Elliott Smith - Better be quiet now
tabsver. 1
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Tuning: E A D G B E
electric guitar riffs coincide with the line above
[Intro]
Wish you gave me your number Wish I could call you today
IF I didn't know the difference Living alone would probably be ok
E F#79/C Am-maj7/C E/B
e|---4-----------------------4----2------4 --------------------------4--------------|
B|---5-----------------------5----5------5---------------------------5--------------|
G|---4-----------------------3----3------2---------------------------4--------------|
D|---2-----------------------x----x------x---------------------------x--------------|
A|---------------------------4----4------3---------------------------2--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just to hear a voice I got a long way to go I'm getting further away
it wouldnt be lonely
Eb5/Bb
e|-------------------4------------------------4---2------0------------------------2----0------|
B|-------------------5----------------5-4--2--2---4------2------------------5--4-------0------|
G|-------------------3------------------------2---2------2------------------4----------1------|
D|-------------------x------------------------2---2------2------------------x----------2------|
A|-------------------1------------------------0---0------0------------------2----------2------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
e|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7---6--4/6--2---------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
A lot of hours to occupy, it was easy when I didn't know you yet
G A C/G
e|-3-------------------0---------------0----------2----------------3--------------|
B|-0-------------------2---------------1----------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0----------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2----------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x----------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3----------2----------------3--------------|
Things I'd have to forget
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B|-1-----------0------0-----1-----------1------1-----------------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2-----0-----------2------2-----------------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1-----2-----------0------0-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x-----x-----------x------x-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2-----3-----------2------2-----------------------------------|
But I better be Quiet Now I'm tired of wasting my breath
G A C/G
e|-3-------------------0---------------0-------------2----------------3--------------|
B|-0-------------------2---------------1-------------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0-------------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2-------------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x-------------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-------------2----------------3--------------|
carrying on getting upset
e|-3-----------0------2----------0-----------2----2----------------------------|
B|-1-----------0------0----------1-----------3----1----------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2----------0-----------2----2----------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1----------2-----------0----1----------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x----------x---3--2--3-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2----------3---------------------------------------------|
maybe I have a problem but that's not what I wanted to say
E F#79/C Am-maj7/C E/B
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B|---5-----------------------5----5------5------------------5----------5----------------|
G|---4-----------------------3----3------2------------------2----------4----------------|
D|---2-------------------1---x----x------x------------------x----------x----------------|
A|---------------------------4----4------3------------------3----------2----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
i prefer to say nothing I got a long way to go I'm getting further away
Eb5/Bb
e|-------------------4------------------------4---2------0------------------------2----0------|
B|-------------------5----------------5-4--2--2---4------2------------------5--4-------0------|
G|-------------------3------------------------2---2------2------------------4----------1------|
D|-------------------x------------------------2---2------2------------------x----------2------|
A|-------------------1------------------------0---0------0------------------2----------2------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
e|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7---6--4/6--2---2-2-2-1-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------2-----------2-2-0-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------0-----------------4-0-------------------------------------|
e|--4---4----4---4---4-----------4---2--0--------------0----0--0--0-----0---------------|
B|--5---5----5---5---5--5--4-2---2---4--5---5---4---7--0----0--0--0-----0---------------|
G|--4---3----2---4---3-----------2---4--4-----4---4----1----------------1---------------|
D|--2---x----x---x---x-----------2---4--2---3----------2---7--7--6--4/6-2---------------|
A|--x---x----3---2---1---------------2--4--------------2----------------2---------------|
E|--0---0----0---0---0---------------------------------0----------------0---------------|
[Verse]
Had a dream as an Army man with an order just to march in my place while a
G A C/G
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B|-0-------------------2---------------1-------------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0-------------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2-------------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x-------------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-------------2----------------3--------------|
ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---------------------------------------------------8-7-5---5-7--------7-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------8-----------8------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
dead enemy screams in my face
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B|-1-----------0------0--------------1-----------1------1-----------------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2--------------0-----------2------2-----------------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1--------------2-----------0------0-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x--------------x-----------x------x-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2--------------3-----------2------2-----------------------------------|
ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---5--------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--------------5----2-h4-4-4-2--4-1-------------------------------------------|
G|5-5------------4-4---2--------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
But I better be Quiet Now I'm tired of wasting my breath
G A C/G
e|-3-------------------0---------------0-------------2----------------3--------------|
B|-0-------------------2---------------1-------------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0-------------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2-------------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x-------------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-------------2----------------3--------------|
ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---------------------------------------------------8-7-5---5-7--------7-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------8-----------8------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
carrying on not over it yet
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B|-1-----------0------0----------1-----------3----1----------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2----------0-----------2----2----------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1----------2-----------0----1----------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x----------x---3--2--3-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2----------3---------------------------------------------|
ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---5--------------3---------------------------2-----2---------------------------|
B|-6--------------5----2-h4-4-4-2--4-5----------1-----1----------------------------|
G|5-5------------4-4---2--------2-------------2-----2-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Electric Guitar begins to arpegiate chords)
wish I knew what you're doing and why you wanna do it this way
E F#79/C Am-maj7/C E/B
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B|---5-------------------------5----5------5---------------------------5---------------|
G|---4-------------------------3----3------2---------------------------4---------------|
D|---2-------------------------x----x------x---------------------------x---------------|
A|-----------------------------4----4------3---------------------------2---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
so I can't go the distance I've got a long way to go I'm getting further away
Eb5/Bb
e|-------------------4------------------------4---2------0------------------------2--------------|
B|-------------------5----------------5-4--2--2---4------2------------------5--4-----------------|
G|-------------------3------------------------2---2------2------------------4--------------------|
D|-------------------x------------------------2---2------2------------------x--------------------|
A|-------------------1------------------------0---0------0------------------2--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I got a Long way to go I'm getting further away
e|-4-------------------2----------4------2------2--------------2------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------2----------2------4------3--------------1------------------------------------------|
G|-6-------------------5----------2------4------2--------------2------------------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------4----------2------4------0--------------1------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----------4--6--7-4----------0------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6------6-4-3-4---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----0---0---0-----0----|
B|----0---0---0-----0----|
G|------------------1----|
D|--7---7---6--4/6--2----|
A|------------------2----|
E|------------------0----|
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
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