Needle In The Hay Chords by Elliott Smith
Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
C
G
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] [C]
[E] [A] [Bbm] [A]
[G] [C] [E] [A]
[G] [A] [G] [C]
[E] [A]
[C]
[F] [A]
[C]
[F] [A] [G] Your hand on [A] his [G] arm, deep stacked [C] charm [E]
around [A] your neck
[G] Strung [A] out and [G] thin, calling [C] some friend, [E] trying to cash [A] some [G] check
He's [A] acting [G] dumb, that's [E] what you come [A] to expect
Needle in the hay, [C] needle in [F] the hay, [A] needle in the [C] hay, needle [F] in the hay
[A] [Bbm] [A] Swearing
[G] [C] [E] [A]
[G] [A] [G] [C]
[E] [A] [G] [A] your [G] clothes, head [C] down to toes, [E] a [A] reaction to you
[G] You say you know [A] what he [G] did, but you [C] idiot [E] kid, you [A] don't have a [G] clue
[A] Sometimes you [G] just get caught in [E] the eye, you're pulling [A] him through
Needle in the hay,
[C] needle [F] in the [A] hay, needle in the [C] hay, needle in [F] the [A] hay
[G] [A] [G]
[C] [E] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [C] [E]
[A] [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[C] [E] [F]
[G] [E] [A] [F]
[A]
[F] Now [A] I'm a [Fm] boss, [C] nearly [E] touching his [A] dirty retreat
[G] [A] Falling [G] out, six [C] and pal, [E] a dead sweat [A] in my [B] teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk, four more [C] [E] blocks, plus the one [A] in my [B] brain
Down downstairs to [C] the man, [E] he's gonna make it [A] all okay
[Dm] I can't be [Am] myself, [Dm] I can't be [C] myself, [E] man I don't [A] wanna talk
[Dm] Taking [Am] the cure, [B] so I can [C] be quiet, [E] wherever [F] I want
So leave me [G]
alone, [E] you oughta [Am] be proud [F] that I'm getting good [A] marks
Needle in the [C] hay, needle in [F] the hay,
[Am] [A] needle in the hay, [C] needle [F] in the hay
[Am] You're in my [C] head
You're in [F] my
[A] head
You're in my head
[C] We're all in [F] our head
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[C] [E] [Am] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] [C] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [Ab] [F]
[G] [E] [Am] [F]
[E] [F]
[N]
[E] [A] [Bbm] [A]
[G] [C] [E] [A]
[G] [A] [G] [C]
[E] [A]
[C]
[F] [A]
[C]
[F] [A] [G] Your hand on [A] his [G] arm, deep stacked [C] charm [E]
around [A] your neck
[G] Strung [A] out and [G] thin, calling [C] some friend, [E] trying to cash [A] some [G] check
He's [A] acting [G] dumb, that's [E] what you come [A] to expect
Needle in the hay, [C] needle in [F] the hay, [A] needle in the [C] hay, needle [F] in the hay
[A] [Bbm] [A] Swearing
[G] [C] [E] [A]
[G] [A] [G] [C]
[E] [A] [G] [A] your [G] clothes, head [C] down to toes, [E] a [A] reaction to you
[G] You say you know [A] what he [G] did, but you [C] idiot [E] kid, you [A] don't have a [G] clue
[A] Sometimes you [G] just get caught in [E] the eye, you're pulling [A] him through
Needle in the hay,
[C] needle [F] in the [A] hay, needle in the [C] hay, needle in [F] the [A] hay
[G] [A] [G]
[C] [E] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [C] [E]
[A] [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[C] [E] [F]
[G] [E] [A] [F]
[A]
[F] Now [A] I'm a [Fm] boss, [C] nearly [E] touching his [A] dirty retreat
[G] [A] Falling [G] out, six [C] and pal, [E] a dead sweat [A] in my [B] teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk, four more [C] [E] blocks, plus the one [A] in my [B] brain
Down downstairs to [C] the man, [E] he's gonna make it [A] all okay
[Dm] I can't be [Am] myself, [Dm] I can't be [C] myself, [E] man I don't [A] wanna talk
[Dm] Taking [Am] the cure, [B] so I can [C] be quiet, [E] wherever [F] I want
So leave me [G]
alone, [E] you oughta [Am] be proud [F] that I'm getting good [A] marks
Needle in the [C] hay, needle in [F] the hay,
[Am] [A] needle in the hay, [C] needle [F] in the hay
[Am] You're in my [C] head
You're in [F] my
[A] head
