Chords for Billy Joel - Big Shot (Official Video)
Tempo:
75.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [G] [A] [G]
[A] [D] [C] [F] [C] Well, [G] you went riding in your limousine,
but you find parking close.
You had a [E] herring [Bm] on in your hand and [C] spoon up your [F] nose.
[C]
[E] Up in the [G] morning with your head on fire,
and [Em] your eyes too bloody to [G] see.
On [E] a ride, [D] you called it dawn, [C] come fetching [F] me.
[G] Because you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had to open up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to be a [D] big shot, [G] did [D] you?
All [G] your [Dm] friends were so [C] knocked [E] out.
You had to have a [C] lot of work [F] last night.
You [F] moved what [C] [F] everything's about.
You had to have [C] a white [F] hot spot.
[C] You [G] had to be [D] a big [G] shot last [D] night.
Oh.
[A] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D] [C] [F] [C]
[Em] They were all impressed with your [G] horse and rest.
And [Em] they were glad you knew how to [G] lance.
And [Em] the story of [D] your latest success kept [C] so [F] entertained.
[G] Oh, but now [Em] you just don't remember all [G] the things you
said and you're [Bm] not sure that [Em] you want to [G] know.
I could [Bm] be the one hitting foot in your shawl
and hitting foot on the [C] show.
[G] Yes, yes, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] Had [G] to move [C] it to the [F] ground.
[G] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Dm] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[E] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
But when the beat [F] around, you had to have [C] a big move tonight.
You had [G] to be a [D] big shot.
[F] [C] [G]
[D] [F] No [C] [G] big
[D] [G] steps, think it too sad thing.
You know when to leave it alone.
But [E] you went over the line.
You [Bm] couldn't see it [C] was out.
[F] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had [F] to open [C] up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to [F] be a big [D] shot, [G] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[Em] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
So much fun for being [F] around.
You had to have the right touch.
[C] Like you had to [D] be a big shot.
[F] [C] [G]
[D] [F] [C] [G] Big [D] [F] [F] shot, [C] [C] [F]
[G] [Dm] big [D] shot.
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[C] Big shot, [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] big [C] shot.
[A] [D] [C] [F] [C] Well, [G] you went riding in your limousine,
but you find parking close.
You had a [E] herring [Bm] on in your hand and [C] spoon up your [F] nose.
[C]
[E] Up in the [G] morning with your head on fire,
and [Em] your eyes too bloody to [G] see.
On [E] a ride, [D] you called it dawn, [C] come fetching [F] me.
[G] Because you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had to open up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to be a [D] big shot, [G] did [D] you?
All [G] your [Dm] friends were so [C] knocked [E] out.
You had to have a [C] lot of work [F] last night.
You [F] moved what [C] [F] everything's about.
You had to have [C] a white [F] hot spot.
[C] You [G] had to be [D] a big [G] shot last [D] night.
Oh.
[A] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D] [C] [F] [C]
[Em] They were all impressed with your [G] horse and rest.
And [Em] they were glad you knew how to [G] lance.
And [Em] the story of [D] your latest success kept [C] so [F] entertained.
[G] Oh, but now [Em] you just don't remember all [G] the things you
said and you're [Bm] not sure that [Em] you want to [G] know.
I could [Bm] be the one hitting foot in your shawl
and hitting foot on the [C] show.
[G] Yes, yes, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] Had [G] to move [C] it to the [F] ground.
[G] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Dm] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[E] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
But when the beat [F] around, you had to have [C] a big move tonight.
You had [G] to be a [D] big shot.
[F] [C] [G]
[D] [F] No [C] [G] big
[D] [G] steps, think it too sad thing.
You know when to leave it alone.
But [E] you went over the line.
You [Bm] couldn't see it [C] was out.
[F] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had [F] to open [C] up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to [F] be a big [D] shot, [G] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[Em] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
So much fun for being [F] around.
You had to have the right touch.
[C] Like you had to [D] be a big shot.
[F] [C] [G]
[D] [F] [C] [G] Big [D] [F] [F] shot, [C] [C] [F]
[G] [Dm] big [D] shot.
