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Dancing On The Highway

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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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Elliott Smith
Dancing On The Highway
Confusion: Live Unreleased Songs (Improved)
Live London 3-3-00
Tabbed by: [email protected]

I put two asterisks after the chord name, to mark the barred
chords. Or you dont have to play any barred chords, and just
play the normal versions. I think its really up to personal
preference with this song, but you can definately hear him
slide up to that barred Am.

STANDARD TUNING (EADGBE)

C/G : (332010)
C : (x32013)
Amaj7: (x02213)
G : (320033)
Bm : (x24432)
Bbm : (x13321)
Am** : (577555)
G** : (355433)

C/G C
here if you want me
Am** G Bm Bbm
listening so close from far away
C/G C
memorizing what you told me
Am** G Bm Bbm
like a foreigner on holiday
C/G C
smiling at confusion
Am** G Bm Bbm
talking to the speaker that i see
C/G C
dancing on the highway
Am** G Bm Bbm
the broken line that leads from you to me

C/G C Amaj7
well i'll be at my station all night
G Bm Bbm
so come on by, if you feel like

C/G C
still here if you want me
Am** G Bm Bbm
look at what i can do with empty time
C/G C
lost love and words that haunt me
Am** G Bm Bbm
isnt this flat wrong, to sound sublime
C/G C
one strike in the mural
Am** G Bm Bbm
planting it to place like someones kiss
C/G C
a dead calm on the tranquil
Am** G Bm Bbm
sea between you and me, well thats all that is

C/G C Amaj7
but im here if you want me my love
G Bm Bbm
dancing on the highway

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[Break into the solo!, its mostly just a powerful
[downstroke, and using your ring/middle fingers to
[kinda pluck/strum the B and G strings of various
[degrees and volumes. You kinda have to screw around
[and listen to the song, but here are the notes with
[the hammer-on he does. ! = make this string sound
[in the strumming! Listen to the song for the rhythm.
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C/G C Am** G** Bm** Bbm**
e|-0------------3*-----5------3------2*---1*---|-----|
B|-1*--1-h3-3-1-1*-----5*-----3*-----3*---2*---|-----|
G|-0*-----------0------6*-----4*-----4*---3*---|four-|
D|-2------------2------7------5------4----3----|times|
A|-3------------3------7------5------2----1----|-----|
E|-3-------------------5------3----------------|-----|

C/G C Amaj7
your sun still in my sky
G Bm** Bbm** C/G
oh why, oh why

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[OR...
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C/G C Am**
your sun still in my sky
G** Bm** Bbm** C/G
oh why, oh why