I Better Be Quiet Now Chords

by Elliott Smith
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 2nd fret
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1 contributor total, last edit on Jan 17, 2017

Chords

G6
A7sus4
C9
D
E7sus4
A
G
F
Bb
E
D#
A5
C

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Elliott Smith - I Better Be Quiet Now
Tabbed by Tony G (yeah@hehe.com)
* Normal tuning capo on 2
 
G6  320030
A7sus4  002130
Dadd4 300032
C9  032020
 
 (Riff1)
e|--------------|
B|-3-2-0--------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
 
(Riff2)
e|-----0--------|
B|-3-2----------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
 
(Riff3)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-0-0----------|
D|-----4-2>4----|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
 
D                  E7sus4
wish you gave me a number
G6                    D
wish i could call you today,
               A7sus4
just to hear a voice.
 
[Riff 1]
Dadd4  A      G
i got a long way to go
Riff2            D
getting further away.
 
[Riff 3]
D
D                    E7sus4
if i didn't know the difference,
G6                             D
living alone would probably be ok.
               A7sus4
it wouldn't be lonely.
 
[Riff1]
Dadd4  A      G
i got a long way to go
[Riff2]
           D
getting further away.
 
[Riff3]
D
F                 G             Bb
a lot of hours to occupy it was easy
              E        F
when i didn't know you yet,
D#         Bb   A5 Bb      C  C-9
things i'd have to forget.
F               G
but i better be quiet now,
    Bb       E          F
i'm tired of wasting my breath
D#       Bb  A5      Bb      C  C-9
carrying on, getting upset.
 
D              E7sus4
maybe i have a problem,
    G6                         D
but thats not what i wanted to say.
                A7sus4
i prefer to say nothing.
 
[Riff1]
Dadd4  A      G
i got a long way to go
 
[Riff2]
           D
getting further away.
 
[Riff3]
            D
* (Verse chords for bridge)
F                 G                Bb
had a dream as an army man with an order
        E           F
just to march in my place
      D#      Bb A5            Bb  C  C9
but a dead enemy screams in my face
F               G
but i better be quiet now,
    Bb       E          F
i'm tired of wasting my breath
D#       Bb      A5      Bb  C  C9
carrying on, not over it yet.
D                         E7sus4
wish i knew what you were doing.
G6                         D
why you want to do it this way.
                  A7sus4
so i can't go the distance,
 
[Riff1]
Dadd4  A      G
i got a long way to go,
 
[Riff2]
D     E
i'm getting further away.
 
[Riff1]
Dadd4  A      A7sus4
i got a long way to go
 
[Riff2]
D
getting further away.
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I grabbed this from http://www.sweetadeline.net/ibetterbe.txt
I can't take credit for any of this. All I did was clean it up and post it here. It
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Danny602393
Verse chords: D Bm6 E7 Wish you gave me your number Gmmaj7 D Bm6 Wish I could call you today, just to hear a voice Gmaj7 A G I got a long way to go D I'm getting further away. D xx0232 Bm6 x20132 E7 x20130 Gmmaj7 x10032 Gmaj7 300032
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danieli99
The end should be like this: Riff1 Dadd4 A G i got a long way to go, Riff2 Bm E i'm getting further away. Riff1 Dadd4 A A7sus4 i got a long way to go Riff2 D getting further away.
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veedub
love playing Elliot Smith songs
+2