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Alameda

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[Verse 1]
Cyou walk down alameda B7shuffle-ing your deck
of trick ca-Amards o-Asus2ver every-Fone
like some Cprecious only B7sonAm  
face down, bow to the chamFpion
Cyou walk down alameda B7looking at the
cracks in the sideAmwalk
thinking aAsus2bout your Ffriends
how you Cmaintain all them B7inAm  
a constant state of suFspense
[Chorus]
for your Dmown proEtection   Amover Ctheir affection
Ebnobody broke your Gmheart
you Cmbroke your Fown cause you can't Bbfinish what you Cstart
[Verse 2]
walk down alameda B7brushing off the nightmare you wAmish
could Asus2plague me when I'm awakeF  
and now you Csee your first miB7stake    Amwas thinking that you could reFlate
for Cone or Ftwo minutes she liked Amyou
but the Cfix is Fin
[Solo]
C    B7    Am    F
C    B7    Am    F
[Chorus]
you're Dmall preEtension,  AmI never Cpay attention
Ebnobody broke your Gmheart
you Cmbroke your Fown because you can't    Bbfinish what you Cstart
Ebnobody broke your Gmheart
you Cmbroke your Fown because you can't    Bbfinish what you Cstart
Ebnobody broke your Gmheart
you Cmbroke your Fown because you can't    Bbfinish what you Cstart
Ebnobody broke your Gmheart
if Cmyou're aFlone it must be Bbyou that wants to be aCpart

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Alameda

by Elliott Smith

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Asus2

[Verse 1]

C B7

you walk down alameda shuffle-ing your deck

Am Asus2 F

of trick ca-ards o-ver every-one

C B7 Am

like some precious only son

face down, bow to the champion

C B7

you walk down alameda looking at the

cracks in the sidewalk

Asus2 F

thinking about your friends

C B7 Am

how you maintain all them in

a constant state of suspense

[Chorus]

Dm E Am C

for your own protection over their affection

Eb Gm

nobody broke your heart

Cm F Bb C

you broke your own cause you can't finish what you start

[Verse 2]

B7 Am

walk down alameda brushing off the nightmare you wish

Asus2 F

could plague me when I'm awake

C B7 Am F

and now you see your first mistake was thinking that you could relate

C F Am

for one or two minutes she liked you

C F

but the fix is in

[Solo]

C B7 Am F

[Chorus]

Dm E Am C

you're all pretension, I never pay attention

Eb Gm

nobody broke your heart

Cm F Bb C

you broke your own because you can't finish what you start

Eb Gm

nobody broke your heart

Cm F Bb C

you broke your own because you can't finish what you start

Eb Gm

nobody broke your heart

Cm F Bb C

you broke your own because you can't finish what you start

Eb Gm

nobody broke your heart

Cm F Bb C

if you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart

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