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Roman Candle by Elliott Smith
Roman Candle
Tuning: DBGDAD
Intro
D|---2--------|
B|---3--------|
G|---4--------|
D|---4--------|
A|---2--------|
D|------------|
Verse
e|-4--4--0--0------------0-------------------------------------|
B|-3--6--3--2(h3)--------3-------------------------------------|
G|-x--4--0--0------------0-------------------------------------|
D|-4--6--5--2----then----2-------------------------------------|
A|-2--4--x--0------------x-------------------------------------|
D|-------5---------------2-------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|----0----0-----0--------0------------------------------------|
B|----3----3-----3--------3------------------------------------|
G|----4----4-----4--------0------------------------------------|
D|----4----4-----4--then--5------------------------------------|
A|-2----------------------x------------------------------------|
D|-------0----2-----------5------------------------------------|
Outro
e|---0---0---0---0-------------0---(0)---0---------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3-------------3---(0)---1---------------------|
G|---2---0---0---0-------------2---(0)---0---------------------|
D|---0--(0)--5---2-----end on--0---------2---------------------|
A|---0---3---x---x-------------0---------3---------------------|
D|---0---x---5---2-------------0---------x---------------------|
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Cm? G Em9 Cm G A
He played himself, didn't need me to give him hell
Em9 Cm G A
He could be cool and cruel to you and me
Em9 Cm G G6/B * hit low E four times
Knew we'd put up with every-thing
Chorus:
Hit bass note for each chord with quick little strums
(Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord)
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em
I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em G
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
Em9 Cm? G A Em9 Cm? G A
I'm hallu----cina-----ting, hallu----cina----ting
Em9 Cm? G A
I hear you cry, your tears are cheap
Em9 Cm? G *strum A then G fast
Wet hot red swollen cheeks, fall asleep
Chorus:
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em
I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em G
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
G6/B D Em G G6/B D Em G
I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to hurt him
G6/B D Em G G6/B D Em G
I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to give him pain
*For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times
and then;
Ending: G G6/B (with low E until the end)
A G6/B
Make him feel this pretty burn
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version 2
Capo 7th
Chords:
Em9 : X2403(2) G6/B : X20030
Cm? : X462XX Em : 022000
G : 320030 D : XX0230
A : 5X0030(or) X00030 Cadd9 : X32030
Brief Intro: roll an Em9...
Cm? G Em9 Cm G A
He played himself, didn't need me to give him hell
Em9 Cm G A
He could be cool and cruel to you and me
Em9 Cm G G6/B * hit low E four times
Knew we'd put up with every-thing
Chorus:
Hit bass note for each chord with quick little strums
(Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord)
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em
I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em G
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
Em9 Cm? G A Em9 Cm? G A
I'm hallu----cina-----ting, hallu----cina----ting
Em9 Cm? G A
I hear you cry, your tears are cheap
Em9 Cm? G *strum A then G fast
Wet hot red swollen cheeks, fall asleep
Chorus:
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em
I want to hurt him, I want to give him pain
G6/B D Em G6/B D Em G
I'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames
G6/B D Em G G6/B D Em G
I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to hurt him
G6/B D Em G G6/B D Em G
I wa-----nt to hurt him, I wa----nt to give him pain
*For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times
and then;
Ending: G G6/B (with low E until the end)
A G6/B
Make him feel this pretty burn
*rake upward hard and land on G to start the outro and continue this
pattern
(hit bass note and strum each chord 4 times)
G G6/B A Cadd9 *end on Cadd9
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