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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- Alameda
- All Cleaned Out
- Angeles
- Baby Britain
- Ballad Of Big Nothing
- Between The Bars
- Big Problem
- Coast To Coast
- Division Day
- First Timer
- Happiness
- I Figured You Out
- King's Crossing
- Kings Crossing
- La
- Memory Lane
- Miss Misery
- Needle In The Hay
- No Name 3
- Oh Well, Ok
- Pretty Ugly Before
- Rose Parade
- Say Yes
- Shake Sugaree
- She Won't Ever Look At Me
- Some Song
- Somebody That I Used To Know
- Son Of Sam
- Speed Trials
- The Biggest Lie
- Thirteen (cover)
- Twilight
- Waltz #2
- Whatever Folk Song In C
- Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
- You Make It Seem Like Nothing
- Pitseleh
- 2 45 Am
- A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free
- A Fond Farewell
- A Question Mark
- Alphabet Town
- Amity
- Another Standard Folk Song
- Big Decision
- Bled White
- Bottle Up And Explode
- Cant Make A Sound
- Cecilia Amanda
- Christian Brothers
- Coming Up Roses
- Condor Ave
- Confusion
- Dancing On The Highway
- Drive All Over Town
- Easy Way Out
- Either Or
- Everybody Cares Everybody Understands
- Everything Means Nothing To Me
- Everything Reminds Me Of Her
- Fear City
- Flowers For Charlie
- Fond Farewell
- From A Poison Well
- Golden Street
- Grand Mal
- Half Right
- Have You Seen Her
- High Times
- I Better Be Quiet Now
- I Cant Answer You Anymore
- I Didnt Understand
- Im Gonna Get Crushed
- In The Lost And Found
- Independence Day
- Jealous Guy
- Junk Bond Trader
- Last Call
- Lets Get Lost
- Like A Cop
- Looking Over My Shoulder
- New Monkey
- No Confidence Man
- No Name 1
- No Name 2
- No Name 4
- No Name 5
- Oh Well Okay
- Passing Feeling
- Pictures Of Me
- Placeholder
- Plainclothes Man
- Pretty Mary K
- Punch And Judy
- Roman Candle
- Satellite
- See You Later
- She Wont Ever Look At Me
- Shiva Opens Her Arms
- Shooting Star
- Shooting Xstar
- Shytown
- Single File
- Splitzville
- St Ides Heaven
- Stickman
- Strung Out Again
- Stupidity Tries
- Sweet Adeline
- Talking To Mary
- The Real Estate
- The White Lady Loves You More
- Trouble
- Troubles
- True Love
- Unlucky Charm Come Out Now
- Waltz 1
- Waltz 2 Xo
- Waterloo Sunset
- Were All Friends Now
- Where I Get It From
- Wouldnt Mama Be Proud
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Tabbed by Gregg Bothwell
Standard Tuning [EADGBe]
Capo 1 (Tab relative to capo)
Legend: ( ) – Note does not have to be played, but can be
h – Hammer on
p – Pull off
I’m pretty sure Elliott plays this differently, but I think this sounds pretty
similar to the recording.
Here are the chords first:
A: |-0-| Am: |-0-| Cadd9: |-0-| Em: |-0-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-1-| |-3-| |-5-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-5-| or |-2-|
|-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |-2-|
|---| |---| |---| |-0-| |-0-|
Asus2: |-0-| C: |-3-| Cmaj7: |-0-| D: |-2-| F: |-1-|
|-7-| |-1-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|
|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-7-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-3-|
|-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |(0)| |-3-|
|---| |---| |-0-| |---| |-1-|
Note: The chord labeled "Asus2" is not actually Asus2; I just couldn't find a name for it.
Now, the sections that go [Em Cmaj Em Cmaj] can be strummed, but Elliott plays
something like this:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------0--------------1------------|
G|-------0-------------------0-------|
D|-------2----------2------------2---|
A|-------2---0h2---------------------|
E|---0---0---------------------------|
That’s not exact, but it’s pretty easy to figure out the strumming if you listen
to the song.
[Intro]
A Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
A Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
No bad dream fucker's going to boss me around
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Christian Brothers going to take him down
D F A
But it can't help me get over
[Chorus]
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
I've seen the boss blink on and off
[Instrumental]
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
[Verse 2]
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Fake concerns is what's the matter, man
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
And you think I ought to shake your motherfucking hand
D F A
Well, I know how much you care
[Chorus]
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
I've seen the boss blink on and off
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Come here by me, I want you here
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
[Solo]
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
D F A
[Chorus]
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
I've seen the boss blink on and off
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Come here by me, I want you here
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
If you want to play the solo while you strum the chords, here is what I do.
Again, it’s not exact, but you can figure out how to play it on your own pretty
easily.
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
B|---2---2---2---2---1---1---1-------0--------------1------------2---2---2---2---1---1---0---0----|
G|---4---4---2---0---0---0---0-------0-------------------0-------4---4---2---0---0---0---4---2p0--|
D|---2---2---2---2---4---4---2-------2----------2------------2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4----|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---0h2---------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
E|-----------------------------------0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
So that’s pretty much it… Have fun learning and playing this song, and I hope
this tab helped you out.
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
Standard Tuning [EADGBe]
Capo 1 (Tab relative to capo)
Legend: ( ) – Note does not have to be played, but can be
h – Hammer on
p – Pull off
I’m pretty sure Elliott plays this differently, but I think this sounds pretty
similar to the recording.
Here are the chords first:
A: |-0-| Am: |-0-| Cadd9: |-0-| Em: |-0-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-1-| |-3-| |-5-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-5-| or |-2-|
|-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |-2-|
|---| |---| |---| |-0-| |-0-|
Asus2: |-0-| C: |-3-| Cmaj7: |-0-| D: |-2-| F: |-1-|
|-7-| |-1-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|
|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-7-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-3-|
|-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |(0)| |-3-|
|---| |---| |-0-| |---| |-1-|
Note: The chord labeled "Asus2" is not actually Asus2; I just couldn't find a name for it.
Now, the sections that go [Em Cmaj Em Cmaj] can be strummed, but Elliott plays
something like this:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------0--------------1------------|
G|-------0-------------------0-------|
D|-------2----------2------------2---|
A|-------2---0h2---------------------|
E|---0---0---------------------------|
That’s not exact, but it’s pretty easy to figure out the strumming if you listen
to the song.
[Intro]
A Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
A Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
No bad dream fucker's going to boss me around
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Christian Brothers going to take him down
D F A
But it can't help me get over
[Chorus]
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
I've seen the boss blink on and off
[Instrumental]
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
[Verse 2]
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Fake concerns is what's the matter, man
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
And you think I ought to shake your motherfucking hand
D F A
Well, I know how much you care
[Chorus]
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
I've seen the boss blink on and off
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Come here by me, I want you here
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
[Solo]
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
D F A
[Chorus]
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
I've seen the boss blink on and off
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Come here by me, I want you here
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
If you want to play the solo while you strum the chords, here is what I do.
Again, it’s not exact, but you can figure out how to play it on your own pretty
easily.
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
B|---2---2---2---2---1---1---1-------0--------------1------------2---2---2---2---1---1---0---0----|
G|---4---4---2---0---0---0---0-------0-------------------0-------4---4---2---0---0---0---4---2p0--|
D|---2---2---2---2---4---4---2-------2----------2------------2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4----|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---0h2---------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
E|-----------------------------------0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
So that’s pretty much it… Have fun learning and playing this song, and I hope
this tab helped you out.
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
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