Elliott Smith

^{G A G B Em}
1.Verse:
^G funny you swear you got nowhere special to g ^A o
but I know you ^Am will, before too long ^{D C
G} always there, standing there
staring at the hole in the ro ^A be
like it was a ^Am place somebody would ^D go ^C
1.Chorus:
G D Am (Am/E)? G B Em
con-fusion is king, the talk of your town
^G with the hollywood design, ^A knowing everyone ^Am
would you cover mine? ^{G B Em}
2.Verse:
^G you spoke softer than anybody i ever heard ^A
softer than the vel-vet ^Am in your hair ^{D C
G} tying back black laughin' back (?), black as a bird ^A
i live in a cage ^Am , and i could take you ^D the ^C re
2.Chorus:
G D Am (Am/E)? G B Em
con-fusion is king, the talk of your town
^G streets, i'm living with the p ^A ain
this is what you see ^Am always looking dow ^G n ^{B Em}
3.Verse:
^G hanging out, let her (?) can't tell how to be ^A have
with her on the stage ^Am i hear your ser ^D m ^C (?)
^G animals painted in the dark on the walls of the ^A cage
pictures i ^Am wish you just f ^D org ^C et
3.Chorus:
G D Am (Am/E)? G B Em
con-fusion is king, the talk of your town
^G I don't know if you ^A care the meaning of the ^Am word
maybe just yourself ^{G B Em}
4.Verse:
^G little things trigger big problems you can wipe out a ^A stain
maybe i dest ^Am roy what makes you ^D sa ^C d
^G if you're rid of so many minds buried that you never relay ^A
until your body's n ^Am umb and it's all too ^D ba ^C d
4.Chorus:
G D Am (Am/E)? G B Em
con-fusion is king, the talk of the town
^G i don't know how to ^A speak it
i don't know how to help ^Am you
i'll just be around ^{G B Em Em Em
G} i don't know how to ^A speak
i don't know how to he ^Am lp
i'll just be aroun ^G d ^{B Em}
i think it is not exactly right...but it sounds near to the "La Zona Rosa, Austin 5-6-00"-recording
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