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Oh Well Okay

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capo 1st fret - Standard tuning
[Verse 1] 
F#m7here's the F#m7/D#silhouette the DM7face always turned awayA  A/G#  
F#m7the bleeding cF#m7/D#olor gone to bDM7lack dying like a dayA  A/G#  
F#7couldn't figure ouBmt what made you so unBm/AhappyG  
shook your head tDo say no no no C  Bm  
and stoBm/Apped for a speGll and stayed G/F#awayE  
[Chorus]
F#7oh well  oEmkay
[Verse 2] 
F#m7i got F#m7/D#pictures i jDM7ust don't see it AanymoreA/G#  
F#m7climbing F#m7/D#hour upon DM7hour through a total borAeA/G#  
F#7with the one i keeBmp where it never Bm/AfadesG  
in the safDety of a pitch Cblack mindBm  
an aiBm/Arless cGell that bG/F#locks the dayE  
[Chorus]
oh wF#7ell okEmay                the em of the solo starts on "okay"
IEm     Em/D    Em/C#I       C    G   G/F#I
[Verse 3]
E7if you get a feAmeling next time Gyou see meF  
do me a favor Cand let me BbknowAm  
cos it's harAm/Gd to tFell it's C/Ehard to sDay
[Chorus] x3
oh weE7ll oDmkay 

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Oh Well Okay

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

F#m7/D#

DM7

A/G#

F#7

Bm/A

G/F#

Em/D

Em/C#

Am/G

C/E

capo 1st fret - Standard tuning

[Verse 1]

F#m7 F#m7/D# DM7 A A/G#

here's the silhouette the face always turned away

F#m7 F#m7/D# DM7 A A/G#

the bleeding color gone to black dying like a day

F#7 Bm Bm/A G

couldn't figure out what made you so unhappy

D C Bm

shook your head to say no no no

Bm/A G G/F# E

and stopped for a spell and stayed away

[Chorus]

F#7 Em

oh well okay

[Verse 2]

F#m7 F#m7/D# DM7 A A/G#

i got pictures i just don't see it anymore

F#m7 F#m7/D# DM7 A A/G#

climbing hour upon hour through a total bore

F#7 Bm Bm/A G

with the one i keep where it never fades

D C Bm

in the safety of a pitch black mind

Bm/A G G/F# E

an airless cell that blocks the day

[Chorus]

F#7 Em

oh well okay the em of the solo starts on "okay"

Em/D Em/C# C G G/F#

IEm I I

[Verse 3]

E7 Am G F

if you get a feeling next time you see me

C Bb Am

do me a favor and let me know

Am/G F C/E D

cos it's hard to tell it's hard to say

[Chorus] x3

E7 Dm

oh well okay

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