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Big City by Merle Haggard
Big City
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
E A
E B
E
[Verse 1]
E A
I'm tired of this dirty old city.
E B
Entirely too much work and never enough play.
E A
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks.
E B E
Think I'll walk off my steady job today.
[Chorus]
E A E
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana.
B
And gimme all I got comin' to me,
E A E
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.
B E
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
[Verse 2]
E A
Been workin' everyday since I was twenty.
E B
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done.
E A
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty.
E B E
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun. So
[Chorus]
E A E
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana.
B
And gimme all I got comin' to me,
E A E
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.
B E
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
[Outro]
B E
Hey, Big City turn me loose and set me free.
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
E E7 A
I'm tired of this dirty old city.
E B7
Entirely too much work and never enough play.
E E7 A
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks.
E B7 E
Think I'll walk off my steady job today.
[Chorus]
E E7 A E
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana.
B7
And gimme all I got comin' to me,
E A E
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.
B7 E
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
[Verse 2]
E E7 A
Been working everyday since I was twenty.
E B7
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done.
E E7 A
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty.
E B7 E
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun.
[Chorus]
E E7 A E
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana.
B7
And gimme all I got comin' to me,
E A E
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.
B7 E
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
[Outro]
E B7 E
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
C F
I'm tired of this dirty old city
C G7
Entirely too much work and never enough play
C F
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
C G7 C
Think I'll walk off my steady job today
[Chorus]
F C
Turn me loose set me free somewhere in the middle of Montana
G7
Gimme all I got coming to me
C F C
And keep your retirement and your so called social security
G7 C
Big City turn me loose and set me free
[Verse 2]
F
Been working everyday since I was twenty
C G7
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done
C F
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty
C G7 C
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun
[Chorus]
F C
Turn me loose set me free somewhere in the middle of Montana
G7
Gimme all I got coming to me
C F C
And keep your retirement and your so called social security
[Outro]
G7 C
Big City turn me loose and set me free
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version 4
[Verse 1]
E A
I'm tired of this dirty old city,
E B7
Entirely too much work and never enough play.
E A
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks,
E B7 E
Think I'll walk off my steady job today.
[Chorus]
E
Turn me loose set me free,
A E
Somewhere in the middle of Montana.
B7
Gimme all I've got comin to me.
E
And keep your retirement,
A E
And your so called social security.
B7 E
Big city turn me loose and set me free.
[Verse 2]
E A
Been workin' everyday since I was twenty,
E B7
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done.
E A
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty,
E B7 E
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun. So
[Chorus]
E
Turn me loose set me free,
A E
Somewhere in the middle of Montana.
B7
Gimme all I've got comin to me.
E
And keep your retirement,
A E
And your so called social security.
B7 E
Big city turn me loose and set me free.
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version 5
Intro/Verse:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2-------2-0---|
A|------0---------2-----3-3---3-3-3-------|
E|--1-1---1-1-3-3---3-3-------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2-2-2-3-2-------|
A|------0---------2-----3-3-----------3-2---|
E|--1-1---1-1-3-3---3-3---------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------------5----|
A|------0---------2/3-3-----|
E|--1-1---1-1-3-3-----------|
Chorus:
(A second guitar plays this over the second verse as well)
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|------------5-----|
|--3----5----3-----|
|--1----3----------|
Bridge (1:20)
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|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--5---3----------|
|--3---1---5------|
|----------3------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------------5--3------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-5-5-----3--3--1--5---|
|------------------------3-3--------------3---|
I'm tired of this dirty old city
And tired of too much work
And never enough play
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
Think I'll walk off my steady job today
Turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement
And your so-called Social Security
Big city turn me loose and set me free
Been working everyday since I was twenty
Haven't got a thing to show
For anything I've done
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun, so
Turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement
And your so-called Social Security
Big city turn me loose and set me free
Hey, big city, turn me loose and set me free
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