Between The Bars

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Verse 1
Drink up, baby, stay up all
night.
With the things you could do,
You won't but you might.
The potential you'll be,
That you'll never see,
The promises you'll only make.
Drink up with me now,
And forget all about
The pressure of days.
Do what I say,
And I'll make you okay,
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head
Chorus
People you've been before
That you don't want around
anymore -
That push and shove and won't
bend to your will.
I'll keep them still.
Verse 2
Drink up, baby, look at the
stars.
I'll kiss you again
Between the bars,
Where I'm seeing you there,
With your hands in the air,
Waiting to finally be caught.
Drink up one more time,
And I'll make you mine.
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart,
Separate from the rest,
Where I like you the best,
And keep the things you forgot.
Chorus
The people you've been before
That you don't want around
anymore -
That push and shove and won't
bend to your will.
I'll keep them still.
* There's a riff here.. It's pretty simple, and all the notes receive an even time. Just
listen to the record and you should be able to hear the rhythm.
e|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
D|------------------0---2---|
A|--0---2---3---3-----------|
|--------------------------|
Note: for the Am/F#, I like to just reach across with my middle finger, which is on the
2nd fret of the D string using my Am open fingering, and hit the second fret on the low E
The point of my finger holds down the string while the fleshy part mutes the A string. I
think this sounds better and is a lot easier than using some weird fingering to get a proper
chord with all six strings ringing.

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Between The Bars

Elliott Smith

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Verse 1
Drink up, baby, stay up all
night.
With the things you could do,
You won't but you might.
The potential you'll be,
That you'll never see,
The promises you'll only make.
Drink up with me now,
And forget all about
The pressure of days.
Do what I say,
And I'll make you okay,
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head
Chorus
People you've been before
That you don't want around
anymore -
That push and shove and won't
bend to your will.
I'll keep them still.
Verse 2
Drink up, baby, look at the
stars.
I'll kiss you again
Between the bars,
Where I'm seeing you there,
With your hands in the air,
Waiting to finally be caught.
Drink up one more time,
And I'll make you mine.
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart,
Separate from the rest,
Where I like you the best,
And keep the things you forgot.
Chorus
The people you've been before
That you don't want around
anymore -
That push and shove and won't
bend to your will.
I'll keep them still.
* There's a riff here.. It's pretty simple, and all the notes receive an even time. Just
listen to the record and you should be able to hear the rhythm.
e|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
D|------------------0---2---|
A|--0---2---3---3-----------|
|--------------------------|
Note: for the Am/F#, I like to just reach across with my middle finger, which is on the
2nd fret of the D string using my Am open fingering, and hit the second fret on the low E
The point of my finger holds down the string while the fleshy part mutes the A string. I
think this sounds better and is a lot easier than using some weird fingering to get a proper
chord with all six strings ringing.