Baby Britain chords by Elliott Smith

Baby Britain - From the Album "XO"
By Elliott Smith

This song is actually played on Piano but it transfers to Guitar fine.

Chords used:

Em7: 022030
Am7: x02010
G:  320033
C:  x32010
G/B: x20003
Am:  x02210
A/C#: x4222x
D:  xx0232
B/D#: x6444x

Em7           Am7
baby britain feels the best
G       C
floating over a sea of vodka
Em7        Am7
separated from the rest
G          C
fights problems with bigger problems
Em7           Am7
sees the ocean fall and rise
G             C
counts the waves that somehow didn't hit her
Em7          Am7
water pouring from her eyes
G      C
alcoholic and very bitter

Chorus:

  Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C
for someone half as  smart
   Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C
you'd be  a  work of  art
  Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C G/B
you put your-self a- part
Am          C
and i can't help until you start

Verse 2:

Em7            Am7
we knocked another couple back
G            C
the dead soliders lined up on the table
Em7           Am7
still prepared for an attack
G              C
they didn't know they'd been disabled
Em7          Am7
felt a wave a rush of blood
G           C
you won't be happy til the bottle's broken
Em7              Am7
and you're out swimming in the flood
G         C
you kept back kept unspoken

Repeat chorus

Bridge:

C           A/C#
you got a look in your eye
            D
when you're saying goodbye
          B/D#
like you wanna say hi

Instrumental:

Em Em/G Em/A Em/B C (3X)
G/B Am C

Verse 3:

Em7             Am7
the light was on but it was dim
G       C
revolver's been turned over
Em7           Am7
and now it's ready once again
G           C
the radio was playing crimson and clover
Em7            Am7
london bridge is safe and sound
G           C
no matter what you keep repeating
Em7           Am7
nothing's gonna drag me down
G         C
to a death that's not worth cheating


Repeat chorus 2X


For the chorus part, all you are doing is playing Em7 with an ascending
bass line that looks like this when tabbed out:

All E minors listed here are actually Em7 chords

 Em Em/G Em/A Em/B  C
--0---0----0----0----0---------
--0---0----0----0----1---------
--0---0----0----0----0---------
--2---2----2----2----2---------
--2---2----0----2----3---------
--0---3------------------------