big man in a big house chords by Leroy Van Dyke

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Verse 1
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He's  (C major) a  (F major) big man, in a  (G major) big house
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Well,  (C major) when he was a kid
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he dreamed  (F major) about a big house  (C major) on a hill
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Far, far away from shantytown  (F major) and poverty
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 (G major) He was  (C major) only sixteen,
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a  (F major) kid full of dreams when he  (C major) ran away
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He left his  (F major) mama notes
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sayin'  (G major) you'll be proud of me some day  (C major) 
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When I'm a  (F major) big man in a  (C major) big house
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With  (F major) acres and acres of ground
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 (C major) I'll be a  (F major) big man in a  (C major) big house
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A  (F major) big high fence all around  (C major) 
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A  (F major) big high fence all around  (C major)  (G major) 
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He settled  (C major) down in a  (F major) great big town
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and he  (C major) worked so hard
But the harder he'd work,
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the  (F major) more he'd spend it seemed  (G major) 
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And all his  (C major) newfound friends
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they made fun  (F major) of him and said come  (C major) along
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And we'll show  (F major) you how you can
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ful (G major) fill all  (C major) your  (G major) dream (C major) s
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You'll be a  (F major) big man in a  (C major) big house
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With  (F major) acres and acres of ground  (C major) 
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You'll be a  (F major) big man in a  (C major) big house
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A  (F major) big high fence all around  (C major) 
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A  (F major) big high fence all around  (C major)  (G major) 
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He was  (C major) just 21 when a  (F major) loaded
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gun was  (C major) his downfall
For he joined the gang,
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he did something  (F major) he shouldn't do  (G major) 
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Then one rainy  (C major) night the police  (F major) came by
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and they  (C major) took him in
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Well, the  (F major) judge said, son,
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there's a  (G major) place for kids like you  (C major) 
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Now he's a  (F major) big man in a  (C major) big house
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With  (F major) acres and acres of ground  (C major) 
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Yes, he's a  (F major) big man in a  (C major) big house,
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a  (F major) big high fence all around.  (C major) 
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A  (F major) big high fence all around,  (C major) 
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with  (F major) acres and acres of ground.  (C major) 
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A  (F major) big high fence all around,  (C major) 
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with  (F major) acres and acres of ground.