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No Confidence Man

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Aminor

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standard tuning
     Bmx24432       A6x02222
Gmaj7  3x0032(he tends to hammer-on the 2 on this one)
      E022100       E7022130
     A7x02020       F#244322
D      xx0232  E+9    022102
Bm
Bmcharlie got a band in his A6hand
rubber loop, says I'm the Gmaj7man you really EwanE7tE  
Gmaj7so just act EnatE7uralE  
Bmdon't try to tell me your bullshit A6scheme
cos I have no iGmaj7dea what you EmeaE7nE  
 Gmaj7no  idEeaE7  E  
Gmaj7             A7    /A /E /F
I'm just tryin to sleep
   F#   Gmaj7             E/F
I've heard quite enough
F#just to Gmaj7listen is Ereally F#tough
cos you're A6on it Eall the Gmaj7timeE  E7  E  
Gmaj7  E  E7  E  Gmaj7  E  F#
Bm  A6  Gmaj7  E  E7  E  Gmaj7  E  E7  E
Bmhearing the bells it's 9A6am
better wake up your Gmaj7friend beEforE7eE  
Gmaj7he won't wake up anyEmorE7eE  
Bmcos I gotta split I'm late to A6leave
you gave me Gmaj7nothing but EgriE7efE  
Gmaj7some bullshit EstoE7ryE  
Gmaj7             A7    /A /E /F
only I would believe
F#I've Gmaj7heard Equite enough
DI Gmaj7heard qEuite eF#nough
        A6E+9       Gmaj7  F#  
you're on all the time
       A6 E+9     Gmaj7  /F F# 
you're on all the time
       A6    E+9     Gmaj7  /A /E /F
you're on it all the time
         F#           A6E+9       Gmaj7    E    E7  E  
and you're full of it all the time
  Gmaj7    E    E7    E[x3]

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No Confidence Man

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

standard tuning

Bm A6

x24432 x02222

Gmaj7 3x0032(he tends to hammer-on the 2 on this one)

E E7

022100 022130

A7 F#

x02020 244322

D xx0232 E+9 022102

Bm A6

charlie got a band in his hand

Gmaj7 E E7 E

rubber loop, says I'm the man you really want

Gmaj7 E E7 E

so just act natural

Bm A6

don't try to tell me your bullshit scheme

Gmaj7 E E7 E

cos I have no idea what you mean

Gmaj7 E E7 E

no idea

Gmaj7 A7 /A /E /F

I'm just tryin to sleep

F# Gmaj7 E

I've heard quite enough

F# Gmaj7 E F#

just to listen is really tough

A6 E Gmaj7 E E7 E

cos you're on it all the time

Gmaj7 E E7 E Gmaj7 E F#

Bm A6 Gmaj7 E E7 E Gmaj7 E E7 E

Bm A6

hearing the bells it's 9am

Gmaj7 E E7 E

better wake up your friend before

Gmaj7 E E7 E

he won't wake up anymore

Bm A6

cos I gotta split I'm late to leave

Gmaj7 E E7 E

you gave me nothing but grief

Gmaj7 E E7 E

some bullshit story

Gmaj7 A7 /A /E /F

only I would believe

F# Gmaj7 E

I've heard quite enough

D Gmaj7 E F#

I heard quite enough

A6 Gmaj7 F#

E+9

you're on all the time

A6 E+9 Gmaj7 /F F#

you're on all the time

A6 E+9 Gmaj7 /A /E /F

you're on it all the time

F# A6 Gmaj7 E E7 E

E+9

and you're full of it all the time

Gmaj7 E E7 E

[x3]

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