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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Speed Trials
Standard tuning (for once!)
G* (arrangement for what's played there overall)
e|-----------------|
B|-r---------------|
G|-e-2-2-2-2-4-4-0-|
D|-s-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-t-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Intro] (Riff, play also in interlude)
   E*      Em/G      A5      E5/B       E* = an octave, only the note E is present
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
He's pleased to Cmeet you undernAm7eath the hC/Borse
In the cathCedral with the Am7glass stained bC/Black
Singing sCweet high notes that Am7echo bC/Back
                       Ab  G* 
   To destroy their master
May be a lCong time till you Am7get the cC/Ball-up
But it's sCure as fate and hAm7ard as yC/Bour luck
            Am               Ab     Gm  G*
   No one'll know where you are
[Chorus]
It's just a Cbrief sDmile Fmaj7crossing your fGace
I'm running Cspeed tDrials Fmaj7standing in pGlace
[Interlude]
E*      Em/G     A5     E5/Bx2
[Verse 2]
When the sCocket's not a Am7shock enC/Bough
You little Cchild, what makes you thAm7ink you're C/Btough?
When all the Cpeople you think yAm7ou're abC/Bove
                              Ab  G*
   They all know what's the matter
You're such a Cpinball, yeah you kAm7now it's C/Btrue
There's always Csomething you go back rAm7unning tC/Bo
                Am        Ab         Gm  G*
   To follow the path of no resistance
[Chorus]
It's just a Cbrief sDmile Fmaj7crossing your fGace
I'm running Cspeed tDrials Fmaj7standing in pGlace
It's just a bArief sFmile Ccrossing your fGace
I'm running Aspeed tFrials Call over the pGlace
Ending
Oooh-Amooh-Fooh   COoh-ooh-Gooh
Oooh-Amooh-Fooh   COoh-ooh-Gooh
Oooh-Amooh-Fooh   COoh-ooh-Gooh
(fade out)

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Speed Trials

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C/B

Fmaj7

Em/G

E5/B

Speed Trials

Standard tuning (for once!)

G* (arrangement for what's played there overall)

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

B|-r---------------|

G|-e-2-2-2-2-4-4-0-|

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

A|-t-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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

[Intro] (Riff, play also in interlude)

E* Em/G A5 E5/B E* = an octave, only the note E is present

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

G|-----------------|-----------------| x2

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

A|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|

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

[Verse 1]

C Am7 C/B

He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse

C Am7 C/B

In the cathedral with the glass stained black

C Am7 C/B

Singing sweet high notes that echo back

Ab G

To destroy their master

C Am7 C/B

May be a long time till you get the call-up

C Am7 C/B

But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck

Am Ab Gm G

No one'll know where you are

[Chorus]

C D Fmaj7 G

It's just a brief smile crossing your face

C D Fmaj7 G

I'm running speed trials standing in place

[Interlude]

E Em/G A5 E5/B

* x2

[Verse 2]

C Am7 C/B

When the socket's not a shock enough

C Am7 C/B

You little child, what makes you think you're tough?

C Am7 C/B

When all the people you think you're above

Ab G

They all know what's the matter

C Am7 C/B

You're such a pinball, yeah you know it's true

C Am7 C/B

There's always something you go back running to

Am Ab Gm G

To follow the path of no resistance

[Chorus]

C D Fmaj7 G

It's just a brief smile crossing your face

C D Fmaj7 G

I'm running speed trials standing in place

A F C G

It's just a brief smile crossing your face

A F C G

I'm running speed trials all over the place

Ending

Am F C G

Oooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh

Am F C G

Oooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh

Am F C G

Oooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh

(fade out)

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