Big Bad John chords by Jimmy Dean (Official Version)
Skip chords and lyricsGet now
Intro 1
(F major) (Big (G major) John, (F major) big (G major) John) (F major)
Verse 1
Every (G major) mornin' at the mine
you could see him arrive (F major)
He stood (G major) six-foot-six and
weighed two-forty-five (F major)
Kinda (G major) broad at the shoulder
and narrow at the hip (F major)
And (G major) everybody knew ya didn't
give no lip (F major) to big
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Chorus 1
(G major) (John) (Big (E minor) John, big (C major) John) (D major)
Big bad (G major) John (F major) (big (G major) John) (F major)
Verse 2
No (G major) body seemed to know
where John called (F major) home
He just (G major) drifted into town
and stayed all alone (F major)
He (G major) didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy (F major)
And (G major) if you spoke at all,
you just said hi (F major) to Big (G major) John (F major)
Verse 3
Some (G major) body said he came
from New Orleans (F major)
Where he (G major) got in a fight over a Cajun Queen (F major)
And a crashin' (G major) blow from a huge right (F major) hand
Sent a (G major) Louisiana fellow
to the promised land, (F major) big
Chorus 2
(G major) (John) (Big (E minor) John, big (C major) John) (D major)
Big bad (G major) John (F major) (big (G major) John) (F major)
Verse 4
Then (G major) came the day
at the bottom of the mine (F major)
When a (G major) timber cracked and men started (F major) cryin'
(G major) Miners were prayin' and hearts beat (F major) fast
And (G major) everybody thought that they'd
breathed their last, (F major) 'cept (G major) John (F major)
Verse 5
Through the (G major) dust and the smoke
of this man-made (F major) hell
Walked a (G major) giant of a man
that the miners knew (F major) well
Grabbed a (G major) saggin' timber,
'n' gave out with a groan (F major)
And like a (G major) giant oak tree
he just stood there alone (F major) big
Chorus 3
(G major) (John) (Big (E minor) John, big (C major) John) (D major)
Big bad (G major) John (big (A flat major) John) (G flat major)
Verse 6
And with (A flat major) all of his strength
he gave a mighty shove (G flat major)
Then a (A flat major) miner yelled out
"there's a light up above!" (G flat major)
And (A flat major) twenty men scrambled
from a would-be- (G flat major) grave
(A flat major) Now there's only one
left down there to save, (G flat major) big (A flat major) John (G flat major)
Verse 7
With (A flat major) jacks and timbers
they started back (G flat major) down
Then (A flat major) came that rumble
way down in the ground (G flat major)
And then (A flat major) smoke and gas belched
out of that mine (G flat major)
(A flat major) Everybody knew it was the end
of the line (G flat major) for big
Chorus 4
(A flat major) (John) (Big (F minor) John, big (D flat major) John) (E flat major)
Big bad (A flat major) John (G flat major) (big (A flat major) John) (G flat major)
Verse 8
Now, they (A flat major) never reopened
that worthless pit (G flat major)
They just (A flat major) placed a marble stand
in front of it (G flat major)
(A flat major) These few words are written on that stand (G flat major)
(A flat major) At the bottom of this mine
lies a big, big man
Chorus 5
Big John
(A flat major) (Big (F minor) John, big (D flat major) John) (E flat major)
Big bad (A flat major) John (G flat major) (big (A flat major) John, (G flat major) big (A flat major) John)
[Fade out]
Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Jimmy Dean
Discover chords for more songs to play
5.0
