• Song:

    Single File

  • Artist:

    Elliott Smith

  • Album:

    1995-12-01: Club Congo,...

Single File
     Tune down 1/2 step

  Chords used
  C#m: X46654         Em: 022000
  B: 224442           G: 35543X
  F#: 244322          A*: 57765X
  A: X02220           C: 8(10)(10)98X
  E: 022100           D: 55775X
  [ch]B7/C[/ch]: X3434X        C/B: X3444X
  G/A: 56333X   

    Intro:
          C#m     B     F#      F#      A       E       (play 3x's)
          C#m     B     F#      F#      A       A       E

 Vs.1
  Em                  G
   Here in like where stupid shit collides
 A*            C
   With dying shooting stars
 G                D   
   All we got to show what we really are
 A*                 C
   Are scars on our arms

 Br.1
 Em               G
   Looking at you all I see is
 A*        C
   You waiting for something

 Chorus
   C#m B  F#  A  E               C#m B  F#  A  A
   Single File            Your a murder mile
       C#m B F# F# A  E        F#          A        E
   You idiot kid          Your arm's got a death in it

           SOLO      (over verse chords)

 Vs.2
   If you're choking up take this paper cup
   But there's a price that you'll pay
   For trying hard to become whatever thay are
   And saying whatever they say

 Br.2
   So help yourself to this bitter pill
   Or somebody else will

           CHORUS
         first 3 lines are the same -- last line is
        F#           A       [ch]B7/C[/ch]
   Your arm's got a death in it

   C#m B  F#  B
   Single file
   C#m B  F#  B
   Single file
   C#m B  F#  B
   Single file
   C#m B  F#  C/B   G/A       E 
   Single file


 Intro:
  |--------------|--------------------|
  |-7---7/12---7-|--------------------|
  |--------------|--6--8--6--9-8-9----|
  |--------------|------------------9-|
  |--------------|--------------------|
  |--------------|--------------------|

 SOLO:
  |------------------------------|----------------------------|
  |------------------------------|----------------------------|
  |-9v~~---7v~~---6v~~---5v~~----|-8b/9---7v~~---6v~~---5v~~--|
  |------------------------------|----------------------------|
  |------------------------------|----------------------------|
  |------------------------------|----------------------------|


   That's it. Be sure to pick the bass note of each chord. If you listen 
to it, you should figure it out quickly.
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