Big Ben Colson chords by Bobby Bare

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Verse 1
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 (C major) She was young  (G major) and she was  (C major) pretty
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a victim  (G major) of a rich man's  (C major) whim
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When she met a wealthy gen (F major) tleman Big Ben
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Colson and she had  (C major)  (G major) a child by  (C major) him
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Well he promised  (G major) her a  (C major) wedding
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that would give  (G major) their child a name  (C major) 
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But she waited at the  (F major) altar till the sunset
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but her Big  (C major) Ben  (G major) never  (C major) came
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But she's  (F major) not a  (C major) bad girl
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 (G major) didn't mean no  (C major) wrong
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She  (F major) just loved the  (C major) wrong man
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 (G major) much too strong
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Verse 2
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Now he sits  (A major) with the dignit (D major) aries and the
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wealthy ladies  (A major) all love his charms  (D major) 
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While she sits in a lonely shack  (G major) in
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Alabama with his  (D major) baby  (A major) in her  (D major) arms
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But she's  (G major) not a bad  (D major) girl...