Tuning:

A great Elliott Smith song from Heatmiser's Mic City Sons. I believe that on the recording the song is played tuned a step down, but to me it sound fine in standard tuning. [Verse 1]

^AmYou're everybody's second home ^Am/BAlways trying to get me alone ^CAn easy way to ^Dlose it ^Fall ^FAlways there when all else fails ^AmOver by the west side rails ^D ^F

^AmBut I don't really need that now ^Am/BI never really did anyhow ^CI only really needed ^Dalcoh^Fol ^FSomething that'll treat me okay ^AmAnd wouldn't say the things you'd say ^D ^F

[Chorus]

^Fm Please turn out the ^Elight I get a ^Dsick confusion headache trying to figure out who's ^Amright

[Verse 2]

^AmDreaming on the silver strand ^Am/BWaking up to plainclothes man ^CYou little bastard, little ^Dboy in ^Fblue ^FSomeone's gonna get to you ^AmAnd fuck up everything you do ^D ^F

^AmSome European son ^Am/BHe's furious with everyone ^CAnd he thinks he'll win you with his a^Dngry ^Fkiss ^FActing like he has no needs ^AmWanting you to watch him bleed ^D ^F ^C ^G

[Bridge]

^CMade for each ^Gother but you p^Fay me any m^Cind Just goes to s^Ghow my cont^Dinual decl^Fine They s^Cay that I'll recov^Ger my love ^Fof her once in a ^Cwhile But I don't ^Dmknow I don't think ^Fmso...

[Verse 3]

^AmThere's something that I'll tell you now ^Am/BNow that no one else is around ^CThe sort of lesson that I ^Dlearned from ^Fyou ^FNot quite the way you planned ^AmBut I know you'll understand ^D ^F

^AmSomeone takes a photograph ^Am/BA picture while their sweetheart laughs ^CA perfect moment in a ^Dflash of ^Flight ^FCounting back from three to one ^AmThat's exactly what you've done ^D ^F

And I'm ^Fmso unsurpr^Eised I reme^Dmber, I remember why I dream in black & ^Cwhite^G ^F ^C

Goes to s^Ghow my cont^Dinual decli^Fne They s^Cay that I'll rec^Gover my love o^Ff her once in a w^Chile But I don't ^Dmknow I don't think ^Fmso

[Outro] Am D Fm Am

Elliott Smith - Plainclothes man