Elliott Smith – A Fond Farewell
I’m not going to take the honor of tabbing this song, 'cause I have actually only made
a few adjustments on other people's work. It’s just that I found it annoying that there
was no real tab out there that combined the chords with the fingerpicking. So, therefore
I combined the works of the UG members: Dires and some other unknown tabber that made the
tabs for “Guitar Pro”.
0:01 min:
Chords playing alongside the 2. guitar:
Gb barré A E Dbm Gb barré A E Dbm Gb barré A E Dbm Gb barré A
2. guitar:
E -----2---2-4-----------2--/4--------2---------|
B -------5------5------5------------------------|
G ---3------------------------------------------| x2
D -4--------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
E -4------------2---2-4-------------2--4--7-7-/9-|
B ----------------5-------5-------5--------------|
G ------------3----------------------------------|
D ----------4------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
E -----2---2-4-----9---7-/4--2--0---------------|
B -------5--------------------------------------|
G ---3-------------9---7-/4--2--1---------------|
D -4--------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
E A E
my thoughts now black and white
Gbm Dbm
they took apart a picture that wasn't right
Ab barré A
pitch burning on a shining sheet
Gb barré A
the only maker that you'd want to meet
E A E
dying man in a living room
Gb Dbm
whose shadow paces the floor
Ab barré A
i'll take you out any open door
Chorus:
Gb A
this is not my life.
E
it's just a fond farewell to a friend
Gb A
not what i'm like
E
it's just a fond farewell to a friend
Gb A
couldnt get things right
E Dbm
fond farewell to a friend
1:19 min:
Chords: Gb and A
2. guitar:
E -----2---2-4-----9--7--/4---2--0--------------|
B -------5--------------------------------------|
G ---3-------------9--7--/4---2--1--------------|
D -4--------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
1:23 min:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/elliott-smith/67647.html ]
He said really I just wanna dance
Good and evil matched perfect it's a great romance
I can deal with some psychic pain
If it'll slow down my higher brain
Veins full of disappearing ink
Vomiting in the kitchen sink
Disconnecting from the missing link
1:51 min:
Chorus:
This is not my life
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
It's not what i'm like
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
I couldn't get things right
Fond farewell to a friend
2:14 min:
Chords: Gb and A
2. guitar:
E -----2---2-4----9--7--/4---2--0---------------|
B -------5--------9--7--/4---2--1---------------|
G ---3------------------------------------------|
D -4--------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
2:18 min:
I see you're leaving me
And taking up with the enemy
The cold comfort of the in between
A little less than a human being
A little less than a happy high
A little less than a suicide
The only things that you really tried
2:46 min:
Chorus:
This is not my life
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
It's not what i'm like
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
I couldn't get things right
Fond farewell to a friend
Gb A
This is not my life
E Dbm
It’s just a fond farewell to a friend
3:17 min:
Outro:
Play the chords of the chorus while humming “mmmmmmmmm”
2. guitar
E -----2---2-4----0----0-2---4--------2--2/0-----|
B -------5---------------------5---5-------------|
G ---2------------2----2-----4---4-----------1-0-|
D -4---------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
E -----2---2-4-------------0--2--4---------2----|
B ---2---5-------5-----5------------5---5-------|
G -------------------------2-----4----4---------|
D -4--------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
E -2-0------------2---2-4-----------------0--2--|
B --------------2---5--------5--------5---------|
G -----1-0------------------------5-------2-----|
D ------------4---------------------7-----------|
A ----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
E -/4---7---7-7--/9--------2---2-4--9--7--/4-2-0-|
B ---------------------------5-------------------|
G -----------------------3----------9--7--/4-2-1-|
D ---------------------4-------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
E: 022100
A: x02220
Gbm: 244222
Dbm: 446654
Ab: 466544
A barré: 577655
Gb: 244322
Am: 002210
