Elliott Smith – Georgia Georgia (Guitar Tab)
Capo 1
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Guitar Tab
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Speed:
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Chords
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Tabbed by: Yoshima
Email: derby@fsmail net
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Chords used relative to capo on 1ST fret
Bm G A Bm/A B B/A A7 D/G e|---2-----(3)----(0)-------------2-------------0------2---| B|---3------3------2------3-------4------4------2------3---| G|---4------0------2------4-------4------4------0------0---| D|---4------0------2------4-------4------4------2------4---| A|---2------2------0------0-------2------0------0------0---| E|---2------3------0-----(0)------2-----(0)-----0----------|
Just the chords with the lyrics are at the bottom of the page if you are
not too keen on doing all the base note plucking
:Performance notes:
The strumming rhythm is difficult to put in a tab, so you really need to
listen to the song. Have tried to indicate the basic rhythm when it comes
to the chords but mostly just for reference against the bass note runs
The song is quite difficult when it comes to the thumb's plucking action
However, the left hand fingering is simple as it is mostly just holding
chords
You won't be able to play this song well with a plectrum
use the finger-picking techinique. Elliott used to have a sort of hybrid
style of strumming and picking, just keep that in mind when learning
song
[Intro]
Bm Bm e|---------------------------|-------------------------| B|-----3--3-3-3---3-3--------|---3--3-3-3---3-3--------| G|-----4--4-4-4---4-4--------|---4--4-4-4---4-4--------| D|-----4--4-4-4---4-4--4---4-|---4--4-4-4---4-4--4---4-| A|---2----------2--------0---|-2----------2--------0---| E|--------------------3------|------------------3------|
Then Bm
[Verse]
Bm Bm/A G A e|----------------------------------------| B|-----3-3---3---3---3---3-3------2---2---| G|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| D|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| A|---2-----2---2---0-----2------0---0-----| E|---------------------3-----0------------|
^^^Play x2 for each of following lines;
:georgia georgia it's been many miles since i've seen your fallen smile:
:close up and personal:
then;
Bm Bm/A G A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2---| G|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----2-2---| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----2-2---| A|---2-----1-0---------2-------0-----| E|-----------------4-3-----2-0-------|
^^^Play x2 for each of following lines;
:your arsenal of excuses you never told her:
:when you walked out on this vanished shoulder:
then
B B/A G A e|----------------------------------------| B|-----4-4---4---4---4---3-3------2---2---| G|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| D|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| A|---2-----2---2---0-----2------0---0-----| E|---------------------3-----0------------|
^^^Play x2 for each of following lines;
:with your veins all full of beer:
:thinking well at least now everything is clear:
then;
Bm Bm/A G A e|-------------------------------| B|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------| G|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-------| A|---2-----1-0---------2---------| E|-----------------4-3-----2-0---|
^^^Play for the line;
:oh man, what plan, suicide :
Bm Bm/A G A e|----------------------------------------| B|-----3-3---3---3---3---3-3------2---2---| G|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| D|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| A|---2-----2---2---0-----2------0---0-----| E|---------------------3-----0------------|
:it's just not that much different from my own affair:
Bm Bm/A G A e|-------------------------------| B|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------| G|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-------| A|---2-----1-0---------2-----0---| E|-----------------4-3-----0-----|
:always cussing and crying:
[Chorus]
D/G A7 e|----2-2----2-2------0-0----0-0---| B|----3-3----3-3------2-2----2-2---| G|----0-0----0-0------0-0----0-0---|x3 D|--4------4-----0-2------2--------| A|-------0--------------0----------| E|---------------------------------|
:how about if you tell me something new:
:tell me what will make you happy:
then; continuing from previous part^^^
A7 B B/A A G e|----0---0---------------------------| B|----2---2---4-4---4---4---2--3---3--| G|----0---0---4-4---4---4---2--0---0--| D|--2---1-----4-4---4---4---2--0---0--| A|----------2---------0---0------0----| E|----------------2-----------3-------|
:oh you so deserve to be:
The whole guitar part more or less just repeats itself now
[Verse]
then;
Bm Bm/A G A e|----------------------------------------| B|-----3-3---3---3---3---3-3------2---2---| G|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| D|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| A|---2-----2---2---0-----2------0---0-----| E|---------------------3-----0------------|
:there were protests and contests:
:actions to cop i want it all to stop:
Bm Bm/A G A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2---| G|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----2-2---| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----2-2---| A|---2-----1-0---------2-------0-----| E|-----------------4-3-----2-0-------|
:three weeks ago you were all grace and charm:
:and now i know it was just a false alarm:
Bm Bm/A G A e|----------------------------------------| B|-----3-3---3---3---3---3-3------2---2---| G|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| D|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| A|---2-----2---2---0-----2------0---0-----| E|---------------------3-----0------------|
:georgia georgia i can't understand your sins:
:you have no forgiveness:
Bm Bm/A G A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2---| G|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----2-2---| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----2-2---| A|---2-----1-0---------2-------0-----| E|-----------------4-3-----2-0-------|
:no attention left to pay:
:the quiet way you leave and just forget it all just takes my breath away:
B B/A G A e|----------------------------------------| B|-----4-4---4---4---4---3-3------2---2---| G|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| D|-----4-4---4---4---4---0-0------2---2---| A|---2-----2---2---0-----2------0---0-----| E|---------------------3-----0------------|
:how's that supposed to make me feel?:
:yeah, well, how'm I suppossed to feel?:
then
Bm Bm/A G A e|-------------------------------| B|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------| G|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0-------| A|---2-----1-0---------2---------| E|-----------------4-3-----2-0---|
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Chords and Lyrics
Intro (see above^)
[Verse]
Bm
georgia georgia
Bm/A G
it's been many miles
A Bm Bm/A
since i've seen your fallen smile
G A
close up and personal
Bm Bm/A G
your arsenal of excuses
A Bm Bm/A
you never told her
G A B
when you walked out on the Savannah shoulder
B/A G A
with your veins all full of beer
B B/A G A
thinking well at least now everything is clear
Bm
but oh man
Bm/A
what a plan
G A
suicide
Bm Bm/A G A
it's just not that much different from my own affair
Bm Bm/A G A
all ends in cussing and crying
[Chorus]
D/G A7 D/G
how about if you
A7 D/G
tell me something new
A7 B
tell me what will make you happy
A G Bm
oh you so deserve to be
[Verse]
Bm/A G A
there were protests and contests
Bm Bm/A
and attitudes to cop
G A
i want it all to stop
Bm Bm/A G A
three weeks ago you were all grace and charm
Bm Bm/A G A
and now i know it was just a false alarm
Bm
Georgia Georgia
Bm/A G A
i can't understand your sins
Bm Bm/A G A
you have no forgiveness
Bm Bm/A G A
no attention left to pay
Bm Bm/A
the quiet way you leave
G
and just forget it all
A B
just takes my breath away
B/A G A
how's that supposed to make me feel?
B B/A G A
yeah, well, how'm I suppossed to feel?
Bm Bm/A G A
END