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Talking To Mary

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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

It almost killed me but here's my attempt at most of the chords and fills.
this is all a note higher than the mp3 that I have so I assume Elliott
played with his guitar tuned down to D.  So bottom line, for the brain dead
like me, to play along with the recording you gotta tune all your strings 
down a step, (two notes right?) That's too much trouble for me.
verse:
     E         E9        E/F#   G   A2  A2/ B   CC5b           D       F  Em  
e|-0--2--2--0----------------------0-2---0-0-0------0-----0--|
B|-0--0--0--0--3-3-0-----0-0--0----1-0---1-3-0-0----0-0---0--|
G|-1--1--1--1--0-0-0-2h0-0-2--2----0-0---0-0-0--2-0-0-7h0-0--|
D|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-----0-2--0----2-2---2-4-4------7-7---5--|
A|-2--2--2--2--0-0-0-----2-0--2----3-3---3-5-5------8-8---7-5|
E|-0--0--0--0--2-2-2-----3-----------------------------------|
E9talking to MaEry
                       E/F#       G   Asus2  Asus2/B  
you know you don't have to shout
                        CC5b
she can hear what you're thinking
Dlike you were saying it right out FloudEm  
E9I'm sure Eshe 
                   E/F#       G   Asus2  Asus2/B  
sees behind that dirty look
               CC5b
it was her that followed 
Ddown every stupid turn that you FtookEm  
chorus:
       C/G    D    Cmaj7   G(w/fill)
e|-0--0---0--0------0--------|
B|-0--3-s-5--0------0--------|
G|-0--0---0--0------0--------|
D|-2--2-s-4--2------0--------|
A|-3--3-s-5--3------2-0-2-0--|
E|-3----------------3-------3|
C/Gone Dday she'll Cmaj7goG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  
C/Gone Dday she'll Cmaj7goG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  
E9saw the one Ebig 
                        E/F#       G   Asus2  Asus2/B  
problem you keep under your hat
                 CC5b
and it's pretty unlikely that
Danybody else'll be cool with FthatEm  
you E9got bus fare in your pocEket
                    E/F#       G   Asus2  Asus2/B  
more money down in your sock
                             CC5b
but she can't tell you how to contact
Dher if you won't listen to her FtalkEm  
C/Gone Dday she'll Cmaj7goG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  
C/Gone Dday she'll Cmaj7goG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  
Cit's no B7problem 
I'll just keep Amquiet
if it's easier for Fyou
Cto make beB7lieving
that I don't Amlove you 
as much as I Fdo
C/Gone Dday she'll Cmaj7goG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  
C/Gone Dday she'll Cmaj7goG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  
C/GI   Dtold you   Cmaj7soG  

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Talking To Mary

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/F#

Asus2

C/G

Cmaj7

It almost killed me but here's my attempt at most of the chords and fills.

this is all a note higher than the mp3 that I have so I assume Elliott

played with his guitar tuned down to D. So bottom line, for the brain dead

like me, to play along with the recording you gotta tune all your strings

down a step, (two notes right?) That's too much trouble for me.

verse:

E E9 E/F# G A2 A2 B C D F Em

/ C5b

e|-0--2--2--0----------------------0-2---0-0-0------0-----0--|

B|-0--0--0--0--3-3-0-----0-0--0----1-0---1-3-0-0----0-0---0--|

G|-1--1--1--1--0-0-0-2h0-0-2--2----0-0---0-0-0--2-0-0-7h0-0--|

D|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-----0-2--0----2-2---2-4-4------7-7---5--|

A|-2--2--2--2--0-0-0-----2-0--2----3-3---3-5-5------8-8---7-5|

E|-0--0--0--0--2-2-2-----3-----------------------------------|

E9 E

talking to Mary

E/F# G Asus2 Asus2 B

you know you don't have to shout

C5b

she can hear what you're thinking

D F Em

like you were saying it right out loud

E9 E

I'm sure she

E/F# G Asus2 Asus2 B

sees behind that dirty look

C5b

it was her that followed

D F Em

down every stupid turn that you took

chorus:

C/G D Cmaj7 G

(w/fill)

e|-0--0---0--0------0--------|

B|-0--3-s-5--0------0--------|

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

D|-2--2-s-4--2------0--------|

A|-3--3-s-5--3------2-0-2-0--|

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

C/G D Cmaj7 G

one day she'll go

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

C/G D Cmaj7 G

one day she'll go

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

E9 E

saw the one big

E/F# G Asus2 Asus2 B

problem you keep under your hat

C5b

and it's pretty unlikely that

D F Em

anybody else'll be cool with that

E9 E

you got bus fare in your pocket

E/F# G Asus2 Asus2 B

more money down in your sock

C5b

but she can't tell you how to contact

D F Em

her if you won't listen to her talk

C/G D Cmaj7 G

one day she'll go

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

C/G D Cmaj7 G

one day she'll go

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

C B7

it's no problem

I'll just keep quiet

if it's easier for you

C B7

to make believing

that I don't love you

as much as I do

C/G D Cmaj7 G

one day she'll go

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

C/G D Cmaj7 G

one day she'll go

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

C/G D Cmaj7 G

I told you so

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