Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith
Tune down one step
Chords used:
Am: x02210
C: x32010
F: xx3211
D7/F#: 2x0212
G: 320003
Bm: x24432
Dm: xx0231
F9: 1x3213
G/B x20003
E7: 020100
Bsus: x24400
Intro:
Am (4 bars)
Play this two times:
Am C F C F C G C
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--2--4-5-0-0--------------0-2----------------------
--------------3-3-2--2-3------2-2-0--2-0-----------
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When you get to the last C the second time through, this is played:
-----0-------0---------
-----1-------1---------
-----0-------2---------
-----2-------2---------
-0-2-3-------0---------
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Verse 1:
Am C
First the mic then a half cigarette
F D7/F# G
Singing cathy's clown
Dm Am
That's the man she's married to now
Bsus E7
That's the girl that he takes around town
Am C
She appears composed so she is i suppose
F D7/F# G
Who can really tell
Dm Am
She shows no emotion at all
Bsus E7
Stares into space like a dead china doll
Chorus:
Am C F C F C G Am
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow
Repeat intro (as it's played the second time through)
Verse 2:
Am C
Now she's done and they're calling someone
F D7/F# G
Such a familiar name
Dm Am
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
Bsus E7
Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour note to note
Am C
Here it is the revenge to the tune
F D7/F# G
You're no good
Dm Am
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Bsus E7
Can't you tell that it's well understood
Repeat chorus
Dm F9 C G/B Am
I'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on
Dm
I'm tired
F
I'm tired
Verse 3:
Am C
Looking out on the substitute scene
F D7/F# G
Still going strong
Dm Am
XO mom
Bsus E7
It's okay its alright nothing's wrong
Am C
Tell mr. Man with impossible plans
F D7/F# G
To just leave me alone
Dm Am
In the place where i make no mistakes
Bsus E7
In the place where i have what it takes
Repeat chorus 3 times and play chorus chords once, ending on C
Transcribed by chadwick and scott
Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith
First of all let it be said that this tab is probably more
representative
of some of Elliott's live versions than the album version...said!
Also a big thanks to Scott and Chadwick for getting me started.
Alternate tuning: tune b-string to c and down half a step
Intro:
Am (x02200) (4 bars)
Play this two times:
----0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0------
----0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0------
--2----4S5-0-------------------------0--------------0-0------
------------------3------2------3------2-----0-2-0-----------
---------------------------------------------------3----2----
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then
---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----
---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----
---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----
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-3-------------2-3--------------
---------3----------------------
Verse 1: I play the Am and C chords by plucking Am with root a then e,
and
C with root C then G...kinda country style!
Am (002200) C (332000)
First the mic then a half cigarette
F (133201) D7/F# (2x0202) G (3x0023) Fret the root w/thumb on
these 3
Singing cathy's clown
Dm (xx0221) Am
That's the man she's married to now
B? (x2x200) E7 (022120)
That's the girl that he takes around town
Am C
She appears composed so she is i suppose
F D7/F# G
Who can really tell
Dm Am
She shows no emotion at all
B? E7
Stares into space like a dead china doll
Chorus: Either play the intro twice or the chords once and then the
intro
once...i actually favour playing the intro twice! If you care! :)
Am C F C F C G Am
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow
Verse 2:
Am C
Now she's done and they're calling someone
F D7/F# G
Such a familiar name
Dm Am
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
B? E7
Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour note to note
Am C
Here it is the revenge to the tune
F D7/F# G
You're no good
Dm Am
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Bsus E7
Can't you tell that it's well understood
Repeat chorus
Dm F C G/B Am
I'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on
Dm
I'm tired
F
I'm tired
Verse 3:
Am C
Looking out on the substitute scene
F D7/F# G
Still going strong
Dm Am
XO mom
B? E7
It's okay its alright nothing's wrong
Am C
Tell mr. Man with impossible plans
F D7/F# G
To just leave me alone
Dm Am
In the place where i make no mistakes
B? E7
In the place where i have what it takes
Repeat chorus 3 times and play chorus chords once, ending on C
Have fun with it!
Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith
Tune down one tone (chords shown as played)
Unusual chords used:
C/G 332010
D/F# 200232
E7/B (no 3rd)* x22430
Fmaj9 133010
F6 1x3231
G/B x20003
Intro:
|| Am | Am | Am | Am ||
||: Am | C | F | C | F | C | G |
| C | C/G | C | C :||
Verse:
||: Am | Am | C | C/G | F | D7/F# | G | G |
| Dm | Dm | Am | Am | E7/B* | E7/B* | E7 |E7 :||
Chorus:
||: Am | C | F | C | F | C | G |
| C | C/G | C | C :||
Middle 8:
||Dm | Dm | Fmaj9 | F6 | C | G/B | Am | Am |
| Dm | Dm | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | rest | Fmaj7 ||
Verse 1:
First the mic then a half cigarette,
Singing cathy's clown,
That's the man she's married to now,
That's the girl that he takes around town,
She appears composed , so she is I suppose,
Who can really tell,
She shows no emotion at all,
Stares into space like a dead china doll.
Chorus:
I'm never gonna know you now,
but I'm gonna love you anyhow.
Verse 2:
Now she's done and they're calling someone
Such a familiar name,
I'm so glad that my memory's remote,
Cos I'm doing just fine
hour to hour note to note,
Here it is the revenge to the tune,
You're no good,
You're no good, you're no good,
you're no good,
Can't you tell that it's well understood.
Chorus
Middle 8:
I'm here today and expected to stay
on and on and on,
I'm tired,
I'm tired.
Verse 3:
Looking out on the substitute scene,
Still going strong,
XO mom,
It's okay, its alright, nothing's wrong,
Tell Mr. Man with impossible plans
To just leave me alone,
In the place where I make no mistakes,
In the place where I have what it takes.
Chorus x3