Chord Stupidity Tries by Elliott Smith

- the arrangement on the recording is huge , so the instrumental parts while not ’wrong’ a lot to the imagination - chord names in parentheses are passing chords which are really short in duration . the in the chorus just follows the melody , so the bass note is likely all you need . the somewhat complicated chords : E - - 4 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - | B - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - | G - - 2 - - - - 3 - - - - 2 - - | D - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 4 - - | A - - x - - - - x - - - - 2 - - | E - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - | Am7/E F#7/E B7sus2 E E7 got a foot in the door A Am god knows what for C#m E B D# and he’ll cut me down to size A C B stupidity tries E E7 everything here is free A Am everything but you and me C#m E B D# this painting never dries A C B C stupidity tries C#m C G B savannah shoulder raised a cheer C C/B A G B C coloring the sky with ash C#m E F# A because they found some privateer C C/B A G B to sail across the sea of trash E E7 the enemy is within A Am don’t confuse me with him C#m E B D# the truth is otherwise A C D stupidity tries G# octaves/E F# octaves/E G octaves/E A# octaves/E B A E Am7/E B7sus2 B C C#m C G B and so i go from floor to floor C C/B A G B C looking for a port of call C#m E F# A another drunk conquistador C C/B A G B conquering the governor’s ball E E7 couldn’t think of a thing A Am that i hope tomorrow brings C#m E B D# oh what a surprise A C D stupidity tries | : E E Am7/E F#7/E B7sus2 : | . . . . .