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shiva opens her arms - by elliott smith
tab by alexander rex
standard tuning
     Ax07650      C#mx46654
     G355433       E7x76750
     Bx9987x        Dx57775 
    D95x055x     D9b54x055x
Am9   5x550x  A6sus2 5x440x
G#m7  4x440x  G*     32040x
 D6/F#2x020x    Dm6/F1x020x
   riff1       riff2
|---------- |-7---7-5-  both riffs
|-7---7-5-- |---------  are played
|---------- |---------  over the 
|---------- |---------  A-chord
|---------- |---------
|---------- |---------
A riff1 riff1 riff2 riff1
A                     riff1  
I'm so sick of people asking me
       riff1                riff2
Have I seen this guy that I look like
          riff1
When they mean that he looks like me
C#mAw, damn it all to hell
No GI wouldn?t know him too E7well
         A              riff1                      riff2
Except I broke into his home, and then I broke his collarbone
                    riff1            riff1
His curtains hadn?t been opened in a week or two
           riff2                               riff1
And no one pictured that the little __ freaker has a few
C#mLooks like it?s about to fall over, Gsure yeah it E7could just be the frame
A                  riff1                     riff1               
Or it could be the fact that nothing in this house is ever on the level
BNot even the toilet, Dboth of you
A        riff1                    riff2
It?s all askew, it'll be wrong forever
D9I dreamt up we're tumbling down a D9b5hill
   Am9                     /G#   A6sus2
The people standing around swear they never seen blows fall like this
G#m7Wherever he lands Gstay away it?s going to be bloodyD6/F#  
Oh no, I Dm6/Fmiss you so
A                riff1                                 riff1
Church bells now I?m awake and I guess it must be some kind of holiday
                     riff2                              riff1
Go tell them that he better behave, it?s pretty hard to rise from the grave
C#mI?m just a ghost from the past, Gyeah, but you shouldn't have E7laughed
A                         riff1                              riff2
Because I'll give you the shaft or maybe sign you up for the draft
               riff1                                    riff1
I look down, I ripped my shirt and there?s blood stains on my fists
                              riff2                     riff1
And the air in here is like a nylon net, I can throw my fists right through it
C#mMan, did anybody ever tell you Gthat you?re kind of E7like
A                          riff1                         riff1
A moth trying to catch the attention of a bare light bulb
BAll recorded history is just one little Dguy on this pen
A                        riff1                        riff1
Oh, my head feels like a TV store, twenty of the same channels
D9Let?s step outside for some D9b5fresh air
        Am9                                  /G#
To some part of the city that you never seen yet
A6sus2Even though you lived here all your life
G#m7Now you?re not even sure Gwho you've met or what you like
You D6/F#wait until morning, let's hold it now
And if Dm6/Fthat?s the case you'll spend the night anyhow
D9Shiva opens her arms D9b5now
     Am9                      /G# A6sus2
Some kid's trying to park his car
I may G#m7talk in my sleep tonight
G'cause I like company tooD6/F#  
Yeah, I know we're through
Dm6/FAlthough I miss you so
A riff1 riff1 riff2 riff1
C#mA riGffE71 riff1
BA Driff1 riff2 riff1 riff1 riff2 riff1
 C#m...
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july 2014

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Shiva Opens Her Arms

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

D9b5

D6/F#

Dm6/F

G#m7

shiva opens her arms - by elliott smith

tab by alexander rex

standard tuning

A C#m

x07650 x46654

G E7

355433 x76750

B D

x9987x x57775

D9 D9b5

5x055x 4x055x

Am9 5x550x A6sus2 5x440x

G#m7 4x440x G* 32040x

D6/F# Dm6/F

2x020x 1x020x

riff1 riff2

|---------- |-7---7-5- both riffs

|-7---7-5-- |--------- are played

|---------- |--------- over the

|---------- |--------- A-chord

|---------- |---------

A riff1 riff1 riff2 riff1

A riff1

I'm so sick of people asking me

riff1 riff2

Have I seen this guy that I look like

riff1

When they mean that he looks like me

C#m

Aw, damn it all to hell

G E7

No I wouldn?t know him too well

A riff1 riff2

Except I broke into his home, and then I broke his collarbone

riff1 riff1

His curtains hadn?t been opened in a week or two

riff2 riff1

And no one pictured that the little __ freaker has a few

C#m G E7

Looks like it?s about to fall over, sure yeah it could just be the frame

A riff1 riff1

Or it could be the fact that nothing in this house is ever on the level

B D

Not even the toilet, both of you

A riff1 riff2

It?s all askew, it'll be wrong forever

D9 D9b5

I dreamt up we're tumbling down a hill

Am9 /G# A6sus2

The people standing around swear they never seen blows fall like this

G#m7 G D6/F#

Wherever he lands stay away it?s going to be bloody

Dm6/F

Oh no, I miss you so

A riff1 riff1

Church bells now I?m awake and I guess it must be some kind of holiday

riff2 riff1

Go tell them that he better behave, it?s pretty hard to rise from the grave

C#m G E7

I?m just a ghost from the past, yeah, but you shouldn't have laughed

A riff1 riff2

Because I'll give you the shaft or maybe sign you up for the draft

riff1 riff1

I look down, I ripped my shirt and there?s blood stains on my fists

riff2 riff1

And the air in here is like a nylon net, I can throw my fists right through it

C#m G E7

Man, did anybody ever tell you that you?re kind of like

A riff1 riff1

A moth trying to catch the attention of a bare light bulb

B D

All recorded history is just one little guy on this pen

A riff1 riff1

Oh, my head feels like a TV store, twenty of the same channels

D9 D9b5

Let?s step outside for some fresh air

Am9 /G#

To some part of the city that you never seen yet

A6sus2

Even though you lived here all your life

G#m7 G

Now you?re not even sure who you've met or what you like

D6/F#

You wait until morning, let's hold it now

Dm6/F

And if that?s the case you'll spend the night anyhow

D9 D9b5

Shiva opens her arms now

Am9 /G# A6sus2

Some kid's trying to park his car

G#m7

I may talk in my sleep tonight

G D6/F#

'cause I like company too

Yeah, I know we're through

Dm6/F

Although I miss you so

A riff1 riff1 riff2 riff1

C#m G E7

A riff1 riff1

B D

A riff1 riff2 riff1 riff1 riff2 riff1

C#m

...

july 2014

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