Elliott Smith - Between The Bars
Published by kimkubrick under elliott smith on lundi, février 15, 2010
Elliott Smith - Between The Bars
Am7 F C E7
Drink up, baby, stay up all night.
With the things you could do,
You won't but you might.
The potential you'll be,
That you'll never see,
The promises you'll only make.
Drink up with me now,
And forget all about
The pressure of days.
Do what I say,
And I'll make you okay
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head
F G * Am
People you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G * F Fm
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
’ll keep them still.
Am7 F C E7
Drink up, baby, look at the stars
I'll kiss you again
Between the bars,
Where I'm seeing you there,
With your hands in the air,
Waiting to finally be caught.
Drink up one more time,
And I'll make you mine.
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart,
Separate from the rest,
Where I like you the best,
And keep the things you forgot.
F G * Am
The people you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F Fm
I'll keep them still.
Am7
* There's a riff here.. It's pretty simple, and all the notes recieve an even time. Just
to the record and you should be able to hear the rhythm.
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------0---2----|
A|--0---0---2---3-----------|
E|--------------------------|
Note: for the Am/F#, I like to just reach across with my middle finger, which is on the
fret of the D string using my Am open fingering, and hit the second fret on the low E
The point of my finger holds down the string while the fleshy part mutes the A string. I
this sounds better and is a lot easier than using some weird fingering to get a proper
with all six strings ringing.
Am7 F C E7
Drink up, baby, stay up all night.
With the things you could do,
You won't but you might.
The potential you'll be,
That you'll never see,
The promises you'll only make.
Drink up with me now,
And forget all about
The pressure of days.
Do what I say,
And I'll make you okay
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head
F G * Am
People you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G * F Fm
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
’ll keep them still.
Am7 F C E7
Drink up, baby, look at the stars
I'll kiss you again
Between the bars,
Where I'm seeing you there,
With your hands in the air,
Waiting to finally be caught.
Drink up one more time,
And I'll make you mine.
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart,
Separate from the rest,
Where I like you the best,
And keep the things you forgot.
F G * Am
The people you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F Fm
I'll keep them still.
Am7
* There's a riff here.. It's pretty simple, and all the notes recieve an even time. Just
to the record and you should be able to hear the rhythm.
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------0---2----|
A|--0---0---2---3-----------|
E|--------------------------|
Note: for the Am/F#, I like to just reach across with my middle finger, which is on the
fret of the D string using my Am open fingering, and hit the second fret on the low E
The point of my finger holds down the string while the fleshy part mutes the A string. I
this sounds better and is a lot easier than using some weird fingering to get a proper
with all six strings ringing.