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Elevate Me Later Tab

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From FINLEYA@central.edu Wed Apr 16 10:43:33 1997
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 14:25:34 -0500 (CDT)
From: FINLEYA@central.edu
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: guitar tab for "elevate me later" by Pavement


Elevate Me Later
By: Pavement
Off of Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
(Matador Records)
Transcribed by Adam Finley (finleya@central.edu)

Opening riff: G A C D F

The verse uses these same chords, same order minus the F.

Then there is a chord change:

           C              D                      G   
for we are shamed and the court house is double breast, 
     A                      C      D
I'd like to check out your bodily protest, so why you 

complainin?  Ta!

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those lyrics are wrong, but its pavement, what do you expect from me?  And
those chords are roughly in the right spots.  It's not hard to here the changes
though.  Elevate Me Later is one of their less distorted songs.

Any corrections or enhancements are appreciated.

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Elevate Me Later Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jordan Lead Player	#1 by Jordan Gadsby at Oct 22, 1988 at 5:17 PM EST
	I've thought through this song several times- simply because I like it so much. I know SM kind of saise otherwhise, but its fits the bill perfectly for sending the message, "Don't look up to the lives of others much because they have their own problems as well" and to accept your life. I'm prett sure its not Ta but Tough, which I'm pretty sure he saise in Ell es two and makes a lot more sense- "Why are you complaining? Tough!" Well your greed for tokens and stamps Underneath the fake oil burning lamps In the city we forgot to name The concourse' is a four wheel shame And the courthouse is double breast I'd like to check out your public (bodily) protest So why you complaining? ta! I think this talks from the perspective/ to the perspective of someone who doesn't have a lot of money- fake lamps, city area that's not too important. And complaining about it. Those who sleep with electric guitars Range roving with the cinema stars And I wouldn't want to shake their hand Cause they're in such a high protein land Because there's forty different shades of black So many fortresses and ways to attack So why you complaining? ta! That part is about being a star, which most people wish they could be. Its saying that they have tough times as well and it isn't all that great. They have many good but many bads as well (so many fortresses and ways to attack" or something along those lines. 40 shades of black refers to how everyone has difficulties in different ways. Political correctness may actually fit into this somehow- I think SM was kindof upset of how many people wished they could be big bands and thought the stars led amazing lives- kindof telling everyone to stop complaining because where he is it isn't much better.

No Picture GRIM Professional	#2 by GRIM at Aug 8, 1999 at 8:02 PM EST
	Malkmus explained that this song is about his disdain for Political Correctness.

No Picture Zane Rhythm Player	#3 by Zane Haight at Jul 15, 2001 at 6:24 AM EST
	Beautiful song with a verse melody that is unforgettable. Gotta love that second verse: "guitars", "stars", "hand", "land"! -Top Notch song. I think it is about (in fact all of 'Crooked Rain') is about the Music industry, LA life and California culture. As Stephen Malkmus said in the Liner notes of 'Crooked Rain', "We made our Hotel California" - another record about the Music Industry.

No Picture Oliver Average	#4 by Oliver Taylor at Aug 4, 2004 at 11:30 AM EST
	Yeh it's a great skewering of PC, saying how it basically wastes progressive energy on hairsplitting ("forty different shades of black/so many fortresses and ways to attack"). I gotta agree with him there. Also like how he mockingly refers to protests as "complaining".

No Picture Eric Average	#5 by Eric Zinkhon at Nov 11, 2004 at 11:38 AM EST
	great song, but for some reason i like the early version "ell ess two" better. more lo-fi, better name...