Elliott Smith — Christian Brothers Chords
Tabbed by Gregg Bothwell
Standard Tuning [EADGBe]
Capo 1 (Tab relative to capo)
Legend: ( ) — Note does not have to be played, but can be
h — Hammer on
p — Pull off
I'm pretty sure Elliott plays this differently, but I think this sounds pretty
similar to the recording.
Here are the chords first:
A: |—0—| Am: |—0—| Cadd9: |—0—| Em: |—0—| |—0—|
|—2—| |—1—| |—3—| |—5—| |—0—|
|—2—| |—2—| |—0—| |—0—| |—0—|
|—2—| |—2—| |—2—| |—5—| or |—2—|
|—0—| |—0—| |—3—| |—2—| |—2—|
|———| |———| |———| |—0—| |—0—|
Asus2: |—0—| C: |—3—| Cmaj7: |—0—| D: |—2—| F: |—1—|
|—7—| |—1—| |—1—| |—3—| |—1—|
|—0—| |—0—| |—0—| |—2—| |—2—|
|—7—| |—2—| |—2—| |—0—| |—3—|
|—0—| |—3—| |—2—| |(0)| |—3—|
|———| |———| |—0—| |———| |—1—|
Note: The chord labeled "Asus2" is not actually Asus2; I just couldn't find a name for it.
Now, the sections that go [Em Cmaj Em Cmaj] can be strummed, but Elliott plays
something like this:
|———————————————————————————————————|
|———————0——————————————1————————————|
|———————0———————————————————0———————|
|———————2——————————2————————————2———|
|———————2———0h2—————————————————————|
|———0———0———————————————————————————|
That's not exact, but it's pretty easy to figure out the strumming if you listen
to the song.
A Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
A Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
No bad dream fucker's going to boss me around
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Christian Brothers going to take him down
D F A
But it can't help me get over
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
I've seen the boss blink on and off
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Fake concerns is what's the matter, man
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
And you think I ought to shake your motherfucking hand
D F A
Well, I know how much you care
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
I've seen the boss blink on and off
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Come here by me, I want you here
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
Solo:
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
A Am Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
D F A
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
I've seen the boss blink on and off
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C A
Come here by me, I want you here
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
Am Cadd9 Em Asus2 C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear
If you want to play the solo while you strum the chords, here is what I do.
Again, it's not exact, but you can figure out how to play it on your own pretty
easily.
|———0———0———0———0———0———0———0———————————————————————————————————0———0———0———0———0———0———0———0————|
|———2———2———2———2———1———1———1———————0——————————————1————————————2———2———2———2———1———1———0———0————|
|———4———4———2———0———0———0———0———————0———————————————————0———————4———4———2———0———0———0———4———2p0——|
|———2———2———2———2———4———4———2———————2——————————2————————————2———2———2———2———2———4———4———4———4————|
|———0———0———0———0———0———0———0———————2———0h2—————————————————————0———0———0———0———0———0———0———0————|
|———————————————————————————————————0———0————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
So that's pretty much it Have fun learning and playing this song, and I hope
this tab helped you out.
—Gregg