Fm G
Said you can do what you want to whenever you want to
         C                           Am                 Fm Dm Fm G
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you
G                                 C
All spit and spite, you're up all night
               D
And down every day
G
A tired man with only hours to go
     C                   F
Just waiting to be taken away
G
Getting into the back of a car
    C               D
For candy from some stranger
Dm             G                  Fm
watching the parade with pinpoint eyes
          G
Full of smoldering anger
        C                    Am                   Fm Dm Fm G
You can do what you want to whenever you want to
        C                    Am                   Fm Dm Fm G
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you
            C                     Am
Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
C                      Am
Do what you want to whenever you want to
G                     E
Do what you want to whenever you want to
Am                        D
Though it doesn't mean a thing
F          Fm
Big nothing

C Am C Am Fm G C

Ballad Of Big Nothing

Verse 1

                C             Am
He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
          C                 Am
In the cathedral with the glass stained black
          C                   Am
Singing sweet high notes that echo back
Ab                    G7
To destroy their master
          C                 Am
May be a long time till you get the call-up
          C                Am
But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
C          Ab             G   D
No-one'll know where you are

Chorus

             C     Am   Fmaj7          G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
         C     Am    Fmaj7        G
Running speed trials standing in place

Verse 2

          C              Am
When the socket's not a shock enough
            C                    Am
You little child what makes you think you're tough?
              C                Am
When all the people you think you're above
Ab                           G7
They all know what's the matter
               C                Am
You're such a pinball yeah you know it's true
                C                     Am
There's always something you go back running to
C              Ab     G           D
To follow the path of no resistance

Chorus

             C     Am   Fmaj7          G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
         C      Am   Fmaj7        G
Running speed trials standing in place
             Am    F     C            G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
         Am     F   C              G
Running speed trials all over the place

Ending

Play these chords to fade-out while Elliott sings "Oooh-ooh-ohh", etc.:

Am  F  C  G

During the part where the words are "No one'll know where you are", you might try:

Ab         Eb           F    G
No one'll know where you are

Same for "To follow the path of no resistance"

Neither one is completely right, I don't think, but maybe each is part right.

Speed Trials

D           A             E            G
They asked me to come down and watch the parade

       D              A               E            G
And to march down the street like the duracell bunny

       D          A             E     G
With a wink and a wave from the cavalcade

D            A          E             G
Throwing out candy that looks like money

F#7                   Bm         A          E*         G           F#7*  
   To people passing by that all seem to be going the other way

A              D         A            E       G
Said won't you follow me down to the rose parade?

-----

        D      A        E              G
Tripped over a dog in a choke-chain collar

D           A            E             G
People were shouting and pushing and saying

           D        A           E             G
And when I traded a smoke for a food stamp dollar

    D        A        E                G
A ridiculous marching band started playing

F#7                     Bm        A         E*       G              F#7*
    And got me singing 'long with some half-hearted victory song

-----

A           D         A           E        G
  Won't you follow me down to the rose parade?

          D         A           E        G
Won't you follow me down to the rose parade?

          F#7       E           A       E       G
Won't you follow me down to the rose parade?

-----

    D           A      E            G
The trumpet has obviously been drinking

          D          A        E          G
'Cos he's fucking up even the simplest lines

    D          A            E              G
I'd say it's a sight that's quite worth seeing

               D          A           E               G
It's just that everyone's interest is stronger than mine

F#7                        Bm                 A    E* 
   And when they clean the street I'll be the only shit

         G             F#7*
that's left behind

-----

A           D         A           E       G
  Won't you follow me down to the rose parade?

          D         A           E       G
Won't you follow me down to the rose parade?

          F#7       E           A       E       G
Won't you follow me down to the rose parade?

Rose Parade

C                     B7                 
Walk down alameda shuffling your deck
            Am          F
of trick cards over everyone
          C             B7
like some precious only son
Am                       F
face down, bow to the champion
C                     B7
Walk down alameda looking at the
                  Am
cracks in the sidewalk
Am                   F
thinking about your friends
        C                 B7
how you maintain all them in a
Am                  F
constant state of suspense
         Dm     E      Am      C 
for your own protection   over their affection
Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart
     Cm         F                   Bb               C
you broke your own cause you can't finish what you start
C                  B7                              Am
Walk down alameda brushing off the nightmare you wish
      A                      F
could plague me when i'm awake
            C                B7
and now you see your first mistake    
Am                             F
was thinking that you could relate
      C      F                    Am
for one or two minutes she liked you
         C      F
but the fix is in
    Dm        E
you're all pretension
Am        C
I never pay attention
Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart
    Cm         F                     Bb               C
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart
    Cm         F                     Bb               C
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart
    Cm         F                     Bb               C
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart
    Cm       F               Bb                    C    
if you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart

