The Biggest Lie

Elliott Smith

tom:
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#

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
 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|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
 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
 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|------------------|---|-------------------|--------------|
 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|----------------|----|------------------|