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Confusion – Elliott Smith
tabed by Bluff Creek
G:    355433
A:    577655
Am:   577555
D:    557775
C:    335553
B:    224442
Em:   022000
Am/E: 557555
Intro:
(G)             (A)                                     G   B  Em  
-----------3---------------5---------------------------3-2-0- 
-------3---------------5------------5-5------5-5-------3-4-0-
-----4---4-----------6---6----------5-4-2----5-4-2\0---4-4-0-
---5---------------7-----------------------0-----------5-4-2-
-5---------------7-------------------------------------5-2-2-
-------------------------------------------------------3-2-0-
1.Verse:
Gfunny you swear you got nowhere special to gAo
but I know you Amwill, beDforCe too long
Galways there, standing there
staring Aat the hole in the robe
like it was a Amplace somebody would DgoC  
1.Chorus:
    G          D         Am(Am/E)?            G   B  Em  
con-fusion is king, the talk of your town
Gwith tAhe holAmlywood design, knowing everyone
would you coveGr BmiEmne?
2.Verse:
Gyou spokAe softer than anybody i ever heard
sofAmter thaDn Cthe vel-vet in your hair 
Gtying back Ablack laughin' back (?), black as a bird
i live Amin a cage, DanCd i could take you there
2.Chorus:
    G  	  D  		Am(Am/E)?          G   B  Em  
con-fusion is king, the talk of your town
Gstreets, iA'm living with the pain
this is Amwhat you see alwaGys BlEmooking down
3.Verse:
Ghanging outA, let her (?) can't tell how to behave
with heAmr on the DstCage i hear your serm (?)
Ganimals painted in the dark on the walls of the Acage
pictures i Amwish you just fDorgCet
3.Chorus:
   G           D          Am(Am/E)?        G   B  Em  
con-fusion is king, the talk of your town
GI don't know if you Acare the meaning of the Amword
maybe jusGt ByoEmurself
4.Verse:
Glittle things trigger big problems you can wipe out a Astain 
maybe i destAmroy what makes you DsaCd
Gif you're rid of so many minds buried Athat you never relay
until your body's nAmumb and it's all too DbaCd
4.Chorus:
   G           D         Am(Am/E)?          G   B  Em  
con-fusion is king, the talk of the town
Gi don't know how to Aspeak it
i don't knAmow how to help you
i'll just be GarBouEmndEm  Em  
Gi don't know how to Aspeak
i don't know hoAmw to help
i'll just be arounGdB  Em  
i think it is not exactly right...but it sounds near to the "La Zona Rosa, Austin 5-6-00"-recording
Bluff Creek

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Confusion

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/E

Confusion – Elliott Smith

tabed by Bluff Creek

: 355433

: 577655

: 577555

: 557775

: 335553

: 224442

: 022000

Am/E

: 557555

Intro:

G A G B Em

() ()

-----------3---------------5---------------------------3-2-0-

-------3---------------5------------5-5------5-5-------3-4-0-

-----4---4-----------6---6----------5-4-2----5-4-2\0---4-4-0-

---5---------------7-----------------------0-----------5-4-2-

-5---------------7-------------------------------------5-2-2-

-------------------------------------------------------3-2-0-

1.Verse:

G A

funny you swear you got nowhere special to go

Am D C

but I know you will, before too long

always there, standing there

staring at the hole in the robe

Am D C

like it was a place somebody would go

1.Chorus:

G D Am Am/E G B Em

()?

con-fusion is king, the talk of your town

G A Am

with the hollywood design, knowing everyone

G B Em

would you cover mine?

2.Verse:

G A

you spoke softer than anybody i ever heard

Am D C

softer than the vel-vet in your hair

G A

tying back black laughin' back (?), black as a bird

Am D C

i live in a cage, and i could take you there

2.Chorus:

G D Am Am/E G B Em

()?

con-fusion is king, the talk of your town

G A

streets, i'm living with the pain

Am G B Em

this is what you see always looking down

3.Verse:

G A

hanging out, let her (?) can't tell how to behave

Am D C

with her on the stage i hear your serm (?)

G A

animals painted in the dark on the walls of the cage

Am D C

pictures i wish you just forget

3.Chorus:

G D Am Am/E G B Em

()?

con-fusion is king, the talk of your town

G A Am

I don't know if you care the meaning of the word

G B Em

maybe just yourself

4.Verse:

G A

little things trigger big problems you can wipe out a stain

Am D C

maybe i destroy what makes you sad

G A

if you're rid of so many minds buried that you never relay

Am D C

until your body's numb and it's all too bad

4.Chorus:

G D Am Am/E G B Em

()?

con-fusion is king, the talk of the town

G A

i don't know how to speak it

i don't know how to help you

G B Em Em Em

i'll just be around

G A

i don't know how to speak

i don't know how to help

G B Em

i'll just be around

i think it is not exactly right...but it sounds near to the "La Zona Rosa, Austin 5-6-00"-recording

Bluff Creek

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