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Needle In The Hay by Elliott Smith
Needle In The Hay
The basic layout is: INTRO x2
CHORUS x2
VERSE 1 x2 (1st time)
VERSE 2
CHORUS x2
VERSE 1 x4 (2nd time)
VERSE 2
CHORUS x2
VERSE 1 x2 (3rd time)
BRIDGE
VERSE 3 x4
CHORUS x2
FINAL CHORUS x2
SHORT BRIDGE x2
OUTRO
Key: /\ = 2 half-notes, 1 down-stroke and 1 up-stroke
Needle in the Hay by Elliott Smith (Aug 6, 1969-Oct. 21, 2003 rest in peace)
from the album Elliott Smith.
_______________________INTRO x2______________________
/ \
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|
D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
_____________
/
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---0-0-1-2-2-2-2-|
D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
Needle in
________CHORUS x2_____________________________________
*last time go to FINAL CHORUS\
e|-----------------|------|----------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
the hay Needle in the hay
_VERSE 1_(1ST time x2)_(2nd time x4)_(3rd time x2 to *)_
/ * \
e|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------0-0-0-0-|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|
Your hand on his arm, the hay stack charm around your neck
Strung out and thin, calling some friend trying to cash some check
He's wearing your clothes, head down to toes, a reaction to you
You say you know what he did, but you idiot kid, you don't have a clue
_______________________VERSE 2______________________
/ *Back to CHORUS
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------0-0-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|
He's acting dumb, that's what you've come, to expect
Sometimes they just get caught in the eye, you're pulling him through
Am FM7 Am FM7 C E
________________________BRIDGE_______________________
/
e|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------|
B|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------0--------|
G|-2\/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/\2-/-/-/-|-0-/-/-/\1-/-/-/\-|
D|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------2--------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-3-------2--------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------0--------|
F(bar) G(bar) E Am F(bar)
______________________________________________________
e|-1----------------|-3-------0--------|-0-------1-------|
B|-1----------------|-3-------0--------|-1-------1-------|
G|-2-/-/-/-/-/-/-/\-|-4-/-/-/\1-/-/-/\-|-2-/-/-/\2-/-/-/-|
D|-3----------------|-5-------2--------|-2-------3-------|
A|-3----------------|-5-------2--------|-0-------3-------|
E|-1----------------|-3-------0--------|---------1-------|
________
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e|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-/-/-/-0-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|
D|-3-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B|-----------------|---------1-------|-1-------1-------|
G|-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-2-/-/-x-|-2-/-/-x-2-/-/-x-|
D|-----------------|---------2-----x-|-3-----x-2-----x-|
A|-----------------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Now on the bus
e|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B|-1-------1-------|-0-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
G|-2-/-/-x-0-/-/-/-|-1-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|
D|-3-----x-2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------2-------|
A|-0-------3-------|-2-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
nearly touching this dirty retreat, Falling out
_____________________VERSE 3 x4______________________
/ \
e|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B|-1-------1-------|-0-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
G|-2-/-/-/-0-/-/-/-|-1-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|
D|-3-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------2-------|
A|-0-------3-------|-2-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
6th and Powell a dead sweat in my teeth, Gonna walk, walk, walk
4 more blocks, plus the one in my brain Down downstairs
To the man, He's gonna make it all OK I can't be myself
I can't be myself, then I don't want to talk I'm taking the cure
e|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-1---------------|
B|-1-------1-------|-0-------1-------|-1---------------|
G|-2-/-/-/-0-/-/-/-|-1-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|
D|-3-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3---------------|
A|-0-------3-------|-2-------0-------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|
So I can be quiet wherever I want, So leave me alone
*back to CHORUS
e|-3-------0-------|-0-------1-------|---------------|-|
B|-3-------0-------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|
G|-4-/-/-/-1-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-0-/-/-/-|
D|-5-------2-------|-2-------3-------|---------2-------|
A|-5-------2-------|-0-------3-------|---------0-------|
E|-3-------0-------|---------1-------|-----------------|
