Elliott Smith - Baby britain
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Baby Britain - From the Album "XO"
By Elliott Smith
This song is actually played on Piano but it transfers to Guitar fine.
Chords used:
Em7: 022030
Am7: x02010
G: 320033
C: x32010
G/B: x20003
Am: x02210
A/C#: x4222x
D: xx0232
B/D#: x6444x
Em7baby britain feels the bAm7est
Gfloating over aC sea of vodka
Em7separated from the Am7rest
Gfights problems withC bigger problems
Em7sees the ocean fall and Am7rise
Gcounts the waves that someChow didn't hit her
Em7water pouring from her Am7eyes
Galcoholic andC very bitter
Chorus:
for EmsomEm/Geone Em/Ahalf Em/Bas sCmart
you'd Embe Em/G a Em/Awork Em/Bof Cart
you Emput Em/Gyour-Em/Aself Em/B a- CpaG/Brt
Amand i can't help untilC you start
Verse 2:
Em7we knocked another couple bAm7ack
Gthe dead soliders lined Cup on the table
Em7still prepared for an atAm7tack
Gthey didn't know they'd beenC disabled
Em7felt a wave a rush of bAm7lood
Gyou won't be happy tilC the bottle's broken
Em7and you're out swimming in the Am7flood
Gyou kept back keptC unspoken
Repeat chorus
Bridge:
Cyou got a look in your A/C#eye
when you're saying goodDbye
like you wanna say B/D#hi
Instrumental:
Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C (3X)
G/B Am C
Verse 3:
Em7the light was on but it was Am7dim
Grevolver's beenC turned over
Em7and now it's ready once aAm7gain
Gthe radio was playing Ccrimson and clover
Em7london bridge is safe and Am7sound
Gno matter what you keepC repeating
Em7nothing's gonna drag me Am7down
Gto a death that's Cnot worth cheating
Repeat chorus 2X
For the chorus part, all you are doing is playing Em7 with an ascending
bass line that looks like this when tabbed out:
All E minors listed here are actually Em7 chords
Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C
--0---0----0----0----0---------
--0---0----0----0----1---------
--0---0----0----0----0---------
--2---2----2----2----2---------
--2---2----0----2----3---------
--0---3------------------------