Elliott Smith

^Em7 baby britain feels the b ^Am7 est
^G floating over a ^C sea of vodka
^Em7 separated from the ^Am7 rest
^G fights problems with ^C bigger problems
^Em7 sees the ocean fall and ^Am7 rise
^G counts the waves that some ^C how didn't hit her
^Em7 water pouring from her ^Am7 eyes
^G alcoholic and ^C very bitter
Chorus:
for ^Em som ^Em/G eone ^Em/A half ^Em/B as s ^C mart
you'd ^Em be ^Em/G a ^Em/A work ^Em/B of ^C art
you ^Em put ^Em/G your- ^Em/A self ^Em/B a- ^C pa ^G/B rt
^Am and i can't help until ^C you start
Verse 2:
^Em7 we knocked another couple b ^Am7 ack
^G the dead soliders lined ^C up on the table
^Em7 still prepared for an at ^Am7 tack
^G they didn't know they'd been ^C disabled
^Em7 felt a wave a rush of b ^Am7 lood
^G you won't be happy til ^C the bottle's broken
^Em7 and you're out swimming in the ^Am7 flood
^G you kept back kept ^C unspoken
Repeat chorus
Bridge:
^C you got a look in your ^A/C# eye
when you're saying good ^D bye
like you wanna say ^B/D# hi
Instrumental:
Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C (3X)
^{G/B Am C}
Verse 3:
^Em7 the light was on but it was ^Am7 dim
^G revolver's been ^C turned over
^Em7 and now it's ready once a ^Am7 gain
^G the radio was playing ^C crimson and clover
^Em7 london bridge is safe and ^Am7 sound
^G no matter what you keep ^C repeating
^Em7 nothing's gonna drag me ^Am7 down
^G to a death that's ^C not worth cheating
Repeat chorus 2X
For the chorus part, all you are doing is playing Em7 with an ascending
bass line that looks like this when tabbed out:
All E minors listed here are actually Em7 chords
^{Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C}