Baby Britain - From the Album "XO"
By Elliott Smith
This song is actually played on Piano but it transfers to Guitar fine.
Chords used:
Em7: 022030
Am7: x02010
G: 320033
C: x32010
G/B: x20003
Am: x02210
A/C#: x4222x
D: xx0232
B/D#: x6444x
Em7Am7
baby britain feels the best
GC
floating over a sea of vodka
Em7Am7
separated from the rest
GC
fights problems with bigger problems
Em7Am7
sees the ocean fall and rise
GC
counts the waves that somehow didn't hit her
Em7Am7
water pouring from her eyes
GC
alcoholic and very bitter
Chorus:
EmEm/GEm/AEm/BC
for someone half as smart
EmEm/Em/AEm/C
you'd be a work of art
EmEm/GEm/AEm/BCG/B
you put your-self a- part
AmC
and i can't help until you start
Verse 2:
Em7Am7
we knocked another couple back
GC
the dead soliders lined up on the table
Em7Am7
still prepared for an attack
GC
they didn't know they'd been disabled
Em7Am7
felt a wave a rush of blood
GC
you won't be happy til the bottle's broken
Em7Am7
and you're out swimming in the flood
GC
you kept back kept unspoken
Repeat chorus
Bridge:
CA/C#
you got a look in your eye
D
when you're saying goodbye
B/D#
like you wanna say hi
Instrumental:
Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C (3X)
GAC
Verse 3:
Em7Am7
the light was on but it was dim
GC
revolver's been turned over
Em7Am7
and now it's ready once again
GC
the radio was playing crimson and clover
Em7Am7
london bridge is safe and sound
GC
no matter what you keep repeating
Em7Am7
nothing's gonna drag me down
GC
to a death that's not worth cheating
Repeat chorus 2X
For the chorus part, all you are doing is playing Em7 with an ascending
bass line that looks like this when tabbed out:
All E minors listed here are actually Em7 chords
EEEEC/B
--0---0----0----0----0---------
--0---0----0----0----1---------
--0---0----0----0----0---------
--2---2----2----2----2---------
--2---2----0----2----3---------
--0---3------------------------