Big Riff And Mando chords by Jethro Tull
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Intro 1
(E minor) (E major) (E minor) (G major) (D minor)
Verse 1
(D minor) Marty (B flat major) loved the
sound of the stolen (C major) (B flat major) mandolin.
(D minor) Somebody (B flat major) took it on a (G minor) dare
in the (B flat major) night- time. (D minor)
(B flat major) Run up to the radio,
(C major) calling out (B flat major) to the wind. (D minor)
Now, bring it, (B flat major) bring it back at least
an (G minor) hour before (B flat major) flight time.
It (D minor) was a souvenir, (B flat major)
but it was a (C major) right arm (B flat major) missing. (D minor)
Swap a (B flat major) woodwork rhythm for
(F major) a (G major) humbucking top line.
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Verse 2
(E minor) Big Riff, rough boy,
wants to be a singer in a band.
(G minor) A little slow (D minor) in the brain box,
but he had a quick right (G minor) (A major) hand. (A minor)
(B major) Run left, run (B minor) right (D major) everywhere he look
(E minor) Nobody (B flat major) watching, no,
but (G major) that was all he took last (C major) (D minor) night.
Running (B flat major) on the power of
a (C major) stolen mandolin. (B flat major)
(D minor) Steal a (B flat major) little inspiration.
Steal (G minor) a little muscle. (B flat major) (D minor)
Will he wake (B flat major) in the morning,
wondering (C major) was it really (B flat major) worth it? (D minor)
So make (B flat major) a little deal,
Yeah, (F major) make a little (G major) hustle.
Verse 3
(E minor) Ringing on the radio,
got a proposition for those English boys.
I'll (D minor) make the sing- song you can make
the background (Asus4) noise. (A major) (A minor) (B minor) (B major)
One, two, (B minor) three, four (D major) one bar and (D minor) in. (D major)
(E minor) Give you back the mando,
if you'll (G major) let this singer (G minor) sing (C major) tonight.
(E minor) (D minor) (B flat major) Running on the power
of a stolen (C major) man (B flat major) dolin. (D minor)
Steal (B flat major) a little inspiration. (G minor)
Steal a little muscle.
(B flat major) Will he (D minor) (B flat major) wake in the morning,
wonder (C major) ing was it really (B flat major) worth (D minor) it?
So (B flat major) make a little deal,
Yeah, make a (G minor) little hustle.
Interlude 1
(G minor) (F major) (C major) (B major) (B minor) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (E minor) (C major) (G major)
(E minor) (B flat major) (B flat minor) (F sharp major) (D flat major) (B flat minor) (B flat major) (D flat major)
(G minor) (G major) (D minor) (C major) (C minor) (E flat major) (C minor) (F major) (D minor) (B major) (B minor) (D major) (E minor)
(B minor) (D major) (Esus4) (D major) (B minor) (A major) (F major) (C major)
(D minor)
Verse 4
(B flat major) Marty loved the sound of
the stolen (C major) mandolin. (B flat major)
(D minor) (B flat major) Big Riff took it on a dare (G minor)
in the night- (B flat major) time. (D minor)
Now it's (B flat major) four o'clock,
and we're (C major) waiting at the sound- (B flat major) check. (D minor)
Looking (B flat major) for a face star (G minor) ing in
from the sunshine. (B flat major) (D minor)
We got two strong (B flat major) lawmen from
(C major) the sheriff's office.
(B flat major) (D minor) They're going to (B flat major) lift Big Riff be
(F major) fore he plays the first (G major) line. (G minor) (G major)
Verse 5
(A minor) Big (E minor) Riff, rough boy,
wants to be a singer in a band. (E major) (E minor)
(G major) Yeah, (D major) help him on the stage now,
put (D minor) that microphone (G minor) in his (Asus4) hand. (A major) (A minor)
(B major) Think hard,
think (B minor) right nothing (D major) (D minor) in his (D major) mind
So (E minor) Riff did a runner,
(A minor) but he (G major) left the mandolin (C major) behind.
Interlude 2
(E minor) (G major) (D minor)
Verse 6
(D minor) Marty (B flat major) loved the sound of his
(C major) mandolin. (E major) (E minor)
(C major) Running on the power of a stolen mandolin.
(E minor) Steal (C major) a little inspiration.
(A minor) Steal a little (C major) muscle. (E minor)
So make (C major) a little deal,
Yeah, make a (G major) little hustle. (A minor)
Outro 1
(C major) (E minor) (E major) (E minor) (G major) (G minor) (B flat major) (B flat minor)
(C sharp major)
(C sharp minor) (E major) (E minor) (G major) (G minor) (B flat major) (B flat minor) (C sharp minor)
(E major) (C major) (E minor) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (G major) (A minor)
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