Elliott Smith – Alameda (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords

[Verse 1]
C                     B7
you walk down alameda shuffle-ing your deck

            Am     Asus2     F
of trick ca-ards o-ver every-one

          C             B7    Am
like some precious only son

                          F
face down, bow to the champion

C                     B7
you walk down alameda looking at the

                  Am
cracks in the sidewalk

          Asus2     F
thinking about your friends

        C                 B7   Am
how you maintain all them in

                      F
a constant state of suspense
[Chorus]
         Dm     E      Am      C
for your own protection   over their affection

Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart

    Cm         F                   Bb              C
you broke your own cause you can't finish what you start
[Verse 2]
                  B7                              Am
walk down alameda brushing off the nightmare you wish

      Asus2                         F
could plague me when I'm awake

            C                B7    Am                               F
and now you see your first mistake    was thinking that you could relate

    C      F                     Am
for one or two minutes she liked you

        C      F
but the fix is in
[Solo] C B7 Am F C B7 Am F [Chorus]
       Dm     E       Am        C
you're all pretension,  I never pay attention

Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart

    Cm         F                     Bb                 C
you broke your own because you can't    finish what you start

Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart

    Cm         F                     Bb                 C
you broke your own because you can't    finish what you start

Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart

    Cm         F                     Bb                 C
you broke your own because you can't    finish what you start

Eb                Gm
nobody broke your heart

   Cm      F               Bb                    C
if you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart