Tuning: D A D G B E

Julien Bakers Cover of Ballad of Big Nothing by Elliott Smith as heard in the recorded version found here: https://soundcloud.com/laundromat13/ballad-of-big-nothing-elliott-smith-cover-by-julien-baker Bm D G Gm E7 A e|--x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------| B|--x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------| G|--7-------7-------4-------3-------1-------6-------| D|--x-------9-------x-------x-------0-------x-------| A|--9-------9-------5-------5-------2-------7-------| D|--9-------0-------5-------5-------2-------7-------| Bm [Verse]

^GThrowing candy ^Gmout to the crowd, ^Ddragging down the ^Bmmain ^E7 ^GHelpless little thing with the ^Gmdirty mouth who's a^Dlways got something to ^Bmsay ^E7 ^GYou're sitting ^Gmaround at home just ^Dwaiting for your brother to ^Bmcall ^E7 ^GI saw him d^Gmown in the al^Gley, hav^Aing had enough of it all

Said you can [Chorus]

^DDo what you want to when^Bmever you want to^G ^A You can ^Ddo what you want to, ^Bmthere's no one to stop you^G ^Gm

[Verse]

^GAll spit and ^Gmspite, you're up all ^Dnight and down every ^E7day ^GA tired man with only ^Gmhours to go just ^Dwaiting to be taken ^E7away ^GGetting into the ^Gmback of a car for ^Dcandy from ^Bmsome ^E7stranger ^GWatching the p^Gmarade with pi^Gnpoint eyes full of smol^Adering anger

[Chorus]

^DDo what you want to whene^Bmver you want to ^G ^A ^DYou can do what you want to, ^Bmthere's no one to stop you ^G ^A You can ^Ddo what you want to ^Bmwhenever you want to ^DDo what you want to ^Bmwhenever you want to ^GDo what you want to ^Gmwhenever you want to ^Dthough it doesn't mean a ^Ething ^G ^Gm Big nothing ^D ^Bm ^D ^Bm ^D

Julien Baker - Ballad of big nothing