Alameda

# Em7/B
A|--5--
E|--3--
C|--4--
G|--4--

Verse 1
G   Gmaj7   Em
I'm in love with the world
D       C
Through the eyes of a girl
Em7/B           A
Who's still around the morning after

Verse 2
G   Gmaj7   Em
We broke up a month ago
D       C
I grew up I didn't know
Em7/B           A
I'd be around the morning after

Instrumental
G  Gmaj7  Em  D  C  Em7/B  A

Verse 3
G   Gmaj7   Em
It's always been wait and see
D       C
A happy day and then you pay
Em7/B           A
And feel like shit the morning after

Verse 4
G   Gmaj7   Em
But now I feel changed around
D       C
And instead of falling down
Em7/BA
I'm standing up the morning after

Interlude
C       Em
Situations get fucked up
G           A   C
But turned around sooner or later

Verse 5
G   Gmaj7   Em
And I could be another fool
D       C
Or an exception to the rule
Em7/B           A
You tell me the morning after

Bridge
G
Crooked spin can't come to rest
G
I'm damaged bad at best
G       C
She'll decide what she wants

G
I'll probably be the last to know
G
No one says until it shows
G       C
And you see how it is

G   F   Em
They want you or they don't
C     G
Say yes

Repeat Verse 1
G   Gmaj7   Em
I'm in love with the world
D       C
Through the eyes of a girl
Em7/B           A
Who's still around the morning after.

Say Yes

Either/Or

Intro:
   G           G6        D  Am  /A /G D/F#  Em C G D

The second time through, it's nearly identical, but instead of D at the end, it's D and C

Verse 1:
G             G6
I've seen you watching
    D                         Am  /A /G
Her everytime she crosses the floor
D/F#                     Em      C
So won't you just go and talk to
G           D       C
The one you really adore
G                  G6
I'm getting pretty used to being
    D                     Am  /A /G
The one that you always ignore
D/F#          Em        C
When somebody wants you
G    D         C
I've seen it before

Between verses thing:
   G        G6 G7 G
A----------------------|
e--3-----3---0--1------|
C----------4------4----|
G-----0----------------|


Verse 2:
G                    G6
You're every kind of color
            D                 Am    /A /G
There ain't nothing you won't claim
D/F#              Em     C
Your ambition and promise
G          D          C
And your addiction to fame
G                    G6
And everyone's got a dollar
D                Am  /A /G
Sign after their name
D/F#          Em       C
When somebody wants you
G            D        C
You treat em just the same

Bridge:
Am         G
So go on a pick-up
          D/F#                 Em
You don't care what poison you choose
         Em7/D      C
And what person you choose
                  Bm
It should've been me, yeah
C            D
Shouldn't it be?

Verse 3:
G        G6
Crushing quiet
D                    Am  /A /G
Blows in through the window
D/F#           Em       C
To someone who wants you
G              D
That you never know
G              G6
But I pick up around you
D                    Am   /A /G
And clear everything out
D/F#              Em       C
Leave you where I found you
G D           C    /A /G
I figured you out
D/F#              Em       C
Leave you where I found you
G D           C
I figured you out

Repeat verse chord progression to the end

I Figured You Out

Intro:
Am			F
C	    G			Dm

Am			F
The King's crossing was the main attraction
C	    G			Dm
Dominoes falling in a chain reaction
Am			F
The scraping subject ruled by fear told me
C	    G			Dm
Whiskey works better than beer
Am			F
The judge is on vinyl, decisions aren't final
C	    G			Dm
And nobody gets a reprieve
Am			F
And every wave is tidal
C	    G			C
If you hang around you're going to get wet
Am			F                               C G Dm
I can't prepare for death any more than I already have

Verse:
Am                    F
All you can do now is watch the shelves
    C          G            C
The game looks easy, that's why it sells

Chorus:
C                    B/Am
Frustrated fireworks inside your head
          Am              	F
Are going to stand and deliver dark instead
C                      B/Am
The method acting that pays my bills
          Am            	F
Keeps the fat man feeding in Beverly Hills
C                             B/Am
I got a heavy metal mouth, it hurls obscenity
          Am           	F
And I get my check from the trash treasury
C                             B/Am
Because I took my own insides out


Am                      F
It don't matter cause I have no sex life
    C              G      Dm
And all I wanna do now is inject my ex-wife
Am
I've seen the movie

 F                  C G Dm
And I know what happens
Am
It's Christmas time
        F
And the needle's on the tree
  C               G        Dm
A skinny Santa is bringing something to me
Am
His voice is overwhelming
        F
But his speech is slurred
      C    G          C
And I only understand every other word

C			B/Am
Open your parachute and grab your gun
	Am			F
Float down like an omen, a setting sun
C			B/Am
Read the part and return at five
	Am			F
It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive
C
But I don't care if I fuck up
B/Am
I'm going on a date
Am
With a rich white lady
F
Ain't life great?
C			B/Am
Gi'me one good reason not to do it
(Because I love you)
Am			F
So do it.

