Either Or

Either/Or
Elliott Smith
New Moon
2006

Transcribed by Matt Schultz ([email protected])
Tuning is Standard [or Slightly Flat(5-20 Cents)]

[Verse]
                              
You re strong, you re stubborn now
                      
In an endless symbolic war
                     
Brave or bored, either/or

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[Verse]
                     
Sometimes I ricochet from the past
                          
And at times a future I’ve already had before
           
Champion or chore, either/or

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[Bridge]
                              [Riff ; Below]           
I’ll write the pages you rip out, back in their places again
                                      
One day you’ll know what you’re talking about
                          
I can hardly imagine, but until then I’ll be

                                
Filling in these blanks that you create
                             
Every time you win some petty score
                                 
Posing as hardcore, oh yeah, either/or

[Solo]

[Bridge]
                                  
Look at the spin chief, battered and broken
[Riff ]            
Clutching a plastic rose
                                  
We’re all in the downpour you carry around for
                            
Trashing a lifestyle you’ve never known

[Verse]
             
It’s a useful dream that makes
                                      
Quite an entertaining show and not much more
                         
Up against and for, either/or 

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