Elliott Smith - Roman Candle guitar tab
roman candle
First of all I can assure you all that this tab is less than perfect.
However it sounds pretty good to me and I enjoy playing it. Please let me
know if you can work out something better cos it's a great song and I would
love to be able to play it better myself.
Tuning: EADGbb (capo 7)
Intro: strum Esus? (022200) Sorry I don't know the name. Rest assured
that'll happen again!
Em F# (244300) C/G (332000)
he played himself
Em F# C/G F#? (2X4000)
didn't need me to give him hell
Em F# C/G F#?
he could be cool and cruel to you and me
Em F# C/G Em/A? (002000)
knew we'd put up with anything
Em G (3X0000) Em? (07X000)
i want to hurt him
Em G Em?
i want to give him pain
Em G Em?
i'm a roman candle
Em G Em? C/E? (035000)
my head is full of flames
Esus? F# C/G F#?
i'm hallucinating
(same)
hallucinating
Esus? F# C/G
i hear you cry
F#? Em/A?
your tears are cheap
Em F#
wet hot red swollen cheeks
C/G
fall asleep
(same as before)
i want to hurt him
i want to give him pain
i'm a roman candle
my head is full of flames
(same as before but with extra chord at the end???
I can't work it out so I just play usual)
i want to hurt him...
Esus? F# C/G F#?
oooh...
and make him feel this pretty burn (I'm sorry, I've gone into overload
trying to get this bit exactly right and quite frankly I've decided to give
up for the time being! I surrender.)
Tim.
Roman Candle
Standard Tuning
Chords:
Em9 : X2403(2) G6/B : X20030
Cm? : X462XX Em : 022000
G : 320030 D : XX0230
A : 5X0030(or) X00030 Cadd9 : X32030
Brief Intro: Em9
Cm? G Em9 Cm G A
He played himself, didn't need me to give him hell
Em9 Cm G A
He could be cool and cruel to you and me
Em9 Cm G G6/B * hit low E four times
Knew we'd put up with every-thing
Chorus:
Hit bass note for each chord with quick little strums
(Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord)
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em
I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em G
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
Em9 Cm? G A Em9 Cm? G A
I'm hallu----cina-----ting, hallu----cina----ting
Em9 Cm? G A
I hear you cry, your tears are cheap
Em9 Cm? G *strum A then G fast
Wet hot red swollen cheeks, fall asleep
Chorus:
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em
I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em G
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
G6/B D Em G G6/B D Em G
I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to hurt him
G6/B D Em G G6/B D Em G
I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to give him pain
*For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times
and then;
Ending: G G6/B (with low E until the end)
A G6/B
Make him feel this pretty burn
*rake upward hard and land on G to start the outro and continue this
pattern
(hit bass note and strum each chord 4 times)
G G6/B A Cadd9 *end on Cadd9
tabbed by Bunch
I have for some time been trying to find out the ending part to the
song Roman Candle and the first version transcribed by Tim with the capo
7 helped me quite a bit. It helped me so much that I think I may have
figured out the ending part he seemed to have so much confusion with.
Here are the chords used. Sorry I didn't know the names, I lost my chord
book!
Please let me know what they might be.
capo 7
G(32000X) ?(12200X)
make him feel this pretty burn...
?(032000) ?(12200X)
G(32000X) ?(12200X)
?(032000) ?(12200X)
G(32000X) ?(12200X)
( end on this chord)
Hopefully this will help. I think I may have figured out the cord
progression on the "chorus"
"....I want to hut him, I want to give him pain..."
part as well. So, if you guys are happy with this
and want to use it as an addition to Tim's tab version let me know and I
will send some more
bits and pieces. Like I said, I hope it helps!
Please let me know.
Take care,
Seth Noles
