Waltz 2 Xo

D7/F#:   2x0212
G:       320003
Bm:      x24432
Dm:      xx0231
F9:      1x3213
G/B      x20003
E7:      020100
Bsus:    x24400

Intro:

Am (4 bars)

Play this two times:

 Am      C    F   C    F         
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--2--4-5-0-0--------------0-2---
D|--------------3-3-2--2-3------2-
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
  CG    C
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|2-0--2-0-----------| 
A|---------3--3-2----| 
E|-------------------| 

When you get to the last C the 
second time through, this is played:
E|-----0-------0---------| 
B|-----1-------1---------| 
G|-----0-------2---------| 
D|-----2-------2---------| 
A|-0-2-3-------0---------| 
E|---------0-3-----------| 

Verse 1:

Am                    C
First the mic then a half cigarette
F        D7/F#   G
Singing cathy's clown
            Dm                  Am
That's the man she's married to now
Bsus                     E7
That's the girl that he takes around
 town
       Am                   C
She appears composed so she is i 
suppose
F        D7/F#  G
Who can really tell
     Dm                 Am
She shows no emotion at all
 Bsus                     E7
Stares into space like a dead china 
doll

Chorus:
Am         C     F        C     
I'm never gonna know you now, 
  F          C        G  Am
but i'm gonna love you anyhow

Repeat intro (as it's played the 
second time through)

Verse 2:
Am                          C
Now she's done and they're calling 
someone
F         D7/F#  G
Such a familiar name
        Dm                     Am
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
         Bsus                   E7
Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour
 note to note
Am                C
Here it is the revenge to the tune
F      D7/F#  G
You're no    good
          Dm                   
You're no good, you're no good, 
           Am
you're no good
Bsus                     E7
Can't you tell that it's well 
understood

Repeat chorus

Dm                    F9         
I'm here today and expected to 
   C      G/B    Am
stay on and on and on
     Dm
I'm tired
     F
I'm tired

Verse 3:

Am                  C
Looking out on the substitute scene
F      D7/F# G
Still going strong
Continues after the ad
 Dm   Am
XO   mom
Bsus             E7
It's okay its alright nothing's 
wrong
Am                   C
Tell mr. Man with impossible plans
         F    D7/F#  G
To just leave me   alone
        Dm                  
In the place where i make no 
Am
mistakes
Bsus                  E7
In the place where i have what it 
takes

Repeat chorus 3 times and play 
chorus chords once, ending on C

Transcribed by chadwick and scott

Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith

First of all let it be said that 
this tab is probably more
representative
of some of Elliott's live versions 
than the album version...said!
Also a big thanks to Scott and 
Chadwick for getting me started.


Alternate tuning: tune b-string to c
 and down half a step

Intro:

Am (x02200) (4 bars)

Play this two times:

E|----0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
B|----0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
G|--2----4S5-0--------------------
D|------------------3------2------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-0-0-----0-0--------0-0------| 
B|-0-0-----0-0--------0-0------| 
G|-----0--------------0-0------| 
D|3------2-----0-2-0-----------| 
A|-------------------3----2----| 
E|-----------------------------| 

then
E|---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----
B|---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----
G|---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----
D|--------------------------------
A|-3-------------2-3--------------
E|---------3----------------------

Verse 1: I play the Am and C chords 
by plucking Am with root a then e,
and
C with root C then G...kinda country
 style!

Am (002200)                 C 
First the mic then a half 
(332000)
cigarette

F (133201)   D7/F# (2x0202)   G 
(3x0023) Fret the root w/thumb on
these 3
Singing cathy's clown

           Dm (xx0221)         Am
That's the man she's married to now

B? (x2x200)                     E7 
(022120)
That's the girl that he takes around
 town

      Am                   C
She appears composed so she is i 
suppose
F        D7/F#  G
Who can really tell
     Dm                 Am
She shows no emotion at all
 B?                     E7
Stares into space like a dead china 
doll

Chorus: Either play the intro twice 
or the chords once and then the
intro
once...i actually favour playing the
 intro twice! If you care! :)

Am         C     F        C     
I'm never gonna know you now, 
  F          C        G  Am
but i'm gonna love you anyhow

Verse 2:
Am                          C
Now she's done and they're calling 
someone
F         D7/F#  G
Such a familiar name
        Dm                     Am
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
         B?                  E7
Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour
 note to note
Am                C
Here it is the revenge to the tune
F      D7/F#  G
You're no    good
          Dm                   
You're no good, you're no good, 
           Am
you're no good
Bsus                     E7
Can't you tell that it's well 
understood

Repeat chorus

Dm                    F           
I'm here today and expected to 
 C      G/B    Am
stay on and on and on
     Dm
I'm tired
     F
I'm tired

Verse 3:

Am                  C
Looking out on the substitute scene
F      D7/F# G
Still going strong
 Dm   Am
XO   mom
B?            E7
It's okay its alright nothing's 
wrong
Am                   C
Tell mr. Man with impossible plans
         F    D7/F#  G
To just leave me   alone
        Dm                  
In the place where i make no 
Am
mistakes
B?                  E7
In the place where i have what it 
takes

Repeat chorus 3 times and play 
chorus chords once, ending on C

Have fun with it!

Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith

Tune down one tone (chords shown as 
played)

Unusual chords used:

 C/G                    332010
D/F#                    200232
E7/B (no 3rd)*  x22430
Fmaj9           133010
F6                      1x3231
G/B                     x20003

Intro:

|| Am   | Am    | Am    | Am    ||
||: Am  | C     | F     | C     | F
     | C     | G     |
| C     | C/G   | C     | C     :||

Verse:

||: Am  | Am    | C     | C/G   | F
     | D7/F# | G     | G     |
| Dm    | Dm    | Am    | Am    | 

E7/B* | E7/B* | E7    |E7     :||

Chorus:

||: Am  | C     | F     | C     | F
     | C     | G     |
| C     | C/G   | C     | C     :||

Middle 8:

||Dm    | Dm    | Fmaj9 | F6    | 
| Dm    | Dm    | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | 
C     | G/B   | Am    | Am    |
rest  | Fmaj7 ||