Big Shot Tab by
Billy Joel

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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Em11

Em11

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G

G

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Em11

Em11

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D6

D6

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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Well, you went

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Verse 1

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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uptown Ridin' in your limousine With your

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Em11

Em11

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G

G

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fine Park Avenue clothes You had the

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Em11

Em11

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D6

D6

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Dom Perignon in your hand And the spoon up your nose

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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Ooh, and when you

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Em11

Em11

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wake up in the mornin'

G

G

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with your head on fire

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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And your eyes too bloody to see

Em11

Em11

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Go on and cry in your coffee

D6

D6

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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But don't come bitchin' to me

Because you had to be a

Chorus 1

F

F

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big shot, didn't cha You had to

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G/F

G/F

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F

F

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open up your mouth You had to be a

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F/G

F/G

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big shot, didn't cha All your

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G

G

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F/G

F/G

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C

C

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Em11

Em11

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friends were so knocked out You had to have the

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F

F

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last word, last night

G/F

G/F

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F

F

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You know what everything's about

You had to have a

F/C

F/C

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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white hot spotlight You had to be a

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G/D

G/D

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D

D

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G/D

G/D

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D

D

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big shot last night, whoa

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Interlude 1

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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Em11

Em11

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G

G

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E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-(7)-(7)--(7)--(7)----(4)-(4)--------|-(7)-(7)--(7)--(7)----(4)-----(4)----| D|-7---7p-5-7p-5--------5---5----------|-7---7p-5-7p-5--------5-------5------| A|---------------7p-5------------------|---------------7p-5------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Em11

Em11

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D6

D6

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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And they were

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Verse 2

Em11

Em11

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all impressed

G

G

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With your Halston dress

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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And the people that you knew at Elaine's

Em11

Em11

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D6

D6

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And the story of your latest success

C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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You kept 'em so entertained

Em11

Em11

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But now you just don't remember

G

G

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all the things you said

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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And you're not sure that you want to know

Em11

Em11

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I'll give you one hint, honey

D6

D6

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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You sure did put on a show

Chorus 2

C

C

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F

F

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Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't cha

G/F

G/F

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F

F

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You had to prove it to the crowd

F/G

F/G

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You had to be a big shot, didn't cha

G

G

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F/G

F/G

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C

C

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All your friends were so knocked out

Em11

Em11

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F

F

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You had to have the last word, last night

G/F

G/F

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F

F

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You're so much fun to be around

F/C

F/C

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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You had to have the front page, bold type

G/D

G/D

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D

D

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G/D

G/D

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D

D

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You had to be a big shot last night

Bridge 1

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Well, it's no

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Verse 3

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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big sin/ To stick your two cents in

Em11

Em11

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G

G

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If you know when to leave it alone

Em11

Em11

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But you went over the line

D6

D6

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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You couldn't see it was time to go home

Chorus 3

C

C

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F

F

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No, no, no, no, no, no/ You had to be a big shot, didn't cha

G/F

G/F

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F

F

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You had to open up your mouth

F/G

F/G

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You had to be a big shot, didn't cha

G

G

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F/G

F/G

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C

C

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All your friends were so knocked out

Em11

Em11

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F

F

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You had to have the last word, last night

G/F

G/F

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F

F

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You're so much fun to be around

F/C

F/C

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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You had to have a white hot spotlight

G/D

G/D

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D

D

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G/D

G/D

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D

D

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You had to be a big shot last night

Bridge 2

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Outro 1

F

F

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G/F

G/F

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F

F

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Big shot

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F/G

F/G

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G

G

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F/G

F/G

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C

C

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Em11

Em11

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Big shot

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F

F

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G/F

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F

F

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Big shot

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F/C

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C

C

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F/C

F/C

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C

C

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

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm11 G D6 C F/C...

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

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