The Biggest Lie
Elliott Smith
Refer to sections Intro & Verse 1 to figure out picking pattern. Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc1VMXQar2Y [Chords] G 320003 Em 022000 C x32010 E 022100 [Intro] A|--------------------0-|----------------------|--------------------0-| F|----------------0-----|----------------0---0-|----------------0-----| C|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---| D|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------| I’m [Verse 1] /-Strum-\ 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] I’m waiting for the train The subway that only Goes one way [Chorus] The stupid thing that’ll come to pull us apart And make everybody late [Verse 2] You gave everything you had Wanted everything to Stop that bad [Chorus 2] And now I’m a crushed credit card registered to Smith Not the name that you call me with [Solo] D|-10--10--8--5------|---|-7-7-7--5--7--8--7-|-----------10---| A|-12--12--10---10--8|---|-8-8-8--7--5-------|------8/10---10-| |-------------------|---|-------------------|----------------| D|-10-10-10---8----7------|---|-7-7-7--5--8--8--7-|--------------------| A|-12-12-12--10----10--8--|---|-8-8-8--7--5-------|------8--10--10b--8-| |---------------------|---|-------------------|-----------------------| D|-9--9--8-----13-|-9--|--------------------| A|-------------13-|----|----------10---10---| F|----------------|----|-9----9h11---9---9--| [Verse 3] You turned white like a saint I’m tired of dancing on a pot of Gold flake paint [Chorus 3] Oh we’re so very precious you and I And everything that you do makes me want to die Oh I just told the biggest lie I just told the biggest lie The biggest lie [Outro]