Big Shot chords by
Billy Joel
Billy Joel

1978Rock642 views
4.0 (1)
Key: C major
Intro 1
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

Fm
Fm

Eb
Eb

Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Verse 1
Fm
Fm

Well, you went uptown
Ab
Ab

Ridin' in your limousine
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

With your fine Park Avenue clothes
Fm
Fm

Eb
Eb

You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

And the spoon up your nose
Fm
Fm

Ooh, and when you wake up in the mornin'
Ab
Ab

with your head on fire
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

And your eyes too bloody to see
Fm
Fm

Go on and cry in your coffee
Eb
Eb

Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

But don't come bitchin' to me
Chorus 1
Gb
Gb

Because you had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth
Ab
Ab

You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
Db
Db

All your friends were so knocked out
Fm
Fm

Gb
Gb

You had to have the last word, last night
You know what everything's about
Db
Db

You had to have a white hot spotlight
Ab
Ab

You had to be a big shot last night,
Interlude 1
whoa
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

Fm
Fm

Eb
Eb

Db
Db

Verse 2
Fm
Fm

And they were all impressed
Ab
Ab

With your Halston dress
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

And the people that you knew at Elaine's
Fm
Fm

Eb
Eb

And the story of your latest success
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

You kept 'em so entertained
Fm
Fm

But now you just don't remember
Ab
Ab

all the things you said
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

And you're not sure that you want to know
Fm
Fm

I'll give you one hint, honey
Eb
Eb

Db
Db

Gb
Gb

You sure did put on a show
Db
Db

Yes, yes, you had to be a
Chorus 2
Gb
Gb

big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd
Ab
Ab

You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
Db
Db

All your friends were so knocked out
Fm
Fm

Gb
Gb

You had to have the last word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
Db
Db

You had to have the front page, bold type
Eb
Eb

You had to be a big shot last night
Bridge 1
Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Verse 3
Fm
Fm

Well, it's no big sin
Ab
Ab

To stick your two cents in
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

If you know when to leave it alone
Fm
Fm

But you went over the line
Eb
Eb

Db
Db

Gb
Gb

You couldn't see it was time to go home
Db
Db

No, no, no, no, no, no
Chorus 3
Gb
Gb

You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth
Ab
Ab

You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
Db
Db

All your friends were so knocked out
Fm
Fm

Gb
Gb

You had to have the last word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
Db
Db

You had to have a white hot spotlight
Eb
Eb

You had to be a big shot last night
Bridge 2
Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Outro 1
Gb
Gb

Big shot
Ab
Ab

Db
Db

Fm
Fm

Big shot
Gb
Gb

Big shot
Db
Db

[Repeat and fade]

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