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Where I Get It From

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Riff 1]
e|------------1-----|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------0-----------|
A|-2/3--------2-----|
E|---------2--3-----|
       |   My daddy was shy     |
       |   My uncle worked in   |
       |   My mama was ten feet |
       |Great Grandad went mad  |
       |      Dad's little hands|
               ^^^^
               This is how to time the first
               lines with the riff.
[Riff 2]
e|----------------|
B|-------------2--|
G|-------------2--|
D|-2-----------2--|
A|-2--------------|
E|-0--0--2--3-----|
[Verse]
(Riff 1)x2
My Gdaddy was shy, he Clived in CheGyenne
GHe turned as red as I've Dever seen a man
And his Gskin was thick, and he was Chard as a brick
And Djust couldn't talk to no Emone
And that Amust be where CI get it Gfrom
My Guncle worked in a plutConium Gmine
His Gjob was to set up the Ddynamite
And he Ggot too close to a Ccharge underground
And Dall of his feelings went Emnumb
And that Amust be where CI get it Gfrom
[Chorus]
KiD-yay, Cyippee yi-Gyo
 Em(Riff 2)   A  C  
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
KiD-yay, Cyippee yi-GyoEm  A  A  
[Verse]
(Riff 1)
My Gmama was Cten feet Gtall
GShe wasn't afraid of Dnothing at all
And she Gsaid her prayers to be Cproper and all
She Dswore on a grave and a Emgun
And that Amust be where CI get it Gfrom
Great-Ggrandad went mad, he was Ctotally Gtweaked
GHe wore the same suit every Dday of the week
And I Gasked how it feels to Cbe such a freak
And Dhe said, "You tell me, Emson"
And that Amust be where CI get it Gfrom
[Chorus]
KiD-yay, Cyippee yi-Gyo
 Em(Riff 2)   A  C  
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
KiD-yay, Cyippee yi-GyoEm  A  A  
[Verse]
(Riff 1)
GDad's little hands Csat in his Glap
GLike a couple of crabs who got Dcaught in a trap
And he Gshook my hand from so Cfar away that
He Dlooked like a spot on the Emsun
And I gueAss that's wherCe I get iGt from
And I gueAss that's wherCe I get iEmt from
And I gueAss that's wherCe I get iGt from

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Where I Get It From

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Riff 1]

e|------------1-----|

B|------------------|

G|------------------|

D|------0-----------|

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

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

| My daddy was shy |

| My uncle worked in |

| My mama was ten feet |

|Great Grandad went mad |

| Dad's little hands|

^^^^

This is how to time the first

lines with the riff.

[Riff 2]

e|----------------|

B|-------------2--|

G|-------------2--|

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

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

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

[Verse]

(Riff 1)x2

G C G

My daddy was shy, he lived in Cheyenne

G D

He turned as red as I've ever seen a man

G C

And his skin was thick, and he was hard as a brick

D Em

And just couldn't talk to no one

A C G

And that must be where I get it from

G C G

My uncle worked in a plutonium mine

G D

His job was to set up the dynamite

G C

And he got too close to a charge underground

D Em

And all of his feelings went numb

A C G

And that must be where I get it from

[Chorus]

D C G

Ki-yay, yippee yi-yo

Em A C

(Riff 2)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

D C G Em A A

Ki-yay, yippee yi-yo

[Verse]

(Riff 1)

G C G

My mama was ten feet tall

G D

She wasn't afraid of nothing at all

G C

And she said her prayers to be proper and all

D Em

She swore on a grave and a gun

A C G

And that must be where I get it from

G C G

Great-grandad went mad, he was totally tweaked

G D

He wore the same suit every day of the week

G C

And I asked how it feels to be such a freak

D Em

And he said, "You tell me, son"

A C G

And that must be where I get it from

[Chorus]

D C G

Ki-yay, yippee yi-yo

Em A C

(Riff 2)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

D C G Em A A

Ki-yay, yippee yi-yo

[Verse]

(Riff 1)

G C G

Dad's little hands sat in his lap

G D

Like a couple of crabs who got caught in a trap

G C

And he shook my hand from so far away that

D Em

He looked like a spot on the sun

A C G

And I guess that's where I get it from

A C Em

And I guess that's where I get it from

A C G

And I guess that's where I get it from

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