Either/Or Elliott Smith New Moon 2006 Transcribed by Matt Schultz ([email protected]) Tuning is Standard [or Slightly Flat(5-20 Cents)] [Verse] A C#7 You're strong, you're stubborn now D A In an endless symbolic war F# Dm Brave or bored, either/or A-Am-A-Am [Verse] A C#7 Sometimes I ricochet from the past D A And at times a future I’ve already had before F# Dm Champion or chore, either/or A-Am-A-Am [Bridge] E D A E [Riff A; Below] D I’ll write the pages you rip out, back in their places again E D A E One day you’ll know what you’re talking about Bm F#m G D I can hardly imagine, but until then I’ll be A C#7 D Filling in these blanks that you create A F# Every time you win some petty score Dm A Posing as hardcore, oh yeah, either/or [Solo] [Bridge] E D A E Look at the spin chief, battered and broken [Riff A] D Clutching a plastic rose E D A E We’re all in the downpour you carry around for Bm F#m G D Trashing a lifestyle you’ve never known [Verse] A C#7 It’s a useful dream that makes D A F# Quite an entertaining show and not much more Dm A Up against and for, either/or A-Am-A-Am-A-Am-A =End= [Riff A] D |----------------| |-5-3-2-0--------| |----------2---2-| |------------4-0-| |----------------| |----------------|
