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Baby Britain - From the Album "XO"
By Elliott Smith
This song is actually played on piano but it transfers to guitar fine.
If you play the chords with 3rd fret held on the high e-string it mimcs that repeated note in the song. 
Chords used:
Em7:    022033
Am7:    x02013
G:      320033
C:      x32013
G/B:    x20003
Am:     x02210
C#dim7: x4535x
D:      xx0232
D#dim7: xx1212
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
e|--Em0-----Em/F#0------Em/G0-----Em/B0-----C0-----|
B|--0-----0------0-----0-----1-----|
G|--0-----0------0-----0-----0-----|
D|--2-----2------2-----2-----2-----|
A|--2-----2------2-----2-----3-----|
E|--0-----2------3-----------------|
[Verse 1]
Em7Baby Britain feels the bAm7est
GFloating over a Csea of vodka
Em7Separated from the Am7rest
GFights problems with Cbigger problems
Em7Sees the ocean fall and Am7rise
GCounts the waves that someChow didn't hit her
Em7Water pouring from her Am7eyes
GAlcoholic and Cvery bitter
[Chorus]
For EmsomEm/F#eone hEm/Galf aEm/Bs   smCart
You'd Embe   Em/F#a   wEm/Gork  oEm/Bf    aCrt
You Emput Em/F#your-sEm/Gelf  Em/Ba - pCarG/Bt
AmAnd I can't help until Cyou start
[Verse 2]
Em7Wwe knocked another couple Am7back
GThe dead soliders lined Cup on the table
Em7Still prepared for an atAm7tack
GThey didn't know they'd been Cdisabled
Em7Felt a wave a rush of bAm7lood
GYou won't be happy til Cthe bottle's broken
Em7And you're out swimming in the Am7flood
GYou kept back kept Cunspoken
[Chorus]
For EmsomEm/F#eone hEm/Galf aEm/Bs   smCart
You'd Embe   Em/F#a   wEm/Gork  oEm/Bf    aCrt
You Emput Em/F#your-sEm/Gelf  Em/Ba - pCarG/Bt
AmAnd I can't help until Cyou start
[Bridge]
CYou got a look in your C#dim7eye
When you're saying goodDbye
Like you wanna say D#dim7hi
[Instrumental]
 Em   Em/F#    Em/G    Em/B   C(x3)
G/B Am  C
[Verse 3]
Em7The light was on but it was Am7dim
GRevolver's been Cturned over
Em7And now it's ready once aAm7gain
GThe radio was playing Ccrimson and clover
Em7London bridge is safe and Am7sound
GNo matter what you keep Crepeating
Em7Nothing's gonna drag me Am7down
GTo a death that's Cnot worth cheating
[Chorus]
For EmsomEm/F#eone hEm/Galf aEm/Bs   smCart
You'd Embe   Em/F#a   wEm/Gork  oEm/Bf    aCrt
You Emput Em/F#your-sEm/Gelf  Em/Ba - pCarG/Bt
AmAnd I can't help until Cyou start
[Chorus]
For EmsomEm/F#eone hEm/Galf aEm/Bs   smCart
You'd Embe   Em/F#a   wEm/Gork  oEm/Bf    aCrt
You Emput Em/F#your-sEm/Gelf  Em/Ba - pCarG/Bt
AmAnd I can't help until Cyou start

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Baby Britain

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/F#

Em/G

Em/B

Em7

Am7

G/B

C#dim7

D#dim7

Baby Britain - From the Album "XO"

By Elliott Smith

This song is actually played on piano but it transfers to guitar fine.

If you play the chords with 3rd fret held on the high e-string it mimcs that repeated note in the song.

Chords used:

Em7: 022033

Am7: x02013

G: 320033

C: x32013

G/B: x20003

Am: x02210

C#dim7: x4535x

D: xx0232

D#dim7: xx1212

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

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

e|--0-----0------0-----0-----0-----|

B|--0-----0------0-----0-----1-----|

G|--0-----0------0-----0-----0-----|

D|--2-----2------2-----2-----2-----|

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

E|--0-----2------3-----------------|

[Verse 1]

Em7 Am7

Baby Britain feels the best

G C

Floating over a sea of vodka

Em7 Am7

Separated from the rest

G C

Fights problems with bigger problems

Em7 Am7

Sees the ocean fall and rise

G C

Counts the waves that somehow didn't hit her

Em7 Am7

Water pouring from her eyes

G C

Alcoholic and very bitter

[Chorus]

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

For someone half as smart

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

You'd be a work of art

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B

You put your-self a - part

Am C

And I can't help until you start

[Verse 2]

Em7 Am7

Wwe knocked another couple back

G C

The dead soliders lined up on the table

Em7 Am7

Still prepared for an attack

G C

They didn't know they'd been disabled

Em7 Am7

Felt a wave a rush of blood

G C

You won't be happy til the bottle's broken

Em7 Am7

And you're out swimming in the flood

G C

You kept back kept unspoken

[Chorus]

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

For someone half as smart

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

You'd be a work of art

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B

You put your-self a - part

Am C

And I can't help until you start

[Bridge]

C C#dim7

You got a look in your eye

When you're saying goodbye

D#dim7

Like you wanna say hi

[Instrumental]

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

(x3)

G/B Am C

[Verse 3]

Em7 Am7

The light was on but it was dim

G C

Revolver's been turned over

Em7 Am7

And now it's ready once again

G C

The radio was playing crimson and clover

Em7 Am7

London bridge is safe and sound

G C

No matter what you keep repeating

Em7 Am7

Nothing's gonna drag me down

G C

To a death that's not worth cheating

[Chorus]

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

For someone half as smart

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

You'd be a work of art

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B

You put your-self a - part

Am C

And I can't help until you start

[Chorus]

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

For someone half as smart

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C

You'd be a work of art

Em Em/F# Em/G Em/B C G/B

You put your-self a - part

Am C

And I can't help until you start

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