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St Ides Heaven

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St. Ides Heaven
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Tuned a full step down
Intro: Em* - D* - C* - A7  
 Vs1
   C*    C#/      D  C*    G*
   Everything is exactly right when I 
   C*    C#/       D  C*               G  
   Walk around here drunk every night
                 Em            F#  C#/   D  C*
   With an open container from Seven Eleven
      C#/       D  C&
   In St. Ides Heaven    
 Vs2
   I been out haunting the neighborhood
   And everybody can see I'm no good
   When I'm walking out between parked cars
           C#/         D  A7  
   With my head full of stars
 Chorus
   CHigh Don ampEmhetaGmines
   The moon is a Clight Dbulb bEmreakGing
   It'll go aCround Dwith EmanyoGne
   But it won't come Cdown Dfor EmanyoGne
   [Solo - Just the Chords Essentially]
 Vs3
   You think you know what brings me down
   That I want those things you could never allow
   You see me smiling you think it's a frown
   Turned upside down
 Vs4
   Cause everyone is a fucking pro 
   And they all got answers from trouble they've known
   And they all gotta say what they should and shouldn't do
   Though they don't have a clue
 Chorus
   CHigh Don ampEmhetaGmines
   The moon is a Clight Dbulb bEmreakGing
   It'll go aCround Dwith EmanyoGne
   But it won't come Cdown Dfor EmanyoGne
   But it won't come down for anyone
   And I won't come down for anyone
Outro-  C-  A7- C  
Chords (Play non-starred chords regular)
  Em*  D*  C*  C#/D  
E x    x   x   x
A 7    5   3   4
D 5    4   2   5
G x    x   x   x
B x    x   x   x
E x    x   x   x

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St Ides Heaven

by Elliott Smith

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Chords in this song · guitar

St. Ides Heaven

Elliott Smith

Tuned a full step down

Em D C A7

Intro: * - * - * -

Vs1

C C# D C G

* / * *

Everything is exactly right when I

C C# D C G

* / *

Walk around here drunk every night

Em F# C# D C

/ *

With an open container from Seven Eleven

C# D C

/ &

In St. Ides Heaven

Vs2

I been out haunting the neighborhood

And everybody can see I'm no good

When I'm walking out between parked cars

C# D A7

With my head full of stars

Chorus

C D Em G

High on amphetamines

C D Em G

The moon is a light bulb breaking

C D Em G

It'll go around with anyone

C D Em G

But it won't come down for anyone

[Solo - Just the Chords Essentially]

Vs3

You think you know what brings me down

That I want those things you could never allow

You see me smiling you think it's a frown

Turned upside down

Vs4

Cause everyone is a fucking pro

And they all got answers from trouble they've known

And they all gotta say what they should and shouldn't do

Though they don't have a clue

Chorus

C D Em G

High on amphetamines

C D Em G

The moon is a light bulb breaking

C D Em G

It'll go around with anyone

C D Em G

But it won't come down for anyone

And I won't come down for anyone

C A7 C

Outro- - -

Chords (Play non-starred chords regular)

Em D C C# D

* * * /

E x x x x

A 7 5 3 4

D 5 4 2 5

G x x x x

B x x x x

E x x x x

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