Baby Britain
Elliott SmithVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
baby britain feels the best
floating over a sea of vodka
separated from the rest
fights problems with bigger problems
sees the ocean fall and rise
counts the waves that somehow didn't hit her
water pouring from her eyes
alcoholic and very bitter
for someone half as smart
you'd be a work of art
you put your-self a- part
and i can't help until you start
we knocked another couple back
the dead soliders lined up on the table
still prepared for an attack
they didn't know they'd been disabled
felt a wave a rush of blood
you won't be happy til the bottle's broken
and you're out swimming in the flood
you kept back kept unspoken
Repeat chorus
you got a look in your eye
when you're saying goodbye
like you wanna say hi
the light was on but it was dim
revolver's been turned over
and now it's ready once again
the radio was playing crimson and clover
london bridge is safe and sound
no matter what you keep repeating
nothing's gonna drag me down
to a death that's not worth cheating
Repeat chorus 2X
For the chorus part, all you are doing is playing Em7 with an ascending
bass line that looks like this when tabbed out:
All E minors listed here are actually Em7 chords
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Readable chord sheet for Baby Britain by Elliott Smith
[Em7]baby britain feels the b[Am7]est [G]floating over a[C] sea of vodka [Em7]separated from the [Am7]rest [G]fights problems with[C] bigger problems [Em7]sees the ocean fall and [Am7]rise [G]counts the waves that some[C]how didn't hit her [Em7]water pouring from her [Am7]eyes [G]alcoholic and[C] very bitter for [Em]som[Em/G]eone [Em/A]half [Em/B]as s[C]mart you'd [Em]be [Em/G] a [Em/A]work [Em/B]of [C]art you [Em]put [Em/G]your-[Em/A]self [Em/B] a- [C]pa[G/B]rt [Am]and i can't help until[C] you start [Em7]we knocked another couple b[Am7]ack [G]the dead soliders lined [C]up on the table [Em7]still prepared for an at[Am7]tack [G]they didn't know they'd been[C] disabled [Em7]felt a wave a rush of b[Am7]lood [G]you won't be happy til[C] the bottle's broken [Em7]and you're out swimming in the [Am7]flood [G]you kept back kept[C] unspoken Repeat chorus [C]you got a look in your [A/C#]eye when you're saying good[D]bye like you wanna say [B/D#]hi [Em] [Em/G] [Em/A] [Em/B] [C] [G/B] [Am] [C] [Em7]the light was on but it was [Am7]dim [G]revolver's been[C] turned over [Em7]and now it's ready once a[Am7]gain [G]the radio was playing [C]crimson and clover [Em7]london bridge is safe and [Am7]sound [G]no matter what you keep[C] repeating [Em7]nothing's gonna drag me [Am7]down [G]to a death that's [C]not worth cheating Repeat chorus 2X For the chorus part, all you are doing is playing Em7 with an ascending bass line that looks like this when tabbed out: All E minors listed here are actually Em7 chords [Em] [Em/G] [Em/A] [Em/B] [C] --0---0----0----0----0--------- --0---0----0----0----1--------- --0---0----0----0----0--------- --2---2----2----2----2--------- --2---2----0----2----3--------- --0---3------------------------