You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
____________FINAL CHORUS x2 (2nd time from *)___________
/ *
e|------------------|-|------------0---|-------------0---|
B|------------------|--------------1---|-------------1---|
G|-2-/-/-/-/-/-/-/\-|-0-/-/-/-/\/1-2-/-|-/-/-/-/-/-/\0-/-|
D|-3----------------|-2----------2-2---|-------------2---|
A|-3----------------|-0----------0-----|-------------3---|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Needle in the hay
____________________________ ________SHORT BRIDGE x2__
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e|----------1-------|---------0--------|-0-------0-------|
B|--------0-1-------|---------1--------|-1-------1-------|
G|-/-/-/\/1-2-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/\2-/-/-/\-|-2-/-/-/-2-/-/-/\|
D|--------2-3-------|---------2--------|-3-------2-------|
A|--------3-3-------|---------0--------|-0-------0-------|
E|----------1-------|------------------|-----------------|
Needle in the hay
____________________________ _______________OUTRO______
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e|-0-------0--------|-0----------------|-----------------|
B|-1-------1--------|-0----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-/-/-/-0-/-/-/\-|-1-/-/-/\-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-3-------2--------|-2--------2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-0-|
A|-0-------3--------|-2----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-0----------------|-----------------|
______________________________________________________
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
D|-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
_____________________________________________________
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e|-----------------|-----------------|---------1------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------1------||
G|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-/-/-/-2------||
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-------3------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------3------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------1------||
Your hand on his arm
Haystack charm around your neck
Strung out and thin
Calling some friend, trying to cash some check
He's acting dumb
That's what you've come to expect
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
He's wearing your clothes
Head down to toes, a reaction to you
You say, "I know what he did"
But you idiot kid, you don't have a clue
Sometimes they just get caught in the eye
You're pulling him through
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Now on the bus
Nearly touching this sturdy retreat
Falling out
6th and Powell, a dead sweat in my teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk
Four more blocks, plus the one in my brain
Down, downstairs
To the man, he's gonna make it all OK
I can't be myself
I can't be myself, and I don't wanna talk
I'm taking the cure
So I can be quiet wherever I want
So leave me alone
You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
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version 2
Intro: F5 C5 E5 A5 F5 A5
Pt.1 |-------------------------------------| Pt.2 |------------------|
|--5-5-5-5----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5----------|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-| |-5-3-5-5--2-2-2-2-|
|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-| |----------0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------0-0-0-0----------| |------------------|
Play Pt.1 3x's Play Pt.2 2x's
Pt.3 A5 C5 F5 A5 Play 2x's
Background playing
|---------| |---------|
|---------| |---------|
|-0-0-1-2-| |-0-0-1-2-|
|---------| |---------|
|---------| |---------|
|---------| |---------|
A5 C5 F5 A5
Vs.1
F5 A5 F5 C5 E5 A5
Your hand on his arm, haystack charm around your neck
F5 A5 F5 C5 E5 A5
Strung out and thin, calling some friend trying to cash some check
F5 A5 F5 E5 A5
He's acting dumb, that's what you've come to expect
Chorus
A5 C5
Needle in the hay
F5 A5
Needle in the hay
A5 C5
Needle in the hay
F5 A5
Needle in the hay
F5 A5 F5 C5 E5 A5 Play 2x's
Vs.2
He's wearing your clothes, head down to toes a reaction to you
You say you know what he did, but you idiot kid you don't have a
clue
Sometimes you just get caught in the eye, you're pulling him
through
Chorus
Middle 8
Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 C E
Fmaj7 G E Am Fmaj7
A5
Vs.3
Now on the bus, nearly touching this dirty retreat
Faling out, sixth and Powell, a dead sweat in my teeth
Gonna walk walk walk, four more blocks plus the one in my brain
Vs.4
Down downstairs, to the man he's gonna make it all OK
I can't beat myself, I can't beat myself, and I don't wanna talk
I'm taking the cure, so I can be quiet
F
Wherever I want
G E Am F
So leave me alone, you ought to be proud that I'm getting good
A5
marks
Chorus 2x's
Ending: Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 C E Am Play 2x's
Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 C E F
F G E Am Fmaj7 E FIntro correction.
