Chords for Billy Joel - Big Man On Mulberry Street (Audio)

Tempo:
113.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Bb

Em

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Big Man On Mulberry Street (Audio) chords
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[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] Why can't [Bb] I lay [C]
low?
[G] Why can't [Bb] I say what [F] I mean?
[G] Why don't [Bb] I [C] stay home?
[G] Get [Bb] myself into [C] some boring [Em] routine.
Why can't [Db] I?
[D]
[Em] Why is [A] it always [Bm] I?
[Em] I can't get [Bm] on one.
[Em] Why do I throw [C] myself into [G] the lights?
[F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] I'm [Bb] on the [C] outside.
[G] I don't [Bb] fit into [F] the group.
[G] Now I [Bb] ain't a [C] bad guy.
[G] So tell [Bb] me what am [C] I trying [Em] to prove?
Why can't I [Bm] cool [Em] out?
What in [Bm] my?
[Em] Why do I [Bm] lash out?
[Em] Why [A] is it I always shoot [Dm] from the hoop?
I go so fast and [Db] do the down street.
[F] I'm misfit and a rebel.
[B]
[Dm] See the ones talking to [Db] themselves and I [Am] can [F] understand.
[Bm]
[Am] Why is it every [Ab] time I go out I always seem [C] to get in trouble?
[Gb] [E]
[Am] Guess I made an impression on somebody north of Hester and [G] south of Blaine.
[F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F] [G]
So [Bb] in my small [C]
way, [G] I'm a big [Bb] man on the [F] belly screen.
[G] I [Bb] don't mean [F] all day.
[G] Only [Bb] at night [C] when I'm light [Em] on my feet.
What else have [D] I got [Em] that [A] I'd be trying [Bm] to [Em] hide?
Maybe [A] a [D] blind spot [Em] I [A] haven't seen from the [Dm] sensitive side.
[A]
[Cm] [B]
[Dm] [Db]
[Eb] [F] [B] [E]
[Am] [E]
[C] [D] [Am]
[E] [Eb]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] You know [Bb] in my [Am] own [G] heart, I'm a big [Bb] man on my [C] belly street.
[G] I [Bb] play the [F] whole [G] part.
I [Bb] leave a big [C] tip with every [Em] receipt.
I'm so [D] romantic.
[Em] I'm such a [Bm] passionate man.
[Em] Sometimes I [Bm] panic.
[Em] What [Am] if nobody?
[C] [G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [Gb] [F]
[G] [Gb] [G] [Ab]
[G] [Ebm] [F]
[G] [Gb] [G] [Ab]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Billy Joel - Big Man On Mulberry Street chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, G, F, G and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Why can't [Bb] I lay [C]
low?
[G] _ Why can't [Bb] I say what [F] I mean?
[G] _ Why don't [Bb] I [C] stay home?
[G] _ _ Get [Bb] myself into [C] some boring [Em] routine.
Why can't [Db] I?
_ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ Why is [A] it always [Bm] I?
_ [Em] _ _ I can't get [Bm] on one.
_ [Em] Why do I throw [C] myself into [G] the lights?
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ I'm [Bb] on the [C] outside.
_ [G] _ I don't [Bb] fit into [F] the group.
[G] _ Now I [Bb] ain't a [C] bad guy.
[G] _ _ So tell [Bb] me what am [C] I trying [Em] to prove?
Why can't I [Bm] cool [Em] out?
_ _ _ What in [Bm] my?
_ [Em] _ _ Why do I [Bm] lash out?
[Em] _ _ Why [A] is it I always shoot [Dm] from the hoop?
I go so fast and [Db] do the down street.
[F] I'm misfit and a rebel.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] See the ones talking to [Db] themselves and I [Am] can [F] understand.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Am] Why is it every [Ab] time I go out I always seem [C] to get in trouble?
_ [Gb] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ Guess I made an impression on somebody north of Hester and [G] south of Blaine.
[F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ So [Bb] in my small [C]
way, [G] _ I'm a big [Bb] man on the [F] belly screen.
[G] _ _ I [Bb] don't mean [F] all day.
[G] _ _ Only [Bb] at night [C] when I'm light [Em] on my feet.
What else have [D] I got [Em] _ that [A] I'd be trying [Bm] to [Em] hide?
_ Maybe [A] a [D] blind spot [Em] I _ [A] haven't seen from the [Dm] sensitive side.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ You know [Bb] in my [Am] own [G] heart, I'm a big [Bb] man on my [C] belly street.
[G] _ _ I [Bb] play the [F] whole [G] part.
_ I [Bb] leave a big [C] tip with every [Em] receipt.
I'm so [D] romantic.
_ [Em] _ _ I'm such a [Bm] passionate man.
[Em] _ _ Sometimes I [Bm] panic.
_ [Em] _ _ What [Am] if nobody?
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Billy Joel.

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