Elliott Smith – I Didnt Understand (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Live acoustic version from 1998 at Green Street Grill, Cambridge, Massachusetts
[Intro]
Am Dm Bb C C#dim Dm F7/Eb
e|-------3----1----0------------------------------------------------------5----6-|
B|--1-------------------3----3---/5----6----5----6----6----8----6----8-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1---------3---------4---------5---------6---------6------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm Dm7/C Bb
e|--5--------------------------------------6---------6-------6--6--6--6--6-------|
B|------------5----6----6---------6--------6---------6-------6--6--6--6--6-------|
G|-------7------------------------5--------7---------7-------7--7--7--7--7-------|
D|--------------------------------7--------8---------8-------8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|--5-----------------------------5--------8---------8-------8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|----------------------8----8----8--------6----6----6---6---6--6--6--6--6-------|
[Verse 1]
Am Dm Bb C C#dim Dm F7/Eb
e|----0----0-------1----1--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----1-------3----3----3----3---/5----5----5----5----6----6----6----6------|
G|----2----2-------2----2--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----2-------0----0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------1----1---/3----3----4----4----5----5----6----6------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Thought you'd be looking for the next in line to love
Dm Dm7/C Bb
e|-------5----5----5----5------------------------6-------6------6--6--6--6--6----|
B|-------6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6-------6------6--6--6--6--6----|
G|-------7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----7-------7------7--7--7--7--7----|
D|-------7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8----|
A|-------5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8----|
E|---------------------------8----8----8----8----6---6---6---6--6--6--6--6--6----|
Then ignore, put ou--------t, and put away
Am Dm Bb C C#dim Dm F7/Eb
e|-----0----0-----1----1---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----1-----3----3----3----3---/5----5----5----5----6----6----6----6-------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----2-----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1----1---/3----3----4----4----5----5----6----6-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And so you'd soon be leav-ing me, a----lone like I'm supp-osed to be
Dm Dm7/C Bb
e|---5----5----5----5------------------------6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
B|---6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
G|---7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----7-------7------7--7--7--7--7--------|
D|---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
A|---5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
E|-----------------------8----8----8----8----6---6---6---6--6--6--6--6--6--------|
Tonight, tomorrow, and every----day
[Refrain 1]
A#sus2b5 F Gm
e|--------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-1----1----1----1-|-1----1----1----1-|-3----3----3----3---|
G|--3----3----3----3--|-3----3----3----3-|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3---|
D|--2----2----2----2--|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3-|-5----5----5----5---|
A|--1----1----1----1--|-1----1----1----1-|------------------|-5----5----5----5---|
E|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-3----3----3----3---|
There's nothing here that you'll miss, I can gua--rantee you
F Gm Dm
e|--------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-3----3----3----3-|-3----3----3----3-3----3----3-3----3---|
G|--2----2----2----2--|-3----3----3----3-|-2----2----2----2-2----2----3-2----0---|
D|--3----3----3----3--|-5----5----5----5-|-0----0----0----0-0----0----0-0----0---|
A|--3----3----3----3--|-5----5----5----5-|---------------------------------------|
E|--1----1----1----1--|-3----3----3----3-|---------------------------------------|
this, is a cloud of smo------ke
C7 F Gm
e|--------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-1----1----1----1-|-1----1----1----1-|-3----3----3----3---|
G|--3----3----3----3--|-3----3----3----3-|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3---|
D|--2----2----2----2--|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3-|-5----5----5----5---|
A|--3----3----3----3--|-3----3----3----3-|------------------|-5----5----5----5---|
E|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-3----3----3----3---|
Try--ing to occupy space, what a fucking
F Gm
e|--------------------|------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-3----3----3----3-|
G|--2----2----2----2--|-3----3----3----3-|
D|--3----3----3----3--|-5----5----5----5-|
A|--3----3----3----3--|-5----5----5----5-|
E|--1----1----1----1--|-3----3----3----3-|
joke, what a fucking
[Interlude]
Am Dm Bb C C#dim Dm F7/Eb
e|---0----3----1----0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1----1----3----3--x--3-----x--5-----x--5-----x--6-----x--6---6--6--6--6-----|
G|---2----2----2----2------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2----0----0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------x--1-----x--3-----x--4-----x--5-----x--6---6--6--6--6-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
joke
Dm Dm7/C Bb
