Big City Chords by Merle Haggard
Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Abm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[A] [E]
[Abm] [E]
[B] [B]
[E]
I'm tired of this dirty [A] old city, [E] and tired of too much work and not [Abm] enough [Eb] play.
[B] And [E]
I'm tired of these dirty [A]
old sidewalks, [E] think I'll walk off [B] my steady job [E]
today.
Turn me loose, set me free,
[A] somewhere in the middle [Dbm] of
[E] Montana.
Give me all I've got, come [B] into me.
[E]
And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called [E] social security.
Big city, turn me [B] loose [Ebm] and set me [E] free.
Been
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
working every day since I [A] was twenty.
[E]
Haven't got a thing to show for anything [B] I've done.
[E] There's folks who never work [Ab] and they've [A] got plenty.
Think [E] it's time some guys [B] like me had [E] some fun.
Turn me loose, set me free, [A] somewhere in the middle of Montana.
Give me all I've got, come into [B] me.
[Ebm] [E] And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called [E] social security.
Big city, turn [B] me loose [Gb] and set me [E] free.
Hey, big city, turn [B] me loose [Eb] and set me [E] free.
[N]
[Abm] [E]
[B] [B]
[E]
I'm tired of this dirty [A] old city, [E] and tired of too much work and not [Abm] enough [Eb] play.
[B] And [E]
I'm tired of these dirty [A]
old sidewalks, [E] think I'll walk off [B] my steady job [E]
today.
Turn me loose, set me free,
[A] somewhere in the middle [Dbm] of
[E] Montana.
Give me all I've got, come [B] into me.
[E]
And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called [E] social security.
Big city, turn me [B] loose [Ebm] and set me [E] free.
Been
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
working every day since I [A] was twenty.
[E]
Haven't got a thing to show for anything [B] I've done.
[E] There's folks who never work [Ab] and they've [A] got plenty.
Think [E] it's time some guys [B] like me had [E] some fun.
Turn me loose, set me free, [A] somewhere in the middle of Montana.
Give me all I've got, come into [B] me.
[Ebm] [E] And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called [E] social security.
Big city, turn [B] me loose [Gb] and set me [E] free.
Hey, big city, turn [B] me loose [Eb] and set me [E] free.
[N]
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Abm
Eb
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_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm tired of this dirty [A] old city, _ _ _ _ [E] and tired of too much work _ and not [Abm] enough [Eb] play.
_ _ [B] _ _ And [E]
I'm tired of these _ dirty [A]
old _ _ _ sidewalks, [E] think I'll walk off [B] my steady job [E]
today.
_ _ _ _ Turn me loose, set me free, _ _
[A] somewhere in the middle [Dbm] of _
[E] Montana.
_ Give _ me all I've got, come [B] into _ _ _ me.
_ _ [E]
And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called _ [E] social _ security. _ _ _ _ _
Big city, turn me [B] loose [Ebm] and set me [E] free.
_ _ _ Been _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
working every day since I [A] was twenty.
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Haven't got a thing to show _ for anything [B] I've done. _ _
_ _ [E] There's folks who never work [Ab] and they've [A] got plenty. _ _
_ Think [E] it's time some guys [B] like me had [E] some fun. _ _
_ Turn me loose, set me free, _ [A] somewhere in the middle of Montana. _ _ _
_ Give me all I've got, come into [B] _ me. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [E] And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called [E] social _ _ security. _ _
_ _ Big city, turn [B] me loose [Gb] and set me [E] free. _ _ _
_ Hey, big city, turn [B] me loose [Eb] and set me [E] free. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm tired of this dirty [A] old city, _ _ _ _ [E] and tired of too much work _ and not [Abm] enough [Eb] play.
_ _ [B] _ _ And [E]
I'm tired of these _ dirty [A]
old _ _ _ sidewalks, [E] think I'll walk off [B] my steady job [E]
today.
_ _ _ _ Turn me loose, set me free, _ _
[A] somewhere in the middle [Dbm] of _
[E] Montana.
_ Give _ me all I've got, come [B] into _ _ _ me.
_ _ [E]
And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called _ [E] social _ security. _ _ _ _ _
Big city, turn me [B] loose [Ebm] and set me [E] free.
_ _ _ Been _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
working every day since I [A] was twenty.
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Haven't got a thing to show _ for anything [B] I've done. _ _
_ _ [E] There's folks who never work [Ab] and they've [A] got plenty. _ _
_ Think [E] it's time some guys [B] like me had [E] some fun. _ _
_ Turn me loose, set me free, _ [A] somewhere in the middle of Montana. _ _ _
_ Give me all I've got, come into [B] _ me. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [E] And keep your retirement and [A] your so-called [E] social _ _ security. _ _
_ _ Big city, turn [B] me loose [Gb] and set me [E] free. _ _ _
_ Hey, big city, turn [B] me loose [Eb] and set me [E] free. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _