Tabs
I Learned this from watching him play it live.
Elliott Smith - Steamboat - May 3rd, 2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch v=sX8ct1MKfgY&t=281s
Tabbed by: Matthew Davis
only thing I left out is during the instramental
verse he does the "Ive got a long way to go..." part a lil differant
[Intro]
(is just first chord of verse for a bit)
[Verse]
D MajorD Ddim/B D MajorD /A# D/AD/A Ddim/A#
D MajorD|----4--------4--------4-------4-------4--------|
A augmentedA|----5--------5--------5-------5-------5--------|
FF|----4--------3--------2-------4-------3--------|
C majorC|----2--------x--------x-------x-------x--------|
G+G|-------------4--------3-------2-------1--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
"ive got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil more E MajorE
D MajorD|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
FF|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C majorC|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------5/6\2---2---|
G+G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Verse]
D MajorD Ddim/B D MajorD /A# D/AD/A Ddim/A#
D MajorD|----4--------4--------4-------4-------4--------|
A augmentedA|----5--------5--------5-------5-------5--------|
FF|----4--------3--------2-------4-------3--------|
C majorC|----2--------x--------x-------x-------x--------|
G+G|-------------4--------3-------2-------1--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
"ive got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil more E MajorE
D MajorD|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
FF|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C majorC|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------5/6\2---2---|
G+G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Chorus]
G* A* C/G* D/B* G* F7* E* BB * C/G* D7* x2 Second D7/transition into verse
D MajorD|--------3----0----0----------3---1----0--------0----2-----2---|--2--1--------|
A augmentedA|--------0----2----1-----3----0---1----0--------1----1-----1---|--1--0--------|
FF|--------0----2----0-----2----0---2----1---2----0----2-----2---|--2--2--------|
C majorC|--------0----2----2-----0----0---1----2---2----2----0-----0---|--0--1/2------|
G+G|--------2----0----3-----0----2---3----2---x----3--------------|--------------|
D MajorD|-2---3--3---------3-----2----3---1----0---2----3-------2------|--------------|
[Verse]
D MajorD Ddim/B D MajorD /A# D/AD/A Ddim/A#
D MajorD|----4--------4--------4-------4-------4--------
A augmentedA|----5--------5--------5-------5-------5--------
FF|----4--------3--------2-------4-------3--------
C majorC|----2--------x--------x-------x-------x--------
G+G|-------------4--------3-------2-------1--------
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------
"ive got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil more E MajorE
D MajorD|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
FF|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C majorC|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------5/6\2---2---|
G+G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Riff 1]
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
FF|-1p0------------------|
C majorC|-----2p1--------------|
G+G|---------2-0----------|
D MajorD|-------------4-0------|
[Verse] (Play more with passion)
D MajorD Ddim/B D MajorD /A# D/AD/A Ddim/A#
D MajorD|----4--------4--------4-------4-------4--------|
A augmentedA|----5--------5--------5-------5-------5--------|
FF|----4--------3--------2-------4-------3--------|
C majorC|----2--------x--------x-------x-------x--------|
G+G|-------------4--------3-------2-------1--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
"ive got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil more E MajorE
D MajorD|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
FF|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C majorC|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------5/6\2---2---|
G+G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Chorus]
G* A* C/G* D/B* G* F7* E* BB * C/G* D7* x2 Second D7/transition into verse
D MajorD|--------3----0----0----------3---1----0--------0----2-----2---|--2--1--------|
A augmentedA|--------0----2----1-----3----0---1----0--------1----1-----1---|--1--0--------|
FF|--------0----2----0-----2----0---2----1---2----0----2-----2---|--2--2--------|
C majorC|--------0----2----2-----0----0---1----2---2----2----0-----0---|--0--1/2------|
G+G|--------2----0----3-----0----2---3----2---x----3--------------|--------------|
D MajorD|-2---3--3---------3-----2----3---1----0---2----3-------2------|--------------|
[Verse]
D MajorD Ddim/B D MajorD /A# D/AD/A Ddim/A#
D MajorD|----4--------4--------4-------4-------4--------|
A augmentedA|----5--------5--------5-------5-------5--------|
FF|----4--------3--------2-------4-------3--------|
C majorC|----2--------x--------x-------x-------x--------|
G+G|-------------4--------3-------2-------1--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
"ive got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" Cm#* F#*
D MajorD|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------------4--------2------|
A augmentedA|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------------5--------2------|
FF|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------------6--------3------|
C majorC|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------------6--------4------|
G+G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------------4--------4------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------2------|
"Ive got ah"
FIN!
D MajorD|--4--2--2--0--0-----------------0---|
A augmentedA|--5--2--3--2--0-----------------0---|
FF|--2--2--2--2--1--2-2-2-1------1-1---|
C majorC|--2--2--0--2--2----------5/6--2-2---|
G+G|--0--0-----0--2---------------2-2---|
D MajorD|--------------0---------------0-0---|
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