Elliott Smith - Ballad Of Big Nothing

C Am C Am Fm G

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
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
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
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

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