Biography:
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies.
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I Figured You Out (Elliott Smith)
as performed by Mary Lou Lord
from Martian Saints
Note: The tab for the intro is just to give you a rough idea of where the important
picked parts are; mostly, the chords are being played with just slight embellishments.
Also note that the picking of the G-G6 progression in the intro is the same for each
verse as well.
Capo second fret
Chords used:
G: 320033
G6: 320030
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
D/F#: 2x023x
Em: 022000
C: x32010
Bm: x24432
Em7: xx0000
Intro:
G G6 D Am /A /G D/F# Em C G D
e--------3-----0---------2--0---------------0--0-3-2----|
B----------3-----3---3---3--1------------3--0--1-3-3----|
G-----0------------------2--2------------2--0--0-0-2----|
D------------------------0--2------------0--2--2-0-0----|
A---------------------------0----0----------2--3-2------|
E--3---------3-----3----------------3--2----0----3------|
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
e--------3---0--1------|
B----------3------3----|
G-----0----------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E--3-------------------|
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
as performed by Mary Lou Lord
from Martian Saints
Note: The tab for the intro is just to give you a rough idea of where the important
picked parts are; mostly, the chords are being played with just slight embellishments.
Also note that the picking of the G-G6 progression in the intro is the same for each
verse as well.
Capo second fret
Chords used:
G: 320033
G6: 320030
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
D/F#: 2x023x
Em: 022000
C: x32010
Bm: x24432
Em7: xx0000
Intro:
G G6 D Am /A /G D/F# Em C G D
e--------3-----0---------2--0---------------0--0-3-2----|
B----------3-----3---3---3--1------------3--0--1-3-3----|
G-----0------------------2--2------------2--0--0-0-2----|
D------------------------0--2------------0--2--2-0-0----|
A---------------------------0----0----------2--3-2------|
E--3---------3-----3----------------3--2----0----3------|
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
e--------3---0--1------|
B----------3------3----|
G-----0----------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E--3-------------------|
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
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