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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Arrow + x in strumming pattern = play A bass note as a transition between C/E and G.
2:45 AM
Elliott Smith
There is one basic bass run that is used throughout the whole song, with the exception
of one part of the intro, and leading into the chorus.
This song is really easy.
Chords used:
   Em022000
  C/E032010
    G320003
   A7x02020
    Dxx0232
    Cx32010
(Run 1)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------0-2-3-|
A|-----0-2-3-------|
E|---3-------------|
(Run 1A)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------0-2-4-|
A|-----0-2-3-------|
E|---3-------------|
(Run 2)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------0-----|
A|-----0-2-3-------|
E|---3---------2-1-|
[Intro]
Run 1    Em   C/E  G  
Run 1    Em   C/E  G  
Run 2    Em   C/E  G  
Run 1    Em   C/E  G  
Run 1
[Verse 1]
            Em          C/E      GRun 1
   I'm going out sleepwalking
              Em            C/E      GRun 1
Where mute memories start talking
                     Em             C/E     GRun 1
The boss that couldn't help but hurt you
                        Em          C/E     GRun 1
And the pretty thing you made desert you
            Em        C/E    GRun 1
I'm going out like a baby
              Em       C/E    GRun 1
A naive unsatisfiable baby
                 Em         C/E     GRun 1
Grabbing on to whatever's around
                          Em          C/E    GRun 1A
For the soaring high or the crushing down
[Chorus]
   A7With hidden cracks that don't Amshow
But Dthat constantly just Cgrow
[Verse 2]
                   Em                C/E    GRun 1
I'm looking for the man that attacked me
                  Em           C/E    GRun 1
While everybody was laughing at me
                      Em         C/E   GRun 1
You beat it in me, that part of you
                      Em       C/E    GRun 1A
But I'm gonna split us back in two
[Chorus]
   A7Tired of living in a Amcloud
If you're gonna Dsay shit now, you'll do it out Cloud
[Verse 3]
         Em           C/E      GRun 1
   It's 2:45 in the morning
                  Em        C/E      GRun 1
And I'm putting myself on warning
                  Em         C/E     GRun 1
For waking up in an unknown place
                         Em      C/E      GRun 1A
With a recollection you've half erased
[Chorus]
   A7Looking for somebody's Amarms
                 D       CRun 1
To wave away past harms
[Verse 4]
                 Em           C     GRun 1
I'm walking out on center circle
                       Em           C     GRun 1
The both of you can just fade to black
                 Em           C     GRun 1
I'm walking out on center circle
                        Em           C     GRun 1
Been pushed away and I'll never go back
[Outro]
 Em   C   GRun 1
 Em   C   GRun 1
 Em   C   GRun 2
Em C G

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Open

O22OOO

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

E minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

2 45 Am

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2 45 Am

by Elliott Smith

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Arrow + x in strumming pattern = play A bass note as a transition between C/E and G.

2:45 AM

Elliott Smith

There is one basic bass run that is used throughout the whole song, with the exception

of one part of the intro, and leading into the chorus.

This song is really easy.

Chords used:

022000

C/E

032010

320003

x02020

xx0232

x32010

(Run 1)

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------0-2-3-|

A|-----0-2-3-------|

E|---3-------------|

(Run 1A)

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------0-2-4-|

A|-----0-2-3-------|

E|---3-------------|

(Run 2)

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------0-----|

A|-----0-2-3-------|

E|---3---------2-1-|

[Intro]

Em C/E G

Run 1

Em C/E G

Run 1

Em C/E G

Run 2

Em C/E G

Run 1

[Verse 1]

Em C/E G

Run 1

I'm going out sleepwalking

Em C/E G

Run 1

Where mute memories start talking

Em C/E G

Run 1

The boss that couldn't help but hurt you

Em C/E G

Run 1

And the pretty thing you made desert you

Em C/E G

Run 1

I'm going out like a baby

Em C/E G

Run 1

A naive unsatisfiable baby

Em C/E G

Run 1

Grabbing on to whatever's around

Em C/E G

Run 1A

For the soaring high or the crushing down

[Chorus]

A7 Am

With hidden cracks that don't show

D C

But that constantly just grow

[Verse 2]

Em C/E G

Run 1

I'm looking for the man that attacked me

Em C/E G

Run 1

While everybody was laughing at me

Em C/E G

Run 1

You beat it in me, that part of you

Em C/E G

Run 1A

But I'm gonna split us back in two

[Chorus]

A7 Am

Tired of living in a cloud

D C

If you're gonna say shit now, you'll do it out loud

[Verse 3]

Em C/E G

Run 1

It's 2:45 in the morning

Em C/E G

Run 1

And I'm putting myself on warning

Em C/E G

Run 1

For waking up in an unknown place

Em C/E G

Run 1A

With a recollection you've half erased

[Chorus]

A7 Am

Looking for somebody's arms

D C

Run 1

To wave away past harms

[Verse 4]

Em C G

Run 1

I'm walking out on center circle

Em C G

Run 1

The both of you can just fade to black

Em C G

Run 1

I'm walking out on center circle

Em C G

Run 1

Been pushed away and I'll never go back

[Outro]

Em C G

Run 1

Em C G

Run 1

Em C G

Run 2

Em C G

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