Ballad of Big Nothing - Elliot Smith (either/or)

Original tab by ?
Intro tab by Mike Steinert
Corrections by Marcus Norrving (marcus.norrving@telia.com)


Chords used:

C:       x32010
F:       133211
G:	 320033
Dm:	 xx0231
D	 xx0232
Fm:	 133111
Am:	 x02210
E:	 022100



Notation:
       \  =3D slide down to...
      N.C.=3D No Chord
         /  =3D Indicates the general strumming pattern

Timing:
      I'm not guaranteeing the accuracy of the timing - its just a
      guideline. Count it out!


Intro - If you listen closely, you'll notice that Elliot is playing
        chords along with the melody line. During the G-bit at the end
        of the intro, put an emphasis on the highest string being
        strummed - this gives you the melody.

Intro tab by:
Mike Steinert.
msteinert@bigfoot.com

   N.C. C   /   /  N.C. Am  /   /   /   C   /   /  N.C. Am  /   /   /
E------|x--------------|0--------------|x--------------|0------------------|
B------|1--------------|1--------------|1--------------|1------------------|
G---5\0|0-----------5\0|2--------------|0-----------5\0|2------------------|
D------|2--------------|2--------------|2--------------|2------------------|
A------|3--------------|0--------------|3--------------|0------------------|
E------|x--------------|x--------------|x--------------|x------------------|
       |               |               |               |                   |
Timing:|               |               |               |                   |
|---4-+|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+----|


  Fm                G             G  /  /  /  /  /    / / / / / / / / 
E-x-----------------------|-------3-----------------|----------------------|
B-x-----------------------|-0--1--0-----------------|----------------------|
G-1-----1--3--1--3--0--2--|-0--0--0-----------------|----------------------|
D-3-----3--3--3--3--0--0--|-0--0--0-----------------|----------------------|
A-3-----3--3--3--3--2--2--|-2--2--2-----------------|----------------------|
E-1-----------------3--3--|-3--3--3-----------------|----------------------|
                          |                         |                      |
Timing:                   |                         |                      |
|-1--+--2--+--3--+--4--+--|-1--+--2--+--3--+--4--+--|-1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+------|
                                        Throwing candy out to the crowd and


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 around at home now
C                           D
Waiting for your brother to call
Dm         G
I saw him down in the alley
Fm          G
Having had enough of it all


Chorus:
             C                       Am               Fm   G (repeat the sus-adding from the intro on the fm every time)
Said you can do what you want to whenever you want to
        C                           Am                Fm   G
You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you


Verse 2:
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                    D
Just waiting to be taken away
G
Getting into the back of a car for
C               D
Candy from some stranger
Dm            G                    Fm
Watching the parade with pinpoint eyes
        G
Full of smoldering anger


Chorus:
        C                       Am              Fm  G
You can do what you want to whenever you want to
        C                            Am                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
Fm
Big Nothing

_Repeat Intro for ending and end with a C chord


I think this is correct!