Son Of Sam Tab by Elliott Smith

  • Am

  • G#aug

    4

  • Am7

  • D/A

    2

  • D7/A

    3

  • E/G#

    2

  • Em/G

    2

  • D7/F#

  • F

  • E

  • A

  • D7

  • Bm

    2

  • F/C

  • C/G

  • F#dim7

  • E/B

  • C

  • B

    2

  • F6

  • F7

  • G

  • D

  • C6

  • Esus4

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