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Artist: Elliott Smith
Title:  Big Decision
Jimy Soprano -  - e-mail from corrections and requests.
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(intro) Em  (pluck A + D strings fast)
EmPick me up in an hour or so
EmI don't really recommend it, no
they'll proB7bably just put you downC/G  
I believBe you,    C/GI wanna Ebe you
C/GI believBe you,    C/GI wanna Ebe you
FI know you're not Bthrough with it yet
C/Git's a big deE7cision
Fyou can't kick wBhen you're C/Gdown
BACK TO INTRO PLUCKING
vrs.2
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got a feeling kind of like a cough
ain't nothing gonna shake it off
ain't nothing gonna shake it off
until you talk out loud
ch.2
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I believe you
I wanna be you
I believe you
I wanna be you
I know you're not through with it yet
it's a big decision
you can't kick when you're down
Gthe cDhromium Ccar rBmeflects wC/Gho you are takGing you home
                 D        C        Bm      C/G           B      EmEm#1    Em7  Em  
I'm under you're spell can't you tell? don't you know?
LAST TIME.. INTRO PLUCKING
vrs.3
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God, people wonder if you're sick
spilled out on the city slick
puffed up like a macho jerk
don't even try it it'll never work
why you wonder? what you wonder for me?
why you wonder? what you wonder for me?
why you want what i can not be you know I won't stay sober
ch.3
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I believe you
I wanna be you
I believe you
I wanna be you
I know you're not through with it yet
it's a big decision
I know you're not through with it yet
it's a big decision
I know you're not through with it yet
it's a big decision
you can't kick when you're down
end on B

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Big Decision

by Elliott Smith

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C/G

Em7

Artist: Elliott Smith

Title: Big Decision

Jimy Soprano - - e-mail from corrections and requests.

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(intro) Em (pluck A + D strings fast)

Pick me up in an hour or so

I don't really recommend it, no

B7 C/G

they'll probably just put you down

B C/G E

I believe you, I wanna be you

C/G B C/G E

I believe you, I wanna be you

F B

I know you're not through with it yet

C/G E7

it's a big decision

F B C/G

you can't kick when you're down

BACK TO INTRO PLUCKING

vrs.2

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got a feeling kind of like a cough

ain't nothing gonna shake it off

until you talk out loud

ch.2

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I believe you

I wanna be you

I believe you

I wanna be you

I know you're not through with it yet

it's a big decision

you can't kick when you're down

G D C Bm C/G G

the chromium car reflects who you are taking you home

D C Bm C/G B Em Em7 Em

Em#1

I'm under you're spell can't you tell? don't you know?

LAST TIME.. INTRO PLUCKING

vrs.3

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God, people wonder if you're sick

spilled out on the city slick

puffed up like a macho jerk

don't even try it it'll never work

why you wonder? what you wonder for me?

why you want what i can not be you know I won't stay sober

ch.3

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I believe you

I wanna be you

I believe you

I wanna be you

I know you're not through with it yet

it's a big decision

I know you're not through with it yet

it's a big decision

I know you're not through with it yet

it's a big decision

you can't kick when you're down

end on B

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