Ballad Of Big chords by Genesis
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Intro 1
(C major) (F major) (Csus4) (C major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (Csus4) (C major) (Csus4) (C major)
(Csus4) (C major) (Csus4) (C major) (C minor)
Verse 1
Big (C minor) Jim Cooley commanded respect,
whatever he wanted he could get
The (F minor) badge on his waistcoat shone in the sun
It (G minor) ain't no lie,
Big Jim was feared by everyone
(C minor)
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Verse 2
In the saloon one evening Big took a bet
with a rancher whose name I forget
(F major) He (F minor) wanted a herd taken over the plain
He (G minor) called Jim "Yellow",
he'll never do that (G major) again (F major) (C major)
Interlude 1
He got mad
(F major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (F major) (G major)
Verse 3
(C major) He threw his badge on (G major) the floor (F major)
and (G major) walked out (C major) (G major)
(F major) He's gonna give it (G major) a try,
(C major) (G major) (F major) he left no (C major) doubt
(F major) (C major)
Verse 4
"Must be mad, (F major)
(C major) he must (F major) be mad"
Interlude 2
(C major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (F major) (G major)
Verse 5
(C major) The people wished (G major) him well, (F major)
and (G major) good luck (C major)
"Hell, (G major) I don't (F major) need it!" (G major) He laughed, (C major)
got on his (F major) horse and rode (C major) away
Interlude 3
(F minor) (C major) (F minor)
Verse 6
(F minor) Over on (C minor) the trail,
Jim 'n' his crew of five
Were trying their best to
keep the cattle alive
The (F minor) weather was hard,
but so were the men
Though I (G minor) don't think even
Jim will try this try (C minor) again
Verse 7
His (C minor) horses were edgy,
sensing trouble ahead
But the trouble didn't start
till the men were in bed
A- (F minor) whooping and a- hollering
and flashing their knives
Big (G major) and (G minor) his men were jumped
by an all- (G major) star (F major) Indian tribe (C major)
Verse 8
He was scared, (F major)
(C major) Big Jim (F major) was scared
Interlude 4
(C major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (F major) (G major)
Verse 9
(C major) Alive, they called (G major) him luck (F major) y,
but not (G major) today (C major)
(G major) 'cause he (F major) died like (G major) all good cow (C major) boys
with his (F major) boots on next to (G major) his men (C major)
(F major) Big
Verse 10
(Csus4) Jim, he still (C major) won't lie down
For (Csus4) him (C major) the (Csus4) bet (C major) is still (F major) (C major) on
Some say he rides (Csus4) there, cursing still (C major)
Some say they've seen (Csus4) him
Outro 1
(Csus4) (C major) (Csus4) (C major) (F major) (C major) (F major)
(C major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
(F major) (C major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (C major)
(F major) (C major) (F major)
Ballad Of Big
Genesis
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