Learn how to play Between The Bars by Elliot Smith

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Difficulty: Novice
Tuning: Standard Tune Your Guitar
Capo: None
CHORDS:
Am:    (002210)
Am7:   (002213)
Am/F#  (202210)
C:     (032010)
E7:    (020100)
F:     (133211)
F9:    (113213)
Fm:    (133111)
Fm/G#  (403111)
G:     (320033)
G6sus2 (300030)
G6/B:  (020030)

RIFF 1:
e|---------------1------|
B|---1-----------1------|
G|---2-----------1------|
D|---2-------0-2-3------|
A|-0-----2-3-----0------|
E|---------------4------|

RIFF 2:
e|---------------1------|
B|---1-----------1------|
G|---2-----------2------|
D|---2-------0-2-3------|
A|-0-----2-3-----3------|
E|---------------1------|

INTRO: Am7(x4)

VERSE 1:
Am7            F9
Drink up baby, stay up all night
  C                             G6/B
With the things you could do, you won't but you might.
Am7                      F9
The potential you'll be, that you'll never see
C            E7          F
The promises you'll only make.

VERSE 2:
Am7                   F9
Drink up with me now, forget all about
 C                     G6/B
The pressure of days, do what I say
Am7                     F9
And I'll make you okay, drive them away,
C          E7            F
The images stuck in your head:

CHORUS:
F      G
The people
(RIFF1------------
You've been before,
--------)Fm/G# G6sus2
that you don't want 
Am/F#
Around any more
     F         G
They push, and shove
(RIFF2---------------------) 
And won't bend to your will
F              Fm
I'll keep them still.

VERSE 3:
Am7            F9
Drink up baby, look at the stars.
 C                     G6/B
I'll kiss you again, between the bars.
Am7                      F9
I keep seeing you there, with your hands in the air
C          E7         F
Waiting to finally be caught.

VERSE 4:
Am7                     F9
Drink up one more time, and I'll make you mine.
C                G6/B
Keep you apart, deep in my heart.
Am7                     F9
Separate from the rest, where I like you the best
C            E7         F
And keep the things you forgot.

CHORUS:
F      G
The people
(RIFF1-------------
You've been before,
--------)Fm/G# G6sus2
that you don't want 
Am/F#
Around any more
     F         G
They push, and shove
(RIFF2---------------------) 
And won't bend to your will
F              Fm
I'll keep them still.

Sing along

Drink up baby, stay up all night
With the things you could do
You won't but you might
The potential you'll be
That you'll never see
The promises you'll only make

Drink up with me now
And forget all about
The pressure of days
Do what I say
And I'll make you okay
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head

People you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still

Drink up baby, look at the stars
I'll kiss you again between the bars
Where I'm seeing you there
With your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught

Drink up one more time
And I'll make you mine
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart
Separate from the rest,
Where I like you the best
And keep the things you forgot

The people you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still

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