Plainclothes Man
By Heatmiser
written by Elliott Smith
thanks to rebecaa deprospo for help with the lyrics


Tune down one step

Chords used:

Am:    x02210
Am/B:  x22210
C:     x32010
D:     x00232
F:     xx3211
Fm:    133111
E:     022100
D:     xx0232
Dm:    xx0231

Pick bass note for each chord in the verses and strum from there.

Verse 1:

Am
You're everybody's second home
Am/B
Always trying to get me alone
C               D       F
An easy way to lose it all
Always selling all else fails
Am                         strum D, then F
Over by the west side rails

Verse 2:
_Am
But I don't really need that now
Am/B
I never really did anyhow
C                    D   F 
I only really needed alcohol
Something that'll treat me okay
Am                                 strum D,F,Fm
And wouldn't say the things you say

Bridge:

Fm                   E              D
Please turn out the light! I get a sick confusion 
                                     Am
headache trying to figure out who's right

Verse 3:

Dreaming on the silver strand
Am/B
Waking up your plainclothes man
C                           D      F 
You little bastard, little boy in blue
Someone's gonna get to you
Am                         strum D, F
And f*** up everything you do

Verse 4:

Am
Unhappy inside (?)
Am/B
He's serious with everyone
C                                  D     F
And thinks he'll win you with his angry kiss
Acting like he has no needs
Am                          strum D, F, G, D
Wanting you to watch him bleed

Chorus:

C              G              F          C
Made for each other, bet you pay me any mind
              G          D         F
Just goes to show my continual decline
      C                G           F                  C
They say that I'll recover my love of her once in a while
             Dm                  Fm
But I don't know, I don't think so

Verse 5:

Am
There's something that I'll tell you now
Am/B
Now that no one else is around
C                           D           F
The sort of lesson that I learned from you
Not quite the way you planned
Am                       strum D then F
But I know you'll understand

Verse 6:

Am
Someone takes a photograph
Am/B
A picture while their sweetheart laughs
C                       D       F
A perfect moment in a flash of light
counted back to 301
Am                          strum D, F
That's exactly what you've done

Bridge:

        Fm        E         D
And I'm so unsurprised,I remember
I remember why I dream in black and white

Strum C, G, F, C

Chorus:
         G          D         F
Goes to show my continual decline
      C               G            F                 C
They say that I'll recover my love of her once in a while
             Dm                Fm
But I don't know, I don't think so

Ending (I think):

Am D Fm Am 

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