Biography:
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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- First Timer
- Happiness
- I Figured You Out
- King's Crossing
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- La
- Memory Lane
- Miss Misery
- Needle In The Hay
- No Name 3
- Oh Well, Ok
- Pretty Ugly Before
- Rose Parade
- Say Yes
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- Whatever Folk Song In C
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- From A Poison Well
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- High Times
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- I Cant Answer You Anymore
- I Didnt Understand
- Im Gonna Get Crushed
- In The Lost And Found
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- Junk Bond Trader
- Last Call
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- No Name 2
- No Name 4
- No Name 5
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- Shytown
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- St Ides Heaven
- Stickman
- Strung Out Again
- Stupidity Tries
- Sweet Adeline
- Talking To Mary
- The Real Estate
- The White Lady Loves You More
- Trouble
- Troubles
- True Love
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:47:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Anna C. Vidal"
Subject: s/smith_elliott/miss_misery.crd
Title: Miss Misery
Artist: Elliott Smith
Transcribed(and submitted) by Jonathan Vidal
Chords used: C#m x46654 Bsus9 224452
B 224442 A(2) 577655
F#m x04222 G 355433
E 022100 Bm 224432
F#m(add9)xx4224 D xx0232
E(2) 476454 Ab 466544
A 002220
Stick a capo on the first fret
Verse 1
C#m B F#m E F#m(add9)
I'll fake it through the day with some help
F#m
From Johnnie Walker Red
E(2) F#m B A E
Send the poison brain down the drain to put
Bsus9 B
Bad thoughts in my head
C#m B F#m E F#m(add9)
Two tickets torn in half for LA
F#m
With nothing to do
Chorus
E(2) B A(2) E(2) B
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
A E
Like you say you do
Bridge 1
G Bm E G
We met in the park, read the lines in my hand
D B
Told me I'm strong, hardly ever wrong, I said, man you mean
Verse 2
You had plans for both of us that involved
A trip out of town
To a place I seen in a magazine that you
Left lyin' around
I don't have you with me but I keep
A good attitude
Chorus
Middle Eight
A B E
I know you'd rather see me gone, than to see me
C#m A
The way that I am
B Ab
But I am in the life anyway
Verse 3
Next door, TV's flashing blue
Frames on the wall
It's a comedy of errors you see
It's about taking a fall
To vanish into oblivion
It's easy to do
Chorus Chords
And I try to be but you know me
I come back when you want me to
Chorus
This was a tough song to figure out. There's a little guitar part at the
Bsus9. It goes like this
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---4p1-----1---2p1---------------|
------1-----------1--------------|
-------------------------4-------|
---------------------------------|
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Send any comments, corrections, or suggestions to
Enjoy!
*******************************************************
* Anna Vidal *
* Royal Oak Public Library 248-541-1470 *
* 222 E. 11 Mile Road fax:248-545-6220 *
* Royal Oak, MI 48067 [email protected] *
* *
* *
**********************************************************
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:47:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Anna C. Vidal"
Subject: s/smith_elliott/miss_misery.crd
Title: Miss Misery
Artist: Elliott Smith
Transcribed(and submitted) by Jonathan Vidal
Chords used: C#m x46654 Bsus9 224452
B 224442 A(2) 577655
F#m x04222 G 355433
E 022100 Bm 224432
F#m(add9)xx4224 D xx0232
E(2) 476454 Ab 466544
A 002220
Stick a capo on the first fret
Verse 1
C#m B F#m E F#m(add9)
I'll fake it through the day with some help
F#m
From Johnnie Walker Red
E(2) F#m B A E
Send the poison brain down the drain to put
Bsus9 B
Bad thoughts in my head
C#m B F#m E F#m(add9)
Two tickets torn in half for LA
F#m
With nothing to do
Chorus
E(2) B A(2) E(2) B
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
A E
Like you say you do
Bridge 1
G Bm E G
We met in the park, read the lines in my hand
D B
Told me I'm strong, hardly ever wrong, I said, man you mean
Verse 2
You had plans for both of us that involved
A trip out of town
To a place I seen in a magazine that you
Left lyin' around
I don't have you with me but I keep
A good attitude
Chorus
Middle Eight
A B E
I know you'd rather see me gone, than to see me
C#m A
The way that I am
B Ab
But I am in the life anyway
Verse 3
Next door, TV's flashing blue
Frames on the wall
It's a comedy of errors you see
It's about taking a fall
To vanish into oblivion
It's easy to do
Chorus Chords
And I try to be but you know me
I come back when you want me to
Chorus
This was a tough song to figure out. There's a little guitar part at the
Bsus9. It goes like this
---------------------------------|
---4p1-----1---2p1---------------|
------1-----------1--------------|
-------------------------4-------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
Send any comments, corrections, or suggestions to
Enjoy!
*******************************************************
* Anna Vidal *
* Royal Oak Public Library 248-541-1470 *
* 222 E. 11 Mile Road fax:248-545-6220 *
* Royal Oak, MI 48067 [email protected] *
* *
* *
**********************************************************
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