Christian Brothers

Elliott Smith

I'm pretty sure Elliott plays this differently, but I think this sounds pretty
similar to the recording.

Here are the chords first:

A: |-0-|        Am: |-0-|    Cadd9:  |-0-|    Em: |-0-|          |-0-|
   |-2-|            |-1-|            |-3-|        |-5-|          |-0-|
   |-2-|            |-2-|	          |-0-|        |-0-|          |-0-|
   |-2-|            |-2-|            |-2-|        |-5-|    or    |-2-|
   |-0-|            |-0-|            |-3-|        |-2-|          |-2-|
   |---|            |---|            |---|        |-0-|          |-0-|
Asus2: |-0-|         C: |-3-|     Cmaj7: |-0-|     D: |-2-|       F: |-1-|
       |-7-|            |-1-|            |-1-|        |-3-|          |-1-|
       |-0-|            |-0-|            |-0-|        |-2-|          |-2-|
       |-7-|            |-2-|            |-2-|        |-0-|          |-3-|
       |-0-|            |-3-|            |-2-|        |(0)|          |-3-|
       |---|            |---|            |-0-|        |---|          |-1-|


Note: The chord labeled "Asus2" is not actually Asus2; I just couldn't find a name for it.

Now, the sections that go (Em Cmaj Em Cmaj) can be strummed, but Elliott plays
something like this:

|-----------------------------------|
|-------0--------------1------------|
|-------0-------------------0-------|
|-------2----------2------------2---|
|-------2---0h2---------------------|
|---0---0---------------------------|


That's not exact, but it's pretty easy to figure out the strumming if you listen
to the song.

 AAmCadd9EmAsus2C
 EmCmaj7EmCmaj7
 AAmEmCmaj7EmCmaj7
No bad dream fucker's going to boss me around                
 AAmEmCmaj7EmCmaj7
 Christian Brothers going to take him down                    
 DFA
 But it can't help me get over       

 AmCadd9EmAsus2CA
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want        
 AmCadd9EmAsus2C
I've seen the boss blink on and off       

 EmCmaj7EmCmaj7
 AAmEmCmaj7EmCmaj7
 Fake concerns is what's the matter, man                      
 AAmEmCmaj7EmCmaj7
And you think I ought to shake your motherfucking hand                
 DFA
 Well, I know how much you care

 AmCadd9EmAsus2CA
Don't be cross, it's sick what I want       
 AmCadd9EmAsus2CA
I've seen the boss blink on and off         
 AmCadd9EmAsus2CA
Come here by me, I want you here           
 AmCadd9EmAsus2C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear    

Solo:
 DFAAmCadd9EmAsus2CA
                                                                         Don't be cross, it's sick what I want       
 AmCadd9EmAsus2CA
I've seen the boss blink on and off         
 AmCadd9EmAsus2CA
Come here by me, I want you here           
 AmCadd9EmAsus2C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear    
 AmCadd9EmAsus2C
Nightmares become me, it's so fucking clear    

If you want to play the solo while you strum the chords, here is what I do.
Again, it's not exact, but you can figure out how to play it on your own pretty
easily.

|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
|---2---2---2---2---1---1---1-------0--------------1------------2---2---2---2---1---1---0---0----|
|---4---4---2---0---0---0---0-------0-------------------0-------4---4---2---0---0---0---4---2p0--|
|---2---2---2---2---4---4---2-------2----------2------------2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4----|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---0h2---------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
|-----------------------------------0---0--------------------------------------------------------|


So that's pretty much it… Have fun learning and playing this song, and I hope
this tab helped you out.

-Gregg

A Am Asus2 C Cadd9 Cmaj7 D Em F
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