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The Biggest Lie

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Tuning:  D   G   C   F   A   D(Step Down)
Refer to sections Intro & Verse 1 to figure out picking pattern.
[Chords]
    G320003
   Em022000
    Cx32010
    Dxx0232 or  D/F#2x0232
    E022100
[Intro]
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------0-|----------------------|--------------------0-|
F|----------------0-----|----------------0---0-|----------------0-----|
C|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|
                                                                I'm
[Verse 1]                                   /-Strum-\
D|-G---------------------|Em-----------------|-C0----|-D2------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|-1----|-3------------|
F|----------------0---0-|-----------------|-0----|-2------------|
C|---0---0---0------0---|---2---2---2-----|-2----|-0------------|
G|----------------------|-------------0-2-|-3----|--------------|
D|-3---3---3---3--------|-0---0---0-------|------|--------------|
   waiting_______ for a   train_____________the subway that only
   goes____________ one  way________________the stupid thing... etc
[Verse 1]
I'm Gwaiting for the Emtrain
C/GThe subwaD/F#y that only
GGoes one wEmay
[Chorus]
 CThe stupid Dthing that'll Ccome to pull us Eapart
 C/GAnd makD/F#e everybody laGte
[Verse 2]
GYou spent everything you Emhad
 C/GWanted D/F#everything to
GStop that Embad
[Chorus 2]
CAnd now I'm a Dcrushed credit caCrd registered to SEmith
C/GNot the nD/F#ame that you call me wGith
[Solo]
G[VeEmrse C3]D  C  E  C/G  D/F#  
You turned wGhite like a Emsaint
I'm tC/Gired of dancing D/F#on a pot of
GGold flake pEmaint
[Chorus 3]
 COh we're Dso very Cprecious you and EI
 CAnd everyDthing that you do Cmakes me want to Edie
 C/GOh I jD/F#ust told the biggest ClieD  C  E  
 C/GI just D/F#told the biggest liCeD  C  E  
       C/G    D/F#The biggest lieC  D  C  E  
[Outro]
C/G          D/F#          G

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The Biggest Lie

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

C/G

D G C F A D

Tuning: (Step Down)

Refer to sections Intro & Verse 1 to figure out picking pattern.

[Chords]

320003

022000

x32010

D D/F#

xx0232 or 2x0232

022100

[Intro]

D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

A|--------------------0-|----------------------|--------------------0-|

F|----------------0-----|----------------0---0-|----------------0-----|

C|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|

G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

D|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|

I'm

[Verse 1] /-Strum-\

G Em C D

D|----------------------|-----------------|-0----|-2------------|

A|----------------------|-----------------|-1----|-3------------|

F|----------------0---0-|-----------------|-0----|-2------------|

C|---0---0---0------0---|---2---2---2-----|-2----|-0------------|

G|----------------------|-------------0-2-|-3----|--------------|

D|-3---3---3---3--------|-0---0---0-------|------|--------------|

waiting_______ for a train_____________the subway that only

goes____________ one way________________the stupid thing... etc

[Verse 1]

G Em

I'm waiting for the train

C/G D/F#

The subway that only

G Em

Goes one way

[Chorus]

C D C E

The stupid thing that'll come to pull us apart

C/G D/F# G

And make everybody late

[Verse 2]

G Em

You spent everything you had

C/G D/F#

Wanted everything to

G Em

Stop that bad

[Chorus 2]

C D C E

And now I'm a crushed credit card registered to Smith

C/G D/F# G

Not the name that you call me with

[Solo]

G Em C D C E C/G D/F#

[Verse 3]

G Em

You turned white like a saint

C/G D/F#

I'm tired of dancing on a pot of

G Em

Gold flake paint

[Chorus 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/G D/F# C D C E

Oh I just told the biggest lie

C/G D/F# C D C E

I just told the biggest lie

C/G D/F# C D C E

The biggest lie

[Outro]

C/G D/F# G

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