Bled White chords by Elliott Smith

Chords with lyrics

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Tabbed by:Chris Vinkler
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This is one of my favorite songs, very simple and fun to play.
RIP Elliott Smith


Chords Used:


 G1 D5D5 Em5 Em1 G2 Em2 C majorC C5C5
e|10----------7----3---0---3-------------------------------------------------|
BB|12----------8----3---0---5-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|12--7---9---9----4---0---5---5---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|12--7---9---9----5---2---5---5---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|10--5---7---7----5---2---3---3---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3---0-----------------------------------------------------|

Ok, here's how he plays the little sliding thing after strumming the G1 for a while.
e|------------------------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7/9-9-xx-7/9-9-xx-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7/9-9-xx-7/9-9-xx-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5/7-7-xx-5/7-7-xx-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For that little riff/chord progressions, I'm writing it as Fig 1 so as to make
writing this tab easier, and easier to read.

G1          Fig 1
I'm a color reporter (Gross city on the 409)
G1               Fig 1
But the city's been bled white (White city on the yellow line)
G1           Fig 1
And the doctors orders (Drinking till destruction is just a waste of time)
G1        Fig 1          Fig 1
Drinks all night, to take away this curse, but it makes me feel much worse.
G2    Em2
Bled whi.....ite
G1             Fig 1
So I wait for the F-Train (White city on the yellow line)
G1                  Fig 1
And connect through a friend of mine (White city to a friend of mine)
G1          Fig 1
To a yesterday dream (Yesterday dream is just a waste of time)
G1              Fig 1          Fig 1
Because I'll have to be high, to drag the sunset down, and paint this paling town
G2    Em2
Bled whi.....ite
G2
So here he comes with the blank expression
E minorEm                 G2
Especially for me because he knows I feel the same
G2
Because happy and sad come in quick succession
Em2            G2
I'm never going to become what you became
G1             Fig 1
Don't you dare disturb me (Don't complicate my peace of mind)
G1              Fig 1
While I'm balancing my past (Don't complicate my peace of mind)
G1                 Fig 1
Because you can't help or hurt me (Fading me baby is just a wast of time)
G1          Fig 1
Like it already has, I may not seem quite right
Fig 1
But I'm not fucked, not quite
G2    Em2
Bled whi.....ite
G2    Em2
Bled whi.....ite

Enjoy.



| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note