Junk Bond Trader words/music by Elliott Smith recording by Elliott Smith originally released on "Figure 8", 2000 Capo 3: (chord names relative to capo) above 9th fret: A=10, B=11, C=12, D=13, E=14 lowercase letter means single note or root chord only rt means route note note in () means note is optional chord in () means chord is implied ! means omit note b*r means bend note 1/4 tone and release b~r means bend note half tone and release b^r means bend note whole tone and release means harmonic on fret N / means slide up \ means slide down ° means diminished + means augmented (raise 5th 1/2 step) - means lower note 1/2 step | is timing bar · means let note ring until : In tablature, chords begin directly under the first letter in the chord name. Consequently, it is sometimes necessary to use more than one line of text when identifying chord names and placement, due to the fact that chord names will often overlap one another. Chords appearing on adjacent lines in the text should be treated as if they were all on the same line with their names superimposed over one another; with each chord's occurence in the tab indicated by the first letter of the chord name. In tablature, bR indicates the beginning of a section that is to be repeated, with the b marking the exact spot where the section begins. eR indicates the end of the section, with the e marking the last spot in the tab that is part of the section. (Nx) above and to the left of block of chords means repeat block N times (Nx) at end of line means repeat line N times Am F6 F C Cmaj7 Dsus4 D G ---0----(1)---(1)--(0)----(0)------3------2---(3)------- ---1-----3-----1----1------0-------3------3----0-------- ---2-----2-----2----0------0-------2------2----0-------- ---2-----3-----3----2------2-------0------0----0-------- ---0-----x-----x----3------3-------x------x----x-------- ---x-----1-----1----x------x-------x------x----3-------- A A/C# A/D A/E G/A G/C# G/D G/E --(0)---(0)-----(0)----(0)----(3)----(3)-----(3)----(3)- ---5-----5-------5------5------0------0-------0------0-- ---6-----6-------6------6------0------0-------0------0-- ---7-----7-------7------7------0------0-------0------0-- ---0-----4-------5------7------0------4-------5------7-- ---x-----x-------x------x------x------x-------x------x-- F/C G/B Am/C Am/B Am/G G6/B ---1-----(3)-----0-------0------(0)------0-------------- ---1------0------1-------1-------1-------0-------------- ---2------0------2-------2-------2-------0-------------- ---3------0------x-------x-------2------(0)------------- ---3------2------3-------2-------x-------2-------------- ---x------x------x-------x-------3-------x-------------- Intro: (2x) Am, F6, F C, Cmaj7, C, Dsus4, D F, G Main Progression 1: (2x) Am, F C, Cmaj7, C, Dsus4, D F, G Verse 1: Am F The imitation picks you up like a habit C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G Writing in the glow of the T. V.'s sta- tic Am F Taking out the trash to the man C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G Give the people something they un- dersta- and Am F A stickman flashing a fine-line smile C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G Junk bond tra- der, trying to sell a sucker a style Am F Rich man in a poor man's clothes C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G The per- ma- ne- nt install- ment of the dai- ly dose Main Progression 2: (2x) Am, F6, F C, Cmaj7, C, Dsus4, D F, G Verse 2: (same as V1) And you tell off when you tell it like it is Your world's no wider that your hatred of his Checking into a small reality Boring as a drug you take too regularly The athlete's laugh, the broken crutch The first true love that folded at the slightest touch Brought down like an old hotel People digging through rubble for things they can resell Chorus: A A/C# A/D A/E G/A G/C# G/D G/E "Happy holi- days" said sick sav- ior A A/C# A/D A/E F F/C G/B G The leaving lover that I still fa- vor A A/C# A/D A/E G/A G/C# G/D G/E I won't take your medi- cine- I don't need a re-me- dy A A/C# A/D A/E F F/C G/B G To be every- thing I'm supposed to be A A/C# A/D A/E G/A G/C# G/D G/E I don't want no- body else- I can do it by my- self A A/C# A/D A/E F F/C G/B G We're meant to be to- ge- the- er A, A/C#, A/D, A/E G/A, G/C#, G/D, G/E Am, Am/C, Am/B, Am/G F, F/C, G6/B g, g# Main Progression 3: (same as MP1) (2x) Am, F C, Cmaj7, C, Dsus4, D F, G Verse 3: (same as V1) Now I'm a policeman directing traffic Keeping everything moving, everything static I'm the hitchhiker you'll recognize passing On your way to some everlasting Refrain: Am F C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G Better sell it while you can Am F C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G Better sell it while you can Am F C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G Better sell it while you can Am F C Cmaj7 C Dsus4 D F G Better sell it while you can F, G F, G, Am ----------------------------- The imitation picks you up like a habit Writing in the glow of the T.V.'s static Taking out the trash to the man Give the people something they understand A stickman flashing a fine line smile Junk bond trader, trying to sell a sucker a style Rich man in a poor man's clothes The permanent installment of the daily dose And you tell off when you tell it like it is Your world's no wider that your hatred of his Checking into a small reality Boring as a drug you take too regularly The athlete's laugh, the broken crutch The first true love that folded at the slightest touch Brought down like an old hotel People digging through rubble for things they can resell "Happy holidays" said sick savior The leaving lover that I still favor I won't take your medicine- I don't need a remedy To be everything I'm supposed to be I don't want nobody else I can do it by myself We're meant to be together Now I'm a policeman directing traffic Keeping everything moving, everything static I'm the hitchhiker you'll recognize passing On your way to some everlasting Better sell it while you can Better sell it while you can Better sell it while you can Better sell it while you can ----------------------------- transcription by D. Speredelozzi 8/9/04 updated by D. Speredelozzi 3/4/05 requests/corrections? email: tune_cracker@yahoo.com