Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies.
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[Verse] GAm Activity’s killing the actor DCAmFD And a cop’s standing out in the road, turning traffic away GAm There was nothin’ she could do until after DCAmFD When his body’d been buried below, way back in the day
[Chorus] EmEm7EmC Oh my, nothing else could have been done GG/F#EmCFmaj7 Made his life a lie so EmEm7EmC He might never have to know anyone GG/F#EmCFmaj7 Made his life the lie you know
[Verse] GAm I told him that he shouldn’t upset her (ooh) DCAmFD And that he’d only be making it worse involving somebody else (ooh) GAm But I knew that he’d never forget her (ooh) DCAmFD While her memory worked in reverse to keep her safe from herself (ooh)
[Chorus] EEm7EmC And oh my, nothin’ else could have been done GG/F#EmCFmaj7 She made her life a lie so (ooh) EmEm7EmC She might never have to know anyone GG/F#EmCFmaj7 Made her life the lie you know
[Instrumental] GBmFCAmGAmC
[Outro] GBmFCAmGAmC What I used to be will pass away and then you’ll see GBmFCAmGAmC That all I want now is happiness for you and me GBmFCAmGAmC What I used to be will pass away and then you’ll see GBmFCAmGAmC That all I want now is happiness for you and me GBmFCAmGAmC What I used to be will pass away and then you’ll see GBmFCAmGAmC That all I want now is happiness for you and me GBmFCAmGAmC All I want now is happiness for you and me GBmFCAmGAmC GBmFCAmGAmC