Chords for The Biggest Lie - Elliott Smith
Tempo:
140.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
D
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
I'm [Em]
waiting [F] for [D] the train, [Bb] [C] the subway that only goes [D] one way.
[Bb] [C] Stupid thing [Bb] that'll come to pull [D] us [Bb]
apart [C] and make everybody [F]
late.
You [C]
spent everything you [D]
had, [Dm] [G] [Bb]
wanted [C] [F] everything to [C] stop that [Dm] bad.
[D] [Bb] Now I'm [C] on cross credit [Bb] card, register [D] dismissed,
[Bb] [C] not the name that you call [F] me with.
[D]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [D]
[Bb] [C]
You [F] turned white like [D] a saint.
[Dm] I'm [Gm] tired of [D] dancing on a [C] pot of [F] gold [Dm] flake paint.
[Bb] [Gm] Oh, we're so [Bb] very precious, you [D] and [Bb]
I.
And [G] everything that you [Bb] do makes me wanna [D] die.
[Bb]
Oh, [C] I just told the biggest [Bb] lie.
[C] [Bb] [D]
I [C]
just [Bb] told the biggest lie.
[C]
[Bb] [D]
[Bb] [C] The biggest [Bb] lie.
[C] [Bb] [D] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[N]
waiting [F] for [D] the train, [Bb] [C] the subway that only goes [D] one way.
[Bb] [C] Stupid thing [Bb] that'll come to pull [D] us [Bb]
apart [C] and make everybody [F]
late.
You [C]
spent everything you [D]
had, [Dm] [G] [Bb]
wanted [C] [F] everything to [C] stop that [Dm] bad.
[D] [Bb] Now I'm [C] on cross credit [Bb] card, register [D] dismissed,
[Bb] [C] not the name that you call [F] me with.
[D]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [D]
[Bb] [C]
You [F] turned white like [D] a saint.
[Dm] I'm [Gm] tired of [D] dancing on a [C] pot of [F] gold [Dm] flake paint.
[Bb] [Gm] Oh, we're so [Bb] very precious, you [D] and [Bb]
I.
And [G] everything that you [Bb] do makes me wanna [D] die.
[Bb]
Oh, [C] I just told the biggest [Bb] lie.
[C] [Bb] [D]
I [C]
just [Bb] told the biggest lie.
[C]
[Bb] [D]
[Bb] [C] The biggest [Bb] lie.
[C] [Bb] [D] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[N]
Key:
Bb
C
D
F
Dm
Bb
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm [Em] _
waiting _ _ [F] for [D] the train, _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] the subway that only goes _ _ _ [D] one _ way. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] Stupid _ _ thing [Bb] that'll come to pull [D] us _ _ [Bb]
apart _ [C] and make everybody [F] _
late.
_ _ _ You [C]
spent _ _ everything you [D] _ _
had, [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _
wanted [C] _ [F] everything to [C] stop _ _ _ that [Dm] bad. _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ Now I'm [C] on cross credit [Bb] card, register [D] dismissed, _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] not the name that you call [F] me with. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ You [F] turned white _ _ _ like [D] a saint. _
[Dm] _ _ I'm [Gm] tired of [D] dancing on a [C] pot of [F] _ gold _ _ [Dm] flake _ paint. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] Oh, we're so _ [Bb] very precious, you [D] and _ _ _ [Bb]
I.
And [G] everything that you [Bb] do makes me wanna [D] die.
_ [Bb] _ _
Oh, [C] I just told the biggest [Bb] lie. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ I [C]
just [Bb] told the biggest lie.
_ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ The biggest [Bb] lie.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm [Em] _
waiting _ _ [F] for [D] the train, _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] the subway that only goes _ _ _ [D] one _ way. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] Stupid _ _ thing [Bb] that'll come to pull [D] us _ _ [Bb]
apart _ [C] and make everybody [F] _
late.
_ _ _ You [C]
spent _ _ everything you [D] _ _
had, [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _
wanted [C] _ [F] everything to [C] stop _ _ _ that [Dm] bad. _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ Now I'm [C] on cross credit [Bb] card, register [D] dismissed, _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] not the name that you call [F] me with. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ You [F] turned white _ _ _ like [D] a saint. _
[Dm] _ _ I'm [Gm] tired of [D] dancing on a [C] pot of [F] _ gold _ _ [Dm] flake _ paint. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] Oh, we're so _ [Bb] very precious, you [D] and _ _ _ [Bb]
I.
And [G] everything that you [Bb] do makes me wanna [D] die.
_ [Bb] _ _
Oh, [C] I just told the biggest [Bb] lie. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ I [C]
just [Bb] told the biggest lie.
_ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ The biggest [Bb] lie.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _