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by Elliott Smith


Angeles - Elliott Smith

tuned two steps down with capo 7
but can be played with standard tuning capo 5

main chord sequence :

--2----------0-----------X-----------X-----------3---|
--3----------2-----------3-----------4-----------3---|
--X----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0---|
--4----------2-----------4-----------2-----------0---|
--2----------0-----------2-----------0-----------2---|
--0----------X-----------X-----------X-----------3---|

                   BmADD5#              

     play these chords in fine picking arpeggios X2...

--2--------0-----------3-----------2-----------0----------X-|
--2--------2-----------0-----------3-----------0----------X-|
--3--------2-----------0-----------2-----------1----------2-|
--4--------2-----------0-----------0-----------2----------0-|
--4--------0-----------2-----------X-----------2----------0-|
--0--------X-----------3-----------X-----------0----------2-|

                              (1)                 

     

Play full chords - sweep it so it sounds a bit like finger picking

------------------X------X------3------0------3-------|
------------------3------4------0------2------0-------|
------------------4------2------0------2------0-------|
---4--2--0--------4------2------0------2------0-------|
------------------2------0------2------0------2-------|
------------------X------X------3------X------3----2--|

...riff	      	               
     then 

                                 Bmadd5#      
someone's always coming around here trailing some new kill
                          BmAdd5#   
says i seen your picture on a hundred dollar bill
                           (1)               
and what's a game of chance to you, to him is one         of
     
real skill
riff       
so glad to meet you
      
ange-les

                                 Bmadd5#      
picking up the ticket shows there's money    to be   made
                                 BmAdd5#       
go on and lose the gamble that's the history   of the trade
               (1)                         
you add up all the cards left to play          to ze - ro
riff             
and sign up with evil
      
ange-les

-BREAK : only the first 4 chords change :

--2----------X-----------0-----------X-------|
--2----------2-----------2-----------6-------|
--3----------3-----------2-----------6-------|
--4----------0-----------2-----------6-------|
--4----------X-----------0-----------4-------|
--0----------4-----------X-----------X-------|

        /*                  
don't start  me          try-       ing


--2--------0-----------3-----------2-----------0-------X-|
--2--------2-----------0-----------3-----------0-------X-|
--3--------2-----------0-----------2-----------1-------2-|
--4--------2-----------0-----------0-----------2-------0-|
--4--------0-----------2-----------X-----------2-------0-|
--0--------X-----------3-----------X-----------0-------2-|

                              (1)                
now...   ah-ah       ah-ah       ah-ah           ah
   
     cos'i'm


------------------X------X------3------0------3--------|
------------------3------4------0------2------0--------|
------------------4------2------0------2------0--------|
-4-2-0------------4------2------0------2------0--------|
-------2-2-4-5-5--2------0------2------0------2--------|
------------------X------X------3------X------3----2-1-|

                                     
   all over       it     ange  les
	     then 

                           Bmadd5#       
i could make you satisfied in every    thing you do
                                 BmAdd5#     
all your 'secret wishes' could right now be   coming true
                   (1)                
and be forever with my poison arms         around you
riff                     
no-one's gonna fool around with us
riff                     
no-one's gonna fool around with us
riff       
so glad to meet you

     (  ) X 3

ange-les