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I Better Be Quiet Now

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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Elliott Smith - I Better Be Quiet Now
Tabbed by Tony G ([email protected])
* Normal tuning capo on 2

G6 320030
A7sus4 002130
Dadd4 300032
C9 032020

(Riff1)
e|--------------|
B|-3-2-0--------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

(Riff2)
e|-----0--------|
B|-3-2----------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

(Riff3)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-0-0----------|
D|-----4-2>4----|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

D E7sus4
wish you gave me a number
G6 D
wish i could call you today,
A7sus4
just to hear a voice.

[Riff 1]
Dadd4 A G
i got a long way to go
Riff2 D
getting further away.

[Riff 3]
D
D E7sus4
if i didn't know the difference,
G6 D
living alone would probably be ok.
A7sus4
it wouldn't be lonely.

[Riff1]
Dadd4 A G
i got a long way to go
[Riff2]
D
getting further away.

[Riff3]
D
F G Bb
a lot of hours to occupy it was easy
E F
when i didn't know you yet,
D# Bb A5 Bb C C-9
things i'd have to forget.
F G
but i better be quiet now,
Bb E F
i'm tired of wasting my breath
D# Bb A5 Bb C C-9
carrying on, getting upset.

D E7sus4
maybe i have a problem,
G6 D
but thats not what i wanted to say.
A7sus4
i prefer to say nothing.

[Riff1]
Dadd4 A G
i got a long way to go

[Riff2]
D
getting further away.

[Riff3]
D
* (Verse chords for bridge)
F G Bb
had a dream as an army man with an order
E F
just to march in my place
D# Bb A5 Bb C C9
but a dead enemy screams in my face
F G
but i better be quiet now,
Bb E F
i'm tired of wasting my breath
D# Bb A5 Bb C C9
carrying on, not over it yet.
D E7sus4
wish i knew what you were doing.
G6 D
why you want to do it this way.
A7sus4
so i can't go the distance,

[Riff1]
Dadd4 A G
i got a long way to go,

[Riff2]
D E
i'm getting further away.

[Riff1]
Dadd4 A A7sus4
i got a long way to go

[Riff2]
D
getting further away.
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