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Intro...  Am   F   Am   F   C   E(x3) Am  
 Verse 1:
 Your Fhand on his Amarm
 the Fhay stack Ccharm aEround your Amneck
 Fstrung out and Amthin
 calFling some Cfriend trying to Ecash some Amcheck
 he's Facting Amdumb
 that's Fwhat you've Ccome,  Eto exAmpect
 Chorus:
 Amneedle in the hayC  
 needle in the FhayAm  
 needle in the hayC  
 needle in the hayF  
Am F Am F C E Am
 Verse 2:
 he's Fwearing your Amclothes
 head Fdown to Ctoes a reEaction to Amyou
 you-say-you Fknow what he Amdid but you Fidiot Ckid
 you Edon't have a Amclue
 someFtimes they Amjust get Fcaught in the Eact.
 You're pulling him Amthrough
 Chorus:
 Amneedle in the hayC  
 needle in the FhayAm  
 needle in the hayC  
 needle in the hayF  
Middle:  Am   F   Am   F   C   E(x3)  F   G   E   Am   F  Am  
 Verse 3:
 Fnow on the Ambus
 Fnearly Ctouching this Edirty reAmtreat
 Ffalling Amout F6th and CPowell, dead Esweat in my Amteeth
         F/     F  Am  
 gonna walk walk walk
 Ffour more Cblocks plus the Eone in my Ambreak
 FDown-downAmstairs Fto the Cman
 he's gonna Emake it oAmk
          F/   F  Am  
 i can't beat myself
          F/   F  C  
 i can't beat myself
 and i Edon't want to Amtalk
 i'm Ftaking the Amcure so Fi can be Cquiet
 whenEever i Amwant
 so Fleave me aAmlone
 you oFught to be Eproud that i'm getting good Ammarks
Chorus: (x2)
 Amneedle in the hayC  
 needle in the FhayAm  
 needle in the hayC  
 needle in the hayF  
Outro:  Am   F   Am   F   C   E(x3) F/C  

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Needle In The Hay

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Am F Am F C E Am

Intro... (x3)

Verse 1:

F Am

Your hand on his arm

F C E Am

the hay stack charm around your neck

F Am

strung out and thin

F C E Am

calling some friend trying to cash some check

F Am

he's acting dumb

F C E Am

that's what you've come, to expect

Chorus:

Am C

needle in the hay

F Am

needle in the hay

Am F Am F C E Am

Verse 2:

F Am

he's wearing your clothes

F C E Am

head down to toes a reaction to you

F Am F C

you-say-you know what he did but you idiot kid

E Am

you don't have a clue

F Am F E

sometimes they just get caught in the act.

You're pulling him through

Chorus:

Am C

needle in the hay

F Am

needle in the hay

Am F Am F C E F G E Am F Am

Middle: (x3)

Verse 3:

F Am

now on the bus

F C E Am

nearly touching this dirty retreat

F Am F C E Am

falling out 6th and Powell, dead sweat in my teeth

F F Am

gonna walk walk walk

F C E Am

four more blocks plus the one in my break

F Am F C

Down-downstairs to the man

E Am

he's gonna make it ok

F F Am

i can't beat myself

F F C

i can't beat myself

E Am

and i don't want to talk

F Am F C

i'm taking the cure so i can be quiet

E Am

whenever i want

F Am

so leave me alone

F E Am

you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks

Chorus: (x2)

Am C

needle in the hay

F Am

needle in the hay

Am F Am F C E F/C

Outro: (x3)

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