elliott smith – christian brothers

tabbed by : nick verveniotis

all down strums on the chords .

tuning : whole step down .

all the other tabs for this song are grossly inaccurate . mine is 99% correct .
and the reason it isn’t 100% correct is because i’m using more strings in A
given chord than elliott smith did himself . this results in a fuller sound .

intro , solo and chrous chords :

D | – 3 – | – 8 – – | – 6 – | – – – – | – – – – | – 6 – |
A | – 3 – | – 8 – – | – 6 – | – 8 – – | – 10 – | – 8 – |
F | – 0 – | – 8 – – | – 8 – | – 7 – – | – 9 – – | – x – |
C | – 2 – | – 10 – | – 8 – | – x – – | – 8 – – | – 8 – |
G | – 3 – | – 10 – | – 6 – | – 10 – | – x – – | – 6 – |
D | – – – | – 8 – – | – – – | – 10 – | – 8 – – | – – – |

verse riff :

“no bad dream fxxker’s gonna boss me around . ”
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – |
A | – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 4 – – 3 – | – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – |
F | – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
C | – – – 3 – – – – – 3h5 – – – – 3 – | – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 2 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – |
D | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

pre – chrous riff :

“but it can’t help me get over . ”
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – |
A | – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – |
F | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – |
C | – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – |
D | – 3 – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – |

the lyrics , for your convenience :

no bad dream fxxker’s going to boss me around
christian brothers going to take him down
but it can’t help me get over

don’t be cross , it’s sick what i want
i’ve seen the boss blink on and off

fake concerns is what’s the matter , man
and you think i ought to shake your motherfxxking hand
well , i know how much you care

don’t be cross , it’s sick what i want
i’ve seen the boss blink on and off

come here by me , i want you here
nightmares become me , it’s so fxxking clear
nightmares become me , it’s so fxxking clear