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Pretty Ugly Before

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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I felt this song deserved a better tab, and though I'm not sure if this is the way 
Elliott played it, it sounds pretty close to my ears.
Standard tuning.
C/G: 332010
D7/F#: 200212 (Reach your thumb to fret the F# on the low E if you're comfortable 
with it, if not, D7 sounds fine.
G: 320033
E7: 020100
F: 133211
Am: 002210
Riff thing based around a G shape:
 e|--------------------3---|
 B|--------------------3---|
 G|----------------0---0---|
 D|----------0-2-0-----0---|
 A|----0-2-0-----------2---|
 E|--3---------------0-3---|
[Verse 1]
SuC/Gnshine     D7/F#been keeping me up for dGays
There is no C/Gnighttime,      D7/F#it's only a passing phGase
And I feel pC/Gretty,      D7/F#pretty enough for Gyo------E7-u
I felt so C/Gugly beforeD7/F#  
                        F(There is a piano part here) Am  
I didn't know what to do
[Verse 2]
(Exactly the same as verse 1, just keep repeating the C/G, D7/F#, F,  Ampart)
Sometimes is all I feel up to now
But it's not worth it to you, 'cos you gotta get high somehow
Is it destruction that you're required to feel?
Like somebody wants you, someone that's more for real?
Sunshine been keeping me up for days
There is no nighttime, only a passing phase
And I'll feel pretty another hour or two
I felt so ugly before
I didn't know what to do
I felt so ugly before
I didn't know what to do
I felt so ugly before
I didn't know what to do
Ugly before

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Pretty Ugly Before

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D7/F#

I felt this song deserved a better tab, and though I'm not sure if this is the way

Elliott played it, it sounds pretty close to my ears.

Standard tuning.

C/G

: 332010

D7 F#

/: 200212 (Reach your thumb to fret the F# on the low E if you're comfortable

with it, if not, D7 sounds fine.

: 320033

: 020100

: 133211

: 002210

Riff thing based around a G shape:

e|--------------------3---|

B|--------------------3---|

G|----------------0---0---|

D|----------0-2-0-----0---|

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

E|--3---------------0-3---|

[Verse 1]

C/G D7/F# G

Sunshine been keeping me up for days

C/G D7/F# G

There is no nighttime, it's only a passing phase

C/G D7/F# G E7

And I feel pretty, pretty enough for yo-------u

C/G D7/F#

I felt so ugly before

F Am

(There is a piano part here)

I didn't know what to do

[Verse 2]

C G D7 F# F Am

(Exactly the same as verse 1, just keep repeating the /, /, , part)

Sometimes is all I feel up to now

But it's not worth it to you, 'cos you gotta get high somehow

Is it destruction that you're required to feel?

Like somebody wants you, someone that's more for real?

Sunshine been keeping me up for days

There is no nighttime, only a passing phase

And I'll feel pretty another hour or two

I felt so ugly before

I didn't know what to do

I felt so ugly before

I didn't know what to do

I felt so ugly before

I didn't know what to do

Ugly before

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