Elliott Smith

^F#m The problem I have with the soul ^D contraption
^A Swallowed up slo ^E wly like a bad r ^Bm eaction
^F#m All around what you do and say ^D
A Well the symptom ^E falls further a ^Bm way
^F#m You live in silence but you can' ^D t describe it
^A So what's the po ^E int of talking a ^Bm t all?
^F#m The store bought injury.. the fa ^D mily cane
^A Just another boy ^E bad at the game ^Bm
F#m This is when you need a ^D friend to keep you moving around ^{A E
Bm
F#m} 'Cause all your thinking has mad ^D e you slow
^A You might be sto ^E pping out.. you ^Bm know
^A Frustrated fireworks ^F#m inside your head
^F#m There's a lit fuse smoking.. you ^D caught instead
^A What you're dealing.. ^F#m but it's just a start
^F#m Was a time since your problem wa ^D s a poison dart
^A And you act like a co ^F#m wboy.. whatever's in my hat
^F#m I'm a hardboiled hero and I'm no ^D t so bad
^A But I didn't know whe ^F#m n to run from this
^F#m A proud fan is gonna see you sha ^D tter
^A I know that ther ^E e really isn't a ^Bm nything the matter
^F#m Nothing is gonna be crying words ^D ..
^A They only want t ^E heir voice to be ^Bm heard
^F#m They use it sometimes to show th ^D at they're around
^A Or they build yo ^E u up a theory li ^Bm ke the walls of a town
^F#m A tired and ancient ruler right ^D now..
^A The neighborhood ^E slaves are hard ^Bm ly skilled
^A Open your parachute a ^F#m nd drop your weight
^F#m Float on down to the center and ^D investigate
^A I did my self require ^F#m ment
^F#m Better cop out hard or I'll leav ^D e right now
^A 'Cause this feeling o ^F#m f loving I felt it in my chest
^F#m Like the nighttime footsteps of ^D an unknown guest
^A I know it wasn't me.. ^F#m I wasn't moving..
^F#m I felt thunder.. the rain was po ^D uring
^A I know it must b ^E e something wron ^Bm g all this is restoring
^F#m You don't have to live in a life ^D 's mistake
^A Stay in the cent ^E er and wait ^A
A Stay in the cent ^E er and wait ^A
A Stay in the cent ^E er and wait. ^Bm