Elliott Smith

Son of Sam(Tabs)

Elliott Smith

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	        {Intro}{A} 
      Am                                E/G#                              Am 
    e-0---------3-----5---------3-----+---------------------------------+-0---------3-----5----/8p--7p5---+ 
    b-----5-----------------5---------+-5-----5---5p3---5-----5p3-------+-------5-------------------------+ 
    g-------------5-------5-------5---+-----4---------------3-----5-----+-----5-------5-------5-----------+ 
    d---------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    A-0-------0-------0-------0-------+---------------------------------+-0-------0-------0---------------+ 
    E---------------------------------+-4-------4-------4---------------+---------------------------------+ 
     
      D7/A                              E/G#                              G 
    e---------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    b-7-----7---7-5---7-----7---7-----+-5-----5---5-----5-----5p3-----3-+-------3---3-----3-----3-----0-1-+ 
    g-----7---------------7-------7---+-----4-------4-------4-----5-----+-----0-------0-------0-----2-----+ 
    d---------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    A-0-------0-------0-------0-------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    E---------------------------------+-4-------4-------4---------------+-3-------3-------3-------3-------+ 
 
      D/F#                              F               E 
    e-----------------------0---------+---------------------------------+ 
    b-------1---1-----1-1-3-----3-----+-1---------1-----------------0---+ 
    g-----2-------2-------------------+-------2-----2---1-----1---2---2-+ 
    d---------------------------------+-----3---------------2-----------+ 
    A---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    E-2-------2-------2---------------+-1-------1-------0---------------+ 
 
(string 6 to 1) 
A     = 002220   Am6   = 002212   D9    = x54555 
F     = 133211   E     = 022100   G/B   = x20033 
C     = 332010   B11   = x21200   Am    = 002210 
Am/maj7=002110   Am7   = 002010   Am6*  = 004210 
 
B 
Am                           Am6 
something's happening, don't speak too soon 
D9                      F 
i told the boss off and made my move 
      E 
got nowhere to go 
       Am              G/B       F               C     B11  F 
son of sam, son of the shining path, the clouded mind 
Am         G/B    F              C     B11  F 
the couple killer each and every time 
{Bridge}  
     Am              B                 E/G#          E  
    e-0---------3-----5---------3-----+---------------------------------+ 
    b-------5---------------5---------+-5-----5---5p3---5----/5---3-1---+ 
    g-----5-------5-------5-------5---+-----4-----------4---4---------2-+ 
    d---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    A-0-------0-------0-------0-------+---------------------------------+ 
    E---------------------------------+-4-------4-------0---------------+ 
 
Am                         Am6  
i'm not uncomfortable, feeling weird  
D9                  F  
long leeved options disappear  
         E  
but i know what to do  
     Am            G/B      F                C      B11  F  
son of sam, son of a doctor's touch, a nurse's love  
Am     G/B   F            C      B11  F  
acting under orders from above  
 
{Bridge 2}  
     A                            F  
 
    e---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    b-2-----2-----2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-+/10----10----10------101010101010+ 
    g-2-----2-----2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-+/10----10----10------101010101010+ 
    d-2-----2-----2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-+/10----10----10------101010101010+ 
    A-0-----0-----0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-+/8-----8-----8-------8-8-8-8-8-8-+ 
    E---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
      D7                                F6          F7  
 
    e/8-----8-----8-------8-8-8-8-8-8-+/10----10----11------111111111111+ 
    b/7-----7-----7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-+/10----10----10------101010101010+ 
    g/7-----7-----7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-+/10----10----10------101010101010+ 
    d/7-----7-----7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-+/10----10----10------101010101010+ 
    A---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
    E---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
A            F     D7   G E/G#  
king for a day  
 
(Repeat {B})  
 
       Am              G/B     F                 C  
son of sam, son of the shining path, the clouded mind  
Am         G/B    F              C  
the couple killer running out of time  
 
(Repeat intro)  
Am              Am/maj7  
shiva opens her arms now  
        Am7                  Am6*  
to make sure i don't get too far  
      E                         G                     D/F#  
i may talk in my sleep tonight 'cos i don't know what i am  
                    F           F    E Am  
i'm a little like you, more like son of sam  
 
{outro}  
    Am                           F      E      Am  
 
   e-0-------------------------------+-1-------0-------0---------------+ 
   b-1-------------------------------+-1-------0-------1---------------+ 
   g-2---------------------------0---+-2-------1-------2---------------+ 
   d-2-------------------0---2-------+-3-------2-------2---------------+ 
   A-0-------0---2---3---------------+-----------------0---------------+ 
   E---------------------------------+-----------------0---------------+ 
 

	        

Written by Elliott Smith

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