Needle In The Hay Chords
by Elliott Smith536,588 views, added to favorites 10,001 times
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 3 contributors total, last edit on Mar 2, 2022
Chords
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Tabbed by Jon Riley (www.leftoutkid.fsnet.co.uk)
I haven't bothered to check up the exact chord names... and in certain places he uses bar chords.
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 F Am
your hand on his arm
F C E Am
the hay stack charm around your neck
F Am
strung out and thin
F C E Am
calling some friend trying to cash some check
F Am
he's acting dumb
F C E Am
that's what you've come__ to expect
[Chorus]
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Verse 2]
Am F Am
he's wearing your clothes
F C E Am
head down to toes a reaction to you
F Am F C
you say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
E Am
you don't have a clue
F Am F E
sometimes they just get caught in the eye
Am
you're pulling him through
[Chorus]
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Interlude]
Am F Am F C E (x3)
F G E Am F Am
[Verse 3]
F Am
now on the bus
F C E Am
nearly touching this dirty retreat
F Am F C E Am
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
F Am
gonna walk walk walk
F C E Am
four more blocks plus the one in my break
F Am F C
down downstairs to the man
E Am
he's gonna make it all ok
F Am
I can't beat myself
F C
I can't beat myself
E Am
and I don't want to talk
F Am F C
I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet
E F
whenever I want
G
so leave me alone
E Am F Am
you ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
[Chorus] (x2)
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[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)
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Needle In The Hay – Elliott Smith
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20 comments
This is an awesome song and thanks for posting it but instead of playing an f play an fmaj7 i think thats what elliot plays in the song
rest in peace elliot
+14
no, it is definantly E LoCo, and it makes a big difference.
great tab btw
+10
yeah couple few lyrical errors... mainly "plus the one in my BREAK" should be BRAIN. Other large lyrical change would be "I cant BEAT myself" should just be BE instead. If youve ever been a junky you know what he means by these lines. and yeah the bar chords you mention really dont occur till the end, he's just hitting the chords differently to create the more full sound, you leave out the high E string until that point.
+7
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