Between The Bars - Elliott Smith

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Tuning: D Tuning, D G C F A D

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Here's Elliott Smiths "BETWEEN THE BARS" I'm learning for a wedding coming up next week (don't ask... ha!)The 
current version on here isn't correct so I thought I'd tab a new version out. 

Enjoy, please RATE!

By: kgbak

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Tuning: Down 1 to D Standard tuning -  DGCFAD
Time:  6/8
Chords: 

VERSE:
: X02X13
: 13X2X3
: X32010
: 02X130
: 020100
: 133211

CHORUS: 
 133211
: 3X003X

(Riff):
D ------------
A ------------
F ------------
C -----------0
G --0-2-3--3--
D ------------

--|
--|
--|     
-2|
--|
--|

: 4X3111
: 2X0210
: 133111

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INTRO: 
  

VERSE 1:
           
Drink up baby,

       
 stay up all n

ight
            
With the thing

    
s you could do
     
You won't but 

you might
           
The potential 

you'll be
        
That you'll ne

ver see
            
The promises y

        
ou'll only mak

 
e


VERSE 2:
       
Drink up with 

me now
      
And forget all

 about
      
The pressure o

f days

Do what I say
           
And I'll make 

you okay
     
And drive them

 away
          
The images stu

/          
ck in your hea

d


CHORUS 1:
        (
Peo - ple you'


ve been before
           
That you don't

     
 want around a

nymore
            
That push and 

       (
shove and won'

)
t bend to your

 will
            
     I'll keep

       
 them still


VERSE 3:
           
Drink up baby,

         
 look at the s

 
tars
            
I'll kiss you 

       
again between 

the bars
           
Where I'm seei

ng you there
          
With your hand


s in the air
          
Waiting to fin

/        
ally be caught


VERSE 4:
      
Drink up one m

ore time
     
And  I'll  mak

e you mine

Keep you apart

,

Deep in my hea

rt
           
Sepa - rate fr

om the rest,
     
Where I like y

ou the best
            
And keep the t

        
hings you forg

ot


CHORUS 2:
        (
Peo - ple you'


ve been before
           
That you don't

     
 want around a

nymore
            
That push and 

       (
shove and won'

)
t bend to your

 will
            
     I'll keep

       
 them still


END.

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