Capo: 3

Elliott Smith - Junk Bond Trader ================================ tabbed by BFG4 This is my arrangement of the piano line for the guitar. The chords are 100% correct (with respect to capo) obtained from an official Elliott Smith guitar sheet. Capo on the 3rd fret Tuning: Standard Intro (playing the F chord use your thumb on the low F) Am F C Dsus4 D F G ---0--------0-------------------------------------------------| ---1------1-1--3---1-------1----------------1----------1--0---| -2-2----2----------------2---------0----0-4-0--2-------2--0---| -2----2----------------3-------3------2--------5-4------------| x2 -0---------------------------------3-----------5---5----------| -----------------1---1---1---1-------------------------1--3---| Riff Am F C Dsus4 D F G ----0-------------1-------0----------------------------------| ----1-------1h3---1--3p1--1-------1----------1--0------------| ----2---0h2-------2-------0---0-4-0--2-2-----2--0------------| -2------3---------3---------2--------5-4---------------------| X2 -0------------------------3-------3--5-5---5-----------------| --------1------------------------------------1--3------------| Verse (strum chords)

^AmThe imitation picks you up like a ^Fhabit ^CWriting in the glow of the ^Dsus4TV's s^Dtat^Fic^G ^AmTaking out the trash to the ^Fman ^CGive the people something they ^Dsus4unders^Dta^Fnd^G

^AmA stickman flashing a ^Ffine-line smile ^CJunk bond trader ^Dsus4trying^D to sell a ^Fsucker ^Ga style ^AmRich man in a ^Fpoor man's clothes ^CThe permanent i^Dsus4nstall^Dment of the ^Fdaily ^Gdose

(Riff)

And you ^Amtell off when you ^Ftell it like it is Your ^Cworld's no wider ^Dsus4than y^Dour h^Fatred ^Gof his ^Am Checking into a ^Fsmall reality ^CBoring as a drug you ^Dsus4take t^Doo r^Feg^Gularly

The athe^Amlete's laugh, the ^Fbroken crutch The f^Cirst true love that ^Dsus4folded^D at the s^Flight^Gest touch ^AmBrought down like an o^Fld hotel People d^Cigging through the rubble for ^Dsus4things^D they ^Fcan r^Gesell

^A"Happy Holid^Gays," said sick saviour ^AThe leaving lover I ^C/Fstill ^G/Bfavou^Gr ^AI won't take your medicine ^GI don't need a remedy ^ATo be everything I'm ^C/Fsupposed ^G/Bto be^G ^AI don't want nobody else ^GI can do it by myself ^AWe're meant to be ^Ctogeth^G/Ber ^G

A G --------------------------------------------------------| -2--------------2---------------------------------------| -2------2---------4--2----------0-----0-----------------| ----2-----2---2-2-0--2-------0----0------3--2-----------| -0----------4---0----4----2---------2-------------------| --------------------------3-----------3-----------------| Am Am/C G/D G C/F G/D G G#dim ------------------------3--------0---------0-------0------------------------| -----1--------1--------------------3---------3-------3-------3--------------| -------2--------2-----0---0----0---------5-------5---------0---0----0---0---| ---2--------2-------0------------------3-------3---------0------------------| -0--------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------3------------------------------------3---4-----| (riff)

Now ^AmI'm a policeman ^Fdirecting traffic Keeping ^Ceverything moving, ^Dsus4everyt^Dhing s^Fta^Gtic ^AmI'm the hitchhiker you'll ^Frecognize passing ^COn your way to some ^Dsus4everla^Dsti^Fng^G

^AmBetter s^Fell it while you ^Ccan ^Dsus4 ^D ^F ^G Better sell it while you can Better sell it while you can Better sell it while you can

C/F G/B --3-- --3--| --5-- --3--| --5-- --0--| --3-- --0--| --x-- --2--| --x-- --x--|

Elliott Smith - Junk bond trader