Elliott Smith

^D here come the ^D/C# sidewalk boss ^D/C again
telling me how i can't cave ^G in
but i'm a study in ^D black
need a pat on the ^E back
i looked up and ^G smile
a picture of ^Bb dissatisfaction
^D and he can only ^A see as a ^G junky
^Bb though i might be ^D straight ^A as an ^G arrow
he's ^D busy shaking ^A hands with my ^G monkey
^D busy shaking ^A hands with my ^G monkey
^D i go in my ^D/C# car straight to the ^D/C bar
where my sweety pours the ^G beer
for the millions of ^D fans
ignoring the ^E bands
he's in my ^G ear
wants me to ^Bb live in denial
^D says you gotta ^A settle for ^G something
^Bb though it might not ^D be re ^A ally ^G living
^D anything is ^A better than ^G nothing (x2)
^Bb no actor ^Gm action man gonna ^Eb move in and take my ^Gm place
i'll be ^Bb pumping out the ^Gm product
just a ^Eb total ^D waste
^D look at your ^D/C# hands unoccu ^D/C pied
look at the lengths you'll go to ^G hide
your under the ^D veil
pretending to ^E bail
you gotta ^G whole
lot of empty ^Bb time left to go
^D now you've gotta ^A fill it with ^G something
^Bb i know what you could ^D do - d ^A on't you ^G know
^D anything is ^A better than ^G nothing
^Bb no actor ^Gm action man gonna ^Eb move in and take my ^Gm place
i'll be ^Bb pumping out the ^Gm product
just a ^Eb total ^D waste
^D i'm here with my ^D/C# cup, afraid to look ^D/C up
this is how i spend my ^G time
lazing a ^D round
head hanging ^E down
stuck ^G inside my im ^Bb agination
^D busy making ^A something from ^G nothing
^Bb pictures of ^D hope a ^A nd d ^G epression
^D anything is ^A better than ^G nothing (x4)