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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Other songs:
- 2:45 A.m.
- 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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
From Cormac at [email protected] modelled after some dude's tab
Condor Ave. - Elliott Smith
Standard
Chords:
E 022100 Asus4 X02230
F#* 20220X Bm X24432
G* 32043X F# 244322
Cmaj7 X32000 G 320003
C X32010
D XX0232
Am X02210
Intro Riff (over D chord)
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|---------0----|
|----5---5---4---3--|--2h4------0--|
|-------------------|--------------|
|--3---3---2---1----|--------------|
E F#* G*
she took the oldsmobile out past condor ave
/B Cmaj7 /B C
and she locked the car and slipped past
D riff C Am Asus4 Am Bm F#
into rhythmic quietude lights bur - ning
Am /B C
voice dry and hoarse
E F#* G*
i threw the screen door like a bastard back and forth
/B Cmaj7 /B C D
the chimes fell over each other
riff C
i fell onto my knees
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
the sound of the car driving off made me feel diseased
E G Am
a sick shouting like you hear at the fairground
E G Am
now i'm picking up to put away anything of your's that's still around
E G Am
i don't know what to do with your clothes or your letters
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
it'll make a whisper out of you
E F#* G*
she took the oldsmobile out past condor ave
/B Cmaj7
the fairground's lit
/B C D riff C
a drunk man sits by the gate she's driving through
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
got his hat tipped bot - tle back in between his teeth
E F#* G* /B Cmaj7
looks like he's buried in the sand at the beach
/B C D riff C
i can't think about you driving off to leave barely awake
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
to take a lit - tle nap while the road is straight
E G Am
i wish that car had never been discovered
E G Am
they took away the bottle and the hat he was under
E G Am
that's the one thing that he could never do
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
and it'll make a whisper out of you
E F#* G*
she took the oldsmobile out past condor ave
/B Cmaj7 /B C
cops were running around the scene
D riff C
looking for some kind of clue
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
they never get up - tight when a moth gets crushed
E F#* G*
unless a light bulb really loved him very much
/B Cmaj7 /B C
i'm lying down
D riff C
blowing smoke from my cigarette
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
little whisper smoke signs that you'll never get
E G Am
you're in your oldsmobile driving by the moon
E G Am
headlights burning bright ahead of you
E G Am
and someone's burning out, out on condor ave
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
trying to make a whisper out of you
E G
what a shitty thing to say
Am
did you really mean it?
E G Am
you never said a word to me about what passed between us
E G
so now i'm leaving you alone
Am
you can do whatever the hell you want to
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F E
na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Condor Ave. - Elliott Smith
Standard
Chords:
E 022100 Asus4 X02230
F#* 20220X Bm X24432
G* 32043X F# 244322
Cmaj7 X32000 G 320003
C X32010
D XX0232
Am X02210
Intro Riff (over D chord)
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|---------0----|
|----5---5---4---3--|--2h4------0--|
|-------------------|--------------|
|--3---3---2---1----|--------------|
E F#* G*
she took the oldsmobile out past condor ave
/B Cmaj7 /B C
and she locked the car and slipped past
D riff C Am Asus4 Am Bm F#
into rhythmic quietude lights bur - ning
Am /B C
voice dry and hoarse
E F#* G*
i threw the screen door like a bastard back and forth
/B Cmaj7 /B C D
the chimes fell over each other
riff C
i fell onto my knees
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
the sound of the car driving off made me feel diseased
E G Am
a sick shouting like you hear at the fairground
E G Am
now i'm picking up to put away anything of your's that's still around
E G Am
i don't know what to do with your clothes or your letters
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
it'll make a whisper out of you
E F#* G*
she took the oldsmobile out past condor ave
/B Cmaj7
the fairground's lit
/B C D riff C
a drunk man sits by the gate she's driving through
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
got his hat tipped bot - tle back in between his teeth
E F#* G* /B Cmaj7
looks like he's buried in the sand at the beach
/B C D riff C
i can't think about you driving off to leave barely awake
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
to take a lit - tle nap while the road is straight
E G Am
i wish that car had never been discovered
E G Am
they took away the bottle and the hat he was under
E G Am
that's the one thing that he could never do
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
and it'll make a whisper out of you
E F#* G*
she took the oldsmobile out past condor ave
/B Cmaj7 /B C
cops were running around the scene
D riff C
looking for some kind of clue
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
they never get up - tight when a moth gets crushed
E F#* G*
unless a light bulb really loved him very much
/B Cmaj7 /B C
i'm lying down
D riff C
blowing smoke from my cigarette
Am Asus4 Am Bm F# Am /B C
little whisper smoke signs that you'll never get
E G Am
you're in your oldsmobile driving by the moon
E G Am
headlights burning bright ahead of you
E G Am
and someone's burning out, out on condor ave
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F
trying to make a whisper out of you
E G
what a shitty thing to say
Am
did you really mean it?
E G Am
you never said a word to me about what passed between us
E G
so now i'm leaving you alone
Am
you can do whatever the hell you want to
E D C /B /C /G /F# /F E
na, na, na, na, na, na, na
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