Alameda chords by Elliott Smith

Chords with lyrics

Tune down one whole step

Chords used:

Am: X02210
A6/9: X04200
F:  XX3211
C: X32010
B: X24442
Dm: X00231
E: 022100
Eb: X68886
Gm: 355333
F*: 133211
Bb: 688766
C*: 8(10)(10)988
F5: 133XXX
G5: 355XXX
Am*: 577555

Verse 1

C majorC           A6/9             A minorAm
You walk down Alameda shuffling your deck of trick cards
      FF
Over everyone
     C majorC     FF  BB
Like some precious only son
A minorAm             FF
Face down, bow to the champion

Verse 2

You walk down Alameda looking at the cracks in the sidewalk
Thinking about your friends
How you maintain all them in
A augmentedA constant state of suspense

Chorus 1

     DmDm   E MajorE   A minorAm
For your own protection over their affection
Eb MajorEb        G minorGm
Nobody broke your heart
   C majorC     F*        Bb majorBb        C*
You broke your own 'cos you can't finish what you start

Verse 3

Walk down Alameda brushing off the nightmares you wish
Could plague me when I'm awake
So now you see your first mistake
Was thinking that you could relate

Bridge:

      F5F5          G5G5 Am*
For one or two minutes she liked you
    G5G5  FF G5G5 A minorAm
But the fix is in

Solo over verse chords

Chorus 2

You're all pretension
I never pay attention
Nobody broke your heart
You broke your own 'cos you can't finish what you start

Intro:

 A minorAm         A6/9        A minorAm      FF
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-----0-----0-----0------0-----0-----0---0------0---0---1---
-------2-----2-----2------2-----2-----2---2------2---2-----
---------2-----2-----2------4-----4-------------------------
--0---------------------------------------------------------
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     C majorC   FF   BB   A minorAm
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-5--3--1--1--3--6--5--4---------0-----0-----3--1------------
----------------------------------2-----2----------------
------------------------------------2-----2--------------
------------------------------0----------------------------
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SOLO
A minorAm       A6/9          A minorAm     FF
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-1-0-1-0-1-0-0--0-----0-----0------------------5-3-1----
------------------2-----2-----2--4b5b4--2--------------
--------------------4-----4-------------------------------
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    C majorC  FF  BB     A minorAm    FF
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--5-3-1-1-3-6-5-4--4--4------0-1-3-----
---------------------------2-------2--
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