Tabbed by Jon Riley (www.leftoutkid.fsnet.co.uk) This is a really cool song I think by Elliot Smith originally, but covered also by a band called "Bad whose front man is/was the singer from "Lagwagon"...both bands should be checked out. I haven't bothered to check up the exact chord names..and in certain places he uses bar chords i this is it! Chords: F: 0 0 3 0 1 0 C: 0 3 2 0 1 0 E: 0 2 2 0 1 0 Am: 0 0 2 2 1 0 G: 3 2 0 0 0 0 Verse 1:

^Am your h^Fand on his a^Amrm the h^Fay stack ch^Carm aro^Eund your ne^Amck st^Frung out and th^Amin cal^Fling some fri^Cend trying to c^Eash some ch^Ameck he's ac^Fting du^Ammb th^Fat's what you've c^Come^E__ to ex^Ampect

Chorus:

^Am needle in the hay ^C needle in the h^Fay ^Am needle in the hay ^C needle in the h^Fay

Verse 2:

^Am he's wea^Fring your clo^Amthes h^Fead down to to^Ces a rea^Ection to y^Amou you say, you kn^Fow what he d^Amid but you id^Fiot ki^Cd you do^En't have a c^Amlue s^Fomtimes they j^Amust get ca^Fught in the ^Eeye you're pulling him th^Amrough

Chorus:

^Am needle in the hay ^C needle in the h^Fay ^Am needle in the hay ^C needle in the h^Fay

Middle: Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F Am______ Verse 3:

n^Fow on the b^Amus n^Fearly tou^Cching this di^Erty retr^Ameat f^Falling ^Amout 6^Fth and po^Cwell a dead sw^Eeat in my t^Ameeth gonna w^Falk walk wal^Amk f^Four more bl^Cocks plus the o^Ene in my br^Ameak d^Fown downsta^Amirs ^Fto the m^Can he's gonna m^Eake it all o^Amk i can't b^Feat mysel^Amf i can't b^Feat mysel^Cf and i do^En't want to ta^Amlk i'm ta^Fking the ^Amcure so i^F can be qu^Ciet wh^Eenever i w^Fant so leave me ^Galone you o^Eught to be ^Amproud that i'm^F getting good marks ^Am

Chorus: (x2)

^Am needle in the hay ^C needle in the h^Fay ^Am needle in the hay ^C needle in the h^Fay

Ending: Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F E F/C - (the end chord is F/C: 0 3 3 0 1 0) Please visit my site for more tunes! www.leftoutkid.fsnet.co.uk

Elliott Smith - Needle in the hay