Big City Chords by Merle Haggard

Tempo:
136.05 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Abm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big City chords
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[Abm] [A] [E] .
[A] .
[E] .
[Bb] [Abm] [Cm] [Bb] [B] .
[E] .
I'm tired of this dirty [A] old city, .
[E] and tired of too much work and never [Abm] getting a [Eb] play.
[B] And [E] I'm tired of this dirty [A] old sidewalks, think [E] I'll walk off [B] my steady job [E] today.
Turn me loose, set me free, .
[A] somewhere in the middle [Dbm] of [E] Montana.
.
Give me all I've got, [B] come into [Ebm] me.
[E] [B] .
[E] And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called [Dbm] social .
[E] security.
.
Big city, turn [B] me loose and set [E] me free.
Been.
[A] [Gbm] .
[E] .
[B] .
[E] .
working every day since I was [A] twenty.
[E].
Haven't got a thing to show for anything [B] I've done.
.
[E] There's folks who never work [Ab] and [E] they've [A] got plenty.
.
Think [E] it's time some guys [B] like me had [E] some fun.
So, turn me loose, set me free, [A] somewhere in the middle [E] of Montana.
.
Give me all I've got, [Abm] come into [B] me.
.
[Gb] [E] And keep your retirement [A] and your so-called [E] social security.
.
Big city, turn [B] me loose and set [E] me free.
.
Hey, big city, turn [B] me loose and set me [E] free.
.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To jam and learn Merle Haggard - Big City chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: B, E, B, E, A, Dbm and E. Begin your practice at a relaxed 68 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 136. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Abm] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ [Abm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ I'm tired of this _ dirty [A] old city, _ .
_ _ _ [E] and tired of too much _ work and never [Abm] getting a [Eb] play.
_ [B] _ _ _ And [E] I'm tired of this dirty [A] old _ _ _ sidewalks, think [E] I'll walk off [B] my steady job [E] today.
_ _ _ _ Turn me loose, set me _ free, _ .
[A] somewhere in the middle [Dbm] of [E] Montana.
_ _ _ _ _ .
Give me all I've got, [B] come into _ _ [Ebm] me.
[E] _ [B] _ _ .
[E] And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called _ [Dbm] social _ .
[E] _ security.
_ _ _ _ .
Big city, turn [B] me loose and set [E] me free.
_ _ _ Been.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
working every day since I was [A] twenty.
_ _ _ _ _ [E].
Haven't got a thing to show _ _ for anything _ [B] I've done.
_ _ .
_ _ [E] There's folks who never work [Ab] and [E] they've [A] got plenty.
_ .
_ Think [E] it's time some guys [B] like me had [E] some fun.
So, _ turn me loose, set me free, _ _ [A] somewhere in the middle [E] of _ Montana.
_ _ .
_ _ Give me all I've got, [Abm] come into [B] me.
_ _ .
_ _ [Gb] [E] And keep your _ retirement [A] and your so-called _ [E] social _ security.
_ _ .
_ _ Big city, turn [B] me loose and set [E] me free.
_ _ .
_ Hey, big city, turn [B] me loose and set me [E] free.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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