Christian Brothers


Elliott Smith - Christian Brothers Tabbed by: Nick Verveniotis All down strums on the chords. Tuning: Whole step down. All the other tabs for this song are grossly inaccurate. Mine is 99% correct. And the reason it isn't 100% correct is because I'm using more strings in a given chord than Elliott Smith did himself. This results in a fuller sound. Intro, solo and chrous chords: d|-3-|-8--|-6-|----|----|-6-| A|-3-|-8--|-6-|-8--|-10-|-8-| F|-0-|-8--|-8-|-7--|-9--|-x-| C|-2-|-10-|-8-|-x--|-8--|-8-| G|-3-|-10-|-6-|-10-|-x--|-6-| D|---|-8--|---|-10-|-8--|---| Verse riff: "No bad dream fucker's gonna boss me around." d|------------------|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-----3-------4--3-|-----3------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| F|------------3-3---|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C|---3-----3h5----3-|---3--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| G|------------------|--------------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-3-----3----------|-3-----3--3-3-------------------------------------| Pre-chrous riff: "But it can't help me get over." d|----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-----3----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| F|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| C|---3------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| G|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-3----3-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| The lyrics, for your convenience: No bad dream fucker's going to boss me around Christian Brothers going to take him down But it can't help me get over Don't be cross, it's sick what I want I've seen the boss blink on and off Fake concerns is what's the matter, man And you think I ought to shake your motherfucking hand Well, I know how much you care Don't be cross, it's sick what I want I've seen the boss blink on and off Come here by me, I want you here Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear