Elliott Smith - A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free

standard tuning capo 1 ( F A# D# G# C F )

t = 10 , E = 11 , w = 12
D# x68886 F 133211
A# 688766 Gm * xtwwet
C 8tt988 F * x8ttt8
D x57775 F# 244322
Gm 355333 G 355433

D# A#
i’m floating in a black balloon
C D D#
od on easter afternoon
Gm F D# A#
my momma told me baby stay clean
C D D#
there’s no inbetween

Gm F A#
but all you ladies and you gentlemen
C D D#
between’s all you’ve ever seen or been
Gm F D# A#
i looked poorly , an outrageous sight
C D D#
all in persian white

Gm * F * D#
you disappoint me
C D
you people taking in on the world
D# F * C D# A# F Gm F#
the devil’s script sells you the heart of a blackbird
D# A# C D#
shine on me baby ’cos its raining in my heart
Gm F D# A# C D D#

Gm F A#
wind’s blowin’ now with all its might
C D D#
rain droppin’ acid bought up in the sky
Gm F D# A# C D D#
a distorted reality is now a necessity to be free

Gm * F * D#
it’s so disappointing
C D
at first i put it all down to luck
D# F * C D# A# F Gm F#
god knows why my country don’t give A F * * * F * * *

A# C F# A# F
F * * *
Gm F#
shine on me baby
A# C
’cos it’s rainin’ in my heart
F# A#
shine on me baby
F Gm F# A# C F# A# F G
’cos it’s rainin’ in my heart ooh ooh