The Biggest Lie

elliot smith
the biggest lie
album: elliot smith
submitted by m. burgess


tuning is dropped a whole w/ 4th to standard d
                        fig.1
d-------------------------------------------------------------         
a--------------------------0-----------------------------------        
f-----------------------0--------------------------0---0---------      
d-------------------------------------------------------------         
g-----5-----5-----5-----5--------5-----5-----5-----5-----------------  
D--3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3--------------------- 


                        fig.2
d-------------------------------------------------------------      
a--------------------------------------------0---------0--------    
f----0-----0----0-----0------1------1-1------2--------2------------ 
d----0-----0----0-----0------0------0-0------2-------2------------- 
g------------------5------3------3-------------------------------   
D-0-----0-----0---------------------------2------2----------------- 

d-------------------------------------------------------------        
a-----------------------------------------------0--------------       
f----------------------0--0------0------0-------0------------------   
d--------------------------------0------0----------0-------------     
g----5-----5-----5-----5------------------------------0---2---------  
D-3-----3-----3-----3---------0------0------0------------------------ 

                        fig.3
d-------------------------------------------------------------    
a-----1-------------3------3--------1------1-------0-------0----- 
f-----0-------------0------0--------0------0-------0-------0----- 
d--------------------------------------------------0-------0----  
g--3------3--3---5------5-------3-------3-----------------------  
D-----------------------------------------------0------0--------  

                        fig.4
d-------------------------------------------------------------     
a-------1--------1--------0------------0-------------------------- 
f-------0--------0--------2----------2---------------------------- 
d-------------------------2--------2----------------------------   
g---3-------3---------------------------------------------------   
D---------------------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.

Chords
 G   320003
 Em  022000
 C   x32010
 D   xx0232
 E   022100


Intro:
 |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 
 |--------------------0-|----------------------|--------------------0-| 
 |----------------0-----|----------------0---0-|----------------0-----| 
 |---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---|---0---0---0------0---| 
 |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 
 |-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------|-3---3---3---3--------| 

                                                                I'm

Verse 1:                                   /-Strum-\
   G                     Em                 C      D
 |----------------------|-----------------|-0----|-2------------| 
 |----------------------|-----------------|-1----|-3------------| 
 |----------------0---0-|-----------------|-0----|-2------------| 
 |---0---0---0------0---|---2---2---2-----|-2----|-0------------| 
 |----------------------|-------------0-2-|-3----|--------------| 
 |-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

SOLO: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
 |-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---| 
 |-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 


 F                         Dm                  Bb    C
 |-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------| 
 |-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 


  Bb        Dm     Bb   C
 |-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------| 
 |-------------11-|----|----------8---8---| 
 |----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-| 
 |----------------|----|------------------| 
 |----------------|----|------------------| 
 |----------------|----|------------------| 

Chords
 F:133211
 Dm: X00231
 Bb: 113331
 C: 335553
 C*: 332010


Intro:
 |----------------------|----------------------| 
 |----------------------|----------------------| 
 |--------------------2-|----------------------| 
 |----------------3-----|----------------3---3-| 
 |---3---3---3------3---|---3---3---3------3---| 
 |-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
SOLO:over verse and bridge chords

 F                       Dm                 Bb    C
 |-8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|----------8---| 
 |-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6/8---8-| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 
 |------------------|---|-------------------|--------------| 


 F                         Dm                  Bb    C
 |-8--8--8---6--5------|---|-5-5-5--3--5--6--5-|------------------| 
 |-10-10-10--8----8--6-|---|-6-6-6--5--3-------|------6--8--8b--6-| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 
 |---------------------|---|-------------------|------------------| 


  Bb        Dm     Bb   C
 |-7--7--6-----11-|-7--|------------------| 
 |-------------11-|----|----------8---8---| 
 |----------------|----|-7----7h9---7---7-| 
 |----------------|----|------------------| 
 |----------------|----|------------------| 
 |----------------|----|------------------| 

           That's it. BACK