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Looking Over My Shoulder chords by
Elliott Smith
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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Wiped out in the city slick
G
G

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Another sick rock 'n' roller
D
D

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acting like a dick
G
G

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Needing cash
Em
Em

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Burning through the trash
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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That piles up in this place
A
A

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G
G

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And fills up behind my empty face
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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Full of things that I'm not to do
Verse 2
G
G

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D
D

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You come over with all
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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of your friends
Em
Em

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And all their opinions I don't
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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want to know
Em
Em

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And I'm looking over my
D
D

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E
E

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shoulder
G
G

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D
D

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F
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Booking away with nowhere to go
Verse 3
Am
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D
D

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I run down to the corner lot
A#
A#

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It's forty-five past past two
F
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A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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I al most forgot to show
A
A

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Got a date to make with Mr. So-and-so
G
G

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After After After which
D
D

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I won't care when you all start
G
G

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to bitch and moan
Em
Em

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About being alone
Verse 4
Em
Em

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D
D

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You come over with all of
F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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your friends
G
G

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D
D

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And all their opinions

I don't want to know
C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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And I'm looking over
G
G

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my shoulder
D
D

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G

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Em
Em

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Booking away with nowhere to go
Verse 5
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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Well, can't you just
Em
Em

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leave me alone?
D
D

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E
E

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G
G

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You've already thrown all the
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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B
B
2

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sticks and stones
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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You had to send my way

Well, can't you just leave
D
D

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it at that?

And spare us both the bother
E
E

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Because I just bounce
G
G

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back anyway
A
A

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I got nothing that I want to do more
F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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Than make another
G
G

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sonic "fuck you" to play
D
D

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G
G

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Whenever you make my life cliche
Em
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D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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G
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So to fit in some little box with
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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the all the labeled shit
A
A

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G
G

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You would say to keep
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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confusion away
Verse 6
G
G

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Em
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You come over with all of your friends
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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And all their opinions
Em
Em

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I don't want to know
D
D

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And I'm looking over

my shoulder
E
E

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Booking away with nowhere to go
Verse 7
G
G

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D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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You come over with all of your friends
Em
Em

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D
D

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And all their opinions I don't want to know
E
E

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And I'm looking over my shoulder
G
G

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Booking away

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • F#

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • E

  • F

  • Am

  • A#

  • C#

    4

  • B

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Looking Over My Shoulder by Elliott Smith is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Looking Over My Shoulder are Cm, Bb, Ab, Eb, Fm, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Cm, Bb, Ab, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Looking Over My Shoulder is approximately 133 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Looking Over My Shoulder using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Elliott Smith.

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