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[C] Big shot, [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] big [C] shot.
Key:
C
F
G
D
Em
C
F
G
[A] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] Well, [G] you went riding in your limousine,
but you find parking close.
You had a [E] herring [Bm] on in your hand and [C] spoon up your [F] nose.
[C] _ _
[E] Up in the [G] morning with your head on fire,
and [Em] your eyes too bloody to [G] see.
On [E] a ride, [D] you called it dawn, [C] come fetching [F] me.
[G] Because you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had to open up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to be a [D] big shot, [G] did [D] you?
All [G] your [Dm] friends were so [C] knocked [E] out.
You had to have a [C] lot of work [F] last night.
You [F] moved what [C] [F] everything's about.
You had to have [C] a white [F] hot spot.
[C] You [G] had to be [D] a big [G] shot last [D] night.
Oh.
[A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _
[Em] They were all impressed with your [G] horse and rest.
And [Em] they were glad you knew how to [G] lance.
And [Em] the story of [D] your latest success kept [C] so [F] entertained. _
[G] Oh, but now [Em] you just don't remember all [G] the things you
said and you're [Bm] not sure that [Em] you want to [G] know.
I could [Bm] be the one hitting foot in your shawl
and hitting foot on the [C] show.
[G] Yes, yes, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] Had [G] to move [C] it to the [F] ground.
[G] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Dm] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[E] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
But when the beat [F] around, you had to have [C] a big move tonight.
You had [G] to be a [D] big shot.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] No [C] _ [G] big _
[D] _ _ [G] steps, think it too sad thing.
You know when to leave it alone.
But [E] you went over the line.
You [Bm] couldn't see it [C] was out.
[F] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had [F] to open [C] up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to [F] be a big [D] shot, [G] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[Em] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
So much fun for being [F] around.
You had to have the right touch.
[C] Like you had to [D] be a big shot.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Big [D] _ _ [F] [F] shot, _ [C] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [G] [Dm] big [D] shot.
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _
[C] Big shot, [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] big [C] shot.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] Well, [G] you went riding in your limousine,
but you find parking close.
You had a [E] herring [Bm] on in your hand and [C] spoon up your [F] nose.
[C] _ _
[E] Up in the [G] morning with your head on fire,
and [Em] your eyes too bloody to [G] see.
On [E] a ride, [D] you called it dawn, [C] come fetching [F] me.
[G] Because you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had to open up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to be a [D] big shot, [G] did [D] you?
All [G] your [Dm] friends were so [C] knocked [E] out.
You had to have a [C] lot of work [F] last night.
You [F] moved what [C] [F] everything's about.
You had to have [C] a white [F] hot spot.
[C] You [G] had to be [D] a big [G] shot last [D] night.
Oh.
[A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _
[Em] They were all impressed with your [G] horse and rest.
And [Em] they were glad you knew how to [G] lance.
And [Em] the story of [D] your latest success kept [C] so [F] entertained. _
[G] Oh, but now [Em] you just don't remember all [G] the things you
said and you're [Bm] not sure that [Em] you want to [G] know.
I could [Bm] be the one hitting foot in your shawl
and hitting foot on the [C] show.
[G] Yes, yes, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] Had [G] to move [C] it to the [F] ground.
[G] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Dm] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[E] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
But when the beat [F] around, you had to have [C] a big move tonight.
You had [G] to be a [D] big shot.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] No [C] _ [G] big _
[D] _ _ [G] steps, think it too sad thing.
You know when to leave it alone.
But [E] you went over the line.
You [Bm] couldn't see it [C] was out.
[F] No, no, [G] no, no, no, no, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] did you?
[C] You had [F] to open [C] up your [F] mouth.
[G] You had to [F] be a big [D] shot, [G] did you?
[D] All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out.
[Em] You had to [F] have a lot [C] of work [F] last [C] night.
So much fun for being [F] around.
You had to have the right touch.
[C] Like you had to [D] be a big shot.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Big [D] _ _ [F] [F] shot, _ [C] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [G] [Dm] big [D] shot.
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _
[C] Big shot, [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] big [C] shot.