Ballad of Big Nothing
Either/Or
ballad of big bothing - elliott smith
open C tuning (CGCEGC)
t = 10
CGCEGC CGCEGC
G7 705707 C 007090
Csus4 0070t0 D 222222
G9 x0x545 G7* x05345
F 555555 Dm 2x212x
Fm 5x5450 Cadd9 007070
Asus2 x2404x Dm* 2x55xx
E 444444 Am 9x9890
intro
C Am7 C Am7 Fm G7
C-----0-----0----0-----0--------------0--2--4--5--7--
G-----0-----0----0-----0--------------------------0--
E-----0-----0----0-----0-----4h6-4h6--0--1--3--5--7--
C--12\4--12\4--2-4--12\4-----5-5-5-5--------------5--
G-----0-----2----0-----2--------------------------0--
C-----0-----0----0-----0---5-------------------------
G7 C Csus4 C D
throwing candy out to the crowd, dragging down the main
G7 G9 G7* C Csus4 C F
the helpless little thing with the dirty mouth who's always got something to say
G7 G9 G7* C Csus4 C D
you're sitting around at home now waiting for your brother to call
Dm G7 Fm G7*
I saw him down in the alley having had enough of it all
C Cadd9 Asus2 Fm Dm* Fm G7*
said you can do what you want to whenever you want to
C Cadd9 Asus2 Fm Dm Fm G7*
you can do what you want to there's no-one to stop you
G7 G9 G7* C Csus4 C D
all spit and spite you're up all night and down every day
G7 G9 G7* C Csus4 C F
a tired man with only hours to go just waiting to be taken away
G7 G9 G7* C Csus4 C D
getting in to the back of a car for candy from some stranger
Dm G7 Fm G7*
watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger
C Cadd9 Asus2 Fm Dm* Fm G7*
you can do what you want to whenever you want to
C Cadd9 Asus2 Fm Dm Fm G7*
you can do what you want to there's no-one to stop you
C Cadd9 Asus2
now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
C Cadd9 Asus2
do what you want to whenever you want to
G7 E Am D
do what you want to whenever you want to though it doesn't mean a thing,
F Fm
big nothing
coda
C Am7 C Am7 Fm G7 C
C--0-----0----0-----0--------------0--2--4--5--7---/12-
G--0-----0----0-----0--------------------------0----0--
E--0-----0----0-----0-----4h6-4h6--0--1--3--5--7---/12-
C--4--12\4-12\4--12\4-----5-5-5-5--------------5----0--
G--0-----2----0-----2--------------------------0----0--
C--0-----0----0-----0---5---------------------------0--
oooh oooh oooh