Ballad of Big Nothing original guitar chords by
Elliott Smith

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Fm

Fm

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G

G

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G

G

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Throwing candy out to the crowd

Verse 1
C C 
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D D 
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Dragging down the main
G7 G7 
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The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth
C C 
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F F 
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Who's al ways got something to say
G7 G7 
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You're sitting around at home now
C C 
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D D 
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waiting for your brother brother to call
Dm Dm 
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G G 
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I saw him down in the alley
Fm Fm 
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G G 
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Having had enough of it all

Chorus 1
C C 
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Said you can do what you want
Am Am 
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to whenever you want to
Fm Fm 
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Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
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Fm Fm 
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G G 
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C C 
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You can do what you want to
Am Am 
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there's no  one to stop you
Fm Fm 
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Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
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Fm Fm 
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G G 
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All spit and spite you're

Verse 2
C C 
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D D 
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Up all night and down every day
G7 G7 
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A tired man with only hours to go
C C 
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F F 
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just waiting to be taken away
G7 G7 
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Getting in to the back of a car
C C 
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D D 
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for candy from some stranger
Dm Dm 
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G G 
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Watching the parade with pinpoint
Fm Fm 
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G G 
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Eyes full of smoldering anger

Chorus 2
C C 
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You can do what you want
Am Am 
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to whenever you want to
Fm Fm 
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Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
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Fm Fm 
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G G 
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C C 
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You can do what you want to
Am Am 
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there's no  one to stop you
Fm Fm 
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Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
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Fm Fm 
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G G 
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C C 
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Now you can do what you want to
Am Am 
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whenever you want to
C C 
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Am Am 
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Do what you want to whenever you want to
G G 
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E E 
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Do what you want to whenever you want to
Am Am 
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D D 
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Though it doesn't mean a thing
F F 
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Fm Fm 
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Big nothing

Outro 1

C

C

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Am

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Fm

Fm

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G

G

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C

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ChordsC Am Fm G D...

C
Am
Fm
G
D
G7
F
Dm
Dm7b5
E
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Chords

C
Am
Fm
G
D
G7
F
Dm
Dm7b5
E
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