Big Man on Mulberry Street chords by Billy Joel
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Why can't I
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lay low?
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Why can't I say what I mean?
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Why don't I stay home?
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And get myself into
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some boring routine
Verse 2
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Why can't I calm down?
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Why is it always a fight?
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I can't get un wound
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Why do I throw myself into the
Interlude 1
night?
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Verse 3
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I'm on the out side
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I don't fit into the groove
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Now I ain't a bad guy
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So tell me what am I trying to prove
Verse 4
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Why can't I cool out?
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Why don't I button my lip?
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Why do I lash out?
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Why is it I always shoot from the hip?
Verse 5
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I cruise from Houston to Canal Street
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A misfit and a rebel
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I see the
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winos talking to themselves
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And I can understand
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Why is it every time I go out
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I always seem to get
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in trouble?
I guess I made an impression
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on somebody
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North of Hester and south
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of Grand
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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And so in my small way
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I'm a big man on Mulberry Street
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I don't mean all day
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Only at night when I'm light on my feet
Verse 7
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What else have I got
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That I'd be trying to hide?
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Maybe a blind spot
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I haven't seen from the sensitive side
Interlude 3
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Verse 8
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But you know in my own heart
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I'm a big man on Mulberry Street
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I play the whole part
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I leave a big tip with every receipt
Verse 9
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I'm so romantic
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I'm such a passionate
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man
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Sometimes I panic
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What if nobody finds out who I am?
Outro 1
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Big Man on Mulberry Street
Billy Joel
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