C   G   Dm

Am			F

C		G		Dm

Am			F
This is the place where time reverses
C		G		Dm
And dead men talk to all the pretty nurses
Am			F
Instruments shine on a silver tray

C                G		C
Don't let me get carried away
C                G  		C
Don't let me get carried away
C               G       Dm
Don't let me be carried away

Kings Crossing 

intro - C G# (x2) C D E F G# Bb

C		G#
Last stop for a resolution
End of the line, is it confusion?So go.
C    D		E	F
Go see whats there for you
G#		Bb
Nothing new, nothing new for you to use
C		G#
I've got no new act to amuse you
I've got no desire to use you, you know
C	D	E	F	G#		Bb
But anything that I could do, would never be good enough for
you
	C		Am
If you can't help it then just leave it alone
G#		Bb
Leave it alone, yeah, just forget it
C
It's really easy
I believe I'll forget it too
C D Eb				C
	Still you're keepin' me around
	Til I finally drag us both down
	Streaming feathers out your hat
C D Eb					G
	Yes I believe that's where it's at
G		Bb
You belong tagging along
F		G#
And I belong in your zoo

(repeat intro)

	C
So I wait for confirmation
	G#				C
That you're never gonna use your starting gun
C				G#
Unless its me it sounds like being here just wasn't that much
C
fun
C	D	E	F
Anything that I could do
G#		Bb
Would never be good enough for you
	C		Am
If you can't help it then just leave it alone
G#		Bb
Leave me alone, yeah, just forget it
C			Am
It's really easy, I'll just forget it too
G#		Bb
Coast to coast, coast to coast
C		Am
I'll do what I can so you can be what you do
G#		Bb
Coast to coast, coast to coast
C			Am
I'll do everything I can so you can be what you do
G#
Coast to coast, coast to coast
C			G#
Circuit rider comes every fifth sunday
Oh my lord, I fell asleep one day
C	D	E	F
Anything that I could do
Is there anything that I could do
That someone doesn't do for you
That someone didn't do for you
C	D	E	F		G#
That I haven't already done for you

(end with C)

Coast To Coast

Intro:

 Gmaj7
Sunshine been keeping me up for days
There is no night-time it's only a passing phase
and I feel pretty, pretty enough for you - G - E

         C           D                       F  Am   
I felt so ugly before I didn't know what to do
C         D                        G 
Sometimes it's all I feel up to now
             C       
But it's not worth it to you 
D                             G
Cause you gotta get out somehow 
         C           D                 G    E          
It's the destruction that you require to feel
             C        D                        F   Am
Like somebody wants you someone that's more for real

Solo:

Chords are C - D - G - E x3  then  C - D - F - Am


C        D                      G   E
Sunshine been keeping me up for days
           C          D            G           E
There is no night-time it's only a passing phase
              C    D                 G    E
And I'll feel pretty another hour or two
         C            D                       F  Am  
I felt so ugly before, I didn't know what to do
I felt so ugly before, I didn't know what to do
I felt so ugly before, I didn't know what to do

Pretty Ugly Before

Em C

G D Am

   Em                      C
The King's crossing was the main attraction
G        D            Am
Dominoes falling in a chain reaction
   Em               C
The scraping subject ruled by fear told me
G             D           Am
Whiskey works better than beer
   Em                 C
The judge is on vinyl, decisions aren't final
    G      D         Am
And nobody gets a reprieve
   Em            C
And every wave is tidal
                         G      D      G
If you hang around you're going to get wet
Em                        C                             G 
Am
I can't prepare for death any more than I already have
  Em                            C
All you can do now is watch the shelves
    G          D            G
The game looks easy, that's why it sells

Chorus:
G                    F#/Em
Frustrated fireworks inside your head
       Em                      C
Are going to stand and deliver dark instead
   G                  F#/Em
The method acting that pays my bills
         Em                  C
Keeps the fat man feeding in Beverly Hills
        G                   F#/Em
I got a heavy metal mouth, it hurls obscenity
      Em                    C
And I get my check from the trash treasury
          G                  F#/Em
Because I took my own insides out


Em                      C
It don't matter cause I have no sex life
    G              D      Am
And all I wanna do now is inject my ex-wife
Em
I've seen the movie

       C                 G D Am
And I know what happens
    Em
It's Christmas time
        C
And the needle's on the tree
   G        D              Am
A skinny Santa is bringing something to me
 Em
His voice is overwhelming
        C
But his speech is slurred
      G           D         G
And I only understand every other word

G                      F#/Em
Open your parachute and grab your gun
 Em                         C
Float down like an omen, a setting sun
G F#/Em
Read the part and return at five
       Em                       C
It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive
           G
But I don't care if I fuck up
   F#/Em
I'm going on a date
      Em
With a rich white lady
  C
Ain't life great?
G                            F#/Em
Gi'me one good reason not to do it
(Because I love you)
 Em        C
So do it.