Pt.1 |-------------------------------------| Pt.2 |------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |------------------|
|--0-0-0-0----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0----------|
|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-| |----------0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------0-0-0-0----------| |------------------|
instead of:
Pt.1 |-------------------------------------| Pt.2 |------------------|
|--5-5-5-5----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5----------|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-| |-5-3-5-5--2-2-2-2-|
|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-| |----------0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------0-0-0-0----------| |------------------|
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version 3
VERSE
* (repeat 1x- goto next staff
| last verse -goto EXTENDED)
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-0-0---------0-|0-0-0-----------|---------------0-|
D|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-|3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-|
A|-------0-0-0-0---|------3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------|--------------0-|-0-0-0-----------|
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-0-0---------0-|0-0-0-----------|---------------0-|
D|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-|3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-|
A|-------0-0-0-0---|------2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------|------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----------|
CHORUS
(repeat
1x)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BRIDGE
Am FM7 Am FM7 C E F(bar)
e|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-1---------------|
B|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------------|
G|-2-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-0-/-/-/-1-/-/-/-|-2---------------|-/-/-/-/-/-/
D|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-3---------------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-3-------2-------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-1---------------|
G(bar) E Am F repeat last
bar
(TS=2/4) (TS=4/4) 4 times
e|-3-------0-------|-0-------1-------|---------|-------------------|
B|-3-------0-------|-1-------1-------|---------|-------------------|
G|-4-/-/-/-1-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-2-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-0-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|
D|-5-------2-------|-2-------3-------|---------|-2-----------------|
A|-5-------2-------|-0-------3-------|---------|-0-----------------|
E|-3-------0-------|---------1-------|---------|-------------------|
EXTENDED VERSE
| | | (repeat 3 times)
Am / FM7 / | Am / FM7 / | C / E / |
| | |
| | | |
F / / / | G / E / | Am / F / | F / Am / | (to CHORUS)
| | | |
ENDING - play first staff of EXTENDED VERSE 2x, then below:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
D|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----||
G|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-/-/-/-/-|-/--||
D|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|----||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----||
Your hand on his arm
Haystack charm around your neck
Strung out and thin
Calling some friend, trying to cash some check
He's acting dumb
That's what you've come to expect
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
He's wearing your clothes
Head down to toes, a reaction to you
You say, "I know what he did"
But you idiot kid, you don't have a clue
Sometimes they just get caught in the eye
You're pulling him through
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Now on the bus
Nearly touching this sturdy retreat
Falling out
6th and Powell, a dead sweat in my teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk
Four more blocks, plus the one in my brain
Down, downstairs
To the man, he's gonna make it all OK
I can't be myself
I can't be myself, and I don't wanna talk
I'm taking the cure
So I can be quiet wherever I want
So leave me alone
You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
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version 4
Chords:
F: 0 0 3 0 1 0
C: 0 3 2 0 1 0
E: 0 2 2 0 1 0
Am: 0 0 2 2 1 0
G: 3 2 0 0 0 0
Verse 1:
Am F Am
your hand on his arm
F C E Am
the hay stack charm around your neck
F Am
strung out and thin
F C E Am
calling some friend trying to cash some check
F Am
he's acting dumb
F C E Am
that's what you've come__ to expect
Chorus:
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Verse 2:
Am F Am
he's wearing your clothes
F C E Am
head down to toes a reaction to you
F Am F C
you say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
E Am
you don't have a clue
F Am F E
somtimes they just get caught in the eye
Am
you're pulling him through
Chorus:
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Middle: Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F Am______
Verse 3:
F Am
now on the bus
F C E Am
nearly touching this dirty retreat
F Am F C E Am
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
F Am
gonna walk walk walk
F C E Am
four more blocks plus the one in my break
F Am F C
down downstairs to the man
E Am
he's gonna make it all ok
F Am
i can't beat myself
F C
i can't beat myself
E Am
and i don't want to talk
F Am F C
i'm taking the cure so i can be quiet
E F
whenever i want
G
so leave me alone
E Am F Am
you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks
Chorus: (x2)
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Ending: Am F Am F C E (x3) F G E Am F E F/C - (the end chord is F/C: 0 3 3 0 1 0)
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