I Better Be Quiet Now Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Capo: | 2nd fret |
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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
be helpful if you could tell me if anything's wrong with this.
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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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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.
+2

love playing Elliot Smith songs
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