Chords for Jimmy Dean Little Bitty Big John

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[A] When he was twelve years old he wore a thirteen shoe.
A little bitty big John, _ _
_ [C#] a little bitty big [F#] John. _
[A] He could do more work than a man could do.
A little bitty big John, _ _
_ [F#] a little bitty big John. _
[E] Well they tell me that his mama was a [A] Cajun queen,
and his daddy was the strongest man that you've ever seen.
Had the manner of his mama [A] and the muscles of his dad.
A little bitty big John, _ _ [F#] a little bitty [F#m] big John. _ _
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When [A] he turned sixteen he was a fine young chap.
A little bitty big John, _ _ [F#m] a little bitty big [F#] John. _ _
[A] And everybody said he's a picture of his pal.
A little bitty big John, _ _ [C#] a little bitty big [F#m] John.
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[E] He heard all his life about [A] big bad John,
and about the many things that [A] big John done.
And somebody [E] said he was big John's son.
A little bitty big John, _ _ [F#m] a little bitty big _ John. _
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Well [A] John caught a train and he left town a-flyin'.
A little bitty big John, _ _
[C#] a little bitty big [B] John.
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Said [A] I'm gonna find my pappy or I'm gonna die tryin'.
A little bitty big John, _ _ [C#] a little bitty [F#m] big John. _ _
[F#m] [E] Well he landed in a town [A] where they dug for coal.
[E] Went a-walkin' down the street [A] with an easy stroll.
And an old miner [E] said, well bless my soul,
it's a ghost of big John, _ _ [F#] a little [C#] bitty big [Bm] John.
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[A#] The old miner ran but he caught him in the street.
A little bitty big John, _ _ a little bitty big John. _
_ [A#] Stuck out at hand said I think we ought to meet.
They called me little bitty big John, _ _ _ [Gm] a little bitty big John. _
[F] When they finally got to talkin' it was kinda sad.
Cause the old fella told him all about his dad.
Said he didn't even know that big John had a little bitty big John, _
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[A#] The miner took his hand and he walked out of town.
But little bitty big John, _ [Gm] _
a little bitty big John. _
_ Showed [A#] that whole way down in the ground.
The little bitty big John, _ _ _ a little bitty big _ John.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ John stood a-lookin' with [A#] his hat in his hand.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Slowly read the words on the [A#] marble _ stand.
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[C#] And he said yes sir, _ _ my daddy was a big, big man.
Said little bitty big John, _ _ [Gm] a little bitty big John.
_ [A#] A little bitty big John, _ _ [Gm] a little bitty big John. _ _
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