Elliott Smith – Waterloo Sunset (Guitar)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D) • Video Lesson

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This is a tab based off of his performance for a pilot of a show called the Jon Brion show. CHORDS: G (320033) D (xx0232) D/F# (2x0232) D/C (x30232) D/B (x20232) Am (x02210) E (022100) E/G# (4x2100) C (x32010) C/G (332010)

RIFF:
E|---0---3-0-----------------------------------------|
B|-3---3------3--------3-------------0-----------1---|
G|---------------2-4-2---4--2----------2--0-----0----|
D|-----------------------------0-2-0---------2---2---|
A|-------------------------------------3-----------3-|
E|---------3-------------2---------------------------|

VERSE 1:

          G                   D/F#
Dirty old river, must we keep rolling

           C
Flowing in to the light

          G                   D/F#
People so busy, makes me feel dizzy

            C
Taxi lights shine so bright

BRIDGE 1:

      Am    E/G#
But I don't

        C/G     D
need no friends

             G                D/F#
As long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset

        C
I am in paradise

(G-F#-E) CHORUS:

Am                            D
Every day I look at the world from my window

(G-F#-E)

Am
Chilly chilly this evening time

D        D/C
Waterloo sunsets fine

VERSE 2:

            G               D/F#
Terry meets Julie, Waterloo station

      C
Every Friday night

            G                   D/F#
But I am so lazy, don't want to wander

          C
I stay at home at night

BRIDGE 2:

      Am     E/G#
But I don't

     C/G      D
feel afraid

             G                D/F#
As long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset

     C
I am in paradise

(G-F#-E) CHORUS:

Am                            D
Every day I look at the world from my window

(G-F#-E)

Am
Chilly chilly this evening time

D        D/C
Waterloo sunsets fine

VERSE 3:

            G                     D/F#
Millions of people, swarming like flies

                     C
'round Waterloo underground

              G                     D/F#
But Terry and Julie, cross over the river

                C
Where they feel safe and sound

BRIDGE 3:

         Am     E/G#
But they don't

        C/G      D
need no friends

                G                D/F#
As long as they gaze on Waterloo Sunset

         C
They are in paradise

(G-F#-E)

RIFF:
E|---0---3-0-----------------------------------------|
B|-3---3------3--------3-------------0-----------1---|
G|---------------2-4-2---4--2----------2--0-----0----|
D|-----------------------------0-2-0---------2---2---|
A|-------------------------------------3-----------3-|
E|---------3-------------2---------------------------|

END:

D        D/C
Waterloo sunsets fine