Elliott Smith – Kings Crossing (Guitar Intro)

Em:   0-2-2-0-0-0
A7:   X-0-2-0-2-0
C:    X-3-2-0-1-0
B7:   X-2-4-2-4-2
G:    3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-0-0-2-3-2
Am:   X-0-2-2-1-0

Em                          C 
The king's crossing was the main attraction

G           D/F#         Am 
Dominos are falling in a chain reaction

Em                   C 
The scraping subject ruled by fear told me

G             D/F#        Am 
Whiskey works better than beer

Em                       C 
The judge is on vinyl, decisions are final

    G      D/F#     Am 
And nobody gets a reprieve

    Em            C 
And every wave is tidal if you hang around

       G     D/F#   G 
You're going to get wet

Em                         C                            G  D/F# Am 
I can't prepare for death any more than I already have

Em                    C 
All you can do now is watch the shells

    G          D/F#         G 
The game looks easy, that's why it sells

G                       D/F#
Frustrated fireworks inside your head

             Em                C 
Are going to stand and deliver talk instead

    G                  D/F#
The method acting that pays my bills

          Em                 C 
Keeps the fat man feeding in Beverly Hills

        G                      D/F#
I got a heavy metal mouth that hurls obscenity

      Em                    C 
And I get my check from the trash treasury

G                             D/F#
Because I took my own insides out

Em                        C 
It don't matter because I have no sex life

G                D/F#     Am 
All I want to do now is inject my ex-wife

     Em                    C                  G  D/F# Am 
I've seen the movie, and I know what happens

     Em                      C 
It's Christmas time, and the needles on the tree

  G         D/F#           Am 
A skinny Santa is bringing something to me

    Em                             C 
His voice is overwhelming, but his speech is slurred

      G         D/F#        G 
And I only understand every other word

G                       D/F#
Open your parachute and grab your gun

        Em                   C 
Falling down like an omen, a setting sun

G                    D/F#
Read the part and we turn out fine

       Em                        C 
It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive

            G                      D/F#
But I don't care if I fuck up, I'm going on a date

       Em               C 
With a rich white lady, ain't life great?

G                              D/F#
Give me one good reason not to do it (Because we love you)

   Em 
So do it

Em                      C 
This is the place where time reverses

G        D/F#            Am 
Dead men talk to all the pretty nurses

Em                     C 
Instruments shine on a silver tray

G                D/F#    G 
Don't let me get carried away

G                D/F#    G 
Don't let me get carried away

G                D/F#    Am 
Don't let me be carried away