The Big Bamboo chords by The Duke Of Iron

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Verse 1
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 (B major) I  asked  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
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my woman what  (B major) could I do
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to make her happy and  (E minor) keep her true
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She said the one thing I want  (A minor) from you
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is a  (B major) little piece of the big bamboo
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For the big bamboo  (E minor) it
grows good and long
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The big bamboo  (B major) it grows always strong
The big bamboo stand up
straight and tall
And the big bamboo pleases
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one and  (E minor) all  (B major)  (E minor) 
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I gave my woman a  (B major) coconut
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She said, my friend, that is  (E minor) okay, but
Though I know you want
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to be  (A minor) good to me
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What  (E minor) good is the nut without  (B major) the tree?
For the big bamboo,
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 (E minor) it grows good and long
The big bamboo, it grows always strong
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 (B major) The big bamboo stand up
straight and tall
And the big bamboo pleases
Em 
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one and  (E minor) all  (B major)  (E minor) 
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Hey, my woman a  (B major) sugar cane
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Sweets for the sweet, I  (E minor) did explain
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She handed it back to  (A minor) my  surprise
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She  (B major) liked the flavor but not the size
For the big bamboo it
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grows good and  (E minor) long
The big bamboo it grow always strong
B 
 (B major) The big bamboo stand up
straight and tall
And the big bamboo pleases
Em 
B 
one and all  (E minor)  (B major) 
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B 
 (E minor) I gave my woman a banana  (B major) plant,
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she said it sure looks el (E minor) egant
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It's much too nice to  (A minor) go to waste,
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but it's  (E minor) much too soft to  (B major) suit my taste
For the big bamboo,
Em 
 (E minor) it grows good and long
The big bamboo, it grow always strong
B 
 (B major) The big bamboo stand up
straight and tall
And the big bamboo pleases
Em 
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one and all  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Ever since they cre (B major) ated man
He has pleased this woman
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as best he can (E minor) 
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But I find  (E major) that the woman  (A minor) are only true
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To the  (E minor) man who give them
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the big  (B major) bamboo
For the big bamboo it
grows good and long
Em 
B 
The  (E minor) big bamboo it grow  (B major) always strong
The big bamboo stand up
straight and tall