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elliot smith
the biggest lie
album: elliot smith
submitted by m. burgess
tuning is dropped a whole w/ 4th to standard d
fig.1
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------0-----------------------------------
f-----------------------0--------------------------0---0---------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
g-----5-----5-----5-----5--------5-----5-----5-----5-----------------
D--3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3---------------------
fig.2
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------0---------0--------
f----0-----0----0-----0------1------1-1------2--------2------------
d----0-----0----0-----0------0------0-0------2-------2-------------
g------------------5------3------3-------------------------------
D-0-----0-----0---------------------------2------2-----------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------0--------------
f----------------------0--0------0------0-------0------------------
d--------------------------------0------0----------0-------------
g----5-----5-----5-----5------------------------------0---2---------
D-3-----3-----3-----3---------0------0------0------------------------
fig.3
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-----1-------------3------3--------1------1-------0-------0-----
f-----0-------------0------0--------0------0-------0-------0-----
d--------------------------------------------------0-------0----
g--3------3--3---5------5-------3-------3-----------------------
D-----------------------------------------------0------0--------
fig.4
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-------1--------1--------0------------0--------------------------
f-------0--------0--------2----------2----------------------------
d-------------------------2--------2----------------------------
g---3-------3---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------2--------2--------------------------------
Song format: figures#
1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (solo play 1 2 3 4and last 2 bars of 4 again)
then:( second half of 1) 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 4
note: i tried to show timing but i dont think i showed it to good so
just play along with the cd..everything is fairly obvious.
The Biggest LieTune down one step
Chords
G 320003
Em 022000
C x32010
D xx0232
E 022100
Intro:
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------0-|----------------------|--------------------0-|
|----------------0-----|----------------0---0-|----------------0-----|
|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|
I'm
Verse 1: /-Strum-\
G Em C D
|----------------------|-----------------|-0----|-2------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-1----|-3------------|
|----------------0---0-|-----------------|-0----|-2------------|
|---0---0---0------0---|---2---2---2-----|-2----|-0------------|
|----------------------|-------------0-2-|-3----|--------------|
|-3---3---3---3--------|-0---0---0-------|------|--------------|
waiting_______ for a train_____________the subway that only
goes____________ one way________________the stupid thing... etc
I'm Gwaiting for the Emtrain
C The subDway that only
GGoes one wEmay
C The stupid Dthing that'llC come to pull us Eapart
C And maDke everybody lGate
Vs.2
You gave everything you had
Wanted everything to
Stop that bad
Br.2
And now I'm a crushed credit card registered to Smith
Not the name that you call me with
Solo
Vs.3
You turned white like a saint
I'm tired of dancing on a pot of
Gold flake paint
Br.3
C Oh we're Dso very Cprecious you anEd I
C And everyDthing that you doC makes me want to Edie
C Oh I jDust told the biggest Clie D C D
C I Djust told the biggest Clie E C D
C D The biggest Clie D C E
C D G
SOLO:over verse and bridge chords
Just move everything in the solo up two frets (or play it like this with
standard tuning)
G Dm Bb C
|-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---|
|-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
F Dm Bb C
|-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------|
|-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
Bb Dm Bb C
|-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------|
|-------------11-|----|----------8---8---|
|----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
The Biggest Lie
Chords
F:133211
Dm: X00231
Bb: 113331
C: 335553
C*: 332010
Intro:
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------2-|----------------------|
|----------------3-----|----------------3---3-|
|---3---3---3------3---|---3---3---3------3---|
|-1---1---1---1--------|-1---1---1---1--------|
This picking pattern is played throughout the whole song, so
I'll just put the chords.
Vs.1
I'm Fwaiting for the Dmtrain
Bb The subCway that only
FGoes one Dmway
Br.1
Bb The stupid Cthing that'llBb come to pull us aDmpart
Bb C* F
And make everybody late
Vs.2
You gave everything you had
Wanted everything to
Stop that bad
Br.2
And now I'm a crushed credit card registered to Smith
Not the name that you call me with
Solo
Vs.3
You turned white like a saint
I'm tired of dancing on a pot of
Gold flake paint
Br.3
Bb Oh we're Cso very Bbprecious you andDm I
Bb And everyCthing that you doBb makes me want to Dmdie
Bb Oh I jCust told the biggest Dmlie F Bb Dm
Bb I Cjust told the biggest Dmlie F Bb Dm
Bb C The biggest Dmlie F Bb Dm
SOLO:ovBber verse andC bridge choFrds
F Dm Bb C
|-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---|
|-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
F Dm Bb C
|-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------|
|-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------|
Bb Dm Bb C
|-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------|
|-------------11-|----|----------8---8---|
|----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
|----------------|----|------------------|
That's it. BACK