G D Am

Em C

G D Am

 Em                      C
This is the place where time reverses
    G         D              Am
And dead men talk to all the pretty nurses
 Em                      C
Instruments shine on a silver tray

      G          D         G
Don't let me get carried away
      G          D         G
Don't let me get carried away
      G          D        Am
Don't let me be carried away

King's Crossing

INTRO

F

F
Haven't laughed this hard in a long time,

      Am         G                F     C
Better stop now, before I start crying.

F
Go off to sleep in the sunshine
      Am              G              F    C
Don't want to see the day when it's dying.

       D
She's a sight to see

          F
She's (a) good to me

        Am      G          F    C
But I'm already somebody's baby.

        D
She's a pretty thing,

          F
She knows everything

        Am      G          F    C
But I'm already somebody's baby.

F
You don't deserve to be lonely,

           Am                 G             F      C
But those drugs you got won't make you feel better.

F
Pretty soon you'll find its the only

       Am                       G          F      C
Little part of your life you're keeping together.

     D
I'm nice to you,

        F
I could make it through

           Am      G           F    C
But you're already somebody's baby.

        D
I could make you smile,

       F
If you stayed a while

        Am            G              F    C
But how long will you stay with me, baby?


 SOLO (below)


F
Because your candle burns too bright

       Am        G             F      C
Well I almost forgot it was twilight.

F
Even if I think that you are right

         Am             G
Well I'm tired of being down,

      F        C
I got no fight.

       D
You're wonderful

       F
When its beautiful

        Am      G          F
But I'm already somebody's baby.

     D
If I went with you,

         F
I'd dissapoint you too

        Am      G          F
But I'm already somebody's baby.

Am      G          D
Already somebody's baby.

 SOLO

C   Am   G   F   C


D   C   Am   G   C

Twilight

From A Basement On The Hill

C                               F      C
They come here alone and they leave in twos
C                             G
Except for you and me who just came to use
C                           F
If you're all done like you said you'd be
C                  G
What are you doing hanging out with me


Why you tell me stuff that's so plainly untrue
If you'll be straight with me, I'll be straighter with you
If you're all done like you said you'd be
What are you doing hanging out with me


Am                                     F    C
I've been wanting to do anything for a long time
C                                   G                C
But whatever you got right now will probably suit me fine
C                          F
If you're all done like you said you'd be
C                  G
What are you doing hanging out with me

I've been wanting to do anything for a long time
Whatever you're doing now would probably suit me fine
If you're all done like you said you'd be
What are you doing hanging out with me
What are you doing hanging out with me

Whatever Folk Song In C

my first tab i did this for a tenor in gCEA tuning 
also sounds good on my low g and c uke maybe better even


Dm   C       Bb          F 
I'll fake it through the day
          Dm*                     Gm
With some help from Johnny Walker Red
         F      Am   C        Bm
Send the poison rain down the drain
   F                      A (Fill here**)
To put bad thoughts in my head 

Dm  C       Bb      F
Two tickets torn in half
      Dm*               Gm
And a lot of nothin' to do
       F    C  Bb   F  G
Do you miss me Miss Misery
         Bb      F
Like you say you do

Ab           Cm
A man in the park
         F           Ab
Read the lines on my hand
           Cm
Told me I'm strong
            C
Hardly ever wrong I said

Man you mean

Dm      C         Bb      F
You had plans for both of us
     Dm*                    Gm
That involved a trip out of town
     F          Am        C   Bb
To a place I've seen in a magazine
     F                 A (Fill here**)
That you'd left lyin' around

Dm      C        Bb   
I don't have you with me
F     Dm*             Gm
But I keep a good attitude
       F    C   Bb   F  G
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
         Bb      F
Like you say you do

Dm                         Bb
I know you'd rather see me gone
        F          G7         Bm
Than to see me the way that I am
                 C         A7
But I am in your life any way

Dm   C        Bb  F
Next door the TVs flashing
Dm*                Gm
Blue frames on the wall
       F   Am    C          Bb
It's a comedy of errors you see
      F             A (Fill here**)
It's about taking a fall

Dm    C     Bb   F   Dm*
To vanish into oblivion
             Gm
It's easy to do
      F        C          Bb
And I tried to be but you know me
F      G             Bb      F   C
I come back when you want me to.
       F    C   Bb   F  G
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
         Bb      F
Like you say you do

