Alameda chords by Elliott Smith

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                      A6/9                         Am
You walk down Alameda shuffling your deck of trick cards
           F
Over everyone
          C         F    B
Like some precious only son
Am                         F
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 constant state of suspense

Chorus 1

         Dm      E     Am
For your own protection over their affection
Eb                Gm
Nobody broke your heart
     C          F*               Bb                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:

           F5                    G5  Am*
For one or two  minutes she liked you
        G5   F  G5 Am
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:

  Am                 A6/9                Am           F
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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      F     B     Am
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-5--3--1--1--3--6--5--4---------0-----0-----3--1------------
----------------------------------2-----2----------------
------------------------------------2-----2--------------
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SOLO
Am             A6/9                    Am          F
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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   F   B         Am       F
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--5-3-1-1-3-6-5-4--4--4------0-1-3-----
---------------------------2-------2--
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