Elliott Smith – Better Be Quiet Now (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

electric guitar riffs coincide with the line above

[Intro]
       Wish you gave me your number      Wish I could call you     today
       IF I didn't know the difference   Living alone would probably be ok 
     E                     F#79/C   Am-maj7/C                   E/B             
e|---4-----------------------4----2------4 --------------------------4--------------|
B|---5-----------------------5----5------5---------------------------5--------------|
G|---4-----------------------3----3------2---------------------------4--------------|
D|---2-----------------------x----x------x---------------------------x--------------|
A|---------------------------4----4------3---------------------------2--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Just to hear a  voice             I got a long way to go    I'm getting further away
    it wouldnt be lonely
                    Eb5/Bb                   
e|-------------------4------------------------4---2------0------------------------2----0------|
B|-------------------5----------------5-4--2--2---4------2------------------5--4-------0------|
G|-------------------3------------------------2---2------2------------------4----------1------|
D|-------------------x------------------------2---2------2------------------x----------2------|
A|-------------------1------------------------0---0------0------------------2----------2------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|

e|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7---6--4/6--2---------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------0---------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
    A lot of hours to  occupy,  it was easy when I didn't know you yet
   G                   A              C/G         
e|-3-------------------0---------------0----------2----------------3--------------|
B|-0-------------------2---------------1----------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0----------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2----------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x----------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3----------2----------------3--------------|

  Things I'd have     to   forget
e|-3-----------0------2-----0-----------0------2-----------------------------------|
B|-1-----------0------0-----1-----------1------1-----------------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2-----0-----------2------2-----------------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1-----2-----------0------0-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x-----x-----------x------x-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2-----3-----------2------2-----------------------------------|

      But I better be  Quiet  Now      I'm tired of wasting          my breath
   G                   A              C/G         
e|-3-------------------0---------------0-------------2----------------3--------------|
B|-0-------------------2---------------1-------------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0-------------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2-------------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x-------------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-------------2----------------3--------------|

  carrying    on      getting upset
e|-3-----------0------2----------0-----------2----2----------------------------|
B|-1-----------0------0----------1-----------3----1----------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2----------0-----------2----2----------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1----------2-----------0----1----------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x----------x---3--2--3-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2----------3---------------------------------------------|

        maybe I have a      problem   but that's not what I wanted to say
     E                     F#79/C   Am-maj7/C                   E/B             
e|---4-----------------------4----2------4 -----------------4-2-0------4----------------|
B|---5-----------------------5----5------5------------------5----------5----------------|
G|---4-----------------------3----3------2------------------2----------4----------------|
D|---2-------------------1---x----x------x------------------x----------x----------------|
A|---------------------------4----4------3------------------3----------2----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 i prefer to say nothing              I got a long way to go    I'm getting further away
                    Eb5/Bb                   
e|-------------------4------------------------4---2------0------------------------2----0------|
B|-------------------5----------------5-4--2--2---4------2------------------5--4-------0------|
G|-------------------3------------------------2---2------2------------------4----------1------|
D|-------------------x------------------------2---2------2------------------x----------2------|
A|-------------------1------------------------0---0------0------------------2----------2------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|

e|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7---6--4/6--2---2-2-2-1-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------2-----------2-2-0-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------0-----------------4-0-------------------------------------|

e|--4---4----4---4---4-----------4---2--0--------------0----0--0--0-----0---------------|
B|--5---5----5---5---5--5--4-2---2---4--5---5---4---7--0----0--0--0-----0---------------|
G|--4---3----2---4---3-----------2---4--4-----4---4----1----------------1---------------|
D|--2---x----x---x---x-----------2---4--2---2----------2---7--7--6--4/6-2---------------|
A|--x---x----3---2---1---------------2--4--------------2----------------2---------------|
E|--0---0----0---0---0---------------------------------0----------------0---------------|

[Verse]
    Had a dream as an Army man with an order just to march  in  my    place while a
   G                   A              C/G         
e|-3-------------------0---------------0-------------2----------------3--------------|
B|-0-------------------2---------------1-------------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0-------------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2-------------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x-------------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-------------2----------------3--------------|

ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---------------------------------------------------8-7-5---5-7--------7-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------8-----------8------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  dead      enemy   screams in my    face
e|-3-----------0------2--------------0-----------0------2-----------------------------------|
B|-1-----------0------0--------------1-----------1------1-----------------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2--------------0-----------2------2-----------------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1--------------2-----------0------0-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x--------------x-----------x------x-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2--------------3-----------2------2-----------------------------------|

ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---5--------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--------------5----2-h4-4-4-2--4-1------------------------------------------|
G|5-5------------4-4---2--------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      But I better be  Quiet  Now      I'm tired of wasting          my breath
   G                   A              C/G         
e|-3-------------------0---------------0-------------2----------------3--------------|
B|-0-------------------2---------------1-------------3----------------0--------------|
G|-0-------------------2---------------0-------------2----------------0--------------|
D|-0-------------------2---------------2-------------0----------------0--------------|
A|-2-------------------0---------------x-------------x----------------2--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-------------2----------------3--------------|

ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---------------------------------------------------8-7-5---5-7--------7-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------8-----------8------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  carrying    on      not over it yet
e|-3-----------0------2----------0-----------2----2----------------------------|
B|-1-----------0------0----------1-----------3----1----------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------2----------0-----------2----2----------------------------|
D|-1-----------2------1----------2-----------0----1----------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------x----------x---3--2--3-----------------------------------|
E|-1-----------0------2----------3---------------------------------------------|

ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---5--------------3----------------------------2-----2--------------------------|
B|-6--------------5----2-h4-4-4-2--4-5----------1-----1---------------------------|
G|5-5------------4-4---2--------2-------------2-----2-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Electric Guitar begins to arpegiate chords)
       wish I knew what you're doing  and why you wanna do it this    way
     E                     F#79/C   Am-maj7/C                   E/B             
e|---4-------------------------4----2------4 --------------------------4---------------|
B|---5-------------------------5----5------5---------------------------5---------------|
G|---4-------------------------3----3------2---------------------------4---------------|
D|---2-------------------------x----x------x---------------------------x---------------|
A|-----------------------------4----4------3---------------------------2---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 so I can't go the distance           I've got a long way to go           I'm getting further away
                    Eb5/Bb                   
e|-------------------4------------------------4---2------0------------------------2--------------|
B|-------------------5----------------5-4--2--2---4------2------------------5--4-----------------|
G|-------------------3------------------------2---2------2------------------4--------------------|
D|-------------------x------------------------2---2------2------------------x--------------------|
A|-------------------1------------------------0---0------0------------------2--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 I got a Long   way to go I'm getting further away
e|-4-------------------2----------4------2------2--------------2------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------2----------2------4------3--------------1------------------------------------------|
G|-6-------------------3----------2------4------2--------------2------------------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------4----------2------4------0--------------1------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----------4--6--7-4----------0------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------0----------------------------------|

ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6------6-4-3-4---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----0---0---0-----0----|
B|----0---0---0-----0----|
G|------------------1----|
D|--7---7---6--4/6--2----|
A|------------------2----|
E|------------------0----|