Big Shot Tab by Billy Joel

(E minor11) (G major) (E minor11) (G major)

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(E minor11) (D6) (C major) (F/C) (C major) Well, you went

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(E minor11) uptown Ridin' in your (G major) limou sine With your

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(E minor11) fine Park Avenue clothes (G major) You had the

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(E minor11) Dom Perignon in your hand (D6) And the spoon up your nose

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(C major) (F/C) (C major) Ooh, and when you

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(E minor11) wake up in the mornin'

with your head (G major) on fire

And your (E minor11) eyes too bloody to see (G major)

Go on and (E minor11) cry in your coffee

But don't (D6) come bitchin' to me (C major) (F/C) (C major)

Because you had to be a

(F major) big shot, didn't cha You had to

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(G/F) open up your mouth (F major) You had to be a

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(F/G) big shot, didn't cha All your

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(G major) friends were so (F/G) knocked out (C major) You had (E minor11) to have the

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(F major) last word, last night

You know what (G/F) everything's about (F major)

You had to have a

(F/C) white (C major) hot (F/C) spot (C major) light You had to be a

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(G/D) big (D major) shot (G/D) last (D major) night, whoa

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(E minor11) (G major) (E minor11) (G major)

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(E minor11) (D6) (C major) (F/C) (C major) And they were

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(E minor11) all impressed

With your Halston (G major) dress

And the (E minor11) people that you knew at Elaine's (G major)

And the (E minor11) story of your latest success (D6)

You kept 'em so entertained (C major) (F/C) (C major)

But now you (E minor11) just don't remember

all the things (G major) you said

And you're not (E minor11) sure that you want to know (G major)

I'll give you (E minor11) one hint, honey

You sure (D6) did put on a show (C major) (F/C)

Yes, (C major) yes, you had to be a (F major) big shot, didn't cha

You had to (G/F) prove it to the crowd (F major)

You had to be a (F/G) big shot, didn't cha

All your (G major) friends were so (F/G) knocked out (C major)

You had (E minor11) to have the (F major) last word, last night

You're so much (G/F) fun to be around (F major)

You had to have the (F/C) front (C major) page, (F/C) bold (C major) type

You had to be a (G/D) big (D major) shot (G/D) last (D major) night

(F major) (C major) (G major) (D major)

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(F major) (C major) (G major) (D major) Well, it's no

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(E minor11) big sin

To stick your two (G major) cents in

If you know (E minor11) when to leave it alone (G major)

But you went (E minor11) over the line

You couldn't (D6) see it was time to go home (C major) (F/C)

No, no, no, (C major) no, no, no

You had to be a (F major) big shot, didn't cha

You had to (G/F) open up your mouth (F major)

You had to be a (F/G) big shot, didn't cha

All your (G major) friends were so (F/G) knocked out (C major)

You had (E minor11) to have the (F major) last word, last night

You're so much (G/F) fun to be around (F major)

You had to have a (F/C) white (C major) hot (F/C) spot (C major) light

You had to be a (G/D) big (D major) shot (G/D) last (D major) night

(F major) (C major) (G major) (D major)

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(F major) (C major) (G major) (D major)

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(F major) Big shot (G/F) (F major)

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(F/G) Big shot (G major) (F/G) (C major) (E minor11)

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(F major) Big shot (G/F) (F major)

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(F/C) (C major) (F/C) (C major)

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[Repeat and fade]