Elliott Smith
Pretty(ugly before)

Tabbed by: Dave (pukka) from http://talkscape.grandaddylandscape.com
Questions or comments: sumday@gmail.com


Standard tuning or tuned a step down. Depending on which recording you have. 

Taken from live shows (i left various fiddly bits out because they differ from show to show)

  G*    D*   

|-2-| |-2-|
|-0-| |-1-|
|-5-| |-2-|
|-5-| |-0-|
|-3-| |-2-|

I play G* with my thumb on the top string, if that helps.



G*
sunshine, been keeping me up for days

G*
there is no night time, it's only a passing phase

G*                                   G       E
and i feel pretty, pretty enough for   yooooouuuu

           C          D*                          F   Am
i felt so ugly before,  i didn't know what to do


C         D*                      G
Sometimes    is all i feel up to now.  But its not 


C               D*                             G
worth it to you    Cause you gotta get high somehow. Is it 

  C         D*                     G      E
destruction    that you require to   feeeeeeel?

               C         D*                             F   Am
Like somebody wants you,    someone that's more for real


C        D*                        G
sunshine,  been keeping me up for days

            C          D7                G
there is no night time,  only a passing phase

               C     D*                G      E
and i'll feel pretty,  another hour or   twooooooo



           C          D*                       F   Am
i felt so ugly before,  i didn't know what to do
i felt so ugly before,  i didn't know what to do
i felt so ugly before,  i didn't know what to do

C           D*   F   Am
ugly before