Artist: Elliott Smith Song: A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free Album: From A Basement On A Hill Tabber: Dan Crawford (dmcblue@gmail.com) Most of the chords in the song are not full chords but merely 5 chords or power chords, the minors are pretty much irrelevant. Intro Riff |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-----6-4h6p4---4-----------| |-------------6---4---------| |-7-4-----------------------| G#m B I'm floating in a black balloon C#m E O.D. on Easter afternoon G#m F#m E B My mamma told me, "Baby stay clean, C#m E there's no in between." And all you ladies and you gentleman Between's all you've ever seen or been Fit poorly and arrange the sight Doll her up in virgin white G#m F#m E You disappoint me C#m D#m You people rakin' in on the world |---------------------| |---------------------| |-3-4-6------4--------| |-5-6-8------6--------| |---------------------| |---------------------| E F#m F E The devil's script sells you B F#m G#m G the heart of a blackbird E B C#m E Shine on me baby cause it's rainin' in my heart |-----------------------------------------| |-------------7---------------------------| |-4--------\8---8-------4-----------------| X2 |---6----------------------6--------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| G#m F#m E B C#m E |-16/14------------16/14-----------16-------16--| |------16/14------------16/14-------------------| |------------16-13-----------16-13----13h16-----| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| Sun's risin' on a choppy glare Rain dropping acid brought up in the air A distorted reality's is now a necessity to be free |-12-12h14-----12h14-12h14-12--------| |----------13------------------13----| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| It's so disapointing First I put it all down to luck God knows why my country don't give a fuck F#m F G B F#m G#m G 1st Ending 2nd Ending |-----------------------------------------------------------|----|----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|----|----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|----|----------------------| |-----------------------9------11------13---13-11-9-------|----|------------------------| |------------9-10—13p11---11/13---13/14---------------11-9--|-11-|-9--------------9-11--| |-4-4/7-9-11------------------------------------------------|----|-----2-4/7-9-11-------| Shine on me baby cause it's rainin' in my heart Shine on me baby cause it's rainin' in my heart REMEMBER MXTABS!!!! www.myspace.com/acrobatsdancrawford http://dmcblue.googlepages.com/home