Chord/Tab song: A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free

A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free - Elliott Smith

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Bend about 1/4 - 1/2 the notes with (^) and add some vibratto, it sounds better.


[E]I'm floating in a [B]black balloon
[C#m]O.D. on Eas[(D#)]ter a[E]fternoon
[G#m]My mam[F#]a told me "[E]Baby stay [B]clean
There's no[C#m] in-betwee[(D#)]n"[E]
[G#m]And all you ladies an[F#]d you g[B]entlemen
[C#m]Between is all you've[(D#)] ever[E] seen or been
[G#m]Fit po[F#]orly and arra[E]nge the sight
[B]Doll it up in v[C#m]irgin whit[(D#)]e[E]

[G#m]You dis[F#]appoint [E]me, you [C#m]people raking in on the [D#]world
[E]The de[F#]vil's [Fm]script s[E]ells you[B] the he[C#m]art of a [G#m]blackbird[G]
[E]Shine on me b[B]aby, 'cause it's [C#m]raining in my [E]heart

[G#m] [F#] [E] [B]

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[C#m] [E]

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[G#m]Sun's rising on[F#] a ch[B]opping glare
[C#m]Rain dropping aci[(D#)]d boug[E]ht up in the air
[G#m]A dist[F#]orted r[E]eality's [B]now a [C#m]necessity [E]... to be free

[G#m]It's so[F#] disapp[E]ointing
[C#m]First I put it all down to l[D#]uck
[E]God [F#]knows w[Fm]hy m[E]y c[B]ountry d[C#m]on't give a[G#m] fuck
[G]Fuck

[G] [B] [C#]
[G] [B] [F#] [G#m]
[G#m]Shine on me b[G]aby, 'caus[B]e it's raining in my[C#] heart
[G]Shine on me b[B]aby, 'cause[F#] it's raining in my[G#m] heart

[G] [B] [C#]
[G] [B] [F#] [G#m]