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For a song that sounds so simple, it is incredibly hard to tab. And naturally Elliott
plays it differently every time. Any one who wants to work out the second guitar part
be my guest but i pretty much melted tabbing this...
Roman Candle is available on the album of the same name, i advise buying it. If you
have an effects pedal (like a tube overdrive that elliott and myself have used) turn
the gain to about 4 up and the high to 8 and low up to about 4. This should produce a
slight crunch at the higher ends. As for the second guitar go and find a decent effects
pedal (a Zoom or a digitech) and programme one with some spacey wah reverb sound.
Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (album version) 
Capo 7th
Chords:
 Em9: X2403(2)              G6/ B: X20030
Cm? : X462XX                 Em:  022000              
 G: 320030                     D: XX0230
 A: 5X0030(or) X00030        Cadd9:  X32030
Brief Intro: roll an Em9...
    Cm?                       G     Em9          Cm       G  A  
He played himself, didn't need me to give him hell
            Em9      Cm       G       A
He could be cool and cruel to you and me
                   Em9        Cm       G  G6/ B* hit low  Efour times
Knew we'd put up with every-thing
Chorus:
Hit bass note for each chord with quick little strums
(Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord)
G6/    B           D            Em  G6/  B             D  Em  
I        want to hurt him,  I want to give him pain
       G6/    B        D           Em  G6/   B         D         Em   G  
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
          Em9  Cm?         G          A        Em9  Cm?        G  A  
I'm hallu----cina-----ting,        hallu----cina----ting
        Em9  Cm?                  G  A  
I hear      you       cry,  your tears are cheap 
           Em9  Cm?                          G*strum  Athen  Gfast
Wet    hot    red swollen cheeks,   fall asleep  
Chorus:
G6/        B         D            Em  G6/  B             D  Em  
I           want to hurt him,  I want to give him pain
      G6/        B      D         Em  G6/     B         D         Em   G  
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
 G6/    B        D         Em      G  G6/     B       D         Em  G  
I wa-----nt to hurt him,     I wa----nt to hurt him
  G6/  B         D         Em      G  G6/     B        D           Em  G  
I wa-----nt to hurt him,   I wa----nt to give him pain
*For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times
and then;
Ending:   G   G6/B (with low E until the end)
                                     A  G6/  B  
Make him feel this pretty burn
*rake upward hard and land on G to start the outro and continue this
pattern
(hit bass note and strum each chord 4 times)
  G  G6/ B   A        Cadd9*end on Cadd9  

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Roman Candle

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

Cadd9

For a song that sounds so simple, it is incredibly hard to tab. And naturally Elliott

plays it differently every time. Any one who wants to work out the second guitar part

be my guest but i pretty much melted tabbing this...

Roman Candle is available on the album of the same name, i advise buying it. If you

have an effects pedal (like a tube overdrive that elliott and myself have used) turn

the gain to about 4 up and the high to 8 and low up to about 4. This should produce a

slight crunch at the higher ends. As for the second guitar go and find a decent effects

pedal (a Zoom or a digitech) and programme one with some spacey wah reverb sound.

Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (album version)

Capo 7th

Chords:

Em9 G6 B

: X2403(2) / : X20030

Cm Em

? : X462XX : 022000

G D

: 320030 : XX0230

A Cadd9

: 5X0030(or) X00030 : X32030

Brief Intro: roll an Em9...

Cm G Em9 Cm G A

He played himself, didn't need me to give him hell

Em9 Cm G A

He could be cool and cruel to you and me

Em9 Cm G G6 B E

/ * hit low four times

Knew we'd put up with every-thing

Chorus:

Hit bass note for each chord with quick little strums

(Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord)

G6 B D Em G6 B D Em

/ /

I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain

G6 B D Em G6 B D Em G

/ /

I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames

Em9 Cm G A Em9 Cm G A

? ?

I'm hallu----cina-----ting, hallu----cina----ting

Em9 Cm G A

I hear you cry, your tears are cheap

Em9 Cm G A G

? *strum then fast

Wet hot red swollen cheeks, fall asleep

Chorus:

G6 B D Em G6 B D Em

/ /

I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain

G6 B D Em G6 B D Em G

/ /

I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames

G6 B D Em G G6 B D Em G

/ /

I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to hurt him

G6 B D Em G G6 B D Em G

/ /

I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to give him pain

*For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times

and then;

Ending: G G6/B (with low E until the end)

A G6 B

Make him feel this pretty burn

*rake upward hard and land on G to start the outro and continue this

pattern

(hit bass note and strum each chord 4 times)

G G6 B A Cadd9 Cadd9

/ *end on

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