Tom: G
elliot smith
the biggest lie
album: elliot smith
submitted by m. burgess
tuning is dropped a whole w/ 4th to standard d
fig.1
fig.2
fig.3
fig.4
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.
Chords
G 320003
Em 022000
C x32010
D xx0232
E 022100
Intro:
I'm
Verse 1: /-Strum-\
G Em C D
waiting_______ for a train_____________the subway that only
goes____________ one way________________the stupid thing... etc
G Em
I'm waiting for the train
C D
The subway that only
G Em
Goes one way
C D C E
The stupid thing that'll come to pull us apart
C D G
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
C D C E
Oh we're so very precious you and I
C D C E
And everything that you do makes me want to die
C D C D C D
Oh I just told the biggest lie
C D C E C D
I just told the biggest lie
C D C D C E
The biggest lie
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
F Dm Bb C
Bb Dm Bb C
Chords
F:133211
Dm: X00231
Bb: 113331
C: 335553
C: 332010
Intro:
I'll just put the chords.
Vs.1
F Dm
I'm waiting for the train
Bb C
The subway that only
F Dm
Goes one way
Br.1
Bb C Bb Dm
The stupid thing that'll come to pull us apart
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 C Bb Dm
Oh we're so very precious you and I
Bb C Bb Dm
And everything that you do makes me want to die
Bb C Dm F Bb Dm
Oh I just told the biggest lie
Bb C Dm F Bb Dm
I just told the biggest lie
Bb C Dm F Bb Dm
The biggest lie
Bb C F
SOLO:over verse and bridge chords
F Dm Bb C
F Dm Bb C
Bb Dm Bb C
That's it. BACK