Elliott Smith – Roman Candle (Ukulele)

For a song that sounds so simple, it is incredibly hard to tab. And naturally Elliott plays it differently every time. Any one who wants to work out the second guitar part be my guest but i pretty much melted tabbing this... Roman Candle is available on the album of the same name, i advise buying it. If you have an effects pedal (like a tube overdrive that elliott and myself have used) turn the gain to about 4 up and the high to 8 and low up to about 4. This should produce a slight crunch at the higher ends. As for the second guitar go and find a decent effects pedal (a Zoom or a digitech) and programme one with some spacey wah reverb sound. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (album version) Chords: Am9 : X2403(2) C6/A : X20030 Fm? : X462XX Am : 022000 C : 320030 G : XX0230 D : 5X0030(or) X00030 Fadd9 : X32030 Brief Intro: roll an Em9... Fm? C Am9 Fm C D He played himself, didn't need me to give him hell Am9 Fm C D He could be cool and cruel to you and me Am9 Fm C C6/A * hit low A four times Knew we'd put up with every-thing Chorus: Hit bass note for each chord with quick little strums (Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord) C6/A G Am C6/A G Am I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain C6/A G Am C6/A G Am C I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames Am9 Fm? C D Am9 Fm? C D I'm hallu----cina-----ting, hallu----cina----ting Am9 Fm? C D I hear you cry, your tears are cheap Am9 Fm? C *strum D then C fast Wet hot red swollen cheeks, fall asleep Chorus: C6/A G Am C6/A G Am I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain C6/A G Am C6/A G Am C I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames C6/A G Am C C6/A G Am C I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to hurt him C6/A G Am C C6/A G Am C I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to give him pain *For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times and then; Ending: G G6/B (with low E until the end) D C6/A Make him feel this pretty burn *rake upward hard and land on G to start the outro and continue this pattern (hit bass note and strum each chord 4 times) C C6/A D Fadd9 *end on Fadd9