Ballad Of Big Nothing chords by Jessica Lea Mayfield, Seth Avett

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Throwing candy out to the crowd,
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dragging down the main
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The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth
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who's always got something to say
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You're sitting around at home now
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waiting for your brother to call
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I saw him down in the alley,
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having had enough of it all
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Said you can do what you want to
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Em 
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whenever you want to
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You can do what you want to,
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Em 
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there's no  one to stop you
All spit and spite,
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you're up all night and down every day
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A tired man with only hours to go just
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waiting to be taken away
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Getting into the back of a car for candy
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from some stranger
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Watching the parade with pinpoint
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eyes full of smoldering anger
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You can do what you want to whenev
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er you want to
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You can do what you want to,
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Em 
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there's no  one to stop you
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Now you can do what you want
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to whenever you want to
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Do what you want to
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whenever you want to
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Do what you want to whenever you want to
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though it doesn't mean a thing
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Big nothing