By: Elliott Smith
Album: New Moon
Song: Whatever (Folk Song in C)

Tab by: J. Dekter (jdekter[at]gmail[dot]com)

This song is played with a capo on the first fret, but the guitar is slightly de-tuned so if you want it exact, tune to the song itself. 

I'm only giving you the chords and some of the key notes and hammer-ons. In the spirit of Elliott Smith, be sure to flail you bass plucking wildly. Again, if you want it exact, listen to the song. 

A little advice: toss the pick, you'll need your thumb for the bass notes and your index finger to strum (high to low). 

Intro: 

      C          F          C             F#/C        G      C          F          C     G              C
e|-0------------------------0---0----------------------------0---------------------0--------------------0-----
B|----1----------------1----1------1--1---------0-----0---------1-------------1----1------------------0-1----
G|-------0--------0h2-------0-------------------0h1---0-----------0------0h2-------0-----0--------0h2---0----
D|-------------3---------------------------0----------0---------------3------------2-----0----0h2-------2----
A|-3---------------------------------------3----------2------3---------------------------2--------------3----
E|-----------------------------------------2----------3----------------------------------3-------------------


Follow this pattern more or less for the verse:

C                        F        C
Come here alone and they leave in twos
C                          F#/C        G
Except for you and me who just came to use
C                           F          C
If you're all done like you said you'd be
C                  G                C
What are you doing hanging out with me

Why you tell me stuff that's so plainly untrue 
If you'll be straight with me I'll be straighter with you
If you're all done like you said you'd be
What are you doing hanging out with me

Am                                    F    C
I haven't wanted to do anything for a long time
C                                   F#/C             G
But whatever you got right now will probably soon be fine
C                           F          C
If you're all done like you said you'd be
C                  G                C
What are you doing hanging out with me

Break (more or less the intro, with some additions):
    
      C          F          C                 F#/C        G      C              F       C     G                C
e|-0------------------------0----0-------------------------------3-1-0------------------0----------------------0--
B|----1----------------1----1---------1----------0h1--1---0------1s--------1h3--1-------1-----0-------------0--1--G|-------0--------0h2-------0-----------0-------------0---0------0s--------0----2--0h2--0-----0---------0h2----0--
D|-------------3--------------------2---------0-----------0------2s--------2----3-------2-----0-----0h2--------2--
A|-3-----------------------------3------------3-----------2------3s------3------0-------3-----2----------------3--
E|--------------------------------------------2-----------3-----------------------------------3-------------------

I haven't wanted to do anything for a long time
But whatever you're doing now will probably soon be fine
If you're all done like you said you'd be
What are you doing hanging out with me                                 
What are you doing hanging out with me

End on a slowly strummed (from low to high) F & C

Chords as defined by me:

C - you know how to play a C
Am - you know how to play that too
F - x03210
F#/C - 23001x
G - 32000x

h - hammer on
s - sustained strumming

Enjoy!