Twilight Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author Fantasy Paradox [a] 177.

8 contributors total, last edit on Mar 31, 2022

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Chords

Fmaj7/C

C/G

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On the D7 chord, you can choose to mute the A string or not.
 
Fmaj7/C (x33210)
Am      (x02210)
G       (320003)
F       (133211)
C/G     (332010)
D7      (xx0212)
 
 
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7/C
  Haven't laughed this hard in a long time
         Am         G               F    C/G
I better stop now before I start crying
Fmaj7/C
  Go off to sleep in the sunshine
        Am            G               F    C/G
I don't wanna see the day when it's dying
 
 
[Chorus 1]
        D7
She's a sight to see (sight to see)
          Fmaj7/C
She's (a) good to me (good to me)
        Am      G            F   C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby
 
        D7
She's a pretty thing (pretty thing)
              Fmaj7/C
And she knows everything (everything)
        Am      G            F   C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby
 
 
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7/C
  You don't deserve to be lonely
          Am                  G                F    C/G
But those drugs you got won't make you feel better
Fmaj7/C
  Pretty soon you'll find it's the only
       Am                       G           F     C/G
Little part of your life you're keeping together
 
 
[Chorus 2]
    D7
I'm nice to you (nice to you)
        Fmaj7/C
I could make it through (make it through)
           Am      G            F   C/G
But you're already somebody's baby
 
        D7
I could make you smile (make you smile)
       Fmaj7/C
If you stayed a while (stayed a while)
        Am            G              F   C/G
But how long will you stay with me baby?
 
 
[Solo] (see tab below)
Fmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
Fmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
D7       Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
D7       Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
 
 
[Verse 3]
Fmaj7/C
  Because your candle burns too bright
       Am        G             F     C/G
Well I almost forgot it was twilight
Fmaj7/C
  Even if I think that you are right
         Am             G             F       C/G
Well I'm tired of being down, I got no fight
 
 
[Chorus 3]
       D7
You're wonderful (wonderful)
          Fmaj7/C
When it's beautiful (beautiful)
        Am      G            F   C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby
 
         D7
And if I went with you (went with you)
        F
I'd disapoint you too (disappoint you too)
        Am      G            F  (RIFF 1)
But I'm already somebody's baby
Am      G           D    Fmaj7/C  (RIFF 2)  Am
Already somebody's baby
 
 
   RIFF 1     RIFF 2
   F          Fmaj7/C     Am
e|-1--------|-0-----------x----|
B|-1--------|-1-----------1----|
G|-2--------|-2-----------2----|
D|-3--------|-3--3-2-0----2----|
A|-3--------|-3--------3--0----|
E|-1-1-2-3--|-x----------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
It goes something like this. I've seen live videos where he sings the melody,
but I like this better.
 
   Fmaj7/C            Fmaj7/C           Am            G      Fmaj7/C     C/G
e|-------------0-0--|------------0-0--|---------------3-3--|-------------0-0--|
B|-1---1-------1-1--|-1---1------1-1--|-1-----1-------0-0--|-1---1-------1-1--|
G|-2p0---2--0--2-2--|-2p0---2--0-2-2--|-2-2p0---2--0--0-0--|-2p0---2--0--0-0--|
D|-3-----------3-3--|-3----------3-3--|-2-------------0-0--|-3-----------2-2--| x2
A|-3-----------3-3--|-3----------3-3--|-0-------------2-2--|-3-----------3-3--|
E|------------------|-----------------|---------------3-3--|-------------3-3--|
 
   D7                 Fmaj7/C           Am            G      Fmaj7/C     C/G
e|-------------2-2--|------------0-0--|---------------3-3--|-------------0-0--|
B|-1---1-------1-1--|-1---1------1-1--|-1-----1-------0-0--|-1---1-------1-1--|
G|-2p0---2--0--2-2--|-2p0---2--0-2-2--|-2-2p0---2--0--0-0--|-2p0---2--0--0-0--|
D|-0-----------0-0--|-3----------3-3--|-2-------------0-0--|-3-----------2-2--| x2
A|------------------|-3----------3-3--|-0-------------2-2--|-3-----------3-3--|
E|------------------|-----------------|---------------3-3--|-------------3-3--|
 
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Twilight – Elliott Smith

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the tabs at the bottom are upside down-- but apart from that it's pretty accurate.

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The solo notes tabbed on the B and G string should be reversed (apart from chord notes), great tab though F9/C Am G F7/C C/G e 0------------0--|0------------0--|-------------3--|-------------0--| B 1-----1------1--|1-----1------1--|------1------3--|------1------1--| G 2-2p0---2--0-2--|2-2p0---2--0-2--|--2p0---2--0-0--|--2p0---2--0-0--|Repeat D 3------------3--|3------------3--|-------------0--|-------------2--| x1 A 3------------3--|3------------3--|-------------2--|-------------3--| E x------------x--|x------------x--|-------------3--|-------------3--| D F9/C Am G F9/C C/G e -------------2--|-------------0--|-------------3--|-------------0--| B ------3------3--|------1------1--|------1------3--|------1------1--| G --2p0---2--0-2--|--2p0---2--0-2--|--2p0---2--0-0--|--2p0---2--0-0--|Repeat D -------------0--|-------------3--|-------------0--|-------------2--| x1 A -------------0--|-------------3--|-------------2--|-------------3--| E -------------x--|-------------x--|-------------3--|-------------3--|

I think the D should be a D7, try it out x00212