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Elliott Smith - Ballad of Big Nothing
Intro
(C) (Am) (C) (Am)
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1st Verse
(G)
Throwing candy out to the crowd
(C) (D)
Dragging down the main
(G)
The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth
(C) (F)
Who's always got something to say
(G)
You're sitting at home now
(C) (D)
Waiting for your brother to call
(Dm) (G)
I saw him down at the alley
(Fm) (G)
Having had enough of it all
Chorus
(C) (Am) (Fm) (Dm) (Fm) (G)
Said you can do what you want to, whenever you want to
(C) (Am) (Fm) (Dm) (Fm) (G)
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you
2nd Verse
(G) (C)
All spit and spite, you're up all night
(D)
And down every day
(G)
A tired man with only hours to go
(C) (F)
Just waiting to be taken away
(G)
Getting into the back of a car
(C) (D)
For candy from some stranger
(Dm) (G) (Fm)
watching the parade with pinpoint eyes
(G)
Full of smoldering anger
Last Chorus
(C) (Am) (Fm) (Dm) (Fm) (G)
You can do what you want to whenever you want to
(C) (Am) (Fm) (Dm) (Fm) (G)
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you
(C) (Am)
Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
(C) (Am)
Do what you want to whenever you want to
(G) (E)
Do what you want to whenever you want to
(Am) (D)
Though it doesn't mean a thing
(F) (Fm)
Big nothing
Ending
(C) (Am) (C) (Am)
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Chords
C Am Fm G
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D F Dm E
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About Either/Or (album) : Either/Or was recorded in several locations, mostly in Portland, Oregon . Smith was still a member of Heatmiser, but was produced by Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf . Director Gus Van Sant was highly impressed with the album, incorporating three of its songs into the Good Will Hunting soundtrack . "Miss Misery" was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards . Either/Or was recorded at several locations in Portland, Oregon . The album was produced by Smith, Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf . It had a contribution from notable artists like Elliott Smith,Rob Schnapf. It had an affiliation to bands - Either/Or. Its music is influenced by genres - indie folk lo-fi.