Chords used: (string order is 4321)
Dm (2210) C (0003) Bb (3211) F (2010) Gm (0765) Am (2000) 
A (2100) A7 (0100)G (0232) Ab (1343) Cm (5333)
use the Cm here or it wont sound quite right the Ab and Gm dont matter

*these Dm are Gm7add9 I think but I dont know that chord on
the uke I substituted Dm for my lack of knowledge. 
it stillsounds close enuf for me

** the fill I use here is a switch from A to A7 and then
finishing on Dm which starts the next verse in all 3 cases.

Once again I just dont know what the actual fill is so I
improvise something easy that works well enuf

if any one comes up with these let me know - Topher

Miss Misery

G      Am    Em                      C
I'm a first timer   wishing I was someone else
       G          C    D    G
When I see you by  yourself
     G   Am  Em                           C
In a coridor  where you find yourself not blocked
       G         C   D   G
By the doors you  locked

Am                            C
 You won't do what the doctor ordered
Am             C       D
 You won't see someone else
        Am      C
Come on back to me
Am  C       Em
 My pride tomorrow

            G     Am    Em                           C
You say you feel hollow  and you know it's cause you are
       G        C D  G
Well at least so far

Solo
G Am Em C
G C D G

Am                   C
 I think of you with hesitation
Am          C        D
 I think of you too hard
        Am      C
Come on back to me
Am         C        Em
 But don't make me sorry

      G      Am   Em                        C
I'm a first timer  wishing I'd been someone else
      G      C    D    G Em
Seeing you by yourself
      G      C    D    G
Seeing you by yourself

First Timer

New Moon

C                    A     F
I'm waiting for the train

  G               C        A    F
Subway that only goes one way

            G        F                    A     F
The stupid thing that'll come to pull us apart

        G            C
And make everybody late

- Arex The Trex <3

The Biggest Lie

# Don't know how this wasn't already on here. Enjoy!

 Am     F           Am
 Your hand on his arm
      F          C      E          Am
 The hay stack charm around your neck
   F              Am
 Strung out and thin
    F            C              E          Am
 Calling some friend trying to cash some check
        F      Am
 He's acting dumb
   F                 C  E       Am
 That's what you've come   to expect

Am                    C
 Needle in the hay
                F
 Needle in the hay
Am                    C
 Needle in the hay
                F
 Needle in the hay

Am       F            Am
 He's wearing your clothes
  F             C       E         Am
 Head down to toes a reaction to you
                F           Am           F     C
 You say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
       E           Am
 You don't have a clue
  F              Am        F           E
 Sometimes they just get caught in the eye
                      Am
 You're pulling him through

Am                   C
 Needle in the hay
                F
 Needle in the hay
Am                   C
 Needle in the hay
                F
 Needle in the hay


Am F Am F C E (x3) 

F G E Am F Am

  F          Am
 Now on the bus
  F        C            E       Am
 Nearly touching this dirty retreat
  F      Am   F        C             E          Am
 Falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
        F           Am
 Gonna walk walk walk
  F          C              E          Am
 Four more blocks plus the one in my break
  F          Am  F       C
 Down downstairs to the man
             E           Am
 He's gonna make it all ok
          F        Am
 I can't beat myself
          F        C
 I can't beat myself
         E             Am
 And I don't want to talk
       F        Am       F         C
 I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet
   E         F
 Whenever I want
             G
 So leave me alone
      E          Am            F                   Am
 You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks


Am                   C
 Needle in the hay
                F
 Needle in the hay
Am                   C
 Needle in the hay
                F
 Needle in the hay

Am F Am F C E (x3) 

F G E Am F E C

Needle In The Hay

Elliott Smith

i only have the intro down.


-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

No Name 3

Roman Candle

Elliott Smith - Baby Britain - Uke

Strings = 4-3-2-1
Am7     = 2-4-3-3

Em7                     Am7
baby britain feels the best
G              C
floating over a sea of vodka
Em7                Am7
separated from the rest
G                   C
fights problems with bigger problems
Em7                     Am7
sees the ocean fall and rise
G                         C
counts the waves that somehow didn't hit her
Em7                    Am7
water pouring from her eyes
G            C
alcoholic and very bitter

Chorus:

    Em Em/G Em/A Em/B  C
for someone half as   smart
      Em Em/G  Em/A  Em/B  C
you'd be   a   work  of    art
    Em  Em/G Em/A Em/B C G/B  
you put your-self  a-  part
Am                    C
and i can't help until you start

Verse 2:

Em7                        Am7
we knocked another couple back
G                       C
the dead soliders lined up on the table
Em7                     Am7
still prepared for an attack
G                           C
they didn't know they'd been disabled
Em7                    Am7
felt a wave a rush of blood
G                     C
you won't be happy til the bottle's broken
Em7                            Am7
and you're out swimming in the flood
G                 C
you kept back kept unspoken

