Chords for Billy Joel - Big Shot (Audio)

Tempo:
150.5 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Big Shot (Audio) chords
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[N] [D] [G]
[A] [G]
[D]
[C]
Well, [A] you went [Em] uptown riding [G] in your limousine [A] with your fine Paul Gavin [G]
clothes
You [A] have the dawn [E] paring on in [D] your hand and the spoon up [C] your nose
[D] Ooh, and you wake [Em] up in the morning [G] with your head on fire, [D] eyes too [G] bloody to see
Gonna [A] cry and you call the [D] dog cop bitchin' to [C] me
Because you had to be [F] a big [C] shot,
[F] didn't you?
[C] You had to open up your [F] mouth
[C] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Gm] didn't you?
[D] All your [G] friends [D] were so [C] knocked out
[Em] You had to have a [C] last word [F] last [C] night, you know what [F] everything's about
You had to have [C] a white hot spotlight, you had [D] to be a big shot last night
Oh,
[G] and [A]
[G] [D]
[C]
[Em] they were all impressed [G] with your horse and dress
And [D] the people that [Em] you knew at your [G] lanes And [D] the story of your latest success, you kept so [C] entertained
Oh, but now [A] you just don't [Em] remember all [G] the things you said and you're not sure that [E] you wanna [G] know
I'll give [Em] you one hit [D] under your shorted foot on the [C] shore
[G] Yes, yes, you had to be a big [C] shot, [F] didn't you?
[C] Had [Em] to move [C] it to the [F] ground
[G] You had to be a big [Dm] shot, didn't you?
All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out
You had to have a last word [F] last night, [C] so much fun to be [F] around
You had to have the [C] front page pulled tight You had [D] to be a big shot last night
[F] Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, [F] oh, [C] oh, oh, [Em] oh, [G] oh,
[D] oh
[Em] That's no big sense, thinking [G] too [Gm] sand thin And you know when to leave it [G] alone
But [E] you went over the line, you [D] couldn't see it, was time to [C] go home
No, no, no, no, no, [G] no, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, [F] didn't you?
[C] You had [F] to open [C] up your [F] mouth
[G] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Gm] didn't you?
[D] All [G] your friends [D] were so [C] knocked out
You had to have a last word [F] last [C] night, so much fun to be [F] around
You had to have [C] the white hot spotlight You had to [D] be a big shot last night
Oh, [F]
oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [D] oh, oh, [F] oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, [G]
oh, oh, oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G]
[D] oh, [G]
[D] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
[F] oh
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [G]
[Dm] BEAT SHOCK!
[G]
[Dm] [Em]
[C] BEAT SHOCK!
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning Billy Joel - Big Shot chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, F and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 75 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 150. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[N] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, [A] you went [Em] uptown riding [G] in your _ limousine [A] with your fine Paul Gavin [G]
clothes
You [A] have the dawn [E] paring on in [D] your hand and the spoon up [C] your nose _ _
_ [D] Ooh, and you wake [Em] up in the morning [G] with your head on fire, _ [D] eyes too [G] bloody to see
Gonna [A] cry and you call the [D] dog cop bitchin' to [C] me _
Because you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, _
[F] didn't you?
[C] You had to open up your [F] mouth
[C] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Gm] didn't you?
[D] All your [G] friends [D] were so [C] knocked out
[Em] You had to have a [C] last word [F] last [C] night, you know what _ [F] everything's about
You had to have [C] a white hot spotlight, you had [D] to be a big shot last night
Oh, _ _ _
_ [G] _ and _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] they were all impressed [G] with your horse and dress
And [D] the people that [Em] you knew at your [G] lanes And [D] the story of your latest success, you kept so _ [C] entertained
_ Oh, _ but now [A] you just don't [Em] remember all [G] the things you said and you're not sure that [E] you wanna [G] know
I'll give [Em] you one hit [D] under your shorted foot on the [C] shore
_ [G] Yes, yes, you had to be a big [C] shot, _ [F] didn't you?
[C] Had [Em] to move [C] it to the [F] ground
[G] You had to be a big [Dm] shot, didn't you?
All [G] your friends [Dm] were so [C] knocked out
You had to have a last word [F] last night, [C] so much fun to be [F] around
You had to have the [C] front page pulled tight You had [D] to be a big shot last night
[F] Oh, _ oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, _ [G] oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, [F] oh, _ [C] oh, oh, [Em] oh, [G] oh, _
_ [D] _ _ oh
[Em] That's no big sense, thinking [G] too [Gm] sand thin And you know when to leave it [G] alone
_ But [E] you went over the line, you [D] couldn't see it, was time to [C] go home
No, no, no, no, no, [G] no, you had to be [F] a big [C] shot, _ [F] didn't you?
[C] You had [F] to open [C] up your [F] mouth
[G] You had to be a big [D] shot, [Gm] didn't you?
[D] All [G] your friends [D] were so [C] knocked out
You had to have a last word [F] last [C] night, so much fun to be [F] around
You had to have [C] the white hot spotlight You had to [D] be a big shot last night
Oh, [F] _ _
oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [D] oh, _ oh, [F] oh, oh, _ _ [C] oh, oh, oh, [G] _
oh, oh, oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, oh, _ oh, oh, _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ oh, _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] oh
[C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] BEAT SHOCK!
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] BEAT SHOCK!
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Billy Joel.

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