Big City Chords by Merle Haggard

Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Abm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big City chords
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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]
100%  ➙  136BPM
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Abm
123111114
Eb
12341116
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Merle Haggard - Big City chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, B, E, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 68 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 136. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: G# Minor.

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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] _ _

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