Son Of Sam Tab by
Elliott Smith

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Key: A minor

Intro 1

Am

G#aug

E|-----0-----3-----------5---3------|-----------0----------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----------------------4p3--------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5----|-----5---------------5-------5-2--| D|----------------------------------|-------------0---------------0----| A|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-4-------4-------4-------4--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Am7

D/A

D7/A

E|-----0-----3-----------5---3------|-------2---------------2----------| B|----------------------------------|-----------3---------------1------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5----|-------------2---------------2----| D|----------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0----| A|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E/G#

Em/G

E|-------2--------------------------|-------0--------------------------| B|-----------0-------------5-3-5----|-----------3-----------3-------1--| G|-------------4--------------------|---------------------------2h4----| D|-----4---------------4------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0----| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-4-------4-------4----------------|-3-------3-------3-------3--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

D7/F#

F

E

E|-----------------------0----------|----------------------------------| B|-----------1-------1h3-----3------|-----1-----------------------0----| G|---------------2---------------2--|-----2-----2---------1---1h2---2--| D|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|-----3-------3-------2-------2----| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-2-------2-------2-------2--------|-1-------1-------0-------0--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse 1

A

Something's happening

D7/A

Don't speak too soon

D7

F

I told the boss off and made my move

E

Got nowhere to go

Chorus 1
Am Am 
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Bm Bm 2
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Son of Sam, son of the shining path,
F/C F/C 
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C/G C/G 
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the clouded mind
F#dim7 F#dim7 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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E/B E/B 
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F F 
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C C 
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The couple killer, each and every time
B B 2
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F F 
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Am Am 
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G#aug G#aug 4
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E E 
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E|-----0-----3-----------5---3---0--|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----5-----5---------0-4p3-0---0h-|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5----|-----5-----5---------1------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----0-------0-------2------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-4-------4-------0----------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4

Verse 2

A

D7/A

I'm not uncomfortable, feeling weird

E|----------------------------------| B|-2--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4

D7

F

Lonely leered, options disappeared

E

But I know what to do

Chorus 2

Am

Bm

Son of Sam, son of a doctor's touch,

F/C

C/G

a nurse's love

F#dim7

F

Am

E/B

F

C

B

F

Acting under orders from above

Bridge 1
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F F 
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D7 D7 
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F6 F6 
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F7 F7 
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A A 
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F F 
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D7 D7 
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King for a day
F F 
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G G 
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E/G# E/G# 2
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A A 
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D7/A D7/A 3
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E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-------9---7-----5----------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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F F 
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   [Tremolo]
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------7---5-7-----9-----7------|-5-------2-------5---2---------1--|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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E E 
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   Son of Sam,
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B|----------------------------------|
G|-----1----------------------------|
D|---2------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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Chorus 3
Am Am 
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Bm Bm 2
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son of the shining path,
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C/G C/G 
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the clouded mind
F#dim7 F#dim7 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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E/B E/B 
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F F 
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C C 
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The couple killer, running out of time
B B 2
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Interlude 1
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G#aug G#aug 4
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B|----------------------------------|-----------------------4p3--------|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5----|-----5---5-----------5-----5------|
D|----------------------------------|-------------0---------------0----|
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E|----------------------------------|-4-------4-------4----------------|
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C6 C6 
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E|-----0-----3-----------5---3------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------3--------|
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D/A D/A 2
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D7/A D7/A 3
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E|-------2---------------2----------|
B|-----------3---------------1------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|
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E/G# E/G# 2
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Em/G Em/G 2
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E|-----------2----------------------|-------0--------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-3-5----|-----------3-----------3-------1--|
G|-------4-------------4------------|-----0---------------0-----2h4----|
D|-----4-------4--------------------|-------------0--------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-4---------------4----------------|-3---------------3----------------|
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D7/F# D7/F# 
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E|-----------------------0----------|
B|-----1-----1-------1h3-----3------|
G|-----2-------2-----------------2--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-2-------2-------2----------------|
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E E 
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E|----------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1---------0-------0----|
G|-----2-----2---------1---1h2------|
D|-----3-------3-------2------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-1-------1-------0----------------|
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Outro 1
Am Am 
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G#aug G#aug 4
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Shiva opens her arms     now
Am7 Am7 
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D/A D/A 2
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To make  sure I don't get too far
E/G# E/G# 2
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I may    talk in my sleep tonight
Em/G Em/G 2
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D7/F# D7/F# 
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'Cause I don't know what I am
I'm a little like you
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E E 
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More like Son of Sam
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Esus4 Esus4 
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Am Am 
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