Chords for Elliott Smith - MTV Interview
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[Eb] [F] [Gm] The people you've been before
Alright, here we are.
[Ebm] Right [Dm] there actually, West 44th [E] MTV Live.
My next guest is actually up for an [Eb] Oscar for his [F] work for Miss Misery, the song [Gm] in the Good Will Hunting [Bb] soundtrack.
That is Elliot Smith.
You feeling alright?
Thank you [N] for being here.
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good, thanks.
What is this tattoo actually?
Is the first thing I want to ask you.
It's a children's story.
It's called Ferdinand.
Like a bull who doesn't want to go to the bullfight, but he does.
That's awesome.
I should mention, this I don't think is even out yet.
This is the spin article with Madonna on the cover.
And there is an article inside about you that [Bb] I really just enjoyed reading the article.
One of the things that she talks about, this girl who's talking to you, is about folk music and how many people think that just because you play an acoustic guitar that it's folk.
What's the difference?
Oh, everybody, most people think that.
But folk is like [G] a style, you know.
Folk usually has like one point and it's usually immoral.
Whereas like pop has a lot of, a song can mean nothing or it can mean lots of [Ab] things and no [C] one can be sure which ones they [Fm] are.
But you're more pop, right?
Oh yeah.
[Bbm] Tell us about this, how you got hooked up with the Good Will Hunting soundtrack in general.
How did this happen?
[B] I knew Gus because I lived [N] in Portland, Oregon for a long time and he plays music too.
And we would like talk about home [Ab] recording stuff.
And he [C] had a couple of my records and [Ab] come see me play and eventually he put some of my songs in his movie.
[Abm] So did you have to go out and see Good Will Hunting like ten times [F] before you wrote the song?
No, I [Bb] just kind of, I saw it as house, an earlier version, you know.
And, whoops.
[E] That's alright.
I've fallen off.
So was there one point in the movie where you were thinking like Miss Misery and what the song is about and how it related to the movie?
Well, sort of.
I mean I didn't try and make it any sort of like weird narrative or like summing up the whole movie or anything like that.
It's just sort of like an impression, [Fm] a general [Eb] impression, you know.
[E] How did you like this whole, being a part of a soundtrack as opposed to just your normal music?
It was pretty fun.
[G] Is this something you'll do more of, do you think?
I don't know.
Who knows?
I mean it was a total accident [Bbm] that this happened, so.
I [B] mean, because one of the things, [Abm] we're going to let you play here in just a second.
Danny Elfman, who did [E] the score for the movie, who's also up for an Oscar, on Between the Bars, I believe, is the first song.
There's your song and then this huge presence of an orchestra.
Right.
So how did you feel about that?
That was really fun.
It was like an 80-piece orchestra and it was done live with the orchestra.
[N] And the whole thing only took like five minutes.
It was really easy.
The D is good.
Yeah.
All right, we're all here just to actually watch you perform, so we're going to let you do that.
Thanks for
Alright, here we are.
[Ebm] Right [Dm] there actually, West 44th [E] MTV Live.
My next guest is actually up for an [Eb] Oscar for his [F] work for Miss Misery, the song [Gm] in the Good Will Hunting [Bb] soundtrack.
That is Elliot Smith.
You feeling alright?
Thank you [N] for being here.
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good, thanks.
What is this tattoo actually?
Is the first thing I want to ask you.
It's a children's story.
It's called Ferdinand.
Like a bull who doesn't want to go to the bullfight, but he does.
That's awesome.
I should mention, this I don't think is even out yet.
This is the spin article with Madonna on the cover.
And there is an article inside about you that [Bb] I really just enjoyed reading the article.
One of the things that she talks about, this girl who's talking to you, is about folk music and how many people think that just because you play an acoustic guitar that it's folk.
What's the difference?
Oh, everybody, most people think that.
But folk is like [G] a style, you know.
Folk usually has like one point and it's usually immoral.
Whereas like pop has a lot of, a song can mean nothing or it can mean lots of [Ab] things and no [C] one can be sure which ones they [Fm] are.
But you're more pop, right?
Oh yeah.
[Bbm] Tell us about this, how you got hooked up with the Good Will Hunting soundtrack in general.
How did this happen?
[B] I knew Gus because I lived [N] in Portland, Oregon for a long time and he plays music too.
And we would like talk about home [Ab] recording stuff.
And he [C] had a couple of my records and [Ab] come see me play and eventually he put some of my songs in his movie.
[Abm] So did you have to go out and see Good Will Hunting like ten times [F] before you wrote the song?
No, I [Bb] just kind of, I saw it as house, an earlier version, you know.
And, whoops.
[E] That's alright.
I've fallen off.
So was there one point in the movie where you were thinking like Miss Misery and what the song is about and how it related to the movie?
Well, sort of.
I mean I didn't try and make it any sort of like weird narrative or like summing up the whole movie or anything like that.
It's just sort of like an impression, [Fm] a general [Eb] impression, you know.
[E] How did you like this whole, being a part of a soundtrack as opposed to just your normal music?
It was pretty fun.
[G] Is this something you'll do more of, do you think?
I don't know.
Who knows?
I mean it was a total accident [Bbm] that this happened, so.
I [B] mean, because one of the things, [Abm] we're going to let you play here in just a second.
Danny Elfman, who did [E] the score for the movie, who's also up for an Oscar, on Between the Bars, I believe, is the first song.
There's your song and then this huge presence of an orchestra.
Right.
So how did you feel about that?
That was really fun.
It was like an 80-piece orchestra and it was done live with the orchestra.
[N] And the whole thing only took like five minutes.
It was really easy.
The D is good.
Yeah.
All right, we're all here just to actually watch you perform, so we're going to let you do that.
