Elliott Smith - Like A Cop

like a cop

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D#/G 3x1x43 or 3×0343

riff 1

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – 1 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – 1 – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – 1 – 3 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – 3 |
A – – 1s2 – – – 1s2 – – – 1s2 – 2 – 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1s2 – 2 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 1s2 – 2 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 1s2 – – – 2 – 3 – – – – 3 |
E – – 2s3 – – – 2s3 – – – 2s3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2s3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2s3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2s3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 |

riff 2
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – 3 |
G – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – 2 – 2 |
D – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – 3 – – 2 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – – |

riff 1
i’m the kind of guy that likes to talk
i’m the kind of guy hates to be frozen out
i can’t stand it when i get this way
total mental shutdown

riff 2 A7 C
& i choke up like a chump
/B /A D#/G D/F# A7 C
words in my throat just become a senseless lump
/B /A D#/G D/F# A7
my heart’s not in it ’cause it’s just a pump

riff 1
body lying out on the pavement
eyes out of focus on the dirty street
standing right here is the person
i’ve been waiting for months to meet
riff 2 A7 C
& i just drop my eyes down like two rocks
/B /A D#/G D/F# A7 C
i hear my name , my circulation stops
/B /A D#/G D/F# A7
i peer up at her like i’m looking at a cop

riff 1

riff 1
i’m the kind of dog that likes to sit in your lap
i back away , about an inch tall
that’s my special situation
riff 2 A7 C
now if i think about her at all i become a raw nerve
/B /A D#/G D/F# A7 C
whole throat gets dry & vision blurred
/B /A D#/G D/F# A7 C
thoughts in my head fall down like dead birds
/B /A D#/G D/F# A7
i don’t know what kind if any purpose i might serve

C /B /A D#/G D/F# A7 C /B /A D#/G D/F# A7