Some Song
Elliott Smith (self-titled)
standard D tuning
all chords are barre chords except the A's in the verses (but they are barred in the chorus).
F should be played barred on the 8th fret, not the first.
play mostly just the bass end of all the chords.
A
D A D
it's a junkie dream makes you so uptight
A D
yeah it's halloween tonight and every night
A
hear you scratch your skin
D
your sandpaper throat
A D
you're a symphony, man, with one fucking note
A D
charlie beat you up week after week
A D
and when you grow up you're going to be a freak
A C# G C G A
want a violent girl who's not scared of anything
F C G A
help me kill my time
F C G A
cos I'll never be fine
F C G A
help me kill my time
D A D
you went down to look at old dallas town
A D
where you must be sick just to hang around
A D
seen it on tv how to kill your man
A D
then like gacy's scene a canvas in your hand
A D
you better call your mom she's out looking for you
A D
in the jail and the army and the hospital too
A C# G C G A
but those people there couldn't do anything for you
F C G A
help me kill my time
F C G A
cos I'll never be fine
F C G A
help me kill my time
F C G A
help me kill my time
F C G A
help me kill my time
F C G A
cos I'll never be fine
F C G A F C
help me kill my time