Repeat chorus

Bridge:

C                      A/C#
you got a look in your eye
                       D
when you're saying goodbye
                   B/D#
like you wanna say hi

Instrumental:

Em Em/G Em/A  Em/B  C (3X)
G/B Am  C

Verse 3:

Em7                         Am7
the light was on but it was dim
G              C
revolver's been turned over
Em7                      Am7
and now it's ready once again
G                     C
the radio was playing crimson and clover
Em7                       Am7
london bridge is safe and sound
G                      C
no matter what you keep repeating
Em7                     Am7
nothing's gonna drag me down
G                 C
to a death that's not worth cheating

Repeat chorus 2X

Baby Britain

Intro:

Em (1 beat + 4 bars)

Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  G (twice)

G (3 bars)

Verse 1:

Em                    G
First the mic then a half cigarette
C        A7   D
Singing cathy's clown
            Am                  Em
That's the man she's married to now
F#                     B7
That's the girl that he takes around town
       Em                   G
She appears composed so she is i suppose
C        A7  D
Who can really tell
     Am                 Em
She shows no emotion at all
 F#                     B7
Stares into space like a dead china doll

Chorus:
Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow

Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  G

G


Verse 2:
Em                          G
Now she's done and they're calling someone
C         A7  D
Such a familiar name
        Am                     Em
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
         F#                   B7
Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour note to note
Em                G
Here it is the revenge to the tune
C      A7  D
You're no    good
          Am                              Em
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
F#                     B7
Can't you tell that it's well understood

Chorus:
Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow

Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  G

Bridge:
G G# Am

Am                    D7            G      D    C
I'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on
     Am
I'm tired
     C
I'm tired

Verse 3:

Em                  G
Looking out on the substitute scene
C      A7 D
Still going strong
 Am   Em
XO   mom
F#             B7
It's okay its alright nothing's wrong
Em                   G
Tell mr. Man with impossible plans
         C    A7  D
To just leave me   alone
        Am                  Em
In the place where i make no mistakes
F#                  B7
In the place where i have what it takes

Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow
Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow
Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow

Outro:
Em         G     C        G       C          G        D  G

Waltz #2

F#m7          D#       DM7                      A       G#  
here's the silhouette the face always turned away
 
F#m7              D#       DM7                    A      G#
the bleeding color gone to black dying like a day
 
F#7               Bm                      A   G 
couldn't figure out what made you so unhappy
 
                 D               C        Bm     
shook your head to say no no no 
 
         A          G              F#    E     
and stopped for a spell and stayed away
 
F#7       Em
oh well  okay
 
F#m7      D#      DM7              A       G#
i got pictures i just don't see it anymore
 
F#m7          D#  DM7                      A     G#
climbing hour upon hour through a total bore
 
F#7               Bm                  A   G
with the one i keep where it never fades
 
          D              C              Bm
in the safety of a pitch black mind
 
        A   G           F#         E
an airless cell that blocks the day
 
    F#7   Em
oh well okay                
 
Em     D  Em/C#     C    G    F# 
 
E7             Am             G           F
if you get a feeling next time you see me
 
             C           Bb       Am    
do me a favor and let me know
 
              G  F        C/E      D
cos it's hard to tell it's hard to say
 
     E7  Dm                       
oh well okay

Oh Well, Ok

Found this tab on a guitar site and ran it through the tab converter without much thought. 
Somehow this is not bringing me happiness, if anyone has ideas do let me know :-)

chords:
C/G:
Fmaj7/C: 
Em: 
G7: 
F:
Fm: 

        
A-------3-|-------3-|-------3-|-------2-|----------|------2--|---------|
E-0-0-3--0|-0-0-3--0|-0-1--- 1|-0-0----0|-0--------|-30-1----|-31--3---|
C-7-------|-7-------|-0---0---|-----4---|------5--2|-- 2-----2|-------2-|
G---------|---------|------ ---|---------|----------|---------|---------|


A---3-----|-------------|-2-2---2-|---2-------|--------|--3----3-|
E-1-1---1-|-3-4-1--4--1-|---------|-3---3-0-1-|13---3--|--1-1--1-|
C-0---0---|-------------|-----0---|-----------|---2---2|-0-------|
G---------|--------1----|-0---2---|-0---------|--------|--2--2-2-|
                                    
A----------|----------|-----------|
E---1--1-1-|---1--1-1-|---1--1-1--|
C-0-0--0-0-|-0-0--0-0-|-0-0--0-0--|
G---1--1-1-|---1--1-1-|---1--1-1--|



