Between The Bars - Elliott Smith

Version 5 of 7
Capo: Fret 3
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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This is not exactly as it's supposed to be played, but it's the same chords in the 
right key without tuning your guitar down a whole step.

[Chords]
Em/C#   x 4 2 0 0 0
D6/F#   2 2 0 2 0 2
C*      x 3 5 5 5 3

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|--0--2--3--3

--------|
--------|
--------|   E* (chorus riff)
--------|
--0--2--|
--------|


[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 never 

see
            
The promises y

           
ou'll only mak

e
      
Drink up with 

me now
             
And forget all

           
 about the pre

ssure of days
         
Do what I say 

         
and I'll make 

you okay
    
And drive them

 away
            
The images stu

           
ck in your hea

d

[Chorus]
         
The people you

've been befor

e
             
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 2]
           
Drink up baby,

 
 look at the s

tars
             
I'll kiss you 

      
again between 

the bars
           
Where I'm seei

              
ng you there w

         
ith your hands

 in the air
            
Waiting to fin

        
ally be caught
           
Drink up one m

             
ore time and I

'll make you m

ine
             
Keep you apart

  
, deep in my h

eart
           
Separate from 

              
the rest, wher

    
e I like you t

he best
            
And keep the t

          
hings you forg

ot

[Chorus]
         
The people you

've been befor

e
             
That you don't

           
 want around a

  
nymore
             
That push and 

             
shove and won'

           
t bend to your

       
 will
              
I'll keep them

 
 still