Elliott Smith - Happiness guitar tab
Tom's Start
tuning - dafcgd
I used the 8-19-98 EDGE 102 radio version of this song which was
recorded the day that he wrote the song so i'm sure it's changed
I think he played it in a different key on tour with Quasi so if
anyone has any corrections or additions feel free to make them
and send them to charlie - waltz2@hotmail.com
G: 355433
Am: 577655
F: 133211
F#m: 244222
A: 002220
Intro (played x2) (repeat x2)
d|---3--------2---------1--------0--------|-5-------3--------|
a|----3--------2--------------------------|--5-------3-------|
f|----------------------------------------|------------------|
c|----------------------------------------|------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|------------------|
d|------3-3-3-----2-2-2---1-1-1----0-0-0--|----5-5-5---3-3-3-|
G Am
activity is killing the actor
A G A F F#m
and a cop's standing out in the road turning traffic away
G Am
there's nothing she could do until after
A G
when his body'd been buried below
A F F#m
way back in the day
?
oh my nothing else could have been done
G
made his life a lie
so he might never have to know anyone
G
made his life a lie, you know
VRS. 2
I told him he shouldn't have sent her
he'd only be making it worse
bothering somebody else
but I he that he'd never forget her
while her memory worked in reverse
to keep her safe from herself
BR.2
oh my nothing else could have been done
she made her life a lie
so she might never have to know anyone
made her life a lie, you know
PLAY INTRO OVER THE OUTRO and strum G to Am one extra time
what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see
and all I want now is happiness for you and me
what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see
and all I want now is happiness for you and me.
fade out between Am and G
Jimy - ons@connix.com - icq:14267345 aol im: destroy333
tom's start
david wagner wagner@mindspring.com
*standard tuning*
chords used that might need tab explanation...
D7/C: x30212
C#m: x46654
F#m: 244222
G#: 466544
Bb:688766
A (II): 577655
intro/outro:
E G#m D A D7/C E F# A
e-----0-----------------2------0--------2---------0----2-------0-
b--0--------4-------3---------2-----1---------0-------2-------2-
g---------4----------------------------------------------------------
-notes: elliott plays this riff in the intro and outro. he also strums
the chord a little in between each chord change, especially the F# and
the A -- on those two he doesn't really pick on those chords but rather
strums on the whole chord.
VERSE:
E F#m
activity is killing the actor
B A F#m D B
and a cop's standing out in the road turning traffic away
E F#m
there's nothing she could do until after
B A
when his body'd been buried below
F#m D B
way back in the day
CHORUS:
C#m F#m C#m A (II)
oh my nothing else could have been done
E C#m G#(slide to)A G#
made his life a lie so
C#m F#m C#m A
he might never have to know anyone
E C#m G#(slide to)A - Bb - C
made his life a lie, you know
verse two:
i told him he shouldn't have sent her
he'd only be making it wore bothering somebody else
but i knew that he'd never forget her
while her memory worked in reverse
to keep her safe from herself
chorus two:
oh my nothing else could have been done
she made her life a lie so
she might never have to know anyone
made her life a lie, you know
outro:
play the intro twice, then play the chords to it (E G#m ... F# A), with
each chord played for two beats. here are the lyrics...
what i used to be will pass away and then you'll see
all i want now is happiness for you and me
he plays this a few times over and over, then fools around a little bit
of soloing on the g and b strings. he ends on an E chord.
questions? comments?
david wagner wagner@mindspring.com