You're in my head
[C] We're all in [F] our head
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[C] [E] [Am] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] [C] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [Ab] [F]
[G] [E] [Am] [F]
[E] [F]
[N]
Key:
A
C
G
E
F
A
C
G
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] Your hand on [A] his [G] arm, deep stacked [C] charm [E]
around [A] your neck
[G] Strung [A] out and [G] thin, calling [C] some friend, [E] trying to cash [A] some [G] check
He's [A] acting [G] dumb, that's [E] what you come [A] to expect
Needle in the hay, _ _ [C] _ _ needle in [F] the hay, _ [A] _ _ needle in the _ _ [C] hay, _ needle [F] in the _ _ hay
[A] _ [Bbm] _ [A] Swearing _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] your [G] clothes, head [C] down to toes, [E] a [A] reaction to you
[G] You say you know [A] what he [G] did, but you [C] idiot [E] kid, you [A] don't have a [G] clue
[A] Sometimes you [G] just get caught in [E] the eye, you're pulling [A] him through
Needle in the hay, _
[C] _ _ needle [F] in the _ _ _ [A] hay, _ needle in the _ _ [C] hay, needle in [F] the _ _ [A] hay
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Now [A] I'm a [Fm] boss, [C] nearly [E] touching his [A] dirty retreat
[G] _ [A] Falling [G] out, six [C] and pal, [E] a dead sweat [A] in my [B] teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk, four more [C] [E] blocks, plus the one [A] in my [B] brain
Down downstairs to [C] the man, [E] he's gonna make it [A] all okay
[Dm] I can't be [Am] myself, [Dm] I can't be [C] myself, [E] man I don't [A] wanna talk
[Dm] Taking [Am] the cure, [B] so I can [C] be quiet, [E] wherever [F] I want
So leave me [G]
alone, [E] you oughta [Am] be proud [F] that I'm getting good [A] marks
_ Needle in the _ _ [C] hay, _ needle in [F] the hay, _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] needle in the _ hay, [C] _ _ needle [F] in the _ hay
[Am] _ _ You're in my _ _ [C] head
_ You're in [F] my _ _
_ [A] head
You're in my _ head
[C] _ We're all in [F] our head
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] Your hand on [A] his [G] arm, deep stacked [C] charm [E]
around [A] your neck
[G] Strung [A] out and [G] thin, calling [C] some friend, [E] trying to cash [A] some [G] check
He's [A] acting [G] dumb, that's [E] what you come [A] to expect
Needle in the hay, _ _ [C] _ _ needle in [F] the hay, _ [A] _ _ needle in the _ _ [C] hay, _ needle [F] in the _ _ hay
[A] _ [Bbm] _ [A] Swearing _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] your [G] clothes, head [C] down to toes, [E] a [A] reaction to you
[G] You say you know [A] what he [G] did, but you [C] idiot [E] kid, you [A] don't have a [G] clue
[A] Sometimes you [G] just get caught in [E] the eye, you're pulling [A] him through
Needle in the hay, _
[C] _ _ needle [F] in the _ _ _ [A] hay, _ needle in the _ _ [C] hay, needle in [F] the _ _ [A] hay
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Now [A] I'm a [Fm] boss, [C] nearly [E] touching his [A] dirty retreat
[G] _ [A] Falling [G] out, six [C] and pal, [E] a dead sweat [A] in my [B] teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk, four more [C] [E] blocks, plus the one [A] in my [B] brain
Down downstairs to [C] the man, [E] he's gonna make it [A] all okay
[Dm] I can't be [Am] myself, [Dm] I can't be [C] myself, [E] man I don't [A] wanna talk
[Dm] Taking [Am] the cure, [B] so I can [C] be quiet, [E] wherever [F] I want
So leave me [G]
alone, [E] you oughta [Am] be proud [F] that I'm getting good [A] marks
_ Needle in the _ _ [C] hay, _ needle in [F] the hay, _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] needle in the _ hay, [C] _ _ needle [F] in the _ hay
[Am] _ _ You're in my _ _ [C] head
_ You're in [F] my _ _
_ [A] head
You're in my _ head
[C] _ We're all in [F] our head
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _