SMITH ELLIOT - "needle in the hay" Tablature

Tabbed by Jon Riley (www.leftoutkid.fsnet.co.uk)

This is a really cool song I think by Elliot Smith originally, but covered also by a band called "Bad Astronaut" whose
front man is/was the singer from "Lagwagon"...both bands should be checked out.

I haven't bothered to check up the exact chord names..and in certain places he uses bar chords i believe..but this is it!

Chords:

F: 0 0 3 0 1 0
C: 0 3 2 0 1 0
E: 0 2 2 0 1 0
Am: 0 0 2 2 1 0
G: 3 2 0 0 0 0




Verse 1:

Am F Am
your hand on his arm
F C E Am
the hay stack charm around your neck
F Am
strung out and thin
F C E Am
calling some friend trying to cash some check
F Am
he's acting dumb
F C E Am
that's what you've come__ to expect


Chorus:

Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay


Verse 2:

Am F Am
he's wearing your clothes
F C E Am
head down to toes a reaction to you
F Am F C
you say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
E Am
you don't have a clue
F Am F E
somtimes they just get caught in the eye
Am
you're pulling him through


Chorus:

Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay


Middle: Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F Am______


Verse 3:

F Am
now on the bus
F C E Am
nearly touching this dirty retreat
F Am F C E Am
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
F Am
gonna walk walk walk
F C E Am
four more blocks plus the one in my break
F Am F C
down downstairs to the man
E Am
he's gonna make it all ok
F Am
i can't beat myself
F C
i can't beat myself
E Am
and i don't want to talk
F Am F C
i'm taking the cure so i can be quiet
E F
whenever i want
G
so leave me alone
E Am F Am
you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks


Chorus: (x2)

Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay


Ending: Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F E F/C - (the end chord is F/C: 0 3 3 0 1 0)

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