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Looking Over My Shoulder

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Intro:  
D Dmaj7 Gsus4 G Bb F A7 D
D Dmaj7 Gsus4 G Bb F A7 D
[Verse]
Wiped Dout in the D/Fcity slGick
AnB7other sick rock 'n' rEmoller acting lG7ike a dCick
Needing cB7ash
EmBurning thrG7ough the trCash
That pGiles up in this pD/F#lace
Ddim7And fills up beAmhind my Am/Gempty fFace
Full of tDmhings that I'm Bbnot to dFoA7sus4  A7  
[Chorus]
DYou come Dmaj7over with Gsus4all of your frGiends
And Bball their opFinions I dA7on't want to knDow
And I'm lDmaj7ooking Gsus4over my shGoulder
BbBooking awFay with nA7owhere to gDo
[Verse]
I run dDown to the cD/Forner lGot
B7It's forty-five past tEmwo
I almG7ost forgCot to shB7ow
EmGot a dG7ate to mCake with Mr. So-and-SGo
After wD/F#hich
Ddim7I won't care when yAmou all sAm/Gtart to bFitch and mDmoan
About bBbeing alFoneA7sus4  A7  
[Chorus]
DYou come Dmaj7over with Gsus4all of your frGiends
And Bball their opFinions I dA7on't want to knDow
And I'm lDmaj7ooking Gsus4over my shGoulder
BbBooking awFay with nA7owhere to gDo
[Bridge]
Well, cEan't you just leave me alGmone?
BmYou've aBm7/Already thrown aBm/G#ll the sticks and stoGnes
You had to send my Gmway
Well, cEan't you just leave it at tGmhat?
BmAnd spare us Bm7/Aboth the bBm/G#other
Because I just bounce bGack anyGmway
[Verse]
I got nDothing that I D/Fwant to dGo
B7More than make anEmother sonG7ic "fuck yCou" to pB7lay
EmWheneG7ver you mCake my life clichGé
So to D/F#fit
Ddim7In some little bAmox with the all the Am/Glabeled shFit
                        Dm        Bb    F(  A7sus4   A7)
You would say to keep confusion away
[Chorus]
DYou come Dmaj7over with Gsus4all of your frGiends
And Bball their opFinions I dA7on't want to knDow
And I'm lDmaj7ooking Gsus4over my shGoulder
BbBooking awFay with nA7owhere to gDo
DYou come Dmaj7over with Gsus4all of your frGiends
And Bball their opFinions I dA7on't want to knDow
And I'm lDmaj7ooking Gsus4over my shGoulder
BbBooking awFay...A7  D  

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Looking Over My Shoulder

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Gsus4

D/F

D/F#

Ddim7

Am/G

A7sus4

Bm7/A

Bm/G#

Intro:

D Dmaj7 Gsus4 G Bb F A7 D

[Verse]

D D/F G

Wiped out in the city slick

B7 Em G7 C

Another sick rock 'n' roller acting like a dick

Needing cash

Em G7 C

Burning through the trash

G D/F#

That piles up in this place

Ddim7 Am Am/G F

And fills up behind my empty face

Dm Bb F A7sus4 A7

Full of things that I'm not to do

[Chorus]

D Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

You come over with all of your friends

Bb F A7 D

And all their opinions I don't want to know

Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

And I'm looking over my shoulder

Bb F A7 D

Booking away with nowhere to go

[Verse]

D D/F G

I run down to the corner lot

B7 Em

It's forty-five past two

G7 C B7

I almost forgot to show

Em G7 C G

Got a date to make with Mr. So-and-So

D/F#

After which

Ddim7 Am Am/G F Dm

I won't care when you all start to bitch and moan

Bb F A7sus4 A7

About being alone

[Chorus]

D Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

You come over with all of your friends

Bb F A7 D

And all their opinions I don't want to know

Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

And I'm looking over my shoulder

Bb F A7 D

Booking away with nowhere to go

[Bridge]

E Gm

Well, can't you just leave me alone?

Bm Bm7/A Bm/G# G

You've already thrown all the sticks and stones

You had to send my way

E Gm

Well, can't you just leave it at that?

Bm Bm7/A Bm/G#

And spare us both the bother

G Gm

Because I just bounce back anyway

[Verse]

D D/F G

I got nothing that I want to do

B7 Em G7 C B7

More than make another sonic "fuck you" to play

Em G7 C G

Whenever you make my life cliché

D/F#

So to fit

Ddim7 Am Am/G F

In some little box with the all the labeled shit

Dm Bb F A7sus4 A7

( )

You would say to keep confusion away

[Chorus]

D Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

You come over with all of your friends

Bb F A7 D

And all their opinions I don't want to know

Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

And I'm looking over my shoulder

Bb F A7 D

Booking away with nowhere to go

D Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

You come over with all of your friends

Bb F A7 D

And all their opinions I don't want to know

Dmaj7 Gsus4 G

And I'm looking over my shoulder

Bb F A7 D

Booking away...

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