something big chords by
Burt Bacharach
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Key: D major

Intro 1

F#m

Verse 1
E E 
 
Like a grain of sand
C#m C#m 
 
That wants to be
A rolling stone
F#m F#m 
 
I want to be    the man
I'm not
And have the things
B B 
 
E E 
 
I really haven't got
A A 
 
And that's a lot

Verse 2
A A 
 
There'll be joy
And there'll be laughter
E E 
 
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
Something big is what I'm after now
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Yes, it's what  I'm after now
A A 
 

Verse 3
A A 
 
After taking, take up giving
E E 
 
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
Something big is what I'm living for
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
Yes, it's what  I'm living for
Living for
C# C# 
 

Verse 4
E E 
 
Why do I go on
C#m C#m 
 
And fill my life  with little things
F#m F#m 
 
When there are   big things I
Must do
And lots of dreams
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
That really   should come true
E E 
 
A A 
 
Before I'm through

Interlude 1

There'll be joy

C#m

Verse 5

After taking, take up giving

Outro 1
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
Caug Caug 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
A A

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