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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15 Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay chords
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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]
Key:  
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay chords, practice playing A, C, E, A, G, F and A in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 118. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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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] _

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