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Ballad Of Big Nothing

Elliot Smith

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Ballad of Big Nothing - Elliot Smith Tab by Charlotte Thistle - A Girl With A Guitar agirlwithaguitar@netos.com http://www.thistlemusic.com http://www.agirlwithaguitar.com Tuning: Open C: CGCEGC This tuning may not work well on many people�s steel string guitars so I wrote it in Open D instead. However if you want to play in Open C the tab is exactly the same. Instead of retyping each chord each time it is strummed, I just entered �D�s and �U�s below the tab line to indicate the strums, down or up. So the number of D�s and U�s is the number of strums on that chord (Listen to the recording for exact rhythm). Intro: D bmi7/D D bmi/D gmi Gsus gmi Gsus emi13/D f#m,add4 Dadd4 A7 D {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----2----4----5----7--| A {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----0----0----0----0--| F#{|----0------0-----0-----0--------4--6--4--6----1-----1----0----0----7--| D {|-12/4---12/4-----4--12/4--------5--5--5--5----2-----2----0----0----5--| A {|----0------2-----0-----0--------X--X--X--X----2-----2----0----0----0--| D {|----0------0-----0-----0-----5----------------0-----0----4----5----7--| 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 D {|--7---7---7---2-----0-------0-----0------| A {|--9---10--9---2-----0-------0-----0------| F#{|--8---8---8---2-----7-------5-----3------| D {|--0---0---0---2-----5-------5-----5------| A {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------| D {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------| 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 D {|--7---7---7---5-----0-------0-----0------| A {|--9---10--9---5-----0-------0-----0------| F#{|--8---8---8---5-----7-------5-----3------| D {|--0---0---0---5-----5-------5-----5------| A {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------| D {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------| 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 D {|--7---7---7---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----| A {|--9---10--9---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----| F#{|--8---8---8---2-------1-------7-----8-----10----| D {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----| A {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----| D {|--0---0---0---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----| 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 D {|---0--------0------0------0---| A {|---0--------0------0------0---| F#{|---4--------3------5------7---| D {|---5--------5------5------7---| A {|---5--------0------0------0---| D {|---0--------0------0------0---| DDDUD DUD D UD Having had enough of it all Said you can D {|--|--0------0---0----0----0------0-----0----0---0---|--| A {| .|--7/9----7---5----4----4------0-----0----0---4---|. | F#{|--|--0------0---0----0----3------4-----1----4---3---|--| D {| .|--0------0---0----4----4------5-----2----5---5---|. | A {|--|--0------0---0----2----2------5-----2----5---0---|--| 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 D {|---0----| A {|---0----| F#{|---7----| D {|---5----| A {|---0----| D {|---0----| DD DUD DUD DD All spit and spite you're up all ... D Dsus D E Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4 D {|--7---7---7---2-----0-------0-----0------| A {|--9---10--9---2-----0-------0-----0------| F#{|--8---8---8---2-----7-------5-----3------| D {|--0---0---0---2-----5-------5-----5------| A {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------| D {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------| 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------| D {|--0---0---0---5-----5-------5-----5------| A {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------| D {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------| 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 D {|--7---7---7---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----| A {|--9---10--9---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----| F#{|--8---8---8---2-------1-------7-----8-----10----| D {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----| A {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----| D {|--0---0---0---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----| 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 D {|---0--------0------0------0---| A {|---0--------0------0------0---| F#{|---4--------3------5------7---| D {|---5--------5------5------7---| A {|---5--------0------0------0---| D {|---0--------0------0------0---| DDDUD DUD D UD eyes full of smoldering anger You can D {|--|--0------0---0----0----0------0-----0----0---0---|--| A {| .|--7/9----7---5----4----4------0-----0----0---4---|. | F#{|--|--0------0---0----0----3------4-----1----4---3---|--| D {| .|--0------0---0----4----4------5-----2----5---5---|. | A {|--|--0------0---0----2----2------5-----2----5---0---|--| 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 D {|--|--0------0---0----0----0---------|--| A {| .|--7/9----7---5----4----4---------|. | F#{|--|--0------0---0----0----3---------|--| D {| .|--0------0---0----4----4---------|. | A {|--|--0------0---0----2----2---------|--| 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 D {|-------------------------------------------------2-------0-----| A {|-------------------------------------------------2-------0-----| F#{|-------------------------------------------------2-------0-----| D {|-------------------------------------------------2-------4-----| A {|--7---------4----------------9-------------------2-------5-----| D {|--7---------4----------------9-------------------2-------5-----| 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 D {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----2----4----5----7--| A {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----0----0----0----0--| F#{|----0------0-----0-----0--------4--6--4--6----1-----1----0----0----7--| D {|----4---12/4-----4--12/4--------5--5--5--5----2-----2----0----0----5--| A {|----0------2-----0-----0--------X--X--X--X----2-----2----0----0----0--| D {|----0------0-----0-----0-----5----------------0-----0----4----5----7--| DD DUDDUD DD DUDDUD D D D D D D D D DDDUDDUDD D D {|---0----|| A {|---0----|| F#{|---0----|| D {|---0----|| A {|---0----|| D {|---0----|| D
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