How To Take A Fall by Elliott Smith Elliot Smith - How To Take A Fall tabbed by Cormac Gartland at macbethyname135@yahoo.com Open C tuning CGCEGC Chords: C 000000 G# 888888 G 777777 F 555555 Eb 333333 Am 9x989x Opening riff (Part I) |--------------------------------------)-0-| |--8--8--8--8-8-10-10-10-10-8--12-12-12--0-| |--10-10-10-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---0-| |----------------------------------------0-| |----------------------------------------0-| |----------------------------------------0-| Part II (strumming not shown play melody w/ chords) |------8------5--7--5----------8-------------| |------8------5-------8--7--5--8----10-8-12--| |------10--8--5----------------10-8----------| |--10--8------5----------------8-------------| |--10--8------5----------------8-------------| |--10--8------5----------------8-------------| Verse: |--0------7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7-----5----| |--0------7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7-----5----| |--0------7---------------5-------3h4p3-|--7-8---------7-----5----| |--0--10--7---------------5-------3h5p3-|--7-9---------7-----5----| |--0--10--7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7-----5----| |--0--10--7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7-----5----| It's one with cover to cover It's an endless fuse |--8-------------5------------------8---------8--------| |--8-------------5------------------8---------8--------| |--9-------------5-------5----------8--9------8--------| |--8------10-8---5-7---------7---5--8--10-----8----10--| |--8-------------5------------------8---------8----10--| |--8-------------5------------------8---------8----10--| Chain repeater never seems to get any smarter |---7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7------5----| |---7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7------5----| |---7---------------5-------3h4p3-|--7-----------8---7--5----| |---7---------------5-------3h5p3-|--7-----------9---7--5----| |---7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7------5----| |---7---------------5-------3-----|--7-----------7------5----| I'm always marking pages so that I don't get confused |--8-------------5------------------8--------8--------| |--8-------------5------------------8--------8--------| |--9-------------5------5-----------9--------8--------| |--8------10-8---5---7----7----5----10-------8----10--| |--8-------------5------------------8--------8----10--| |--8-------------5------------------8--------8----10--| Wind up in a fight I never had any part of Chorus: |--8----------------5----------8--------------------------------------0-------| |--8----------------5----8-----8-------------10----8--12--------------0-------| |--8-10--------8----5----------8--10-----8----------------------------0-------| |--8----------------5----------8--------------------------------------0---10--| |--8----------------5----------8--------------------------------------0---10--| |--8----------------5----------8--------------------------------------0---10--| Listen naive play thing coming over clueless every time you call |--8----------------5--7---5-----------8--------------------------------------0-------| |--8----------------5---------8-7-5----8----------------10---8--12------------0-------| |--8-10--------8----5------------------10----------8--------------------------0-------| |--8----------------5------------------8--------------------------------------0---10--| |--8----------------5------------------8--------------------------------------0---10--| |--8----------------5------------------8--------------------------------------0---10--| An accident just waiting to happen still hasn't fell down How to take a fall second verse: Make me a present make it something sweet Small enough to go unnoticed and big enough to complete What does a massive pass that keeps blocking up my street Looking for a new contender to disassemble chorus the end: |--0---------------------------------------8------7---5---3----------0--| |--0------------------9--------------------8------7---5---3----------0--| |--0------------------8--------------------8------7---5---3----------0--| |--0------------------9--------------------8------7---5---3------5---0--| |--0---------------------------------------8------7---5---3------5---0--| |--0------------------9--------------------8------7---5---3------5---0--| How to take a fall How to take a fall Ooh Oooh.... |--------------5---| |--8--8--8--8--5---| |--10-10-10-8--5---| Then play parts I&II of intro and end on open C chord |--------------5---| |------------------| |------------------| www.TAB6.com