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You Make It Seem Like Nothing

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                 YOU MAKE IT SEEM LIKE NOTHING - Elliott Smith
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Tuning: 1/2 step down
Played acoustic fingerstyle.
Chords:
eb|--------C0----------G3----------F0----------Dm1----------Am0----------E0----------|
Bb|--------1----------0----------1----------3----------1----------0----------|
Gb|--------0----------0----------2----------2----------2----------1----------|
Db|--------2----------0----------3----------0----------2----------2----------|
Ab|--------3----------2----------3----------x----------0----------2----------|
Eb|--------0----------3----------x----------x----------x----------0----------|
  Intro:  C   G   F   C   Dm   Am  F  
  Verse:
IC'm not used to coming Dmthrough
IE'm more accustomed to Fa falling out
IC'm trying hard now as DmI can for you
NEot to fuck up on some Fstupid doubt
I Cgot your hopes set waDmy up high
WEay on up there where tFhe air is thin
TChe limit's supposed to Dmbe the sky
IE'm trying not to let yFou down again
  Chorus:
ICt's staGrting Fto come tCo me
I Dmdidn't know Amabout, FI hadn't figured it out
But iCt's staGrting Fto come tCo me now
A Dmlittle bAmit too Flate
  Verse:
I Ccan't see anything yoDmu've done
AEny reason for the trouFble you've got
YCou haven't hurt anyoneDm  
CEompared to most I'd saFy that's saying quite a lot
I Ccan't help you when yDmou're sad
TEhat's a constant sourcFe of pain to me
BCecause I want to reallDmy bad
EEven though you make it Fseem like nothing
  Chorus:
ICt's staGrting Fto come tCo me
I Dmdidn't know Amabout, FI hadn't figured it out
But iCt's staGrting Fto come tCo me now
A Dmlittle bAmit too Flate

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You Make It Seem Like Nothing

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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YOU MAKE IT SEEM LIKE NOTHING - Elliott Smith

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Tuning: 1/2 step down

Played acoustic fingerstyle.

Chords:

C G F Dm Am E

eb|--------0----------3----------0----------1----------0----------0----------|

Bb|--------1----------0----------1----------3----------1----------0----------|

Gb|--------0----------0----------2----------2----------2----------1----------|

Db|--------2----------0----------3----------0----------2----------2----------|

Ab|--------3----------2----------3----------x----------0----------2----------|

Eb|--------0----------3----------x----------x----------x----------0----------|

C G F C Dm Am F

Intro:

Verse:

C Dm

I'm not used to coming through

E F

I'm more accustomed to a falling out

C Dm

I'm trying hard now as I can for you

E F

Not to fuck up on some stupid doubt

C Dm

I got your hopes set way up high

E F

Way on up there where the air is thin

C Dm

The limit's supposed to be the sky

E F

I'm trying not to let you down again

Chorus:

C G F C

It's starting to come to me

Dm Am F

I didn't know about, I hadn't figured it out

C G F C

But it's starting to come to me now

Dm Am F

A little bit too late

Verse:

C Dm

I can't see anything you've done

E F

Any reason for the trouble you've got

C Dm

You haven't hurt anyone

E F

Compared to most I'd say that's saying quite a lot

C Dm

I can't help you when you're sad

E F

That's a constant source of pain to me

C Dm

Because I want to really bad

E F

Even though you make it seem like nothing

Chorus:

C G F C

It's starting to come to me

Dm Am F

I didn't know about, I hadn't figured it out

C G F C

But it's starting to come to me now

Dm Am F

A little bit too late

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