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-----------|
-----------------------------------------3--3-2----|
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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---------|
---------0-3-----------|
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:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elliott_smith/waltz_2_x0_tab.html ]
----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----|
--------------------------------|
-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 ||
