Thirteen by Elliott Smith

Name: Thirteen
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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro/Main riff - pluck the bass notes, strum upwards lightly on the bottom strings
 
 G               Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------|  [x4 for intro]
A|---------------3---------------|
E|--3----------------------------|
 
Verse 1:
 
   G             Cadd9           G             Cadd9         G             Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3---|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3---|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0---|
D|--------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2------|
A|---------------3----------------------------3----------------------------3--------------|
E|--3----------------------------3----------------------------3---------------------------|
         Won't you let me        walk  you   home  from      school?

G             Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------|
A|---------------3---------------|
E|--3----------------------------|
 
    G           Cadd9           G             Cadd9           C      Cmaj9   Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-----------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3------------------------1------3-------1-|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0-------0------0-----0-------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2--------2------0---------2-------2-------2--|
A|---------------3----------------------------3--------------3------2-------0-------0-------0------|
E|--3----------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
         Won't you let me       meet  you    at    the       poo - ooo - oool?
 
 
 (for this part, strum Cadd9 thru Cmaj9 as B_udu)
   Am7       Cadd9                   G/B                   C         Cmaj9     Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1------3-3-3------3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3-----1-1-1-----1-1-1---------1------3-------1-|
G|----0----------0-0-0------0-0-0-------0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-------0-------0----|
D|------2--------2-2-2------2-2-2-------0-0-0------0-0-0-----2-2-2-----0-0-0-------2-------2-------2--|
A|--0---------3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3----2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---0-------0-------0------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Maybe    Fri   -    day     I   can          get       tickets   for the   dance
 
   Am7        C      Cmaj9   Am7      Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------1---------1------3-------1--------1-|
G|----2-----------0------0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
D|------3-------2------0------2-----------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--0---------3------2------0---------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   And I'll   ta - aaa - ake   you                             ooh  - hoo
 
 
 
 G               Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------|  [x4]
A|---------------3---------------|
E|--3----------------------------|
 
 
Verse 2:
 
   G             Cadd9           G             Cadd9         G             Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3---|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3---|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0---|
D|--------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2------|
A|---------------3----------------------------3----------------------------3--------------|
E|--3----------------------------3----------------------------3---------------------------|
         Won't you tell your     dad   get   off   my       back?
 
   G             Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------|
A|---------------3---------------|
E|--3----------------------------|
 
    G           Cadd9           G             Cadd9           C      Cmaj9   Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-----------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3------------------------1------3-------1-|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0-------0------0-----0-------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2--------2------0---------2-------2-------2--|
A|---------------3----------------------------3--------------3------2-------0-------0-------0------|
E|--3----------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
        Tell him what we      said  'bout    "Paint It      Bla - aaa - ack"
 
 
   Am7       Cadd9                   G/B                   C         Cmaj9     Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1------3-3-3------3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3-----1-1-1-----1-1-1---------1------3-------1-|
G|----0----------0-0-0------0-0-0-------0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-------0-------0----|
D|------2--------2-2-2------2-2-2-------0-0-0------0-0-0-----2-2-2-----0-0-0-------2-------2-------2--|
A|--0---------3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3----2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---0-------0-------0------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Rock and  roll   is  here    to  stay          come in-side where it's  ok 
 
   Am7        C      Cmaj9   Am7      Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------1---------1------3-------1--------1-|
G|----2-----------0------0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
D|------3-------2------0------2-----------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--0---------3------2------0---------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   And I'll   sha - aaa - ake   you                             ooh  - hoo
 
 
  G               Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------|  [x4]
A|---------------3---------------|
E|--3----------------------------|
 
 
Verse 3:
 
   G             Cadd9           G             Cadd9         G             Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3---|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3---|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0---|
D|--------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2------|
A|---------------3----------------------------3----------------------------3--------------|
E|--3----------------------------3----------------------------3---------------------------|
         Won't you tell me       what  you're think-ing  of?
 
   G             Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------|
A|---------------3---------------|
E|--3----------------------------|
 
    G           Cadd9           G             Cadd9           C      Cmaj9   Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3-----------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3-------3-----3------3-------3------------------------1------3-------1-|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0-------0------0-----0-------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------------0------------0h2--------2------0---------2-------2-------2--|
A|---------------3----------------------------3--------------3------2-------0-------0-------0------|
E|--3----------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
         Would you be an        out - law   for    my       loo - ooo - ove?
 
 
   Am7       Cadd9                   G/B                   C         Cmaj9     Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1------3-3-3------3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3-----1-1-1-----1-1-1---------1------3-------1-|
G|----0----------0-0-0------0-0-0-------0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-------0-------0----|
D|------2--------2-2-2------2-2-2-------0-0-0------0-0-0-----2-2-2-----0-0-0-------2-------2-------2--|
A|--0---------3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3----2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---0-------0-------0------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    If it's   so
well  let me     know        If it's    no, well  I  can  go 
 
   Am7        C      Cmaj9   Am7       Am7     Asus4   Am7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------1---------1------3-------1--------1-|
G|----2-----------0------0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
D|------3-------2------0------2-----------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--0---------3------2------0---------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I won't   ma - aaa - ake   you                             ooh  - hoo
 
 
Outro:
 
 G               Cadd9
e|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
B|-----3-----3------3-------3----|
G|-----0-----0------0-------0----|
D|--------0------------0h2-------|  [x4]
A|---------------3---------------|
E|--3----------------------------|
 
End on G/

Thirteen Tab Info

Published: May 11, 2026

Last Updated: May 11, 2026

Capo: 3

Difficulty: Beginner 👶