Big Shot Tab by Billy Joel

GuitarUkulelePiano

Em11
G
D6
C
F/C
F
G/F
F/G
G/D
D

Intro 1

Em11

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Em11

F/C

Well, you went

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Verse 1
Em11 
G 
   uptown                   Ridin' in your limou              sine With your
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B|-------------------12----12-------|
G|-9-------9---------12----12-------|
D|-9-------9---------12----12-------|
A|----------------------------------|
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Em11 
G 
   fine                   Park Avenue clothes You had the
E|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------12----12-------|
G|---------9---------12----12-------|
D|---------9---------12----12-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4
Em11 
D6 
   Dom                 Perignon in your hand And the spoon up your nose
E|-----------------------7----------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------9---------5-7------------|
D|---------9------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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C 
F/C 
C 
   Ooh, and when you
E|----------------------------------|
B|-5-----6---6---6-5----------------|
G|-5-----5---5---5-5----------------|
D|-5-----7---7---7-5----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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Em11 
wake   up in the mornin'
G 
with your head on fire
Em11 
G 
And your eyes   too bloody to see
Em11 
Go on and cry    in your coffee
D6 
C 
F/C 
C 
But don't come bitchin' to me
Because you had to be a

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Chorus 1
F 
   big                                 shot, didn't cha You had to
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------3---------------3--------|
E|-1---------------1----------------|
   1       2       3       4
G/F 
F 
   open               up your mouth You had to be a
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------3-----------------3------|
E|-1---------------1---1------------|
   1       2       3       4
F/G 
   big                                 shot, didn't cha All your
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------5---------------5--------|
E|-3---------------3----------------|
   1       2       3       4
G 
F/G 
C 
Em11 
   friends           were so knocked out You had to       have the
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-2----|
A|---------5---------3-3------------|
E|-3--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4
F 
last word, last night
G/F 
F 
You know what everything's about
You had to have a
F/C 
C 
F/C 
C 
   white       hot spotlight You had to be a
E|----------------------------------|
B|-6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5--------------|
D|-7-----5-----7-----5--------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4
G/D 
D 
G/D 
D 
   big       shot last night, whoa
E|----------------------------------|
B|-8-----7-----8-----7--------------|
G|-7-----7-----7-----7--------------|
D|-9-----7-----9-----7--------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4

Interlude 1

Em11

F/C

And they were

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Verse 2
Em11 
all    impressed
G 
With your Halston dress
Em11 
G 
And the people that you knew at Elaine's
Em11 
D6 
And the story  of your latest success
C 
F/C 
C 
You kept 'em so entertained
Em11 
But now you just   don't remember
G 
all the things you said
Em11 
G 
And you're not sure that you want to know
Em11 
I'll give you one    hint, honey
D6 
C 
F/C 
You sure did put on a show

Chorus 2
C 
F 
Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't cha
G/F 
F 
You had to prove it to the crowd
F/G 
You had to be a big   shot, didn't cha
G 
F/G 
C 
All your friends were so knocked out
Em11 
F 
You had to     have the last word, last night
G/F 
F 
You're so much fun   to be around
F/C 
C 
F/C 
C 
You had to have the front page, bold  type
G/D 
D 
G/D 
D 
You had to be a big   shot last  night

Bridge 1

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Well, it's no

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Verse 3
Em11 
big sin
G 
To stick your two cents in
Em11 
G 
If you know when to leave it alone
Em11 
But you went over   the line
D6 
C 
F/C 
You couldn't see it was time to go home
C 
No, no, no, no, no, no

Chorus 3
F 
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
G/F 
F 
You had to open  up your mouth
F/G 
You had to be a big   shot, didn't cha
G 
F/G 
C 
All your friends were so knocked out
Em11 
F 
You had to     have the last word, last night
G/F 
F 
You're so much fun   to be around
F/C 
C 
F/C 
C 
You had to have a white hot spot  light
G/D 
D 
G/D 
D 
You had to be a big   shot last  night

Bridge 2

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------2------|----------------------------------| A|-------------3-------3------------|-------2-----5-------5-5-5-5-5----| E|-1-----5--------------------------|-3--------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Outro 1
F 
G/F 
F 
   Big                                 shot
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B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------2---(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------3------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
F/G 
G 
F/G 
C 
Em11 
   Big                                 shot
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------5---------(5)4-5--5---|-4--5-5---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------3-5-3------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4
F 
G/F 
F 
   Big                                 shot
E|-------------12--(12)(12)(12)(12)-|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----13---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------1210-----------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
F/C 
C 
F/C 
C 
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3----|
E|----------------------------------|
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[Repeat and fade]

1978Rock

Big Shot

Billy Joel

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