Key: C major
Intro 1
Gm
Bb
Gm
Bb
Gm
F
Eb
Ab
Verse 1
Gm
Well, you went uptown
Bb
Ridin' in your limousine
Gm
Bb
With your fine Park Avenue clothes
Gm
F
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
Eb
Ab
Eb
And the spoon up your nose
Gm
Ooh, and when you wake up in the mornin'
Bb
with your head on fire
Gm
Bb
And your eyes too bloody to see
Gm
Go on and cry in your coffee
F
Eb
Ab
Eb
But don't come bitchin' to me
Chorus 1
Ab
Because you had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth
Bb
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
Eb
All your friends were so knocked out
Gm
Ab
You had to have the last word, last night
You know what everything's about
Eb
You had to have a white hot spotlight
Bb
You had to be a big shot last night,
Interlude 1
whoa
Gm
Bb
Gm
Bb
Gm
F
Eb
Verse 2
Gm
And they were all impressed
Bb
With your Halston dress
Gm
Bb
And the people that you knew at Elaine's
Gm
F
And the story of your latest success
Eb
Ab
Eb
You kept 'em so entertained
Gm
But now you just don't remember
Bb
all the things you said
Gm
Bb
And you're not sure that you want to know
Gm
I'll give you one hint, honey
F
Eb
Ab
You sure did put on a show
Eb
Yes, yes, you had to be a
Chorus 2
Ab
big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd
Bb
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
Eb
All your friends were so knocked out
Gm
Ab
You had to have the last word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
Eb
You had to have the front page, bold type
F
You had to be a big shot last night
Bridge 1
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
Verse 3
Gm
Well, it's no big sin
Bb
To stick your two cents in
Gm
Bb
If you know when to leave it alone
Gm
But you went over the line
F
Eb
Ab
You couldn't see it was time to go home
Eb
No, no, no, no, no, no
Chorus 3
Ab
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth
Bb
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
Eb
All your friends were so knocked out
Gm
Ab
You had to have the last word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
Eb
You had to have a white hot spotlight
F
You had to be a big shot last night
Bridge 2
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
Outro 1
Ab
Big shot
Bb
Eb
Gm
Big shot
Ab
Big shot
Eb
[Repeat and fade]
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ChordsGm Bb F Eb Ab
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