Elliott Smith – Condor Ave (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Chords:
E 022100 Asus4 x02230
F#* 20220x Bm x24432
G* 32043x F# 244322
Cmaj7 x32000 G 320003
C x32010
D xx0232
Am x02210
[Intro]
e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----5-------5---|-----4-------3---| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-3-------3-------|-2-------1-------|
You can choose to play either of the following over D.
The first is more accurate but the second is much easier.
[Riff] (over D chord) e|--2--------------|--------3--------| B|--3--------------|---3-------------| G|--2----2p0-----0-|------0----------| D|0-----------4----|-2----------4--0-| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| [Simplified Riff] (over D chord) e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---------0-------| D|---2h4-------0---| A|-----------------| E|-----------------|
This is the timing of the chords in 4/4 time
E - - - F#* - - - G* - - - G* - - -
Cmaj7 – - C - - - D - - - Riff - -
C Cmaj7 C Am Asus4 Am Bm - F# - Am - C -
[Verse 1]
E F#* G* She took the oldsmobile out past Condor Avenue
/B Cmaj7 /B C
And she locked the car and slipped past
D Riff Cmaj7 C Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Into rhythmic quietude lights bur - ning Am /B C Voice dry and hoarse
[Verse 2]
E F#* G* I threw the screen door like a bastard back and forth /B Cmaj7 /B C D The chimes fell over each other Riff Cmaj7 C I fell onto my knees Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C The sound of the car driving off made me feel diseased
[Chorus]
E G Am A sick shouting like you hear at the fairground E G Am Now I'm picking up to put away anything of your's that's still around E G Am I don't know what to do with your clothes or your letters
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
It'll make a whisper out of you
[Verse 3]
E F#* G* She took the oldsmobile out past Condor Avenue
/B Cmaj7
The fairground's lit
/B C D Riff Cmaj7 C A drunk man sits by the gate she's driving through Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C Got his hat tipped bot - tle back in between his teeth
[Verse 4]
E F#* G* /B Cmaj7 Looks like he's buried in the sand at the beach /B C D Riff Cmaj7 C I can't think about you driving off to leave barely awake Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C To take a lit - tle nap while the road is straight
[Chorus]
E G Am I wish that car had never been discovered E G Am They took away the bottle and the hat he was under E G Am That's the one thing that he could never do
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
And it'll make a whisper out of you
[Verse 5]
E F#* G* She took the oldsmobile out past Condor Avenue
/B Cmaj7 /B C
Cops were running around the scene
D Riff Cmaj7 C Looking for some kind of clue Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C They never get up - tight when a moth gets crushed
[Verse 6]
E F#* G* Unless a light bulb really loved him very much
/B Cmaj7 /B C
I'm lying down
D Riff Cmaj7 C Blowing smoke from my cigarette Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C Little whisper smoke signs that you'll never get
[Chorus]
E G Am You're in your oldsmobile driving by the moon E G Am Headlights burning bright ahead of you E G Am And someone's burning out, out on Condor Avenue
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
Trying to make a whisper out of you
[Chorus]
E G What a shitty thing to say Am Did you really mean it? E G Am You never said a word to me about what passed between us E G So now I'm leaving you alone Am You can do whatever the hell you want to
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F E
na, na, na, na, na, na, na