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Waltz No. 2 (XO)

Elliott Smith

Tune down a whole step

Chords used:

Am:      x02210

C:       x32010

F:       xx3211

D7/F#:   2x0212

G:       320003

Bm:      x24432

Dm:      xx0231

Fadd9:   1x3213

G/B      x20003

E7:      020100

Bsus:    x24400

Strum: D     U D U  w/swing feel

       1 + 2 + 3 + 

Intro: 

/ Am - - / x4

/ Am - - / C - - / F - - / C - - /

/ F - - / C - - / G - - / C - - /

/ Am - - / C - - / F - - / C - - /

/ F - - / C - - / G - - / C - - / - - - / - - - / (hold and walkup to Am) /

Verse 1:

Am (2)                 C (2)

First the mic then a half cigarette

  F      D7/F#    G (2)

Singing cathy's clown

            Dm (2)                Am (2)

That's the man she's married to now

Bsus (2)                  E7 (2)

That's the girl that he takes around town

       Am (2)                 C (2)

She appears composed so she is I suppose

F        D7/F#  G (2)

Who can really tell

     Dm (2)              Am (2)

She shows no emotion at all

 Bsus (2)                   E7 (2)

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 (2)                       C (2)

Now she's done and they're calling someone

F         D7/F#  G (2)

Such a familiar name

        Dm (2)                   Am (2)

I'm so glad that my memory's remote

         Bsus (2)                 E7 (2)

Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour note to note

Am (2)             C (2)

Here it is the revenge to the tune

F      D7/F#  G (2)

You're no    good

          Dm (2)                             Am (2)

You're no good, you're no good, you're no good

Bsus (2)                    E7 (2)

Can't you tell that it's well understood

Chorus

Dm (2)               Fadd9 (2)        C      G/B    Am (2)

I'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on

     Dm (2)       F (4 hold)

I'm tired,  I'm tired

Verse 3:

Am (2)               C (2)

Looking out on the substitute scene

F      D7/F# G (2)

Still going strong

 Dm (2)  Am (2)

XO      mom

Bsus (2)         E7 (2)

It's okay its alright nothing's wrong

Am (2)               C (2)                     

Tell Mr. Man with impossible plans 

         F    D7/F#  G (2)

To just leave me   alone

        Dm (2)             Am (2)

In the place where I make no mistakes

Bsus (2)               E7 (2)

In the place where I have what it takes

Chorus x3 (1st line only)

Repeat intro (as it's played second time), hold last C