Thanks for
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[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] The people you've been before
Alright, here we are.
[Ebm] Right [Dm] there actually, West 44th [E] MTV Live.
My next guest is actually up for an [Eb] Oscar for his [F] work for Miss Misery, the song [Gm] in the Good Will Hunting [Bb] soundtrack.
That is Elliot Smith.
You feeling alright?
Thank you [N] for being here.
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good, thanks.
What is this tattoo actually?
Is the first thing I want to ask you.
It's a children's story.
It's called Ferdinand.
Like a bull who doesn't want to go to the bullfight, but he does.
That's awesome.
I should mention, this I don't think is even out yet.
This is the spin article with Madonna on the cover.
And there is an article inside about you that [Bb] I really just enjoyed reading the article.
One of the things that she talks about, this girl who's talking to you, is about folk music and how many people think that just because you play an acoustic guitar that it's folk.
What's the difference?
Oh, everybody, most people think that.
But folk is like [G] a style, you know.
Folk usually has like one point and it's usually immoral.
Whereas like pop has a lot of, a song can mean nothing or it can mean lots of [Ab] things and no [C] one can be sure which ones they [Fm] are.
But you're more pop, right?
Oh yeah.
_ [Bbm] Tell us about this, how you got hooked up with the Good Will Hunting soundtrack in general.
How did this happen?
[B] I knew Gus because I lived [N] in Portland, Oregon for a long time and he plays music too.
And we would like talk about home [Ab] recording stuff.
And he [C] had a couple of my records and [Ab] come see me play and eventually he put some of my songs in his movie.
[Abm] So did you have to go out and see Good Will Hunting like ten times [F] before you wrote the song?
No, I [Bb] just kind of, I saw it as house, _ an earlier version, you know.
And, _ whoops.
[E] That's alright.
I've fallen off.
So was there one point in the movie where you were thinking like Miss Misery and what the song is about and how it related to the movie?
Well, sort of.
I mean I didn't try and make it any sort of like weird narrative or like summing up the whole movie or anything like that.
It's just sort of like an impression, [Fm] a general [Eb] impression, you know.
[E] How did you like this whole, being a part of a soundtrack as opposed to just your normal music?
It was pretty fun.
[G] Is this something you'll do more of, do you think?
I don't know.
Who knows?
I mean it was a total accident [Bbm] that this happened, so.
I [B] mean, because one of the things, [Abm] we're going to let you play here in just a second.
Danny Elfman, who did [E] the score for the movie, who's also up for an Oscar, on Between the Bars, I believe, is the first song.
There's your song and then this huge presence of an orchestra.
Right.
So how did you feel about that?
That was really fun.
It was like an 80-piece orchestra and it was done live with the orchestra.
[N] And the whole thing only took like five minutes.
It was really easy.
The D is good.
Yeah.
All right, we're all here just to actually watch you perform, so we're going to let you do that.
Thanks for
Alright, here we are.
[Ebm] Right [Dm] there actually, West 44th [E] MTV Live.
My next guest is actually up for an [Eb] Oscar for his [F] work for Miss Misery, the song [Gm] in the Good Will Hunting [Bb] soundtrack.
That is Elliot Smith.
You feeling alright?
Thank you [N] for being here.
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good, thanks.
What is this tattoo actually?
Is the first thing I want to ask you.
It's a children's story.
It's called Ferdinand.
Like a bull who doesn't want to go to the bullfight, but he does.
That's awesome.
I should mention, this I don't think is even out yet.
This is the spin article with Madonna on the cover.
And there is an article inside about you that [Bb] I really just enjoyed reading the article.
One of the things that she talks about, this girl who's talking to you, is about folk music and how many people think that just because you play an acoustic guitar that it's folk.
What's the difference?
Oh, everybody, most people think that.
But folk is like [G] a style, you know.
Folk usually has like one point and it's usually immoral.
Whereas like pop has a lot of, a song can mean nothing or it can mean lots of [Ab] things and no [C] one can be sure which ones they [Fm] are.
But you're more pop, right?
Oh yeah.
_ [Bbm] Tell us about this, how you got hooked up with the Good Will Hunting soundtrack in general.
How did this happen?
[B] I knew Gus because I lived [N] in Portland, Oregon for a long time and he plays music too.
And we would like talk about home [Ab] recording stuff.
And he [C] had a couple of my records and [Ab] come see me play and eventually he put some of my songs in his movie.
[Abm] So did you have to go out and see Good Will Hunting like ten times [F] before you wrote the song?
No, I [Bb] just kind of, I saw it as house, _ an earlier version, you know.
And, _ whoops.
[E] That's alright.
I've fallen off.
So was there one point in the movie where you were thinking like Miss Misery and what the song is about and how it related to the movie?
Well, sort of.
I mean I didn't try and make it any sort of like weird narrative or like summing up the whole movie or anything like that.
It's just sort of like an impression, [Fm] a general [Eb] impression, you know.
[E] How did you like this whole, being a part of a soundtrack as opposed to just your normal music?
It was pretty fun.
[G] Is this something you'll do more of, do you think?
I don't know.
Who knows?
I mean it was a total accident [Bbm] that this happened, so.
I [B] mean, because one of the things, [Abm] we're going to let you play here in just a second.
Danny Elfman, who did [E] the score for the movie, who's also up for an Oscar, on Between the Bars, I believe, is the first song.
There's your song and then this huge presence of an orchestra.
Right.
So how did you feel about that?
That was really fun.
It was like an 80-piece orchestra and it was done live with the orchestra.
[N] And the whole thing only took like five minutes.
It was really easy.
The D is good.
Yeah.
All right, we're all here just to actually watch you perform, so we're going to let you do that.
Thanks for