
Everybody Cares Everybody Understands
Elliott Smith
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[Intro]
VERSE:
Em Em6 C/E G D/F#
Everybody cares, everybody understands
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
Yes everybody cares about you
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
Yeah, and whether or not you want them to
Em Em6 C/E G D/F#
It's a chemical embrace that kicks you in the head
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
To a pure synthetic sympathy
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
that infuriates you totally
F C B7 B7/A B7/G B7/F#
And a quiet lie that makes you want to scream and shout
[Refrão]
CHORUS:
G F C Em A
[Riff ]
So here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun
G F C Em B
[Riff ]
Raining its guiding light upon everyone
[Próxima Parte]
Em Em6 C/E G D/F#
For a moment's rest you can lean against the banister
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
After running upstairs again and again
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
From wherever they came to fix you in, but
A
Riff :
e|E|------------------|E|------------------|--------------|
B|E|------------------|E|------------------|--------------|
G|E|------------------|E|------------------|---------0----|
D|--2E|------------------|---------------2h4-2-2-------|
A|--2E|------------------|0--2---2-3-2-----------------|
E|--0---0---2-2---3-3E|------------------|-------------|
B
Riff :
e|E|------------------|E|------------------|E|------------------|---|
B|E|------------------|E|------------------|E|------------------|---|
G|--------------7E|------------------|E|------------------|--0---|
D|---------7h9-----9--7-----7E|------------------|------------|
A|------10--------------10E|------------------|-7h9-7-7-------|
E|E|------------------|--------------7-7h8--7-----------------|
VERSE:
Em Em6 C/E G D/F#
Always fair city's finest follow right behind
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
You've got a pretty vision in your head
F C B7 B7
B7sus4
A pencil full of poison lead
F C B7 B7/A B7/G B7/F#
And a sickened smile illegal in every town
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
G F C Em A
[Riff ]
Here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun
G F C Em B
[Riff ]
Raining its guiding light upon everyone
BRIDGE:
C G
You say you mean well, you don't know what you mean
Cm D7 Em
Fucking oughta stay the hell away from things you know nothing about
CODA:
My favorite part of the song. I'll tab out the main guitar part but there's a few
layers of guitar/keyboard so just jam out and mess around with a wah pedal or whatever if you
can.
First chords are the same as verse:
Em Em6 C/E G D/F#
Sweet guitar part at ~2:43
e|E|------------------|-|E|------------------|-------|
B|E|------------------|-|------------4------------|
G|-----0h2-0---------|------4-----------4------|
D|--3----------------|----4----4-----4-----4---|
A|--3------------3---|-2E|------------------|-----|
E|--1----------------|E|------------------|-------| (2x)
Then 3:08:
e|E|------------------|-|E|------------------|---------|
B|E|------------------|-|E|------------------|---------|
G|-----0h2-0---------|------4---------4----------|
D|--3----------------|----4--------4-------------|
A|--3------------3---|-2--------0----------------|
E|--1----------------|E|------------------|---------|
e|E|------------------|-------|
B|E|------------------|-------|
A|E|------------------|-------|
e|E|------------------|------|E|------------------|2--------------|
B|E|------------------|---3--|E|------------------|0--------------|
G|E|------------------|2-----|E|------------------|2--------------|
D|--------2------0--------|---2--------------1---2---4---5--|
A|-----2E|------------------||---3---0---1---2-----------------|
E|--0E|------------------|---|E|------------------|---------------|
Then the rhythm guitar goes a little something like this (3:17):
B7 G Em D C B7
e|---2E|------------------|-|---0---0-0E|------------------|------------|
B|---0E|------------------|-|---0---0-0-----3-3-3E|------------------|--|
G|---2E|------------------|-|---0---0-0-----2-2-2--------------2-----|
D|---1----2--4------5----|---2---2-2-----0-0-0-----2--------1-----|
A|---2E|------------------|-|---2---2-2---------------3--0--1--2-----|
E|E|------------------|-----|---0E|------------------|E|------------------||
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