Ballad of Big Nothing chords by Elliott Smith (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
(F minor) (G major) (G major) Throwing candy out to the crowd
Verse 1
Drag (C major) ging down the (D major) main
The (G7) helpless little thing with the dirty mouth
Who's al (C major) ways got something to (F major) say
(G7) You're sitting around at home now
wait (C major) ing for your brother brother to (D major) call
(D minor) I saw him (G major) down in the alley
(F minor) Having had e (G major) nough of it all
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Chorus 1
Said you can (C major) do what you want
to when (A minor) ever you want to
(F minor) (D minor7b5) (F minor) (G major)
You can (C major) do what you want to
there's (A minor) no one to stop you
(F minor) (D minor7b5) (F minor) (G major)
All spit and spite you're
Verse 2
Up all night (C major) and down every (D major) day
(G7) A tired man with only hours to go
just wait (C major) ing to be taken a (F major) way
(G7) Getting in to the back of a car
for can (C major) dy from some (D major) stranger
(D minor) Watching the pa (G major) rade with pinpoint
(F minor) Eyes full of (G major) smoldering anger
Chorus 2
You can (C major) do what you want
to when (A minor) ever you want to
(F minor) (D minor7b5) (F minor) (G major)
You can (C major) do what you want to
there's (A minor) no one to stop you
(F minor) (D minor7b5) (F minor) (G major)
Now you can (C major) do what you want to
when (A minor) ever you want to
(C major) Do what you want to when (A minor) ever you want to
(G major) Do what you want to when (E major) ever you want to
Though (A minor) it doesn't mean a thing (D major)
(F major) Big nothing (F minor)
Outro 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
(F minor) (G major) (G major) (G major) (C major)
Ballad of Big Nothing
Elliott Smith
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