Ballad Of Big (Philip Collins chords by
Genesis 
Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Csus4
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Cm
Verse 1
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Big Jim Cooley,
commanded respect
Whatever he wanted, he could get
Fm
The barge on his waist,
gold shone in the sun
Gm
It ain't no lie,
Cm
but Big Jim was feared by everyone
In the saloon one evening,
Big took a bend
With the rancher, whose name I forget
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Fm
He wanted a hug, taking over the play
Gm
And he called Jim
G
Younger, you'll never do that again
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Hey, he got mad
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He threw his badge on the floor
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I walked out
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He's gonna get it right
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He left no doubt
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Must be mad
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He must be mad
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Did people wish to wear
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No good luck
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Well, I don't need it, he lied
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Got on his horse and rode
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Fm
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Fm
away
Cm
Out on the trail,
Jim and his crew were fine
We're trying our best to
keep the candle light
Fm
The weather was hot, but so were the men
Gm
Oh, I don't think even Pete
Cm
will drive this trip again
His horses were edgy,
sensing trouble ahead
But the trouble didn't start
until the men were in bed
Fm
A -hooping and a -hollering
and flashing their knives
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Gm
Pete isn't what
G
you'll find on the start
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He didn't drive
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He was scared
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Big Jim escaped
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An d now they call him
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Luck y, not today
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Cause he died like all the cow boys
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With his boots on next to his name
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Csus4
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Big Jim, he still won't lie down
Csus4
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Csus4
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For him, the bed is still on
Csus4
Some say he lies there
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Csus4
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Cursing still, some say they've seen him
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ChordsC F Csus4 Cm Fm...
C
F
Csus4
Cm
Fm
Gm
G
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