Ballad Of Big Nothing Chords
Ballad Of Big Nothing by Elliott Smith is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Fm, G, D, F, Dm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: 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
C Am C Am Fm G C