Elliott Smith – Baby Britain (Guitar)

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By Elliott Smith This song is actually played on piano but it transfers to guitar fine. If you play the chords with 3rd fret held on the high e-string it mimcs that repeated note in the song. Chords used: Em7: 022033 Am7: x02013 G: 320033 C: x32013 G/B: x20003 Am: x02210 C#dim7: x4535x D: xx0232 D#dim7: xx1212 For the chorus part, all you are doing is playing Em7 with an ascending bass line that looks like this when tabbed out: All E minors listed here are actually Em7 chords
    Em    Em/F#  Em/G  Em/B  C
e|--0-----0------0-----0-----0-----|
B|--0-----0------0-----0-----1-----|
G|--0-----0------0-----0-----0-----|
D|--2-----2------2-----2-----2-----|
A|--2-----2------2-----2-----3-----|
E|--0-----2------3-----------------|
[Verse 1]
Em7                     Am7
Baby Britain feels the best

G              C
Floating over a sea of vodka

Em7                Am7
Separated from the rest

G                   C
Fights problems with bigger problems

Em7                     Am7
Sees the ocean fall and rise

G                         C
Counts the waves that somehow didn't hit her

Em7                    Am7
Water pouring from her eyes

G            C
Alcoholic and very bitter
[Chorus]
    Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B  C
For someone half as   smart

      Em Em/F#  Em/G  Em/B  C
You'd be   a   work  of    art

    Em  Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B
You put your-self  a - part

Am                    C
And I can't help until you start
[Verse 2]
Em7                        Am7
Wwe knocked another couple back

G                       C
The dead soliders lined up on the table

Em7                     Am7
Still prepared for an attack

G                           C
They didn't know they'd been disabled

Em7                    Am7
Felt a wave a rush of blood

G                     C
You won't be happy til the bottle's broken

Em7                            Am7
And you're out swimming in the flood

G                 C
You kept back kept unspoken
[Chorus]
    Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B  C
For someone half as   smart

      Em Em/F#  Em/G  Em/B  C
You'd be   a   work  of    art

    Em  Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B
You put your-self  a - part

Am                    C
And I can't help until you start
[Bridge]
C                      C#dim7
You got a look in your eye

                       D
When you're saying goodbye

                   D#dim7
Like you wanna say hi
[Instrumental] Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C (x3) G/B Am C [Verse 3]
Em7                         Am7
The light was on but it was dim

G              C
Revolver's been turned over

Em7                      Am7
And now it's ready once again

G                     C
The radio was playing crimson and clover

Em7                       Am7
London bridge is safe and sound

G                      C
No matter what you keep repeating

Em7                     Am7
Nothing's gonna drag me down

G                 C
To a death that's not worth cheating
[Chorus]
    Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B  C
For someone half as   smart

      Em Em/F#  Em/G  Em/B  C
You'd be   a   work  of    art

    Em  Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B
You put your-self  a - part

Am                    C
And I can't help until you start
[Chorus]
    Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B  C
For someone half as   smart

      Em Em/F#  Em/G  Em/B  C
You'd be   a   work  of    art

    Em  Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B
You put your-self  a - part

Am                    C
And I can't help until you start