{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1038097,"song":"Plainclothes Man","artist":"Elliott Smith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11229134-plainclothes-man-chords-by-elliott-smith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1038097?type=chord","rating":4.61325,"votes":138,"content":"A great Elliott Smith song from Heatmiser's Mic City Sons. I believe that\r\non the recording the song is played tuned a step down, but to me\r\nit sound fine in standard tuning.\r\nLive video of his chord shapes here\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]    x02210\r\n[ch]Am/B[/ch]  x2x210\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     x32010\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]     133211\r\nFmaj7 x33210 - this is used instead of F sometimes[/tab]\r\n[ch]D/F#[/ch]  200232\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]    xx0231\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]    020100\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're everybody's second home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nAlways trying to get me alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAn easy way to lose it all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAlways there when all else fails[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOver by the west side rails[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I don't really need that now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nI never really did anyhow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI only really needed alcohol[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nSomething that'll treat me okay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd wouldn't say the things you'd say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n   Please turn out the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI get a sick confusion headache trying[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nto figure out who's right[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDreaming on the silver strand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nWaking up to plainclothes man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou little bastard, little boy in blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nSomeone's gonna get to you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd fuck up everything you do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSome European son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nHe's furious with everyone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he thinks he'll win you with his angry kiss[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nActing like he has no needs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWanting you to watch him bleed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMade for each other but you pay me any mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust goes to show my continual decline[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey say that I'll recover my love of her once in a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut I don't know[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI don't think so...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere's something that I'll tell you now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nNow that no one else is around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe sort of lesson that I learned from you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nNot quite the way you planned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\nBut I know you'll understand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSomeone takes a photograph[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nA picture while their sweetheart laughs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA perfect moment in a flash of light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nCounting back from three to one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's exactly what you've done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Fm[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm so unsurprised[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember, I remember why I dream in black & white[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGoes to show my continual decline[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey say that I'll recover my love of her once in a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut I don't know[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI don't think so[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]","plain_text":"A great Elliott Smith song from Heatmiser's Mic City Sons. I believe that\non the recording the song is played tuned a step down, but to me\nit sound fine in standard tuning.\nLive video of his chord shapes here\n\nAm    x02210\nAm/B  x2x210\nC     x32010\n\nD/F#  200232\nDm    xx0231\nE7    020100\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nAm  Am/B  C  Am","chords":["A","Am","Am/B","C","F","D/F#","Dm","E7","D","Fm","E","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}