Twilight Chords & Tabs

by Elliott Smith

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Suggested Pattern:
BPM: 70
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [3, 202, 202, 202, 3, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 202, 101, 1, 101]
Variation:
BPM: 70
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [3, 202, 202, 202, 3, 202, 1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101, 3, 202, 1, 101]
On the D7 chord, you can choose to mute the A string or not.
Fmaj7/C (x33210)
Am      (x02210)
G       (320003)
F       (133211)
C/G     (332010)
D7      (xx0212)

[Verse 1]
Fmaj7/C                                 
Haven't laughed this hard in a long time
         Am         G               F  C/G
I better stop now before I start crying
Fmaj7/C                        
Go off to sleep in the sunshine
        Am            G               F  C/G
I don't wanna see the day when it's dying

[Chorus 1]
        D7                         
She's a sight to see (sight to see)
          Fmaj7/C                
She's (a) good to me (good to me)
        Am      G            F C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby
        D7                         
She's a pretty thing (pretty thing)
              Fmaj7/C                
And she knows everything (everything)
        Am      G            F C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby

[Verse 2]
Fmaj7/C                       
You don't deserve to be lonely
          Am                  G                F  C/G
But those drugs you got won't make you feel better
Fmaj7/C                              
Pretty soon you'll find it's the only
       Am                       G           F   C/G
Little part of your life you're keeping together

[Chorus 2]
    D7                       
I'm nice to you (nice to you)
        Fmaj7/C                          
I could make it through (make it through)
           Am      G            F C/G
But you're already somebody's baby
        D7                             
I could make you smile (make you smile)
       Fmaj7/C                        
If you stayed a while (stayed a while)
        Am            G              F  C/G
But how long will you stay with me baby?
[Solo] (see tab below)
Fmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
Fmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
D7       Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G
D7       Fmaj7/C   Am   G   F   C/G

[Verse 3]
Fmaj7/C                             
Because your candle burns too bright
       Am        G             F    C/G
Well I almost forgot it was twilight
Fmaj7/C                           
Even if I think that you are right
         Am             G             F     C/G
Well I'm tired of being down, I got no fight

[Chorus 3]
       D7                   
You're wonderful (wonderful)
          Fmaj7/C              
When it's beautiful (beautiful)
        Am      G            F C/G
But I'm already somebody's baby
         D7                           
And if I went with you (went with you)
        F                                 
I'd disapoint you too (disappoint you too)
Am      G            F  (RIFF 1)
But I'm already somebody's baby
Am      G           D  Fmaj7/C F F Am
Already somebody's baby
RIFF 1     RIFF 2
   F          Fmaj7/C     Am    
e|-1--------|-0-----------x----|
B|-1--------|-1-----------1----|
G|-2--------|-2-----------2----|
D|-3--------|-3--3-2-0----2----|
A|-3--------|-3--------3--0----|
E|-1-1-2-3--|-x----------------|

[Solo]
It goes something like this. I've seen live videos where he sings the melody,
but I like this better.
   Fmaj7/C            Fmaj7/C           Am            G      Fmaj7/C     C/G   
e|-------------0-0--|------------0-0--|---------------3-3--|-------------0-0--|
B|-1---1-------1-1--|-1---1------1-1--|-1-----1-------0-0--|-1---1-------1-1--|
G|-2p0---2--0--2-2--|-2p0---2--0-2-2--|-2-2p0---2--0--0-0--|-2p0---2--0--0-0--|
D|-3-----------3-3--|-3----------3-3--|-2-------------0-0--|-3-----------2-2--| x2
A|-3-----------3-3--|-3----------3-3--|-0-------------2-2--|-3-----------3-3--|
E|------------------|-----------------|---------------3-3--|-------------3-3--|
   D7                 Fmaj7/C           Am            G      Fmaj7/C     C/G   
e|-------------2-2--|------------0-0--|---------------3-3--|-------------0-0--|
B|-1---1-------1-1--|-1---1------1-1--|-1-----1-------0-0--|-1---1-------1-1--|
G|-2p0---2--0--2-2--|-2p0---2--0-2-2--|-2-2p0---2--0--0-0--|-2p0---2--0--0-0--|
D|-0-----------0-0--|-3----------3-3--|-2-------------0-0--|-3-----------2-2--| x2
A|------------------|-3----------3-3--|-0-------------2-2--|-3-----------3-3--|
E|------------------|-----------------|---------------3-3--|-------------3-3--|
p = pull-off