Big Boy chords by Charlotte Cardin (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Ebm
F7/Eb
Ebm7
Ddim7
Ebdim7
Bb7

Verse 1

Maybe if I spell it out

Big boy will take me out proper

He nailed my heart to you wall

You never dusted off after

Chorus 1

You're making me feel, oh

Like what's real ain't real

But it's real to me

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Verse 2

Maybe if I'm a broken wing

Big boy in my nest

You nailed my heart to your wall

And disposed of the rest of

Chorus 2

(me) We threw, pushed and shoved, ohh

Like what's love ain't love

Bridge 1
But it's love to me
Ebm 
Ebdim7 
Bb7 
Ebm 
 (E flat minor) My  (E flatdim7) boy         (B flat7) is not a  (E flat minor) man   yet
Ebdim7 
Bb7 
Ebm 
My  (E flatdim7) boy         (B flat7) is not a man  (E flat minor) yet
Ebdim7 
Bb7 
Ebm 
Oh  (E flatdim7) boy,       do I love  (B flat7) it when you  (E flat minor) kiss my neck
Ebdim7 
Bb7 
Oh  (E flatdim7) boy,        (B flat7) last night was

Chorus 3

(perfect)

You're changing your mind, oh

Like what's mine ain't mine

Verse 3
But you're mine to be
Ebm 
 (E flat minor) Maybe if we try again
F7/Eb 
Big  (F7/Eb) boy      we could have it my way
Ebm 
You  (E flat minor) nailed my heart to your wall
F7/Eb 
But it was  (F7/Eb) damaged anyways, oh

Chorus 4
Ebm7 
Ddim7 
Ebm7 
 (E flat minor7) You're making me  (Ddim7) feel,    oh  (E flat minor7) 
Ddim7 
Like what's real ain't real  (Ddim7) 
But it's real to me
Ebm7 
Ddim7 
Ebm7 
 (E flat minor7) You're making me  (Ddim7) feel,    oh  (E flat minor7) 
Ddim7 
Like what's real ain't real  (Ddim7) 
Ebm7 
But it's real to me  (E flat minor7) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Ebm
F7/Eb
Ebm7
Ddim7
Ebdim7
Bb7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb minorBPM: 61

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
F7/Eb: x-x-1-2-1-1
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Ddim7: x-x-0-1-0-1
Ebdim7: x-x-1-2-1-2
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Big Boy by Charlotte Cardin, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Charlotte Cardin's performance.