Stupidity Tries
by Elliott Smith
Transcribed by Ian
taken from The Roxy Gig
VERSE 1:
e|-----7---------------7-----------5-----------5------------|
B|---9---------------9-------------5-----------5------------|
G|-9---------------7---------------6-----------5------------|
D|---------------------------------7-----------7------------|
A|------(Let Ring throughout)-------------------------------|
E|-----0----------------------------------------------------|
Got a foot in the door God knows what for
e|-----4---4--0---------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---5--0-----------4---4-4-3-----3-----2---5----4----|
G|-----4---4--1-----------4---4-4-3-----3-----2---5----4----|
D|-----6---6--2-----------4---4-4-3-----3-----2---5----4----|
A|-----4---4--2-----------2---2-2-1-----1-----0---3----2----|
E|-----0---0--0---------------------------------------------|
And he cut me down to size Stupidity Tri___es
VERSES 2 & 3:
E E7 A Am
(2nd time only)
e|-0-----------0-0-0----------------(0)-0----------------0-----|
B|-0-----------0-2-3----------------(3)-2----------------1-----|
G|-1-----------1-1-1----------------(1)-2----------------2-----|
D|-2-----------2-2-2----------------(2)-2----------------2-----|
A|-2-----------2-2-2----------------(2)-0----------------3-----|
E|-0-----------0-0-0----------------(0)------------------------|
2.Everything here is free Everything but you and me
3.The enemy is within Don't confuse me with him
C#m E B A# A C B5 C5
e|---9-----9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-----6-----------------------------|
B|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----7-----7-----6-----6---------------------------|
G|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----8-----8-----7-----7-6--6--------9--9--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-10-10-9-9-10-|
A|---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-10-10-9-9-10-|
E|---9-----9-----0-----0-----7-----7-----6-----6-----5--5--5--5--8--8-7-7--8-|
This paint will never dry stupidity tries
The truth is otherwise stupidity (see verse 3
ending, below)
CHORUS:
C#5 C5 G5 B5 C5 B5 G5 B5 C5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------(slide)--|
G|-6----6----5----5------------4----4---5---4-----------------4--4--4-4-5-|
D|-6----6----5----5----5-----5-4----4---5---2--------5--5-----4--4--4-4-5-|
A|-4----4----3----3----5-----5-2----2---3---2--------5--5-----2--2--2-2-3-|
E|---------------------3-----3-----------------------3--3-----------------|
1.Sit on a shoulder, raise a cheer, covering the sky with ash
2.So they go from floor to floor, looking for a port of call
C#5 E5 F#5 A5 B5 C5 /B G5 B5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6------------------------------------5-----4----------------4-----|
D|-6--6----------2-----2----4--4-7----9----5-----4--------5---5---4-----|
A|-4--4----------2-----2----4--4-7----9----3-----2--------5---5---2-----|
E|---------------0-----0----2--2-5----7-------------------3---3---------|
Because they found some privateer to sail across the sea of drought
Because they're like some Spanish Lord, conquering the governer's ball
(go to verse 4, below)
Then play this lick after first chorus:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0-3br-0-3b4--|
and go to verse 3 (above)
VERSE 3 ending:
A5 C5 D5 D#5 E5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--5--5--7-8-9--9--|
D|---7--7--7--7--5--5--5--7-8-9--9--|
A|---7--7--7--7--3--3--3--5-6-7--7--|
E|---5--5--5--5---------------0--0--|
...tries
then go to here
GUITAR SOLO:
N.C.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12-12-12--15-15-15-15-15-15-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
B Bsus4/D#
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Then go to second chorus (above)
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------------|
VERSE 4:
E E7 A Am
e|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-7-------------6b7r6--------------5--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
I couldn't think of the thing That I hope tomorrow brings
C#m E B A# A C B5
e|---9-----9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-----6----------------------------|
B|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----7-----7-----6-----6--------------------------|
G|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----8-----8-----7-----7-6--6--------9--9-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-10-10-9-9-9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-10-10-9-9-9-|
E|---9-----9-----0-----0-----7-----7-----6-----6-----5--5--5--5--8--8-7-7-7-|
Oh, what a surprise, stupidity tries
CODA:
[E]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--11---9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---9---7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-|
_______________________
1.,2. | 3.
B Bsus4/D# B E
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| e|-7------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-| B|-7------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| G|-9------8--9--|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-9--11-----9--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-9---------7--|
E|-------------------------| E|-7---------0--|
Structure:
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus 1
Guitar Lick
Verse 3
Verse 3 Ending
Guitar Solo
Chorus 2
Verse 4
Coda