Great Big Boy Chords by Leo Kottke

Tempo:
201.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

Am

G

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leo Kottke- Great Big Boy chords
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[Am]
[D] [Em]
[G] [C]
[Am] [A] [D]
[B]
[G] [Bm]
[C] [C] [D]
[C]
100%  ➙  201BPM
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Leo Kottke - Great Big Boy chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, C, Am, C, G, D, C, Bm, E and A in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 100 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 201. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ I was _ 29 [C] _ _ and it _ [D] _ [Em] absolutely _ _ [B] stank.
_ [C] _ Made [G] a lot [Am] of _ [A] friends, _ [D] _ _ hung [Em] out at the bank.
_ [G] _ _
Bought [Bm] a silly _ [C] house _ on some _ [B] very [C] silly _ land.
_ If [G] _
[Am] anybody asked, _ _ [F#m] I said this [Em] is who I am.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] Happy, _ _
[D] _ _ [C] contented, _ [A] _ stuffed with [C#] dollar bill. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I stood [A] out [C] like a [G] _ _
[Bm] taxidermist elk [E] upon a hill.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Suddenly _ [C] I'm _ stupid and the [D] world's too [Em]
big for [Bm] me.
_ [C] I hang my [Am] head and _ mumble, _ [D]
my face [B] between my knees. _
_ [Bm] I find a little _ [Am] cave _ with a sign [D] that [C] says,
I'm going to pay for rent. _ _
It [G] looked a whole [Am] lot better _
_ [F#] than my _ [Em] place ever did.
_ _ [Am] I [D] found a way to [C] live there, [Am]
so I [G] am no [F#] one's fool.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D]
When I [Am] look up [C] I grin, [G] _ _ [Bm] when I look [E] down I _ drool. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I was [F#] 29 [C] _ _ [E] _ [Em] and it _ [D] _ [Em] absolutely _ stank.
[Bm] _ _ [C] Made a [Am] lot of friends, _ _ [F#m] _ hung out at [B] the bank.
_ _ [G] _ _
Bought [F#] a silly [C] house _ _ on some [D] very [C] silly _ land.
_ If _ [Bm]
anybody [Am] _ asked, _ _ [F#] I said this [B] is [Em] who I am. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] Happy, _ [D] _
_ [C] _ contented, [Am] _ _ stuffed [G] with dollar [F#] _ bills. _ _ _
I _ _ _ [D] stood [A] out [C] like a _ [G] _ [Bm] taxidermist elk _ [E] upon a hill. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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