Elliott Smith – Everybody Cares Everybody Understands (Guitar)
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Artist: Elliott Smith
Song: Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
Album: XO (1998)
Tabbed by Kevin Tracy
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Chords Used: Of course there's multiple ways to play these chords but these sound the best to me.
Em Em6 C/E G D/F# F C/E B7 e|----0----|----0----|----0----|----3----|---------|----1----|----0----|----2----| B|----0----|----2----|----1----|----3----|----3----|----1----|----1----|----4----| G|----0----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----2----|----2----|----2----|----2----| D|----2----|----2----|----2----|----0----|----0----|----3----|----0----|----4----| A|----2----|----4----|----3----|----2----|----0----|----3----|----3----|----2----| E|----0----|----0----|----0----|----3----|----2----|----1----|----0----|---------| B7/A B7/G B7/F# B7sus4 D7 Cm e|----2----|----2----|----2----|----x----|----5----|----3----| B|----4----|----4----|----4----|----5----|----7----|----4----| G|----2----|----2----|----2----|----2----|----5----|----5----| D|----4----|----4----|----4----|----4----|----7----|----5----| A|----0----|----x----|----x----|----2----|----5----|----3----| E|---------|----3----|----2----|---------|---------|---------|
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INTRO: Em
VERSE:
Em Em6 C/E G D/F# Everybody cares, everybody understands F C B7 B7sus4 B7 Yes everybody cares about you F C B7 B7sus4 B7 Yeah, and whether or not you want them to Em Em6 C/E G D/F# It's a chemical embrace that kicks you in the head F C B7 B7sus4 B7 To a pure synthetic sympathy F C B7 B7sus4 B7 that infuriates you totally F C B7 B7/A B7/G B7/F# And a quiet lie that makes you want to scream and shout
CHORUS:
G F C Em [Riff A] So here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun G F C Em [Riff B] Raining its guiding light upon everyone Em Em6 C/E G D/F# For a moment's rest you can lean against the banister F C B7 B7sus4 B7 After running upstairs again and again F C B7 B7sus4 B7 From wherever they came to fix you in, but
Riff A:
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------0----| D|--2---------------------------------2h4-2-2-------| A|--2------------------0--2---2-3-2-----------------| E|--0---0---2-2---3-3-------------------------------|
Riff B:
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------7--------------------------------------0---| D|---------7h9-----9--7-----7------------------------------| A|------10--------------10-------------------7h9-7-7-------| E|--------------------------------7-7h8--7-----------------|
VERSE:
Em Em6 C/E G D/F# Always fair city's finest follow right behind F C B7 B7sus4 B7 You've got a pretty vision in your head F C B7 B7sus4 B7 A pencil full of poison lead F C B7 B7/A B7/G B7/F# And a sickened smile illegal in every town
CHORUS:
G F C Em [Riff A] So here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun G F C Em [Riff B] Raining its guiding light upon everyone G F C Em [Riff A] Here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun G F C Em [Riff B] Raining its guiding light upon everyone
BRIDGE:
C G You say you mean well, you don't know what you mean Cm D7 Em Fucking oughta stay the hell away from things you know nothing about
CODA:
My favorite part of the song. I'll tab out the main guitar part but there's a few
layers of guitar/keyboard so just jam out and mess around with a wah pedal or whatever if you can.
First chords are the same as verse:
Em Em6 C/E G D/F#
Sweet guitar part at ~2:43 e|-------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------|------------4------------| G|-----0h2-0---------|------4-----------4------| D|--3----------------|----4----4-----4-----4---| A|--3------------3---|-2-----------------------| E|--1----------------|-------------------------| x2
Then 3:08:
e|-------------------|---------------------------| B|-------------------|---------------------------| G|-----0h2-0---------|------4---------4----------| D|--3----------------|----4--------4-------------| A|--3------------3---|-2--------0----------------| E|--1----------------|---------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---------4-----------4---| D|------4----------4-------| A|-------------------------| E|--3----------2-----------| e|------------------------|------------------2--------------| B|---------------------3--|------------------0--------------| G|------------------2-----|------------------2--------------| D|--------2------0--------|---2--------------1---2---4---5--| A|-----2------------------|---3---0---1---2-----------------| E|--0---------------------|---------------------------------|
Then the rhythm guitar goes a little something like this (3:17):
B7 G Em D C B7
e|---2-------------------|---0---0-0------------------------------| B|---0-------------------|---0---0-0-----3-3-3--------------------| G|---2-------------------|---0---0-0-----2-2-2--------------2-----| D|---1----2--4------5----|---2---2-2-----0-0-0-----2--------1-----| A|---2-------------------|---2---2-2---------------3--0--1--2-----| E|-----------------------|---0------------------------------------|
And the last chord progression (3:40) is:
B7 B7/A B7/G B7/F# Em D C B7