Song: Waltz #2 (XO)
Artist: Elliott Smith
Album: XO
To play this song exactly like on the album recording, you need to tune your guitar a
full step down.
Of course there are two or three guitars used, but I´m just gonna write down the main
chords and little bits so you can play the song pretty much on one guitar.
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INTRO
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| | | | 0 0 0 |
| | | | 1 1 1 |
| | | | 2 2 2 |
| | | | 2 2 2 |
| | | | 0 0 0 |
| | | | |
Drum intro
(I´m not gonna go into all the details of strumming etc)
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
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| | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | x | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 0 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 2 0 | 2 |
| x | 3 | x | 3 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | |
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| | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | x | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 0 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 2 0 |
| x | 3 | x |
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| 0 | | 0 0 0 | 0 |
| 1 | | 1 1 1 | 1 |
| 0 | | 0 0 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | 2 2 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | | 0 3 4 |
VERSE
First the mic, then a half cigarette
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | 3 2 |
Singing Cathy´s Clown That´s the
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | x | x | x |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Man she´s married to now
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| 1 | | 0 | |
| 3 | | 1 | |
| 2 | | 2 | |
| 0 | | 2 | |
| | (0) | 0 | |
| | | | (0) |
That´s the girl that he takes around town,
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | | 0 | 0 |
She appears composed, so she is I suppose
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | x |
| | | | 3 3 2 |
Who can really tell ? She
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | x | x | x |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Shows no emotion at all
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| 1 | | 0 | |
| 3 | | 1 | |
| 2 | | 2 | |
| 0 | | 2 | |
| | (0) | 0 | |
| | | | (0) |
Stares into space like a dead china doll
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| | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | | 0 | 0 |
CHORUS
I´m never gonna know you know
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| | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yeah | know it´s |
| 0 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | different and more |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | complicated here |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | but whatever |
| 0 | x | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 |
But I´m gonna love you anyhow
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 0 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 2 0 | 2 |
| x | 3 | x | 3 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | |
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| | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | x | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 0 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 2 0 |
| x | 3 | x |
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| 0 | | 0 0 0 | 0 |
| 1 | | 1 1 1 | 1 |
| 0 | | 0 0 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | 2 2 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | | 0 3 4 |
VERSE GUITAR REPEATS
Now she´s done and they´re calling someone
Such a familiar name
I´m so glad that my memory´s remote
Cos I´m doing just fine hour to hour, note to note
Here it is, the revenge to the tune
"You´re no good,
You´re no good, you´re no good, you´re no good"
Can´t you tell that it´s well understood?
CHORUS
I´m never gonna know you know
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| | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | x | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 |
But I´m gonna love you anyhow
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 0 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 2 0 | 2 |
| x | 3 | x | 3 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | |
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| | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | x | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 0 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 2 0 | 2 |
| x | 3 | x | 3 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | |
THING
I´m here today and expected to stay
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | | 3 | 3 |
| | | 1 | 1 |
On and on and on
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | 0 |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | bla bla bla |
| 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | 3 |
| | | 1 |
VERSE GUITAR REPEATS
Looking out on the substitute scene
Still going strong
XO, Mom
It´s ok, it´s all right, nothing´s wrong
Tell Mr. Man with impossible plans to just leave me alone
In the place where I make no mistakes
In the place where I have what it takes
CHORUS GUITAR REPEATS
I´m never gonna know you now
But I´m gonna love you anyhow
I´m never gonna know you now
But I´m gonna love you anyhow
I´m never gonna know you now
But I´m gonna love you anyhow
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