Elliott Smith - Drive All Over Town Tab

Notes:
I decided to tab this song because I could not find an accurate interpretation. The
patterns I’ve listed may seem strange because he often mutes strums, but listen to the song
you’ll hear the basic rhythm. A helpful hint for the strum pattern is counting the
as you learn. The song is in 3/4 so count, “1-2-3”. Feel free to e-mail me with any
corrections.

ntro
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x x
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2x
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3

Verse:

Two – Dollar Color Pictures
0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 3 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 1 1 1 1 1 1
From a Photo Booth
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
4 4
Etc.

Chorus 1:

Look at him smiling full of
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Teeth Clenched Tight
x x x x x x x x
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 2
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Interlude:

Play the chords for the verse once.

Chorus 2: The word placement may be confusing. Listen to the song to get the most

Timing. Note that he adds more strumming the second time he plays this chorus.

And he’ll Drive all over To-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
- own
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Outro:

Until he tracks her down
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
He’ll Drive all over Town
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

I’ve broken the song down line-by-line to help show which riffs to play at any given

Sorry if this seems repetitive. I just find it helpful.

Intro.

Verse 1:

Two-dollar color pictures from a photo booth

Verse 1:

Dirty stepped on lying out on the floor of their room

Verse 1:

Faces fell long in the half-light

Verse 1:

He looks all wrong, but that's her all right

Chorus 1:

Look at him smiling full of teeth Clenched tight

Verse 1:

He knew the one time with the army captain

Verse 1:

He got one that whole deal before it happened

Verse 1:

"And It's okay, I knew exactly what you meant

Verse 1:

When you said you were an accident"

Chorus 1:

But when it's 3 a.m. he wonders where in the hell she went

Chorus 2:

And he'll drive all over town

Chorus 2:

Drive all over town

Chorus 2:

And he'll drive all over town

Chorus 2

Drive all over town

Outro:

Until he tracks her down He'll drive all over town

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