Better Be Quiet Now Chords by Elliott Smith
Tempo:
132.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Wishing gave me [F#] a number
[Am] Wish I could call you [E] today
Just to hear [A#] a voice
I [A] got a long way to go
[B] Getting further
[E] [A] away
[E]
If I didn't know [C#m] the difference
[C] Living alone would probably be [E] okay
It wouldn't [A#] be lonely
I [A] got a long way to go
[E] Getting [B] further [E] away
A [Em]
[G] lot of hours [A] to occupy
[C] It was easy [D] when I didn't know you [G] yet
[C] Things [Em] I'd have [F#m] [B] to [C] forget
But [D] [G]
I better [A] be quiet [C] now
I'm tired [D] of wasting [G] my breath [C] Carrying [Em] on
[F#m] Getting out [C] of sight
[D] [D#] Maybe [E]
I have [F#] a problem
[C] But [Am] that's not what I wanted to [E] say
I'd prefer to [A#] say nothing
I [A] got a long way to go
[B] Getting further
[E] [Am] away
[E]
[C#m]
[E]
[A#] [E] [A]
[B]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[G]
Had a [Em] dream as [A] an army man
[C] With an order just [D] to march in [G] my place
[F] While a dead
[Em] enemy [F#m] spins in [C] my [F#] face
[D] But [G]
I better be [A] quiet now
[C]
I'm tired [F#] of wasting [G] my breath [F] Carrying [Em] on
[F#m] Not over [C] it yet
[D] Wish [D#]
[E] I knew what you [C#m] do
And [C] why you want to do it [E] this way
So I can't go the [A#] distance
I [A] got a long way to go
Getting [B] further [C#m] away
I [F#] got [A] a [B] long way [D] to go
[B] Getting further [E] away
[Am] Wish I could call you [E] today
Just to hear [A#] a voice
I [A] got a long way to go
[B] Getting further
[E] [A] away
[E]
If I didn't know [C#m] the difference
[C] Living alone would probably be [E] okay
It wouldn't [A#] be lonely
I [A] got a long way to go
[E] Getting [B] further [E] away
A [Em]
[G] lot of hours [A] to occupy
[C] It was easy [D] when I didn't know you [G] yet
[C] Things [Em] I'd have [F#m] [B] to [C] forget
But [D] [G]
I better [A] be quiet [C] now
I'm tired [D] of wasting [G] my breath [C] Carrying [Em] on
[F#m] Getting out [C] of sight
[D] [D#] Maybe [E]
I have [F#] a problem
[C] But [Am] that's not what I wanted to [E] say
I'd prefer to [A#] say nothing
I [A] got a long way to go
[B] Getting further
[E] [Am] away
[E]
[C#m]
[E]
[A#] [E] [A]
[B]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[G]
Had a [Em] dream as [A] an army man
[C] With an order just [D] to march in [G] my place
[F] While a dead
[Em] enemy [F#m] spins in [C] my [F#] face
[D] But [G]
I better be [A] quiet now
[C]
I'm tired [F#] of wasting [G] my breath [F] Carrying [Em] on
[F#m] Not over [C] it yet
[D] Wish [D#]
[E] I knew what you [C#m] do
And [C] why you want to do it [E] this way
So I can't go the [A#] distance
I [A] got a long way to go
Getting [B] further [C#m] away
I [F#] got [A] a [B] long way [D] to go
[B] Getting further [E] away
Key:
E
A
C
B
G
E
A
C
[E] _ _ Wishing gave me [F#] a _ number _ _
[Am] _ Wish I could call you [E] today
_ Just to hear [A#] a voice
I [A] got a long way to go
[B] Getting further _
[E] _ _ [A] away
[E] _ _
_ _ If _ _ _ _ I didn't know [C#m] the _ difference _ _
[C] Living alone would probably be [E] okay
It wouldn't [A#] be lonely
I [A] got a long way to go
[E] Getting [B] further [E] _ away
_ A _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ lot of hours [A] to _ occupy
[C] It was easy [D] when I didn't know you [G] yet
_ [C] _ Things [Em] I'd have [F#m] [B] to [C] forget
_ _ _ But [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I better [A] be quiet _ [C] now
I'm tired [D] of wasting [G] my breath [C] _ Carrying [Em] _ on
[F#m] Getting out [C] of sight _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [D#] Maybe [E] _
_ _ _ I have [F#] a _ problem _
[C] But [Am] that's not what I wanted to [E] say
I'd prefer to [A#] say nothing
_ I [A] got a long _ way to go
[B] Getting further _
[E] _ [Am] away
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Had a [Em] dream as [A] an army man
[C] With an order just [D] to march in [G] my place
[F] While a dead _
[Em] enemy _ [F#m] spins in [C] my _ _ _ _ [F#] face
_ [D] _ But [G] _
_ _ I better be [A] _ quiet now
[C]
I'm tired [F#] of wasting [G] my breath [F] _ Carrying [Em] on
[F#m] Not over [C] it _ yet _ _
[D] _ Wish [D#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ I knew what you [C#m] _ do
_ And [C] _ why you want to do it [E] this way
So I can't go the [A#] _ distance
I [A] got a _ long way to go
Getting [B] further [C#m] _ away _ _
I [F#] _ _ _ got [A] a _ [B] long way [D] to go
[B] Getting further [E] away _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Wish I could call you [E] today
_ Just to hear [A#] a voice
I [A] got a long way to go
[B] Getting further _
[E] _ _ [A] away
[E] _ _
_ _ If _ _ _ _ I didn't know [C#m] the _ difference _ _
[C] Living alone would probably be [E] okay
It wouldn't [A#] be lonely
I [A] got a long way to go
[E] Getting [B] further [E] _ away
_ A _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ lot of hours [A] to _ occupy
[C] It was easy [D] when I didn't know you [G] yet
_ [C] _ Things [Em] I'd have [F#m] [B] to [C] forget
_ _ _ But [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I better [A] be quiet _ [C] now
I'm tired [D] of wasting [G] my breath [C] _ Carrying [Em] _ on
[F#m] Getting out [C] of sight _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [D#] Maybe [E] _
_ _ _ I have [F#] a _ problem _
[C] But [Am] that's not what I wanted to [E] say
I'd prefer to [A#] say nothing
_ I [A] got a long _ way to go
[B] Getting further _
[E] _ [Am] away
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Had a [Em] dream as [A] an army man
[C] With an order just [D] to march in [G] my place
[F] While a dead _
[Em] enemy _ [F#m] spins in [C] my _ _ _ _ [F#] face
_ [D] _ But [G] _
_ _ I better be [A] _ quiet now
[C]
I'm tired [F#] of wasting [G] my breath [F] _ Carrying [Em] on
[F#m] Not over [C] it _ yet _ _
[D] _ Wish [D#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ I knew what you [C#m] _ do
_ And [C] _ why you want to do it [E] this way
So I can't go the [A#] _ distance
I [A] got a _ long way to go
Getting [B] further [C#m] _ away _ _
I [F#] _ _ _ got [A] a _ [B] long way [D] to go
[B] Getting further [E] away _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _