INDEPENDENCE DAY
by Elliott Smith
tabbed by Ian 
Okay this is taken from the Paris gig he did solo rather than from the record but I presume he plays something
very similar if not the same on XO 
Tuning:
Open C CGCEGC 
If you are using an acoustic the strings may be a bit too loose and rattley 
so just tune to Open D ie. DADF#AD 

Intro: 
C|---10-----| |---11-------|
G|------8---| |------10----|
E|--------8-| |---------10-|
C|-0--------| x6 then: |-0----------| x2
G|----------| |------------|
C|----------| |------------| 

C Bb Ab G 
C|-------12---11------------------------------10---8-----------------|
G|-----0-----------12-----12----12-12-------8--------12-8---8----7-7-|
E|---0-------------10-----10----10-10-----8-----------------8----7-7-|
C|-0--------0----0-10--10----10---------8--------8--------8------7---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F G Ab C

C|-------7---5-------5--------------10-8------0---|
G|-----5---------8-----/7---------8------12---0---|
E|---5-----------------/7-8-----8-------------0---|
C|-5-------5---5---5---/7-----8---------------0---|
G|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------| 

As if that wasn't tricky enough! 

Main Riff: 
Go to this, but I'm not writing out the strumming patterns, listen to the record 
C|-0--12-11-----------10-8----------5-7-5---5--7-7---8-10-8-----0--|
G|-0---0--0--12~~~--8--8-8-12-8-7---5-5-5-8-5--7-7---8--8-8-12--0--|
E|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5-5-5-5-5--7-8---8--8-8--8--0--|
C|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5-5-5-5-5--7-7---8--8-8--8--0--|
G|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5-5-5-5-5--7-7---8--8-8--8--0--|
C|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5-5-5-5-5--7-7---8--8-8--8--0--| 

Verse: 
C|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------0--------------------2----------4----5----|
G|-5--4--4--0--2-----------------1--------------------2----------4----5----|
E|-0--0--0--0--0----strum--------0---strum------------2----------4----5----|
C|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------0--------------------2----------4----5----|
G|-5--4--2--0--2-----------------1--------------------2----------4----5----|
C|-0--------------------------------------------------2----------4----5----|
A future butterfly Gonna spend the day higher than high 

C|-0--------8--------7--------------0-------0----------------0----|
G|-0--------8--------7--------------4-------2----------------1----|
E|-6--------8--------7--------------0-------0----------------0----|
C|-7--------8--------7--------------0-------0----------------0----|
G|-7--------8--------7--------------4-------2----------------1----|
C|-7--------8--------7--------------------------------------------|
You'll be beautiful confusion Ooooooooooooh once I was you 
Main Riff again 
Verse II:
I saw you caught between
All the people out making the scene
And a bright ideal tomorrow
Ooh don't go to far, stay who you are 
Start the main riff again

C Bb A Ab F Ab C
C|-0--12-11-----------10-8----------5---------8----------------0-----|
G|-0---0--0--12~~~--8--8-8-12-8-7---5---------8----------------0-----|
E|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5---------8----------------0-----|
C|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5---------8----------------0-----|
G|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5---------8----------------0-----|
C|-0---0--0--10-9---8--8-8--8-8-7---5---------8----------------0-----|
! Everybody knows, everybody knows 
Bb F G Ab C
C|--------10--------------------5------------7---------------8-----0---|
G|--------10--------------------5------------7---------------8-----0---|
E|--------10--------------------5------------7---------------8-----0---|
C|--------10--------------------5------------7---------------8-----0---|
G|--------10--------------------5------------7---------------8-----0---|
C|--------10--------------------5------------7---------------8-----0---|
Everybody knows you only live a day But its brilliant anywaaaaay 

then finish main riff:
F G Ab C
C|--5-7-5---5--7-7---8-10-8-----0--|
G|--5-5-5-8-5--7-7---8--8-8-12--0--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5--7-8---8--8-8--8--0--|
C|--5-5-5-5-5--7-7---8--8-8--8--0--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5--7-7---8--8-8--8--0--|
C|--5-5-5-5-5--7-7---8--8-8--8--0--| 

Last Bit: 
Strum these:
C|--0---0--0--|
G|-11--10--9--|
E|--0---0--0--|
C|--0---0--0--|
G|-11--10--9--|
C|--0---0--0--| 

Play main riff twice over these lyrics. I've written chords out to help see the changes 
C Bb B Ab G
I saw you at a perfect place
F G Ab C
Its gonna happen soon but not today
C Bb B Ab G
So go to sleep and make the change
F G 
I'll meet you here tomorrow
Ab F &! nbsp; Ab
Independence day, independence day, independence day 

Play intro again 
And thats yer lot 

Good luck
xo Ian