Big Brother chords by Tex Ritter

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Verse 1
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She  (D major) was  (G major)  (A flat major)  (G major) seven
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and  (D major) I  was just ten
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 (G major) When  (C major) she moved next door
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to the house  (G major) we lived in
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She fol (C major) lowed me around
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and got  (G major) in my hair
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Wherever  (A flat major)  (D major) I looked she'd be  (G major) there
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An  (A flat major)  (G major) awkward little girl  (A flat major) with
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 (G major)  (D major) big brown  (G major) eyes
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She'd  (C major) ask me over for tea and  (G major) mud pies
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A  (C major) freckle -faced angel always in  (G major) my way
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But I  (D major) couldn't refuse when she'd  (G major) say
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Big  (C major) brother, take  (G major) me with you
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Wherever  (D major) you're going,
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I  (C major) want  (G major) to go too
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You're  (C major) so silly, the things  (G major) that you do
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But  (D major) big brother, how I love  (G major) you  (A flat major) 
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As we grew older, I'd take her  (E flat major) around
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 (A flat major) We'd  (D flat major) go  to the fair
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when it  (A flat major) came to town
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The  (D flat major) side shows and candy
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would keep  (D major)  (A flat major) us  all day
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And  (E flat major) if  we were late, she would  (A flat major) say
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Mother (D flat major) , there's no need
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to worry  (A flat major) and fuss
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My  (E flat major) big brother can take  (A flat major) care of us
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He's  (D flat major) like one of our own  (A flat major) family
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Big  (E flat major) brother takes care of  (A flat major) me   (A major) 
So the years flew by
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Then one  (E major) night in the  (A major) spring
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All  (D major) of a sudden she was  (A major) eighteen
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No  (D major) longer the little girl
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I'd known all  (A major) my life
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And I  (E major) wanted to make her my  (A major) wife
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But a few days later her  (E major) heart all aglow
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 (A major) In  (D major) order that I'd be the first  (A major) one to know
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She  (D major) brought him over and
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in  (A major) her sweet way
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 (E major) Told me of her wedding day  (A major) 
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 (D major) Big brother, I'd  (A major) been so long
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But now  (E major) Big Brother will
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 (A major) have to be strong,
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So I'll  (D major) turn and hide these tears  (A major) in my eyes,
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I  (E major) can't let her see Big  (E major) Brother cry.  (A major) 