e|---5----5----5----5------------------------6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
B|---6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
G|---7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----7-------7------7--7--7--7--7--------|
D|---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
A|---5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
E|-----------------------8----8----8----8----6---6---6---6--6--6--6--6--6--------|
[Verse 2]
Am Dm Bb C C#dim Dm F7/Eb
e|--0----0----1----1-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1----1----3----3----3----3---/5----5----5----5----6----6----6----6----6----6-|
G|--2----2----2----2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2----0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1----1---/3----3----4----4----5----5----6----6----6----6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I wait-ed for a bus to se----pa---rate the both of us, and take me
Dm Dm7/C Bb
e|---5----5----5----5------------------------6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
B|---6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
G|---7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----7-------7------7--7--7--7--7--------|
D|---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
A|---5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
E|-----------------------8----8----8----8----6---6---6---6--6--6--6--6--6--------|
off, far away from you, cause my
Am Dm Bb C C#dim Dm F7/Eb
e|-0----0-----1----1-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1----1-----3----3----3----3---/5----5----5----5----6----6----6----6----6----6-|
G|-2----2-----2----2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----2-----0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1----1---/3----3----4----4----5----5----6----6----6----6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
feel-ings ne---ver change a bit, I al---ways feel like shit, I don't know
Dm Dm7/C Bb
e|---5----5----5----5------------------------6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
B|---6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6-------6------6--6--6--6--6--------|
G|---7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----7-------7------7--7--7--7--7--------|
D|---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
A|---5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----8-------8------8--8--8--8--8--------|
E|-----------------------8----8----8----8----6---6---6---6--6--6--6--6--6--------|
why, I guess that I just do
[Refrain 2]
A#sus2b5 F Gm
e|--------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-1----1----1----1-|-1----1----1----1-|-3----3----3----3---|
G|--3----3----3----3--|-3----3----3----3-|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3---|
D|--2----2----2----2--|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3-|-5----5----5----5---|
A|--1----1----1----1--|-1----1----1----1-|------------------|-5----5----5----5---|
E|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-3----3----3----3---|
You once talked to me about lo--ve, and you painted pictures
F Gm Dm
e|--------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-3----3----3----3-|-3----3----3----3-3----3----3-3----3---|
G|--2----2----2----2--|-3----3----3----3-|-2----2----2----2-2----2----3-2----0---|
D|--3----3----3----3--|-5----5----5----5-|-0----0----0----0-0----0----0-0----0---|
A|--3----3----3----3--|-5----5----5----5-|---------------------------------------|
E|--1----1----1----1--|-3----3----3----3-|---------------------------------------|
of a Ne---ver Never Land
C7 F Gm
e|--------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-1----1----1----1-|-1----1----1----1-|-3----3----3----3---|
G|--3----3----3----3--|-3----3----3----3-|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3---|
D|--2----2----2----2--|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3-|-5----5----5----5---|
A|--3----3----3----3--|-3----3----3----3-|------------------|-5----5----5----5---|
E|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-3----3----3----3---|
And I could've gone to that place, but I didn't un---der-
F Bb F Gm
e|--------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--1----1----1----1--|-3----3----3----3-|-1----1----1----1-|-3----3----3----3---|
G|--2----2----2----2--|-3----3----3----3-|-2----2----2----2-|-3----3----3----3---|
D|--3----3----3----3--|-3----3----3----3-|-3----3----3----3-|-5----5----5----5---|
A|--3----3----3----3--|-1----1----1----1-|-3----3----3----3-|-5----5----5----5---|
E|--1----1----1----1--|------------------|-1----1----1----1-|-3----3----3----3---|
-stand, I didn't un---der---stand, I didn't un---der-
[Outro]
Am Dm Bb C C#dim Dm F7/Eb
e|---0----3----1----0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1----1----3----3--x--3-----x--5-----x--5-----x--6-----x--6-----11-10--------|
G|---2----2----2----2------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2----0----0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------x--1-----x--3-----x--4-----x--5-----x--6-----7--7---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-stand
F Gm F A D5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---x--10-----3--3--3-----1--1--1-----2--2--2-----3-----------------------------|
G|---x--10-----3--3--3-----2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2-----------------------------|
D|---x--10-----5--5--5-----3--3--3-----2--2--2-----0-----------------------------|
A|---x--8--8\--5--5--5-----3--3--3-----0--0--0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|