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