Elliott Smith - Talking To Mary

* * * * i did not do this tab . i’m merely sharing it on ultimate – guitar for anyone
who doesn’t know of the website it was taken from , and is looking for the tab .
again , i did not tab this song . it was taken from
talking_to_mary . txt . if you’re interested in more elliott smith tabs , check out

it almost killed me but here’s my attempt at most of the chords and fills .
this is all a note higher than the mp3 that i have so i assume elliott
played with his guitar tuned down to D . so bottom line , for the brain dead
like me , to play along with the recording you gotta tune all your strings
down a step , ( two notes right? ) that’s too much trouble for me .

verse :
E E9 E/F# G A2 A2/B C C5b D F Em

E | – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 2 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – |
B | – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 3 – 3 – 0 – – – – – 0 – 0 – – 0 – – – – 1 – 0 – – – 1 – 3 – 0 – 0 – – – – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – |
G | – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 2h0 – 0 – 2 – – 2 – – – – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – 0 – 0 – 7h0 – 0 – – |
D | – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – – – 0 – 2 – – 0 – – – – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – 4 – 4 – – – – – – 7 – 7 – – – 5 – – |
A | – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – 2 – 0 – – 2 – – – – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – 5 – 5 – – – – – – 8 – 8 – – – 7 – 5 |
E | – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E9 E
talking to mary
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
you know you don’t have to shout
C C5b
she can hear what you’re thinking
D F Em
like you were saying it right out loud
E9 E
i’m sure she
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
sees behind that dirty look
C C5b
it was her that followed
D F Em
down every stupid turn that you took

chorus :
C/G D Cmaj7 G ( w/Fill )

E | – 0 – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
B | – 0 – – 3 – s – 5 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
G | – 0 – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
D | – 2 – – 2 – s – 4 – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
A | – 3 – – 3 – s – 5 – – 3 – – – – – – 2 – 0 – 2 – 0 – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 |

C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she’ll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she’ll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so

E9 E
saw the one big
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
problem you keep under your hat
C C5b
and it’s pretty unlikely that
D F Em
anybody else’ll be cool with that
E9 E
you got bus fare in your pocket
E/F# G Asus2 Asus2/B
more money down in your sock
C C5b
but she can’t tell you how to contact
D F Em
her if you won’t listen to her talk

C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she’ll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she’ll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so

C B7
it’s no problem
Am
i’ll just keep quiet
F
if it’s easier for you
C B7
to make believing
Am
that i don’t love you
F
as much as i do

C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she’ll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
one day she’ll go
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so
C/G D Cmaj7 G
i told you so