The timing in this song is somewhat odd because the song is centered around a 3 measure pattern, instead of the typical 2, 4, or 8. It's hard to group patterns because of this, but I tried my best. INTRO e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| x2 |-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-| A|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-| |---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| CHORUS e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-| x2 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Needle in the hay Needle in the hay VERSE 1 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| x2 D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| A|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| Your hand on his arm the hay stack charm around your neck Strung out and thin, calling some friend trying to cash some check e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| A|---------0-0-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------| He's acting dumb, that's what you've come, to expect CHORUS VERSE 2 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| x4 D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| A|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| 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 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| A|---------0-0-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------| Sometimes they just get caught in the eye you're pulling him through CHORUS BRIDGE e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| A|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| Am e|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------| B|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-------| G|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-2-/-/-/-| D|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-------| A|---------3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------0-------| E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| Fmaj7 Am Fmaj C E F | //// //// | //// //// | //// //// | F G E Am F F | //// //// | //// //// | //// //// | e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|x4 A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------| VERSE 3

| ^Am///# ^Fmaj///# |x2 | ^C//// ^E//// | ^Fmaj7//// /^Am/// | Now on the bus nearly touching this dirty retreat | ^Fmaj//// ^C//// | ^E//// ^Am//// | ^Fmaj7//// /^Am/// | x4 Falling out 6th and Powell a dead sweat in my teeth Gonna walk, walk, walk four more blocks plus the one in my brain Down, downstairs to the man he's gonna make it all okay I can't be myself, I can't be myself then I don't want to talk

Fmaj C E Am F F | //// //// | //// //// | //// //// | I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet wherever I want FINAL CHORUS Needle in the hay... e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|x2 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F F | //// //// |

| ^Am7//// // ^Am// | ^Am//// // ^C//| ^C//// ^F//// | ^F//// |x2 | ^Am//// ^Fmaj//// |x2 | ^C//// /^E/// |

OUTRO e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| D|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-1--|| B|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-1--|| G|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-/-/-/-|-2--|| D|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-------|-3--|| A|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|-3--|| E|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-1--||

Elliott Smith - Needle in the hay