Nighttime [Big Star] - Elliott Smith version
Transcribed by Jennifer Cuellar 
[billypumpkinzero@hotmail.com]

Here's my transcribed Elliott version of 
"Nighttime," which could be wrong but hey! I tried. I used the 
simplest 
chords possible and took the lyrics from Charlie's site. There's a lot of 
noticeable upstrokes 
and downstrokes throughout the song and the C's that 
come after the G's always come on an upstroke. 
Any comments or corrections 
are welcome, as I'm sure there are some corrections to be made. :)

Standard 
Tuning [EADGBE]

Intro: G - C - G - C - D - Dsus

                        

(G)nightti(C)me, i go out and (G)see the (C)people

(G)air goes (C)cool and 
hurrying(G) on my w(C)ay

and (D)dressing so sweet, all the (C)people to 
see
                                 

they're (D)looking at me, all the 
(C)people to see (Cmaj7)

and (G)when i set (C)my eyes on (G)you (C)

(G)you 
look (C) like a k(G)itty (C)

and (G)when you(C)'re in the mo(G)od 
(C)

(G)oh, (C)you look so pr(G)etty
              
caught a (D)glance in 
your eyes

and (C)fell through the skies

(D)glance in your eyes
 
and 
(C)fell through the skies (Cmaj7)


G - C - G - C - G - C - G - C - G - D 
G 
- C - G - C - G - D - Dsus


i'm (G)walking down (C)the freezing stre(G)et 
(C)

(G)scarf (C)goes out behi(G)nd (C)

(G)you said, (C) "get them away(G)" 
(C)

(G)please don't (C)say a (G)word

get me (D)out of here

get me (C)out 
of here

i (D)hate it here

get me (C)out of here (Cmaj7)

(G)nightti(C)me, 
i go out and (G)see the (C)people

(G)air goes (C)cool and hurrying(G) on my 
w(C)ay

(D)glance in your eyes

and (C)fell through the skies

(D)glance in 
your eyes
 
and (C)fell through the skies (Cmaj7)


G - C - G - C Ð G