Elliott Smith – Looking Over My Shoulder (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
New Moon
Tabbed by: owentonghk@gmail-com
This is as it is recorded on New Moon. It is one step down, as Elliott would
have played it (although he probably used a 12-string). Listen to the track
to figure out the strumming. I don't know all the chord names, but the ones
provided are relative to being down one step (ie. 'E' actually means 'D'
etc.) - most people find this easier to read. The chorus is a bit fiddley,
and there are some tricky chords in the verse, but once you get them down,
this song is not hard to play.
Intro:
E A7 C G B7/F# E D -------0-------0-------0----------------------------------------| A -------0-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2-1-----1-0-------------0--------| F -----1-------1-----------------0-------0-----0---(0)-2---2-1----| C ---2-------2---------2-------2-------2---------0-----1-----2----| (repeat) G -------------------0-------0-------3----------------------------| D --(0)-----(0)------------------------------3---------2-------0--|
Verse:
E G A C#7 F♯m A13 D D ----0-------------3--0------4-------------------2-------------0------2--| A ----0-------------0--2------6-------------------2-------------2------3--| F ----1-------------0--2------4-------------------2-------------0------2--| C ----2-------------0--2------6-------------------4-------------4------0--| G ----2-------------x--0------4-------------------4-----------------------| D ----0-------------3-----------------------------2-----------------------|
Wiped out in the city slick, Another slick rock'n'roller acting like a dick
C#add7 F#m A13 D A E/G# D ------------2--------0-----------2----------0-----------------4----| A ------2-----2--------2-----------3----------2-----------------5----| F ------4-----2--------0-----------2----------2-----------------4----| C ------3-----4--------4-----------0----------2-----------------x----| G ------4-----4-------------------------------0-----------------x----| D ------------2-------------------------------------------------4----|
Needing cash. Burning through the trash that piles up in this place,
?(dim) Bm Bm/A Em C G B7/F# D --3-------------2-------2------3-------------3-------------0-----3----2---| A --2-------------3-------3------0-------------0-------------1-----0----0---| F --3-------------4-------4------0-------------0-------------0-----0----2---| C --2-------------4-------4------0-------------2-------------2-----0----1---| G --x-------------2-------0------x---------------------------3-----x----x---| D --3----------------------------3---------------------------------3----2---|
And fills up behind my empty face, full of things that I'm not to do.
Chorus 1 (repeat Intro)
You come over with all of your friends,
And all their opinions I don't want to know.
And I'm looking over my shoulder,
Booking away with nowhere to go.
Verse 2 (repeat Verse)
Chorus 2 (repeat Intro)
Bridge
F# A C#m /C /B D ----2-----------------------0-----------------------------------------| A ----2-----------------------2---------5----------5-------5------------| F ----3-----------------------2----2-4--6----------6-------4------------| C ----4-----------------------2----x-x--6----------6-------6------------| G ----4-----------------------0----0-0--4----------3-------x------------| D ----2----------------------------------------------------7------------|
Well can't you just leave me alone? You've already thrown all the
A Am D ----------0-------------------------0---| A ----------2-------------------------1---| F ----------2-------------------------2---| C ----------2-------------------------2---| (repeat) G ----------0-------------------------0---| D ----------------------------------------|
Sticks and stones you had to send my way, Well...
Verse 3 (repeat Verse)
Last Chorus (repeat Intro x2)
End
That's it! Not too difficult, hope you enjoy playing this great
lesser-known Elliott Smith song.