The Biggest Lie

Elliott Smith

Composição de: Elliott Smith
Tom:
Afinação: 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|      
B|--------------------------0-----------------------------------|     
G|-----------------------0--------------------------0---0---------|   
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|      
A|-----5-----5-----5-----5--------5-----5-----5-----5-----------------
E|--3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3--------------------

                        fig.2
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|      
B|--------------------------------------------0---------0--------|    
G|----0-----0----0-----0------1------1-1------2--------2------------| 
D|----0-----0----0-----0------0------0-0------2-------2-------------| 
A|------------------5------3------3-------------------------------|   
E|-0-----0-----0---------------------------2------2-----------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|      
B|-----------------------------------------------0--------------|     
G|----------------------0--0------0------0-------0------------------| 
D|--------------------------------0------0----------0-------------|   
A|----5-----5-----5-----5------------------------------0---2---------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3---------0------0------0------------------------

                        fig.3

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|    
B|-----1-------------3------3--------1------1-------0-------0-----| 
G|-----0-------------0------0--------0------0-------0-------0-----| 
D|--------------------------------------------------0-------0----|  
A|--3------3--3---5------5-------3-------3-----------------------|  
E|-----------------------------------------------0------0--------|  

                        fig.4

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|     
B|-------1--------1--------0------------0--------------------------| 
G|-------0--------0--------2----------2----------------------------| 
D|-------------------------2--------2----------------------------|   
A|---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|   
E|---------------------2--------2--------------------------------|   

Song format: figures#
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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:
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
B|--------------------0-|----------------------|--------------------0-
G|----------------0-----|----------------0---0-|----------------0-----
D|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------
E|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------

                                                                I'm

Verse 1:                                   /-Strum-\
   G                     Em                 C      D
E|----------------------|-----------------|-0----|-2------------| 
B|----------------------|-----------------|-1----|-3------------| 
G|----------------0---0-|-----------------|-0----|-2------------| 
D|---0---0---0------0---|---2---2---2-----|-2----|-0------------| 
A|----------------------|-------------0-2-|-3----|--------------| 
E|-3---3---3---3--------|-0---0---0-------|------|--------------| 

   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
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 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

G  O: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
E|-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---| 
B|-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-| 
G|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
D|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
A|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
E|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
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 F                         Dm                  Bb    C
E|-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------| 
B|-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-| 
G|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
D|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
A|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
E|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 

  Bb        Dm     Bb   C
E|-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------| 
B|-------------11-|----|----------8---8---| 
G|----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-| 
D|----------------|----|------------------| 
A|----------------|----|------------------| 
E|----------------|----|------------------| 

The Biggest Lie

Chords
 F:133211
 Dm: X00231
 Bb: 113331
 C: 335553
 C*: 332010


Intro:
E|----------------------|----------------------| 
B|----------------------|----------------------| 
G|--------------------2-|----------------------| 
D|----------------3-----|----------------3---3-| 
A|---3---3---3------3---|---3---3---3------3---| 
E|-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
      F               Dm
  I'm waiting for the train
 Bb      C
  The subway that only
  F        Dm
  Goes one way

Br.1
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 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
G  O:over verse and bridge chords

 F                       Dm                 Bb    C
E|-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---| 
B|-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-| 
G|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
D|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
A|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
E|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
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 F                         Dm                  Bb    C
E|-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------| 
B|-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-| 
G|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
D|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
A|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
E|---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 

  Bb        Dm     Bb   C
E|-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------| 
B|-------------11-|----|----------8---8---| 
G|----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-| 
D|----------------|----|------------------| 
A|----------------|----|------------------| 
E|----------------|----|------------------|
  • Bb
  • C
  • D
  • Dm
  • E
  • Em
  • F
  • G
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