Son Of Sam
Elliott SmithVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(This is basically just the chords from the piano part. You can pretty much ignore the bass
notes of this intro if you want to. How do you play E9/Gon guitar anyway??)
Something's happening, don't speak too soon.
I told the boss off and made my move;
I got nowhere to go.
Son of Sam, son of a shining path, a clouded mind.
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Couple killer, each and every time.
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
(little walk-down riff)
I'm not uncomfortable, feeling weird.
Lonely leered, options disappeared,
but I know what to do.
Son of Sam, son of a doctor's touch, a nurse's love.
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Acting under orders from above.
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah) (I feel silly writing this out)
Son of Sam, son of a shining path, a clouded mind.
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Couple killer, running out of time
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Return to intro progression:
Shiva opens her arms now, to make sure I don't get too far.
I may talk in my sleep tonight, 'cause I don't know what I am.
I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam.
You can figure out the riffs for yourself, they're not too hard.
CHORDS USED:
I wrote "Abaug" in the tab, but I just use am-maj7 on guitar because it's easier for me and
it still sounds right (to me at least). Basically, it's just the chord you get when you flat
the root of an am. Everything else should be pretty easy to figure out.
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Readable chord sheet for Son Of Sam by Elliott Smith
(This is basically just the chords from the piano part. You can pretty much ignore the bass
notes of this intro if you want to. How do you play E9/G
[Am] [Abaug] [Am] [D/A] [D7] [A]
[E9] [Ab] [Em/G] [D/F#] [F] [E]
Som[Am]ething's happening, don't [Abaug]speak too soon.
I t[G]old the boss off and [F]made my move;
I got no[E]where to go.
Son of [Am]Sam, son of a [Am/B]shining [F]path, a clouded [C]mind.
(aah-[B7]aaaah [F]aaaah [Am]aa-ah)
Couple [Am/B]killer, [F]each and every [C]time.
(aah-[B7]aaaah [F]aaaah [Am]aa-ah)
[Abaug](little walk-down riff)
[Am]I'm not uncomfortable,[Abaug] feeling weird.
[G]Lonely leered, options d[F]isappeared,
but I k[E]now what to do.
Son of [Am]Sam, son of a [Am/B]doctor's [F]touch, a nurse's [C]love.
(aah-[B7]aaaah [F]aaaah [Am]aa-ah)
Acting [Am/B]under [F]orders from [C]above.
(aah-[B7]aaaah [F]aaaah [Am]aa-ah) (I feel silly writing this out)
[Am] [F] [D7] [F]
[Am] [F] [D7] [F] [E]
[Am] [Abaug] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [E]
Son of [Am]Sam, son of a [Am/B]shining path, a clouded mind.
(aah-[B7]aaaah [F]aaaah [Am]aa-ah)
[Am]Couple [Am/B]killer, ru[F]nning out of [C]time
(aah-[B7]aaaah [F]aaaah [Am]aa-ah)
Return to intro progression:
[Abaug] [Am] [D/A] [D7] [A]
[E9] [Ab] [Em/G] [D/F#] [F] [E]
[Am]Shiva opens her [Abaug]arms now, to make [G]sure I don't get too [D/F#]far.
I may [E/G#]talk in my sleep tonight, [Em/G]'cause I don't know what I [D/F#]am.
I'm a little like [F]you, more like [E]Son of [Am]Sam.
[F] [E] [Am]
You can figure out the riffs for yourself, they're not too hard.
CHORDS USED:
I wrote "Abaug" in the tab, but I just use am-maj7 on guitar because it's easier for me and
it still sounds right (to me at least). Basically, it's just the chord you get when you flat
the root of an am. Everything else should be pretty easy to figure out.
"[Abaug] [sic]"
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