Alameda chords by
Elliott Smith

1997Alternative1.1K views

Key: G minor

Intro 1

A

G#

F#m

D

A

G#

F#m

D

Verse 1
A A 
 
You walk down alameda
G# G# 
 
F#m F#m 
 
shuffling your deck of trick cards
D D 
 
over everyone
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
Like some precious only son
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Face down, bow to the champion

Verse 2
A A 
 
You walk down alameda
G# G# 
 
looking at the cracks
F#m F#m 
 
in the sidewalk
D D 
 
Thinking about your friends
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
How you maintain all them in
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
a constant state of suspense

Chorus 1
Bm Bm 
 
C# C# 
 
For your own protection
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
over their affection
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
No- body broke your heart
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
You broke your own
G G 
 
'cause you can't finish what you start

Verse 3
A A 
 
Walk down alameda
G# G# 
 
F#m F#m 
 
brushing off the nightmares you wish
D D 
 
Could plague me when I'm awake
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
And now you see your first mistake
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
was thinking that you could relate

Bridge 1

A

D

For one or two

E

F#m

minutes she liked you

A

D

But the fix is in

Interlude 1

A

G#

F#m

D

A

G#

F#m

D

Chorus 2
Bm Bm 
 
C# C# 
 
You're all pretension
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
I never pay attention
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
No- body broke your heart
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
You broke your own
G G 
 
A A 
 
'cause you can't finish what you start
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
No- body broke your heart
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
You broke your own
G G 
 
A A 
 
'cause you can't finish what you start
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
No- body broke your heart
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
You broke your own
G G 
 
A A 
 
'cause you can't finish what you start
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
No- body broke your heart
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
If you're alone
G G 
 
A A 
 
it must be you that wants to be apart

Outro 1

C

Em

Am

D

G

A

C

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