elliot smith
needle in the hay (corrected)
album: elliot smith
submitted by m. burgess


 Intro:  F5       C5      E5       A5               F5       A5
Pt.1 |-------------------------------------| Pt.2 |------------------|
     |--5-5-5-5----------------------------|      |-5-5-5-5----------|
     |--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-|      |-5-3-5-5--2-2-2-2-|
     |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|      |-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
     |-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|      |----------0-0-0-0-|
     |--------------------0-0-0-0----------|      |------------------|

            Play Pt.1 3x's      Play Pt.2 2x's

Pt.3    A5     C5       F5       A5         Play 2x's

  Background playing
   |---------|         |---------|
   |---------|         |---------|
   |-0-0-1-2-|         |-0-0-1-2-|
   |---------|         |---------|
   |---------|         |---------|
   |---------|         |---------|
             A5      C5           F5         A5

Vs.1
        F5          A5   F5       C5     E5         A5
   Your hand on his arm, haystack charm around your neck
  F5              A5    F5           C5               E5        A5
   Strung out and thin, calling some friend trying to cash some check
        F5     A5    F5                 E5        A5      
   He's acting dumb, that's what you've come to expect

Chorus
                 A5       C5
   Needle in the hay
                 F5       A5
   Needle in the hay
                 A5       C5 
   Needle in the hay
                 F5       A5
   Needle in the hay

      F5    A5    F5    C5      E5      A5      Play 2x's  

Vs.2
   He's wearing your clothes, head down to toes a reaction to you
   You say you know what he did, but you idiot kid you don't have a        
clue
   Sometimes you just get caught in the eye, you're pulling him        
through
                       
            Chorus

Middle 8
      Fmaj7     Am      Fmaj7       C        E
      Fmaj7     G    E     Am      Fmaj7
      A5
Vs.3
    Now on the bus, nearly touching this dirty retreat
    Faling out, sixth and Powell, a dead sweat in my teeth
    Gonna walk walk walk, four more blocks plus the one in my brain
Vs.4
    Down downstairs, to the man he's gonna make it all OK
    I can't beat myself, I can't beat myself, and I don't wanna talk
    I'm taking the cure, so I can be quiet
               F
    Wherever I want
                 G         E           Am              F 
    So leave me alone, you ought to be proud that I'm getting good           
A5
          marks
                  Chorus 2x's
Ending:   Fmaj7    Am     Fmaj7    C    E     Am     Play 2x's
          Fmaj7    Am     Fmaj7    C    E     F
          F        G    E     Am     Fmaj7     E      FIntro correction. 


Pt.1 |-------------------------------------| Pt.2 |------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |------------------|
|--0-0-0-0----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0----------|
|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-| |----------0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------0-0-0-0----------| |------------------|


instead of:

Pt.1 |-------------------------------------| Pt.2 |------------------|
|--5-5-5-5----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5----------|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-| |-5-3-5-5--2-2-2-2-|
|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-| |----------0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------0-0-0-0----------| |------------------|