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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- Alameda
- All Cleaned Out
- Angeles
- Baby Britain
- Ballad Of Big Nothing
- Between The Bars
- Big Problem
- Coast To Coast
- Division Day
- First Timer
- Happiness
- I Figured You Out
- King's Crossing
- Kings Crossing
- La
- Memory Lane
- Miss Misery
- Needle In The Hay
- No Name 3
- Oh Well, Ok
- Pretty Ugly Before
- Rose Parade
- Say Yes
- Shake Sugaree
- She Won't Ever Look At Me
- Some Song
- Somebody That I Used To Know
- Son Of Sam
- Speed Trials
- The Biggest Lie
- Thirteen (cover)
- Twilight
- Waltz #2
- Whatever Folk Song In C
- Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
- You Make It Seem Like Nothing
- Pitseleh
- 2 45 Am
- A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free
- A Fond Farewell
- A Question Mark
- Alphabet Town
- Amity
- Another Standard Folk Song
- Big Decision
- Bled White
- Bottle Up And Explode
- Cant Make A Sound
- Cecilia Amanda
- Christian Brothers
- Coming Up Roses
- Condor Ave
- Confusion
- Dancing On The Highway
- Drive All Over Town
- Easy Way Out
- Either Or
- Everybody Cares Everybody Understands
- Everything Means Nothing To Me
- Everything Reminds Me Of Her
- Fear City
- Flowers For Charlie
- Fond Farewell
- From A Poison Well
- Golden Street
- Grand Mal
- Half Right
- Have You Seen Her
- High Times
- I Better Be Quiet Now
- I Cant Answer You Anymore
- I Didnt Understand
- Im Gonna Get Crushed
- In The Lost And Found
- Independence Day
- Jealous Guy
- Junk Bond Trader
- Last Call
- Lets Get Lost
- Like A Cop
- Looking Over My Shoulder
- New Monkey
- No Confidence Man
- No Name 1
- No Name 2
- No Name 4
- No Name 5
- Oh Well Okay
- Passing Feeling
- Pictures Of Me
- Placeholder
- Plainclothes Man
- Pretty Mary K
- Punch And Judy
- Roman Candle
- Satellite
- See You Later
- She Wont Ever Look At Me
- Shiva Opens Her Arms
- Shooting Star
- Shooting Xstar
- Shytown
- Single File
- Splitzville
- 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
- Unlucky Charm Come Out Now
- Waltz 1
- Waltz 2 Xo
- Waterloo Sunset
- Were All Friends Now
- Where I Get It From
- Wouldnt Mama Be Proud
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This is a really cool song I think by Elliot Smith originally, but covered also by a band called "Bad
whose
front man is/was the singer from "Lagwagon"...both bands should be checked out.
I haven't bothered to check up the exact chord names..and in certain places he uses bar chords i
this is it!
Chords:
F: 0 0 3 0 1 0
C: 0 3 2 0 1 0
E: 0 2 2 0 1 0
Am: 0 0 2 2 1 0
G: 3 2 0 0 0 0
[Verse 1]
Am F Am
your hand on his arm
F C E Am
the hay stack charm around your neck
F Am
strung out and thin
F C E Am
calling some friend trying to cash some check
F Am
he's acting dumb
F C E Am
that's what you've come__ to expect
[Chorus]
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Verse 2]
Am F Am
he's wearing your clothes
F C E Am
head down to toes a reaction to you
F Am F C
you say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
E Am
you don't have a clue
F Am F E
somtimes they just get caught in the eye
Am
you're pulling him through
[Chorus]
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Middle]
Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F Am______
[Verse 3]
F Am
now on the bus
F C E Am
nearly touching this dirty retreat
F Am F C E Am
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
F Am
gonna walk walk walk
F C E Am
four more blocks plus the one in my break
F Am F C
down downstairs to the man
E Am
he's gonna make it all ok
F Am
i can't beat myself
F C
i can't beat myself
E Am
and i don't want to talk
F Am F C
i'm taking the cure so i can be quiet
E F
whenever i want
G
so leave me alone
E Am F Am
you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks
[Chorus] (x2)
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Ending]
Am F Am F C E (x3)
F G E Am F E F/C - (the end chord is F/C: 0 3 3 0 1 0)
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This is a really cool song I think by Elliot Smith originally, but covered also by a band called "Bad
whose
front man is/was the singer from "Lagwagon"...both bands should be checked out.
I haven't bothered to check up the exact chord names..and in certain places he uses bar chords i
this is it!
Chords:
F: 0 0 3 0 1 0
C: 0 3 2 0 1 0
E: 0 2 2 0 1 0
Am: 0 0 2 2 1 0
G: 3 2 0 0 0 0
[Verse 1]
Am F Am
your hand on his arm
F C E Am
the hay stack charm around your neck
F Am
strung out and thin
F C E Am
calling some friend trying to cash some check
F Am
he's acting dumb
F C E Am
that's what you've come__ to expect
[Chorus]
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Verse 2]
Am F Am
he's wearing your clothes
F C E Am
head down to toes a reaction to you
F Am F C
you say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
E Am
you don't have a clue
F Am F E
somtimes they just get caught in the eye
Am
you're pulling him through
[Chorus]
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Middle]
Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F Am______
[Verse 3]
F Am
now on the bus
F C E Am
nearly touching this dirty retreat
F Am F C E Am
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
F Am
gonna walk walk walk
F C E Am
four more blocks plus the one in my break
F Am F C
down downstairs to the man
E Am
he's gonna make it all ok
F Am
i can't beat myself
F C
i can't beat myself
E Am
and i don't want to talk
F Am F C
i'm taking the cure so i can be quiet
E F
whenever i want
G
so leave me alone
E Am F Am
you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks
[Chorus] (x2)
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
[Ending]
Am F Am F C E (x3)
F G E Am F E F/C - (the end chord is F/C: 0 3 3 0 1 0)
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