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The Biggest Lie by Elliott Smith
The Biggest Lie
Tuning: DGCFAD - This is a whole step down on each string. This is the way
Elliott plays, however it can be played in standard as long
as you can sing that high. I personally play it in standard
with a capo on the 6th or 7th so i can sing it lower.
>Chords<
The names of these chords are those of the shapes when formed on standard tuning.
....G......Em.....C.....D/F#....E...
d|---------0------0----------------|
A|--0------0------1------3------0--|
F|--0------0------0------2------1--|
C|--0------2------2------0------2--|
G|--2------2------3------0------2--|
D|--3------0-------------2------0--|
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>Intro<
d|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0----------------------|
F|----------------0-------------------0---0--|
C|----0---0---0-----0-----0---0---0-----0----|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---3---3-------3---3---3---3--------|
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>Verse<
d|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------0---------------0---0--|
C|----0---0---0---0-------0---0---0-----0----|
G|------------------0------------------------|
D|--3---3---3---3-------3---3---3---3--------|
..................i'm..wait.........ing.for.a
d|---------------------------0-0--0-0-0-----------------|
A|--------------0------------1-1--1-1-1----3-3--3-3-3---|
F|--------------0------------0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---|
C|----2---2---2----2---2-----2-2--2-2-2----0-0--0-0-0---|
G|-------------------2----3--------------0-0-0--0-0-0---|
D|--0---0---0----------------------------2--------------|
...train.........................Sub....way..that..only
d|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------0---------------------0-----------------|
F|--------------0---------------------0-----------------|
C|----0---0---0-----0---0---2---2---2----2---0----------|
G|-------------------------------------0---2---3--------|
D|--3---3---3----3----2---0---0---0---------------------|
goes.............one..way............................
>>>The chords below are a mixture of strumming and fingerpicking,
The rhythm is more important than which strings are strummed/picked.
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1-1--1-1-1----3-3--3-3-3----1-1--1-1-1----0-0--0-0-0---|
F|--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2----0-0--0-0-0----1-1--1-1-1---|
C|--2-2--2-2-2----0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---|
G|--3-3--3-3-3----0-0--0-0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3----2-2--2-2-2---|
D|--------------2-2-2--2-2-2----------------0--------------|
........Stupid..thing.that'll.come.pull.us.apart...........
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----1-1--1-1-1----3-3--3-3-0-----------------------------|
F|----0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2-----------------------------|
C|----2-2--2-2-2----0-0--0-0-0---back to start of verse----|
G|--3-3-3--3-3-3----0-0--0-0-0-----------------------------|
D|----------------2-2-2--2-2-2-----------------------------|
........make......everybody.late....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>The above guitar section is used for the first two verses...
>Here are the chords if you just want to strum...
G...................Em......C
i'm waiting for the train
.......D/F#..........G........Em......C
the subway that only goes one way
...........D/F#...........C................E....C
the stupid thing that will come to pull us apart
.....D/F#..........G...
and make everybody late
....G....................Em.....C
you spent everything you had
.......D/F#..........G.........Em.....C
wanted everything to stop that bad
..............D/F#...........C..................E....C
and now i'm a crushed credit card registered to smith
....D/F#......................G...
not the name that you call me with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>Interlude<
Second guitar enters whilst the first guitar plays the verse part in the background.
d|--10---8--7--5--3----7-7--5--7---8--7---|
A|--12--10--8--7--5----8-8--7--8--10--8---|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
d|------10------10--------10---8--7--5--3----7-7--5--7---8--7---|
A|--8/10--10----10-10-----12--10--8--7--5----8-8--7--8--10--8---|
F|--9/11-----11----11-------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------10--------8-7-8-7--12~--12~-12/8----------5-5-5--------|
A|--8--8/10-10-10b-8--8-8-8-8--12~--12~-12/8---5---5/7-7-7---------|
F|--9--9/11--------9-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The guitar part for the next verse starts off the same as the first two, again
the chords are strummed and fingerpicked.
G.......................Em........C
you turned white like a saint
.............D/F#.........G..................Em........C
i'm tired of dancing on a pot of gold flaked paint
.........D/F#....C.................E....C
oh we're so very precious, you and i
>>>The song then differs from the previous verses....
