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