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Ballad Of Big Nothing by Elliott Smith
Ballad Of Big Nothing
Tuning (this tab): C Tuning [ C F A# D# G C ]
Tuning: Open C: CGCEGC
Intro:
D bmi7/D D bmi/D gmi Gsus gmi Gsus emi13/D f#m,add4 Dadd4 A7
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DD DUDDUD DD DUDDUD D D D D D D
D D DDDUDDUDD
(no vocals .........................................................) Throwing
candy out to the crowd
D Dsus D E Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
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A {|--9---10--9---2-----0-------0-----0------|
F#{|--8---8---8---2-----7-------5-----3------|
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DDU D U DUDDUD DDUUDU U D
Dragging down the main The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth
D Dsus D G Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
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A {|--9---10--9---5-----0-------0-----0------|
F#{|--8---8---8---5-----7-------5-----3------|
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DDU D U DUDDUD DDUUDU U D
who's always got something to say you're sitting around at home
D Dsus D E emi13/D A Asus A5
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F#{|--8---8---8---2-------1-------7-----8-----10----|
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DDU D U DUDDUD DDDUD DUD D UD
waiting for your brother to call I saw him down at the alley
gmi/D,add2 Dsus4 Gadd2/D D5ma7
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DDDUD DUD D UD
Having had enough of it all Said you can
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D DUU U U DU DUDU DD DUD DD DD
do what you want to whenever you want to
You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
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F#{|---7----|
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DD DUD DUD DD
All spit and spite you're up all ...
D Dsus D E Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
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F#{|--8---8---8---2-----7-------5-----3------|
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DDU D U DUDDUD DDUUDU U D
night and down every day A tired man with only hours to go
D Dsus D G Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
D {|--7---7---7---5-----0-------0-----0------|
A {|--9---10--9---5-----0-------0-----0------|
F#{|--8---8---8---5-----7-------5-----3------|
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A {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------|
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DDU D U DUDDUD DDUUDU U D
just waiting to be taken away... getting in to the back of a car
D Dsus D E emi13/D A Asus A5
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A {|--9---10--9---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----|
F#{|--8---8---8---2-------1-------7-----8-----10----|
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DDU D U DUDDUD DDDUD DUD D UD
for candy from some stranger Watching the parade with pinpoint
gmi/D,add2 Dsus4 Gadd2/D D5ma7
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DDDUD DUD D UD
eyes full of smoldering anger You can
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D {|--|--7/9----7---5----0----0------0-----0----0---X---|--|
D DUU U U DU DUDU DD DUD DD DD
do what you want to whenever you want to
You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
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D {|--|--7/9----7---5----0----0---------|--|
D DUU U U DU DUDU
Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
Do what you want to whenever you want to
e5/b c#5/g# f#5/c# e gmi/D add2
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DDUUD DDUUD DDUUD
DDUUD DUDUUDUUDUUD
Do what you want to whenever you want to though it doesn't mean a thing Big nothing
Outro:
D bmi7/D D bmi/D gmi Gsus gmi Gsus emi13/D f#m,add4 Dadd4 A7
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A {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----0----0----0----0--|
F#{|----0------0-----0-----0--------4--6--4--6----1-----1----0----0----7--|
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DD DUDDUD DD DUDDUD D D D D D D
D D DDDUDDUDD
D
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D
throwing candy out to the crowd
dragging down the main
the helpless little thing with the dirty mouthwho's always got something to sayyou're sitting around at home now waiting for your brother to call
I saw him down at the alley
having had enough of it all
said you can do what you want to whenever you want to
you can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
all spit and spite you're up all night and down every day
a tired man with only hours to go just waiting to be taken away
getting in to the back of a car for candy from some stranger
watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger
you can do what you want to whenever you want to
you can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
do what you want to whenever you want to
do what you want to whenever you want tothough it doesn't mean a thing, big nothing
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version 2
C Am C Am Fm G
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 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
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
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
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
C Am C Am Fm G C
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