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Twilight by Elliott Smith - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 3
            No tab in here has the solo, so I'll tab that out.

Standard Tuning (I play it tuned a step down because it works better with my voice).

On the D chord, I put the A string in parenthesis. 
Because it's hard to mute out, and it sounds
perfectly fine, you can play it if you want. 
Technically you aren't supposed to, but it sounds
the same.

Fmaj7/C (x33210)
Am      (x02210)
G       (320003)
F       (133211)
C/G     (332010)
D7      (x(x)0212)


[Verse 1]
Fmaj7/C
  Haven't laughed this hard in a long time
         Am         G               F    C/G
I better stop now before I start crying
Fmaj7/C
  Go off to sleep in the sunshine
        Am            G               F    C/G
I don't wanna see the day when it's dying


[Chorus 1]
        D7
She's a sight to see (sight to see)
          Fmaj7/C
She's (a) good to me (good to me)
        Am      G            F   C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby

        D7
She's a pretty thing (pretty thing)
              Fmaj7/C 
And she knows everything (everything)
        Am      G            F   C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby


[Verse 2]
Fmaj7/C
  You don't deserve to be lonely
          Am                  G                F    C/G
But those drugs you got won't make you feel better
Fmaj7/C
  Pretty soon you'll find it's the only
       Am                       G           F     C/G
Little part of your life you're keeping together


[Chorus 2]
    D7
I'm nice to you (nice to you)
        Fmaj7/C
I could make it through (make it through)
           Am      G            F   C/G
But you're already somebody's baby

        D7
I could make you smile (make you smile)
       Fmaj7/C
If you stayed a while (stayed a while)
        Am            G              F   C/G
But how long will you stay with me baby?


[Solo] (see below)
Fmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
Fmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
D7       Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
D7       Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G


[Verse 3]
Fmaj7/C
  Because your candle burns too bright
       Am        G             F     C/G
Well I almost forgot it was twilight
Fmaj7/C
  Even if I think that you are right
         Am             G             F       C/G
Well I'm tired of being down, I got no fight


[Chorus 3]
       D7
You're wonderful (wonderful)
          Fmaj7/C
When it's beautiful (beautiful)
        Am      G            F   C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby

         D7
And if I went with you (went with you)
        F
I'd disapoint you too (disappoint you too)
        Am      G            F  (RIFF 1)
But I'm already somebody's baby
Am      G           D    Fmaj7/C  (RIFF 2)  Am
Already somebody's baby


    RIFF 1           RIFF 2  
    F           Fmaj7/C     Am
e|--1--------|--0-----------x----|
B|--2--------|--1-----------1----|
G|--3--------|--2-----------2----|
D|--3--------|--3--3-2-0----2----|
A|--1--------|--3--------3--0----|
E|--1-1-2-3--|--x----------------|


[SOLO]

It goes something like this. I've seen live videos where he sings the melody, but I like 
this better.

    Fmaj7/C             Fmaj7/C            Am            G       Fmaj7/C     C/G
e|--------------0-0--|-------------0-0--|----------------3-3--|--------------0-0--|
B|--1---1-------1-1--|--1---1------1-1--|--1-----1-------0-0--|--1---1-------1-1--|
G|--2p0---2--0--2-2--|--2p0---2--0-2-2--|--2-2p0---2--0--0-0--|--2p0---2--0--0-0--|
D|--3-----------3-3--|--3----------3-3--|--2-------------0-0--|--3-----------2-2--| x2
A|--3-----------3-3--|--3----------3-3--|--0-------------2-2--|--3-----------3-3--|
E|-------------------|------------------|----------------3-3--|--------------3-3--|
 
    D7                  Fmaj7/C            Am            G       Fmaj7/C     C/G
e|--------------2-2--|-------------0-0--|----------------3-3--|--------------0-0--|
B|--1---1-------1-1--|--1---1------1-1--|--1-----1-------0-0--|--1---1-------1-1--|
G|--2p0---2--0--2-2--|--2p0---2--0-2-2--|--2-2p0---2--0--0-0--|--2p0---2--0--0-0--|
D|--0-----------0-0--|--3----------3-3--|--2-------------0-0--|--3-----------2-2--| x2
A|-------------------|--3----------3-3--|--0-------------2-2--|--3-----------3-3--|
E|-------------------|------------------|----------------3-3--|--------------3-3--|
 
p = pull-off


And this is 100% how you play it. You can have some liberty with the notes in the solo.
I apologize if the chords are off of the words, 
I have a few syllables I do different than Elliott
does in his recording, I don't know why.

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