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Here are the Chords for Bad Astronaut's Elliot Smith Coversong "Needle in the Hay"
need a Capo on 3rd Fret to play accoding to these Chords. However, I have also added the
wihout Capo, just Change them then for the text.
Essentially, I just changed the Chords from the Elliot Smith file, but there shouldn't
any mistakes in the text.
Thanks and enjoy playing!
Chords: C G B Em D (Capo 3rd Fret)
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v v v v v
D# A# D Gm F (no Capo)
Verse 1:
Em C Em
your hand on his arm
C G B Em
the hay stack charm around your neck
C Em
strung out and thin
C G B Em
calling some friend trying to cash some check
C Em
he's acting dumb
C B Em
that's what you've come__ to expect
Chorus:
Em G
needle in the hay
C
needle in the hay
Em G
needle in the hay
C
needle in the hay
Verse 2:
Em C Em
he's wearing your clothes
C G B Em
head down to toes a reaction to you
C Em C G
you say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
B Em
you don't have a clue
C Em C B
somtimes they just get caught in the eye
Em
you're pulling him through
Chorus:
Em G
needle in the hay
C
needle in the hay
Em G
needle in the hay
C
needle in the hay
Middle: Em C Em C G B (x3)
D B Em C Em______
Verse 3:
C Em
now on the bus
C G B Em
nearly touching this dirty retreat
C Em C G B
Em
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
C Em
gonna walk walk walk
C G B Em
four more blocks plus the one in my break
C Em C G
down downstairs to the man
B Em
he's gonna make it all ok
C Em
i can't beat myself
C G
i can't beat myself
B Em
and i don't want to talk
C Em C G
i'm taking the cure so i can be quiet
B C
whenever i want
D
so leave me alone
B Em C Em
you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks
Chorus: (x2)
Em G
needle in the hay
C
needle in the hay
Em G
needle in the hay
C
needle in the hay
Ending: Em F Em C G B (x3)
D B Em C B
