Southern Belle
Elliott Smith
by: Jimy Soprano  - e-mail me corrections and requests.


intro plucking in D
really fast...
|-----------2--------|ring finger
|--3-3-3-3-3--3-3----|middle finger
|--2-2-2-2-2--2-2----|pointer finger
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-----|thumb
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

after a while...

  D         G  D
|-----------0--2----|
|--3-3-3-3--3--3----|
|--2-2-2-2--0--2----|
|-0-0-0-0---0--0----|
|-----------2--0----|
|-----------3--x----|


(verse chords w/o vocals)(ready, it's tough! :)

 D        C           Em   D
|---------0----------------2----|
|--3-2-0--0-h1--1----1p0---3----|
|--------------h3-p2--p0- -2----|
|---------2------------2---0----|
|---------3------------2---0----|
|---------3----------------X----|

it actually is'nt tough, just pull off and hammer on
all the chords, Elliott plays it obviously with many
more notes but i can't get all the fingerings down..

vrs1.

 3         2  0     C    Em  D
killing a southern belle

   3            2   0   C   Em  D
is all you know how to do

         3           2  0   C    Em  D
that and give other people hell

            3      2   0    C    Em   D
it's what they expect from you too


ch.1

D              A    D       Bb
but i wouldn't have you how you want

Really quick (8th notes)

D- G - D

Bb - A - F - A - D

vrs.2

i don't wanna walk around
i don't even want to breathe
i live in a southern town
where all you can do is grit yr teeth

ch.2

but i wouldn't have you how you want


br1

Bb   Db         F    A          Bb  Db  D   A   Bb
how come you're not ashamed of what you are-har-har

    Db    F    A          Bb       D G D
and sorry that you're the one she got?


Bb - A - F  - A - D


back to vrs chords

 D        C     Am     Em   D
|---------0----------------2----|
|--3-2-0--0-h1--1----1p0---3----|
|--------------h2-p2-h1p0--2----|
|---------2----h2------2---0----|
|---------3------------2---0----|
|---------3----------------X----|

ain't nobody talking now
nobody nothing's said
no one's about to shout
nobody's seen red


but i wouldn't have you how you want


C - D - Bb - A - D-G-D


Bb - A - F  - A - D

Bb - A - F  - A - D


       Bb          A      F    A    D
you're killing a southern belle

killing a southern belle-elle-elle
killing a southern belle-elle-elle


Ending
Bb - A - D


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