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Alphabet Town

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Elliott Smith - Alphabet Town
  Ab466544
   D000232/557775
 D#2446674
   B224442
  F#244322
  C#446664
G   320003 or 355433
* Tune one whole step down
Intro:
* Do this four times    And this too
   F#                   C#          B           D
E -2--2--2--2-4-2-0-2-|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-
B -2--2--2--2-2-2-0-2-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
G -3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
D -4--4--4--4-2-4-4-4-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
A -4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-
E -2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-
F#    Ab          D       B
 Alphabet city is haunted
F#      Ab                  D    B
 Constantina feels right at home
F#
 She probably won't say you're wrong
D#2
 But you're already wrong
D
 You're already wrong
        B             F#            C#   B   D
 And you threw up whatever she shot do - o - wn
               C#     B   D
 Said show me around 
               C#   B   D
 This alphabet town
               C#   B   D
 Said show me around
F#         Ab            D         B
 There's a name you keep repeating
F#       Ab                D  B
 You got nothing better to do
                               D         C#  G(open high E, B)
 And you're with someone who'll hear you say it
              F#   B
 And just not mi - ind
F#
 Her hand on your arm
D#2
 Her hand on your arm
D(open high E)
 She put her hand on your arm
     C#           F#             C#   B D
 And told you her name you can't pronounce it
               C#     B   D
 I'll show you around 
               C#     B   D
 This alphabet town
               C#     B   D
 I'll show you around 
               D
 This alphabet town
               C#  G(open E, B)
 I know what you are
              F#   B
 I just don't mi - ind
F#
 I won't say you're wrong
D#2
 I know what you want
D(open high E)
 And it's what I want
          C#
 So let's go out
     F#          C#   B D
 I'm ready to go out
               C#     B   D
 I'll show you around 
               C#     B   D
 This alphabet town
               C#     B   D
 I'll show you around 
               C#     B   D
 This alphabet town
     C#     B   D(fade out)

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Alphabet Town

by Elliott Smith

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D#2

Elliott Smith - Alphabet Town

466544

000232/557775

D#2

446674

224442

244322

446664

G 320003 or 355433

* Tune one whole step down

Intro:

* Do this four times And this too

F# C# B D

E -2--2--2--2-4-2-0-2-|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-

B -2--2--2--2-2-2-0-2-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-

G -3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-

D -4--4--4--4-2-4-4-4-|-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-

A -4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-

E -2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-

F# Ab D B

Alphabet city is haunted

F# Ab D B

Constantina feels right at home

She probably won't say you're wrong

D#2

But you're already wrong

You're already wrong

B F# C# B D

And you threw up whatever she shot do - o - wn

C# B D

Said show me around

C# B D

This alphabet town

C# B D

Said show me around

F# Ab D B

There's a name you keep repeating

F# Ab D B

You got nothing better to do

D C# G E B

(open high , )

And you're with someone who'll hear you say it

F# B

And just not mi - ind

Her hand on your arm

D#2

Her hand on your arm

D E

(open high )

She put her hand on your arm

C# F# C# B D

And told you her name you can't pronounce it

C# B D

I'll show you around

C# B D

This alphabet town

C# B D

I'll show you around

This alphabet town

C# G E B

(open , )

I know what you are

F# B

I just don't mi - ind

I won't say you're wrong

D#2

I know what you want

D E

(open high )

And it's what I want

So let's go out

F# C# B D

I'm ready to go out

C# B D

I'll show you around

C# B D

This alphabet town

C# B D

I'll show you around

C# B D

This alphabet town

C# B D

(fade out)

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