Chords for Elliott Smith - Alameda (from Either/Or)

Tempo:
79.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Gm

Ab

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elliott Smith - Alameda (from Either/Or) chords
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[Bb] [D] [Am]
[G] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Gm] [B] [C]
[Gm] You [Eb] [Bb]
walk down [Gm] [A] Alameda shuffling your deck [C] of trick [Gm] cards
[Eb] Over everyone, with [Bb] some precious only [A] sun
[Am]
[Gm] Face down bow to the [Eb] champion
[F] You [Bb] walk down [A] Alameda looking at the cracks in [Gm] the sidewalk
Thinking about [Eb] your friends, [Bb] how you may hang all [A] them [F] in
[Gm] A constant state of [Eb] suspense
[Cm] For your own [D] protection [Gm] [Bb] over their [Db] affection
And nobody [Fm] broke your heart
[Bb] You [Eb] broke your own [Ab] cause you can't [Bb] finish what you start
You walk down [A] Alameda brushing off the nightmares you [Gm]
wish
You can blame me when I'm [Eb] awake
Saying that [Bb] you see your first [A] mistake
Or [Gm]
speaking that you could [Eb] relate
[Bb] From [F] now [Eb] on I'll [Ab] let you lie [Gm] to your own [Bb] and front [Eb] face [A] [Bb] And then
[A]
[Gm] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [A]
[Gm]
[Eb] You're [Cm] all [D] prediction
[Gm] I never pay attention
[Db] [Fm] [Bb] [Fm] Nobody broke your heart
[Bbm] You broke [Eb] your own cause [Ab] you can't finish what [Bb] you start
[Db] [Bb] Nobody [Fm]
broke your heart
[Bbm] You broke [Eb] your own cause [Ab] you can't finish [Bb] what you start
[Db] Nobody [Bb] [Ab]
[Fm] broke your heart
[Bbm] You broke [Eb] your own [Ab] cause you can't [Bb] finish what you [Db] start
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab] Nobody [Fm] broke your heart
[Bbm] You feel alone, [Eb]
[Ab] you feel like you're the one to [Bb] be found
[Db] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Db]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
A
1231
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
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To learn Elliott Smith - Alameda chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bbm, Eb, Bb, A, Gm, Fm, Bbm, Eb, Ab, Bb, Ab and Fm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 39 BPM and then match the original tempo of 79 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Minor.

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[Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ebm] _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ You [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
walk down [Gm] [A] Alameda shuffling your deck [C] of trick [Gm] cards
_ _ [Eb] Over everyone, with [Bb] some precious only [A] sun
_ [Am]
[Gm] Face down bow to the [Eb] champion
_ [F] You [Bb] walk down [A] Alameda looking at the cracks in [Gm] the sidewalk
Thinking about [Eb] your _ friends, [Bb] how you may hang all [A] them _ [F] in
[Gm] A constant state of [Eb] suspense _
[Cm] For your own [D] protection _ [Gm] [Bb] over their [Db] affection
And nobody [Fm] broke your heart
[Bb] You [Eb] broke your own [Ab] cause you can't [Bb] finish what you start
You walk down [A] Alameda brushing off the nightmares you [Gm]
wish
You can blame me when I'm [Eb] awake
Saying that [Bb] you see your first [A] mistake
_ Or [Gm] _
speaking that you could [Eb] relate
_ [Bb] From [F] now [Eb] on I'll [Ab] let you lie [Gm] to your own [Bb] and front [Eb] face [A] [Bb] And then
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] You're _ _ _ [Cm] all [D] prediction
[Gm] I never pay attention
[Db] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] [Fm] Nobody broke your heart
[Bbm] You broke [Eb] your own cause [Ab] you can't finish what [Bb] you start
[Db] _ [Bb] Nobody [Fm]
broke your _ heart
[Bbm] You broke [Eb] your own cause [Ab] you can't finish [Bb] what you start
[Db] Nobody [Bb] _ [Ab]
[Fm] broke your _ heart
[Bbm] You broke [Eb] your own [Ab] cause you can't [Bb] finish what you [Db] start
[Ab] _ [Bb] [Ab] Nobody [Fm] broke your _ _ heart
[Bbm] You feel alone, [Eb]
[Ab] you feel like you're the one to [Bb] be found
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _

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This song is part of Either/Or album.

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