A---3--3--3-3--2--------------------6-5-3------------------------|
E----0--0-------------0-----------0--------------------0---------|
C-0--------------------------------------------------2---2-------|
G----------------2--0-----2-4-2-0----------2--4-2-0--------------|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------0--0-0---0---0--0-1--0-----0---------------------|
C--0--0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0--------2---2-----------2-2---0--0-0--0-0-0-2-0-0-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


D--0---------0-|
A-----2--3-----|
E--------------|
Fm G  C/G

Somebody That I Used To Know

E                       F#
The gentleman's in the lane
Em                         C
Spinning his hat on a cane
          A                C
Stepping out, out for a change
              D                    F     C
Good morning all, it's a beautiful day

E                             F#
The generals are winning the war
Em                    C           A            
Seemed suicidal before you came along
        C
Now, now
             D                   F     C  Gsus4/C#
I'll protect you, long as you'll stay

E F#
L A
C                           A               D    G
Morning had to come, I'd be walking in the sun
               A
Living in the day
         C                                   E
But last night I was about to throw it all away

E                      F#
If patience started a band
    Em               C
I'd be her biggest fan
         A                  C
Look at me, I'm talking to you
             D                F      C
I don't want the lead in your play
E                              F#
The star's just a part of the scene
    Em               C
The gentleman in green
        A                 C
Paying off, out on the street
           D                    F    C   Gsus4/C#
I can't go home, it's not on my way
E F#
L A
C                       A                  D     G
Things I've never done, cars parked in the sun
               A
Living in the day
         C                                  E
But last night I was about to throw it all away
     C                                  E
Last night I was about to throw it all away
     C                                  E
Last night I was about to throw it all away
     C                                  E
Last night I was about to throw it all away

In the verses, play an A between A# an Gm and a D between C and D#.

[Verse 1:]
Gm           C D#                A#
the question is wouldn't mama be proud?
there's a silver lining in the corporate cloud
and the pretty post that you're taking as as an NCO 
[Bridge:]
C               D#
of the great pretender
                    Gm
i should sure think so
[Chorus:]
         A#      C  D#
wouldn't mama be proud?

[Verse 2:]
Gm               C     D#                  A#
"can I take your order?" asks the heavenly host
ticket to the jetstream blowing coast to coast
the long stem glasses, a movie and a pleasant dream in mid air
[Bridge:]
C                        D#
"you gotta tell me quickly
                  Gm
'cos we're almost there"
[Chorus:]
         A#       C  D#
wouldn't mama be proud?

[Break:]
D#                 D
pointed out of the window
A#              C
at the sky gone black
D#                       D
"kid you're on the right track"

Gm C D# A# (2x)

[Verse 3:]
Gm            C        D#                    A#
if i send you postcards from the side of the road
photographs of moving parts about to implode
if i crawl to keep it together like you say you know i can do
[Bridge:]
C                  D#
to transmit a moment
           Gm
from me to you
[Chorus:]
         A#       C  D#  Gm
wouldn't mama be proud?
wouldn't mama be proud?
wouldn't mama be proud?
wouldn't mama be proud?

Wouldn't Mama Be Proud

I've never actually seen a completely correct tab for this song anywhere online, and I'm not
saying that mine is 100% correct, but it sounds right to me.  Email me with any corrections.

Standard tuning (that is, capo on second fret if you've been playing a lot of Elliott Smith)


Intro:

(This is basically just the chords from the piano part.  You can pretty much ignore the bass
notes of this intro if you want to.  How do you play E9/G# on guitar anyway??)

Am          Abaug         Am             D/A   D7/A

E9/G#       Em/G          D/F#           F     E 


   Am                        Abaug
Something's happening, don't speak too soon.
   G                    F
I told the boss off and made my move;
        E
I got nowhere to go.


       Am            Am/B    F               C
Son of Sam, son of a shining path, a clouded mind.
     B7    F     Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
       Am/B    F              C
Couple killer, each and every time.
     B7    F     Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Abaug
(little walk-down riff)


Am                    Abaug
I'm not uncomfortable, feeling weird.
G                       F
Lonely leered, options disappeared,
       E
but I know what to do.


       Am            Am/B     F                C
Son of Sam, son of a doctor's touch, a nurse's love.

     B7    F     Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)

       Am/B  F           C
Acting under orders from above.

     B7    F     Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)


BRIDGE:

Am         F          D7           F

Am         F          D7           F     E


Back to Verse progression for the solo:

Am         Abaug      G            F

G          F          E


       Am            Am/B
Son of Sam, son of a shining path, a clouded mind.
     B7    F     Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Am     Am/B      F            C
Couple killer, running out of time
     B7    F     Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
 

Return to intro progression:

            Abaug       Am            D/A   D7/A

E9/Ab       Em/G          D/Gb           F     E 


Am              Abaug             G                    D/F#
Shiva opens her arms now, to make sure I don't get too far.
      E/G#                      Em/G                       D/F#
I may talk in my sleep tonight, 'cause I don't know what I am.
                  F              E      Am
I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam.