(C)......D/F#...........C...................G......C
and everything that you do makes me want to die
.....D/F#..................G..D/F#.....C....E....C
oh i just told the biggest lie
.......D/F#.............G..D/F#.....C....E....C
i just told the biggest lie
D/F#........G..D/F#......C....E....C....D/F#....G
...........the biggest lie
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version 2
tuning is dropped a whole w/ 4th to standard d
fig.1
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------0-----------------------------------
f-----------------------0--------------------------0---0---------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
g-----5-----5-----5-----5--------5-----5-----5-----5-----------------
D--3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3---------------------
fig.2
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------0---------0--------
f----0-----0----0-----0------1------1-1------2--------2------------
d----0-----0----0-----0------0------0-0------2-------2-------------
g------------------5------3------3-------------------------------
D-0-----0-----0---------------------------2------2-----------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------0--------------
f----------------------0--0------0------0-------0------------------
d--------------------------------0------0----------0-------------
g----5-----5-----5-----5------------------------------0---2---------
D-3-----3-----3-----3---------0------0------0------------------------
fig.3
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-----1-------------3------3--------1------1-------0-------0-----
f-----0-------------0------0--------0------0-------0-------0-----
d--------------------------------------------------0-------0----
g--3------3--3---5------5-------3-------3-----------------------
D-----------------------------------------------0------0--------
fig.4
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-------1--------1--------0------------0--------------------------
f-------0--------0--------2----------2----------------------------
d-------------------------2--------2----------------------------
g---3-------3---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------2--------2--------------------------------
Song format: figures#
1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (solo play 1 2 3 4and last 2 bars of 4 again)
then:( second half of 1) 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 4
note: i tried to show timing but i dont think i showed it to good so
just play along with the cd..everything is fairly obvious.
The Biggest LieTune down one step
Chords
G 320003
Em 022000
C x32010
D xx0232
E 022100
Intro:
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------0-|----------------------|--------------------0-|
|----------------0-----|----------------0---0-|----------------0-----|
|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|
I'm
Verse 1: /-Strum-\
G Em C D
|----------------------|-----------------|-0----|-2------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-1----|-3------------|
|----------------0---0-|-----------------|-0----|-2------------|
|---0---0---0------0---|---2---2---2-----|-2----|-0------------|
|----------------------|-------------0-2-|-3----|--------------|
|-3---3---3---3--------|-0---0---0-------|------|--------------|
waiting_______ for a train_____________the subway that only
goes____________ one way________________the stupid thing... etc
G Em
I'm waiting for the train
C D
The subway that only
G Em
Goes one way
C D C E
The stupid thing that'll come to pull us apart
C D G
And make everybody late
Vs.2
You gave everything you had
Wanted everything to
Stop that bad
Br.2
And now I'm a crushed credit card registered to Smith
Not the name that you call me with
Solo
Vs.3
You turned white like a saint
I'm tired of dancing on a pot of
Gold flake paint
Br.3
C D C E
Oh we're so very precious you and I
C D C E
And everything that you do makes me want to die
C D C D C D
Oh I just told the biggest lie
C D C E C D
I just told the biggest lie
C D C D C E
The biggest lie
C D G
SOLO:over verse and bridge chords
Just move everything in the solo up two frets (or play it like this with
standard tuning)
G Dm Bb C
|-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---|
|-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
F Dm Bb C
|-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------|
|-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
Bb Dm Bb C
|-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------|
|-------------11-|----|----------8---8---|
|----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
The Biggest Lie
Chords
F:133211
Dm: X00231
Bb: 113331
C: 335553
C*: 332010
Intro:
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------2-|----------------------|
|----------------3-----|----------------3---3-|
|---3---3---3------3---|---3---3---3------3---|
|-1---1---1---1--------|-1---1---1---1--------|
This picking pattern is played throughout the whole song, so
I'll just put the chords.
Vs.1
F Dm
I'm waiting for the train
Bb C
The subway that only
F Dm
Goes one way
Br.1
Bb C Bb Dm
The stupid thing that'll come to pull us apart
Bb C* F
And make everybody late
Vs.2
You gave everything you had
Wanted everything to
Stop that bad
Br.2
And now I'm a crushed credit card registered to Smith
Not the name that you call me with
Solo
Vs.3
You turned white like a saint
I'm tired of dancing on a pot of
Gold flake paint
Br.3
Bb C Bb Dm
Oh we're so very precious you and I
Bb C Bb Dm
And everything that you do makes me want to die
Bb C Dm F Bb Dm
Oh I just told the biggest lie
Bb C Dm F Bb Dm
I just told the biggest lie
Bb C Dm F Bb Dm
The biggest lie
Bb C F
SOLO:over verse and bridge chords
F Dm Bb C
|-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---|
|-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
F Dm Bb C
|-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------|
|-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
Bb Dm Bb C
|-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------|
|-------------11-|----|----------8---8---|
|----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
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