A Question Mark chords

Elliott Smith

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Simplify chords 

  			
Intro (note: play this for the first line of both verses): 
 D              /Db /A   C/G 
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|10--10--10--10--9---5---3b-------|<--listen to the recording for the  
rhythm...this is just which notes to play on which beat 

riff 1: 
 E 
|0---------s4--2--0--------s4--2--| 
|0----------0--0--0---------0--0--| 
|1---------s4--2--1--------s4--2--| 
|2----------------2---------------| 
|2----------------2---------------| 
|0----------------0---------------| 

riff 2: 
 E 
|0----------0--0--0---------0--0--| 
|0----------3--0--0---------3--0--| 
|1----------4--2--1---------4--2--| 
|2----------0--0--2---------0--0--| 
|2----------5--4--2---------5--4--| 
|0----------------0---------------| 


Verse: 
D           /Db /A    C/G    E    riff 1 
 I've got a question, Mark. 
D                         /Db  /A    C          E    riff 1 
 You got a need to always take some shot in he dark. 
C6                        B7      /Gb         E    riff 2 
 I don't have to make pretend the picture i'm in is totally clear. 
               C6                B7       /Gb         E 
You think that all things have a way they ought to appear. 


           Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
'Cause you know, you know, you know, you know, 
    Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
you know, you know, you know, you know, 
    Cmaj7   Badd11   Cmaj7 
you know, I don't, I dream. 
Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
Don't know what you mean. 

Verse: 

D                         /Db  /A  C/G    E    riff 1 
 Panic called you out and took you in. 
D                   /Db  /A   C           E    riff 1 
 Giving you an easy game and letting you win. 
C6                            B7    /Gb         E               riff 2 
 You're giving back a little hatred now to the world, 'cause it treated you bad. 
                      C6               B7        /Gb         E 
 'Cause you couldn't keep the great unknown from making you mad. 


           Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
'Cause you know, you know, you know, you know, 
    Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
you know, you know, you know, you know, 
    Cmaj7   Badd11   Cmaj7 
you know, I don't, I dream. 
Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
Don't know what you mean. 


Bridge: 
Gmaj7         Am    C        E walkup    Am            D 
   said your final word but honesty and love could've kept us together 
Gmaj7  Am          C        E walkup      Am 
   one day you'll see it's worth it after all 
          Am                     B                      Cmaj7 
  if you ever want to say you're sorry you can give me a call 

Instrumental Outro (Chorus chord progression): 

           Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
           Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E 
           Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7 
           Cmaj7     Badd11    Cmaj7      E