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Big Shot Chords

Music by: Billy Joel · 1978
Genre Rock Tone C major BPM 75 Views 624
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[Intro 1]
[Em][G][Em][G]
[Em][D][C][F]

[Verse 1]
Well, you went [Em]uptown
Ridin' in your [G]limousine
With your [Em]fine Park Avenue [G]clothes
You had the [Em]Dom Perignon in your h[D]and
And the [C]spoon up your nose[F][C]
Ooh, and when you [Em]wake up in the mornin'
with your head [G]on fire
And your [Em]eyes too bloody to [G]see
Go on and [Em]cry in your coffee
But [D]don't come bitchin' to [C]me[F][C]

[Chorus 1]
Because you had to be a [F]big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a [G]big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were so knocked [C]out
You had [Em]to have the la[F]st word, last night
You know what everything's about
You had to have a [C]white hot spotlight
You had to be a [G]big shot last night,

[Interlude 1]
whoa
[Em][G][Em][G]
[Em][D][C]

[Verse 2]
And they were [Em]all impressed
With your [G]Halston dress
And the [Em]people that you knew at E[G]laine's
And the [Em]story of your latest suc[D]cess
You kept 'em so enter[C]tained[F][C]
But now you [Em]just don't remember
all the [G]things you said
And you're [Em]not sure that you want to k[G]now
I'll give you [Em]one hint, honey
You [D]sure did put on a [C]show[F]
[C]Yes, yes, you had to be a

[Chorus 2]
[F]big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a [G]big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were so knocked [C]out
You had [Em]to have the la[F]st word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
You had to have the [C]front page, bold type
You had to be a [D]big shot last night

[Bridge 1]
[F][C][G][D]
[F][C][G][D]

[Verse 3]
Well, it's [Em]no big sin
To stick your two [G]cents in
If you [Em]know when to leave it [G]alone
But you went [Em]over the line
You couldn't [D]see it was time to go [C]home[F]
No, no, no, [C]no, no, no

[Chorus 3]
You had to be a [F]big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a [G]big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were so knocked [C]out
You had [Em]to have the la[F]st word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
You had to have a [C]white hot spotlight
You had to be a [D]big shot last night

[Bridge 2]
[F][C][G][D]
[F][C][G][D]

[Outro 1]
[F]Big shot
[G]Big [C]shot[Em]
[F]Big shot
[C]
[Repeat and fade]
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