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Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town chords by Pearl Jam (Official Version)

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D
Cadd9
G/B
G
A7
Em7

Verse 1
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Cadd9 
G/B 
I  seem     to recognize your face
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Haunting,     familiar yet
Cadd9 
G/B 
G 
I can't seem     to place it
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Cannot find the candle of thought
Cadd9 
G/B 
to light your name
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Lifetimes    are catching up with me

Bridge 1

Cadd9

A7

Cadd9

All these changes taking place

A7

Cadd9

I wish I'd seen the place

A7

Em7

But no one's ever taken me

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Chorus 1

D

Cadd9

G/B

Hearts and thoughts they fade,

Cadd9

G/B

fade away

D

Cadd9

G/B

Hearts and thoughts they fade,

Cadd9

G/B

G

fade away

Verse 2
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Cadd9 
G/B 
I  swear,   I recognize your breath
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Memories like fingerprints
Cadd9 
G/B 
G 
are slowly   rais  ing
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Me, you wouldn't recall
Cadd9 
G/B 
G 
for I'm not      my for   mer
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
It's hard when you're stuck upon
Cadd9 
G/B 
the shelf

Bridge 2

Cadd9

A7

Cadd9

I changed by not changing at all

A7

Cadd9

Small town predicts my fate

A7

Em7

Perhaps that's what no one wants to see

Verse 3
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Cadd9 
G/B 
I  just want     to scream hello
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
My God      it's been  so long
Cadd9 
G/B 
G 
Never dreamed  you'd re    turn
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
But now here     you are
Cadd9 
G/B 
and here     I am
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Hearts and thoughts they fade
Cadd9 
G/B 
away

Chorus 2

D

Cadd9

G/B

Hearts and thoughts they fade,

Cadd9

G/B

G

fade away

D

Cadd9

G/B

Hearts and thoughts they fade,

Cadd9

G/B

G

fade away

Chorus 3

D

Cadd9

G/B

Hearts and thoughts they fade,

Cadd9

G/B

G

a way

D

Cadd9

G/B

Hearts and thoughts they fade,

Cadd9

G/B

G

fade away

Chorus 4
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Hearts and thoughts they fade,
Cadd9 
G/B 
G 
fade     away
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
Hearts and thoughts they fade,
Cadd9 
G/B 
G 
fade     away
[Repeat and fade]

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D
Cadd9
G/B
G
A7
Em7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 91

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0

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This is the definitive original version of Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town by Pearl Jam, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town the way Pearl Jam intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town

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