• Song:

    Stupidity Tries

  • Artist:

    Elliott Smith

  • Album:

    1999-04-13: Salt Lake C...

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-the arrangement on the recording is huge, so the instrumental parts (while not 'wrong')
a lot to the imagination

- chord names in parentheses are passing chords which are really short in duration.  The 
in the chorus just follows the melody, so the bass note is likely all you need.

The somewhat complicated chords:

     e--4--  --2--  --2--|
     b--2--  --2--  --2--|
     g--2--  --3--  --2--|
     d--2--  --2--  --4--|
     a--x--  --x--  --2--|
     E--0--  --0--  -----|
      AM7/E  F#7/E  B7sus2


E (022100@1)          E7Got (020130@1)a foot in the door
A (x02220@1)            AmGod (x02210@1)knows what for
C#m (x13321@4)   E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)      D#And (x43121@3)he'll cut me down to size
A (x02220@1)          C (x32010@1)BStupidity (x2444x@1)tries

E (022100@1)            E7Everything (020130@1)here is free
A (x02220@1)                AmEverything (x02210@1)but you and me
C#m (x13321@4)E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)    D#This (x43121@3)painting never dries
A (x02220@1)     C (x32010@1)  B(C) (x2444x@1)Stupidity tries

C#m (x13321@4)    C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)        BSavannah (x2444x@1)shoulder raised a cheer
C (x32010@1)C/B(A) (x2555x@1)G (320003@1)  B (x2444x@1)    (C)
Coloring the sky with ash
C#m (x13321@4)  E (022100@1)      F# (244322@1)         ABecause (x02220@1)they found some privateer
C (x32010@1)C/B (x2555x@1)  (A)      G (320003@1)         BTo (x2444x@1)sail across the sea of trash

E (022100@1)          E7The (020130@1)enemy is within
A (x02220@1)            AmDon't (x02210@1)confuse me with him
C#m (x13321@4)   E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)      D#The (x43121@3)truth is otherwise
A (x02220@1)          C (x32010@1)      DStupidity (xx0232@1)tries

G# octaves/E  F# octaves/E   G octaves/E  A# octaves/E

B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)     AM7/E  
  B7sus2   B (x2444x@1)(C)


C#m (x13321@4)    C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)        BAnd (x2444x@1)so I go from floor to floor
C (x32010@1)C/B(A) (x2555x@1)G (320003@1)  B (x2444x@1)    (C)
Looking for a port of call
C#m (x13321@4)  E (022100@1)      F# (244322@1)         AAnother (x02220@1)drunk conquistador
C (x32010@1)C/B(A) (x2555x@1)G (320003@1)  BConquering (x2444x@1)the governor's ball

E (022100@1)           E7Couldn't (020130@1)think of a thing
A (x02220@1)              AmThat (x02210@1)I hope tomorrow brings
C#m (x13321@4)E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)    D#Oh (x43121@3)what a surprise
A (x02220@1)          C (x32010@1)      DStupidity (xx0232@1)tries

|: E  E  AM7/E  F#7/E   B7sus2  :| 
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