St. Ides Heaven Elliott Smith Elliott Smith Tuned a full step down Intro: Em* - D* - C* - A7 Vs1 C* C#/D C* G* Everything is exactly right when I C* C#/D C* G Walk around here drunk every night Em F# C#/D C* With an open container from Seven Eleven C#/D C& In St. Ides Heaven Vs2 I been out haunting the neighborhood And everybody can see I'm no good When I'm walking out between parked cars C#/D A7 With my head full of stars Chorus C D Em G High on amphetamines C D Em G The moon is a light bulb breaking C D Em G It'll go around with anyone C D Em G But it won't come down for anyone [Solo - Just the Chords Essentially] Vs3 You think you know what brings me down That I want those things you could never allow You see me smiling you think it's a frown Turned upside down Vs4 Cause everyone is a fucking pro And they all got answers from trouble they've known And they all gotta say what they should and shouldn't do Though they don't have a clue Chorus C D Em G High on amphetamines C D Em G The moon is a light bulb breaking C D Em G It'll go around with anyone C D Em G But it won't come down for anyone But it won't come down for anyone And I won't come down for anyone Outro- C - A7 - C Chords (Play non-starred chords regular) Em* D* C* C#/D E x x x x A 7 5 3 4 D 5 4 2 5 G x x x x B x x x x E x x x x
About the artist behind St Ides Heaven Chords:
After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his solo career in 1994 with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars. In 1997 he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song "Miss Misery", included in the soundtrack for the film Good Will Hunting, was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1997.
Smith battled with depression, alcoholism and drug addiction for years, and these topics often appeared in his lyrics. At age 34, he died in Los Angeles, California from two stab wounds to the chest.[2] The autopsy evidence was inconclusive as to whether the wounds were self-inflicted.[3] At the time of his death, Smith was working on his sixth studio album, From a Basement on the Hill, which was released posthumously on October 19, 2004.
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