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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Other songs:
- 2:45 A.m.
- 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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**** I did NOT do this tab. I'm merely sharing it on Ultimate-Guitar for anyone
who doesn't know of the website it was taken from, and is looking for the tab.
Again, I did NOT tab this song. It was taken from http://www.sweetadeline.net/
talking_to_mary.txt. If you're interested in more Elliott Smith tabs, check out
http://www.sweetadeline.net/tabs.html. Enjoy!****
It almost killed me but here's my attempt at most of the chords and fills.
this is all a note higher than the mp3 that I have so I assume Elliott
played with his guitar tuned down to D. So bottom line, for the brain dead
like me, to play along with the recording you gotta tune all your strings
down a step, (two notes right?) That's too much trouble for me.
verse:
E E9 E/F# G A2 A2/B C C5b D F Em
e|-0--2--2--0----------------------0-2---0-0-0------0-----0--|
B|-0--0--0--0--3-3-0-----0-0--0----1-0---1-3-0-0----0-0---0--|
G|-1--1--1--1--0-0-0-2h0-0-2--2----0-0---0-0-0--2-0-0-7h0-0--|
D|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-----0-2--0----2-2---2-4-4------7-7---5--|
A|-2--2--2--2--0-0-0-----2-0--2----3-3---3-5-5------8-8---7-5|
E|-0--0--0--0--2-2-2-----3-----------------------------------|
E9 E
talking to Mary
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
you know you don't have to shout
C C5b
she can hear what you're thinking
D F Em
like you were saying it right out loud
E9 E
I'm sure she
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
sees behind that dirty look
C C5b
it was her that followed
D F Em
down every stupid turn that you took
chorus:
C/G D Cmaj7 G (w/fill)
e|-0--0---0--0------0--------|
B|-0--3-s-5--0------0--------|
G|-0--0---0--0------0--------|
D|-2--2-s-4--2------0--------|
A|-3--3-s-5--3------2-0-2-0--|
E|-3----------------3-------3|
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
E9 E
saw the one big
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
problem you keep under your hat
C C5b
and it's pretty unlikely that
D F Em
anybody else'll be cool with that
E9 E
you got bus fare in your pocket
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
more money down in your sock
C C5b
but she can't tell you how to contact
D F Em
her if you won't listen to her talk
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C B7
it's no problem
Am
I'll just keep quiet
F
if it's easier for you
C B7
to make believing
Am
that I don't love you
F
as much as I do
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
who doesn't know of the website it was taken from, and is looking for the tab.
Again, I did NOT tab this song. It was taken from http://www.sweetadeline.net/
talking_to_mary.txt. If you're interested in more Elliott Smith tabs, check out
http://www.sweetadeline.net/tabs.html. Enjoy!****
It almost killed me but here's my attempt at most of the chords and fills.
this is all a note higher than the mp3 that I have so I assume Elliott
played with his guitar tuned down to D. So bottom line, for the brain dead
like me, to play along with the recording you gotta tune all your strings
down a step, (two notes right?) That's too much trouble for me.
verse:
E E9 E/F# G A2 A2/B C C5b D F Em
e|-0--2--2--0----------------------0-2---0-0-0------0-----0--|
B|-0--0--0--0--3-3-0-----0-0--0----1-0---1-3-0-0----0-0---0--|
G|-1--1--1--1--0-0-0-2h0-0-2--2----0-0---0-0-0--2-0-0-7h0-0--|
D|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-----0-2--0----2-2---2-4-4------7-7---5--|
A|-2--2--2--2--0-0-0-----2-0--2----3-3---3-5-5------8-8---7-5|
E|-0--0--0--0--2-2-2-----3-----------------------------------|
E9 E
talking to Mary
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
you know you don't have to shout
C C5b
she can hear what you're thinking
D F Em
like you were saying it right out loud
E9 E
I'm sure she
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
sees behind that dirty look
C C5b
it was her that followed
D F Em
down every stupid turn that you took
chorus:
C/G D Cmaj7 G (w/fill)
e|-0--0---0--0------0--------|
B|-0--3-s-5--0------0--------|
G|-0--0---0--0------0--------|
D|-2--2-s-4--2------0--------|
A|-3--3-s-5--3------2-0-2-0--|
E|-3----------------3-------3|
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
E9 E
saw the one big
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
problem you keep under your hat
C C5b
and it's pretty unlikely that
D F Em
anybody else'll be cool with that
E9 E
you got bus fare in your pocket
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
more money down in your sock
C C5b
but she can't tell you how to contact
D F Em
her if you won't listen to her talk
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C B7
it's no problem
Am
I'll just keep quiet
F
if it's easier for you
C B7
to make believing
Am
that I don't love you
F
as much as I do
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she'll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
I told you so
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