F        E

Son Of Sam

G(II)                       Am
    activity's killing the actor
      D                         C/G(II)   Cadd9/B Am
and a cop's standing out in the road
                  F(II)  D7/F#
turning traffic away
G(III)                                   Am
    there was nothing she could do until after
         D                     C/G(II)   Cadd9/B Am
when his body'd been buried below
                 F(II)  D7/F#
way back in the day

Em   Am  Em                         C/G(II)   G/F#
  oh my, nothing else could've been done
    G(II)    G/F#(II) Em  D  C/G(II)    B7/F#
he made his life  a  lie  so
Em   Am    Em                    C/G(II)   G/F#
  he might never have to know anyone
G(II)     G/F#(II) Em D      C(II) C#(b5) Eb(b5)
made his life the lie you know

G(II)                          Am
    i told him he shouldn't upset her
              D                   C/G(II)   Cadd9/B Am
and that he'd only be making it worse
                    F(II)  D7/F#
involving somebody else
G(III)                              Am
    but I knew that he'd never forget her
          D                   C/G(II)   Cadd9/B Am
while her memory worked in reverse
                          F(II)  D7/F#
to keep her safe from herself

Em   Am  Em                         C/G(II)   G/F#
  oh my, nothing else could've been done
     G(II)    G/F#(II) Em D  C/G(II)    B7/F#
she made her life  a  lie so
Em    Am    Em                    C/G(II)   G/F#
  she might never have to know anyone
G(II)     G/F#(II) Em D      C(II) C#(b5) Eb(b5)
made her life the lie you know


G(II)  Bm  F        C      Eb(b5)  G(II)   A          C   G/F#
what   I   used to be will pass  away and then you'll see that

G(II)  Bm  F     C     Eb(b5)      G(II)   A        C   G/F#
all    I   want now is ha-    -ppiness for you and me

G(II)  Bm  F        C      Eb(b5)  G(II)   A          C   G/F#
what   I   used to be will pass  away and then you'll see that

G(II)  Bm  F     C     Eb(b5)      G(II)   A        C   G/F#
all    I   want now is ha-    -ppiness for you and me   for
                        
G(II)    Bm  F(II)  C(II)  Eb(5)   G(II)   A        C       G(II)
you and me

end
   A            C             G(II)

Happiness

Figure 8

Intro: G#

C#	      G#		   C#
It's a junkie dream makes you so uptight

	       G#		      C#
Yeah it's Halloween tonight and every night

		      G#		  C#
Hear you scratch your skin your sandpaper throat

		  G#		       C#
You're a symphony man with one fucking note

		 G#	       C#
Charlie beat you up week after week

		  G#			  C#
And when you grow up you're going to be a freak

	       G#	  A		F#
Want a violent girl who's not scared of anything

E  F#  G#  	   E	   E
	   Help me kill my time

F#  G#		   E	    E
	Cause I'll never be fine

F#  G#		   E	   E	F#  G#
	   Help me kill my time

You went down to look at old Dallas town
Where you must be sick just to hang around
Seen it on TV how to kill your man
Then like Gacy's scene a canvas in your hand
You better call your mom she's out looking for you
In the jail and the army and the hospital too
But those people there couldn't do anything for you

Help me kill my time
Cause I'll never be fine
Help me kill my time
Help me kill my time
Help me kill my time
Cause I'll never be fine
Help me kill my time

Some Song

Needle In The Hay - EP

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

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[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

No Bravery

Intro:  D A E A D
        D A E A D  E

      A
I was goin? where I shouldn?t go
D
Seein? who I shouldn?t see
E
Doin? what I shouldn?t do
    A
And bein? who I shouldn?t be


A little voice told me it?s all wrong
        D
Another voice told me it?s alright
  E
I used to think I was strong
    A
But lately I just lost the fight

Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D                    E
 For a little while

      A
I got tired of bein? good
        D
Started missing that old feeling free
     E
Stop actin? like I thought I should
    A
And went on back to bein? me

  
I never meant to hurt no one
  D
I just had to have my way
           E
If there's such a thing as too much fun
A
This must be the price you pay

Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D
 For a little while
E                 A                D
 You never see it comin? till it?s gone
E                     A           D
 It all happens for a reason even when it?s wrong
  E
Especially when it?s wrong


Solo: A D E A x2


Chorus:
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D          
 For a little while
D         A       E          A
Funny how fallin? feels like flyin?
D                    E
 For a little while

      A
I was goin? where I shouldn?t go
D
Seein? who I shouldn?t see
E
Doin? what I shouldn?t do
    A
And bein? who I shouldn?t be

Fallin' And Flyin'

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Division Day

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