Twilight - Elliott Smith
Tuning: , E A D G B E
On the D7 chord, you can choose to mute the A string or not.
(x33210)
(x02210)
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[Verse 1]
Haven't laug
hed this hard
in a long time
I better stop
now before I s
tart crying
Go off to sl
eep in the sun
shine
I don't wanna
see the day wh
en it's dying
[Chorus 1]
She's a sight
to see (sight
to see)
She's (a) good
to me (good t
o me)
But I'm alread
y somebody's b
aby
She's a pretty
thing (pretty
thing)
And she knows
everything (ev
erything)
But I'm alread
y somebody's b
aby
[Verse 2]
You don't de
serve to be lo
nely
But those drug
s you got won'
t make you fee
l better
Pretty soon
you'll find it
's the only
Little part of
your life you
're keeping to
gether
[Chorus 2]
I'm nice to yo
u (nice to you
)
I could make i
t through (mak
e it through)
But you're alr
eady somebody'
s baby
I could make y
ou smile (make
you smile)
If you stayed
a while (staye
d a while)
But how long w
ill you stay w
ith me baby?
[Solo] (see tab below)
[Verse 3]
Because your
candle burns
too bright
Well I almost
forgot it was
twilight
Even if I th
ink that you a
re right
Well I'm tired
of being down
, I got no fig
ht
[Chorus 3]
You're wonderf
ul (wonderful)
When it's beau
tiful (beautif
ul)
But I'm alread
y somebody's b
aby
And if I went
with you (went
with you)
I'd disapoint
you too (disap
point you too)
But I'm alread
y somebody's b
(
aby
Already somebo
(
dy's baby
RIFF 1
e|-1--------|-
B|-1--------|-
G|-2--------|-
D|-3--------|-
A|-3--------|-
E|-1-1-2-3--|-
RIFF 2
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1-----------1-
2-----------2-
3--3-2-0----2-
3--------3--0-
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[Solo]
It goes something like this. I've seen live videos where he sings the melody,
but I like this better.
e|------------
B|-1---1------
G|-2p0---2--0-
D|-3----------
A|-3----------
E|------------
-0-0--|-------
-1-1--|-1---1-
-2-2--|-2p0---
-3-3--|-3-----
-3-3--|-3-----
------|-------
-----0-0--|---
-----1-1--|-1-
2--0-2-2--|-2-
-----3-3--|-2-
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------------3-
----1-------0-
2p0---2--0--0-
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3--|----------
0--|-1---1----
0--|-2p0---2--
0--|-3--------
2--|-3--------
3--|----------
---0-0--|
---1-1--|
0--0-0--|
---2-2--| x2
---3-3--|
---3-3--|
e|------------
B|-1---1------
G|-2p0---2--0-
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------
-2-2--|-------
-1-1--|-1---1-
-2-2--|-2p0---
-0-0--|-3-----
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2--0-2-2--|-2-
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----1-------0-
2p0---2--0--0-
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3--|----------
0--|-1---1----
0--|-2p0---2--
0--|-3--------
2--|-3--------
3--|----------
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0--0-0--|
---2-2--| x2
---3-3--|
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p = pull-off