Smoking Section

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Suggested strumwhole-bar ballad

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d

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4

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Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –

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Verse 1:
Fm
Sometimes I sit in the smoking section
Eb
Hopin' one rogue spark will land in my direction
Db
And when you stomp me out, I scream and I'll shout
C
"Let it happen, let it happen, let it happen."

Verse 2:
Fm
And sometimes I feel like an inland ocean
Eb
Too big to be a lake, too small to be an attraction
Db
And when you wander in and start to flail a bit
C
I let it happen, let it happen, let it happen

Interlude: F C Ab

Verse 3:
Fm
Sometimes I stand with a pistol in hand
Eb
I fire at the grass just to scare you right back
Db
And when you won't run, I'm mad but I succumb
C
Let it happen, let it happen, let it happen

Verse 4:
Fm
And sometimes I go to the edge of my roof
Eb
And I think I'll jump just to punish you
Db
And if I should float on the taxis below
C
No one would notice, no one will know

Interlude: F C Ab

Refrain:
Ab         Gm
And then I think
Fm            C           C          C          C
What could be better than love, than love, than love?
Ab         Gm
And then I think
Fm            C           C          C          C
What could be better than love, than love, than love?

Outro:
             Ab        Bb
It's not the end,
             Fm        Bb
It's not the end,
             Ab        Bb
It's not the end,
             Fm        Bb
It's not the end,
             Ab        Bb
It's not the end,
             Ab        Bb
It's not the end,
             Fm        Bb
It's not the end,
             Ab        Bb
It's not the end,
             Fm        Bb
It's not the end,
             Ab        Bb
It's not the end,
             Fm        Bb
It's not the end,
             Ab        Bb
It's not the end,
             Fm        Bb  F
It's not the end
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How to play Smoking Section on ukulele

To play Smoking Section on ukulele, strum the whole-bar ballad: d – – –. It rolls along at a relaxed pace of around 80 bpm. You are playing it in Eb major. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Let each chord ring for a full bar and build into the ending.

8 ukulele chords used in "Smoking Section" by St. Vincent: Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Fm, Gm and Ab

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Al

3 years ago

For the F C Ab part – the tab is
A |———–|
E |-1-8-4—-|
C |———–|
G |———–|

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Biography

A pseudonym of Annie Clark (b. 28 Sept 1982), a USA multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. She was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and as a teenager worked as the tour manager for her uncle's band Tuck & Patti. She grew up in Dallas and attended Lake Highlands High School, graduating in 2001. Following this, she went on to attend Berklee College of Music, dropping out 3 years later.

Genres alternative indie indie pop singer-songwriter

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Verse 1:
Fm
Sometimes I sit in the smoking section
D#
Hopin' one rogue spark will land in my direction
C#
And when you stomp me out, I scream and I'll shout
C
"Let it happen, let it happen, let it happen."

Verse 2:
Fm
And sometimes I feel like an inland ocean
D#
Too big to be a lake, too small to be an attraction
C#
And when you wander in and start to flail a bit
C
I let it happen, let it happen, let it happen

Interlude: F C G#

Verse 3:
Fm
Sometimes I stand with a pistol in hand
D#
I fire at the grass just to scare you right back
C#
And when you won't run, I'm mad but I succumb
C
Let it happen, let it happen, let it happen

Verse 4:
Fm
And sometimes I go to the edge of my roof
D#
And I think I'll jump just to punish you
C#
And if I should float on the taxis below
C
No one would notice, no one will know

Interlude: F C G#

Refrain:
G#         Gm
And then I think
Fm            C           C          C          C
What could be better than love, than love, than love?
G#         Gm
And then I think
Fm            C           C          C          C
What could be better than love, than love, than love?

Outro:
             G#        A#
It's not the end,
             Fm        A#
It's not the end,
             G#        A#
It's not the end,
             Fm        A#
It's not the end,
             G#        A#
It's not the end,
             G#        A#
It's not the end,
             Fm        A#
It's not the end,
             G#        A#
It's not the end,
             Fm        A#
It's not the end,
             G#        A#
It's not the end,
             Fm        A#
It's not the end,
             G#        A#
It's not the end,
             Fm        A#  F
It's not the end