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Ballad Of Big Nothing by Elliott Smith - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            [Intro]

        C        Am            C        Am
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---10\2-2-2----10\2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-----10\2-2-2-2-2-2--0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

     Fm                  G
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------1-3-1-3---5-7-9-10-12-12-|
D|------3-3-3-3------------------|
A|---3---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


[Verse 1]
G
Throwing candy out to the crowd
C                 D
Dragging down the main
    G
The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth
      C                       F
Who's always got something to say
G
You're sitting around at home now
C                           D
Waiting for your brother to call
Dm        G
I saw him down at the alley
Fm                      G
Having had enough of it all


[Chorus]
             C                    Am                   Fm Dm Fm G
Said you can do what you want to whenever you want to
         C                           Am                 Fm Dm Fm G
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you


[Verse 2]
G                                 C
All spit and spite, you're up all night
               D
And down every day
G
A tired man with only hours to go
     C                   F
Just waiting to be taken away
G
Getting into the back of a car
    C               D
For candy from some stranger
Dm             G                  Fm
watching the parade with pinpoint eyes
          G
Full of smoldering anger


[Chorus]

        C                    Am                   Fm Dm Fm G
You can do what you want to whenever you want to
        C                    Am                   Fm Dm Fm G
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you
            C                     Am
Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
C                      Am
Do what you want to whenever you want to
G                     E
Do what you want to whenever you want to
Am                        D
Though it doesn't mean a thing
F          Fm
Big nothing


[Ending]

        C        Am            C        Am
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---10\2-2-2----10\2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-----10\2-2-2-2-2-2--0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

     Fm                  G          C
e|-------------------------------|--0---|
B|-------------------------------|--1---|
G|------1-3-1-3---5-7-9-10-12-12-|--0---|
D|------3-3-3-3------------------|--2---|
A|---3---------------------------|--3---|
E|-------------------------------|------| 
        

We also have 27 songs by Elliott Smith

• A Fond Farewell
• Alameda
• Alphabet Town
• Angeles
• Baby Britain
• Ballad Of Big Nothing
• Between The Bars
• Bottle Up And Explode
• Christian Brothers
• Coming Up Roses
• Condor Ave
• Kings Crossing
• Last Call
• Needle In The Hay
• No Name 1
• No Name 3
• Oh Well Okay
• Pictures Of Me
• Pitseleh
• Rose Parade
• Say Yes
• Son Of Sam
• Speed Trials
• St Ides Heaven
• Sweet Adeline
• Twilight
• Waltz 2 Xo

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