Between The Bars by Elliott Smith

This song is published by CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUB INC OBO SPENT BULLETS MUSIC, CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUB INC. and displayed here with permission.
All rights reserved.

Mxtabs [http://www.mxtabs.net]
Between the Bars – Elliott Smith

I’ve been looking fot a good tab to this song for quite some time now but can’t seem to find one.  The ones I’ve seen either over simplify the song way too much or make it soooo much harder than it has to be.  Heres my version, hopefully it’s better than any other one you may find.  This song deserves it.

Tuned full step down

Chords Used: (I don’t know the exact names to all of these chords but I’ll give it a shot)
Am(add G): x02213         G: 320033
F: 133211                         Am: x02210
C: x32010                         D: xx0232
Gb/B: x2x433                   Fm: 133111
Em: 022000

Intro: The into is just the Am(add G) chord plucked (bass note then rest of strings) 

Verse 1: 
[Am(add G] Drink up baby, [F] stay up all night  
[C] With the things you could do, you [Gb/B] won’t but you might
The [Am(add G)] potential you’ll be, that [F] you’ll never see
[C] Promises [Em] you’ll only [F] make

Verse 2: 
[Am(add G] Drink up with me now, [F] and forget all about 
[C] The pressure of day, [Gb/B] do what I say 
And I’ll [Am(add G] make you ok, and [F] drive them away  
[C] The images [Em] stuck in your [F] head.  

Chorus:
[F] Peo[G]ple [Am] you've been [C] before that you 
[F] Don't [G] want [D] around [Am] anymore
[F] They push and [G] shove and won't [Am]* bid to you well
[F] I'll keep them [Fm] still

Verse 3: 
[Am(add G] Drink up baby, [F] look at the stars
I'll [C] kiss you again [Gb/B] between the bars
Where I'm [Am(add G] seeing you there, with your [F] hands in the air
[C] Waiting to [Em] finally be [F] caught

Verse 4:
[Am(add G] Drink up one more time, and [F] I'll make you mine
[C] Keep you apart, [Gb/B] take me my heart
Seper[Am(add G]ate from the rest, for I [F] like you the best
[C] Keep the [Em] things you [F] forgot

Song order:
Intro 
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus

*During this part in the chorus there is a bass lick played, it goes like this:
On the A string play this:
    Bid to you well  
A:        0-  2-   3 
Over the word “Bid” strun the full chord then do bass lick 
Then continue

Hope you like this tab, if you have any corrections/comments/concerns e-mail me at wholedacdc@yahoo.com.